The routes shown on this map tend to reflect my preferred riding routes when travelling around the local area.  Where possible I ride on roads where traffic issues are minimised and preferably the safest route, rather than the fastest.  I have tried to identify areas of "high stress" and "low stress", but these will change with differing times of the day, or just road conditions.  The following should be used as a guide to the routes and usual road conditions likely to be experienced by a cyclist on the routes shown with this map.  The colours of the following are the colours represented on the map by the different levels.

Off road routes may consist of

• designated off-road cycleways; or

• tracks through parks or bushland.

Low to Moderate Stress levels associated with on-road routes may consist of

• marked cycle lanes;

• wide roads without marked cycle lanes;

• low to moderate traffic levels on either bitumen or gravel roads; or

• low to moderate traffic speed.

Moderate to High Stress levels associated with on-road routes may consist of

• narrow marked cycle lanes of variable width and quality - possibly in the "door" lane;

• roundabouts or other dangerous intersections;

• narrow roads without marked cycle lanes;

• moderate to high traffic levels; or

• moderate to high traffic speed.

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Climate

The following climate statistics are for the weather station at Newcastle.  For more information on this location, including wind roses, go to "Climate Statistics for Australian Locations" on the Links page.  You can also obtain similar details from other locations in the vicinity from that site.