BICYCLE TOURS OF THE HAWKESBURY
Route # 4 Sackville Loop:
RICHMOND- WINDSOR- EBENEZER- SACKVILLE- RETURN
 From Richmond Park, Windsor St, Richmond- cycle east along Windsor St towards Windsor. A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base will be on your left after a beautiful avenue of trees (planted for Queen Victoria). As you are leaving Richmond, there is a cycleway through the park on the right as well as a bikelane along the road. We advise careful crossing and using this cycleway. The main tourist information centre is in this park. Take care crossing back from the park to the road after the cycleway ends near Clarendon.

Ride down past the creek and up past the Rum Corps barracks and on entering Windsor, turn left at the top of the hill into Moses St. Historic St Mathews church is on your left and McQuade park on your right. 400 metres along turn left intoTerrace Rd (old houses, scenic river views). The shopping area is up the hill on the right if you need refreshments.

At the end of Terrace Rd it is a dead end although cycle access to the Windsor Bridge is possible. With great care for traffic, you can push your cycle across the road and turn left to cross the bridge, although I'd advise turning right at the end of Terrace Rd up Baker St and left into historic Thompson Square, then turn left again at the roundabout to cross the bridge and ride on to Wilberforce. Convicts were flogged in Thompson Square and there are occasional re-enactments. There is a good local history museum here. Take some time to look around Windsor.

After the bridge there is an option; straight along Wilberforce Rd with a bike lane and more traffic with views of river flat vegetable faming or around left into Freeman's Reach Rd and then right into Argyle Reach Rd, a quiet country lane that will bring you into the back of Wilberforce.
Wilberforce has an historic theme village known as Australiana Pioneer village on the Wilberforce Rd. To continue- turn right off Wilberforce Rd at the top of the hill into King Rd which becomes Sackville Rd and follow for about 4.5 kms. Turn right into Tizzana Rd. This will take you to Sackville via a quiet and beautiful rural area. Coromandel Rd ( on the right, a 1.5 km detour) goes to the Ebenezer Church, schoolhouse and Cemetery (1808) and the Swallow Rock Reach river walk that starts from the reserve next to the church. The colonial history of this area is very old. The early ships accessed this area and there is relatively little development. Return to Sackville Rd and turn right.

Another 5-6 kms to the Sackville Ferry. Along the way is the Tizzana Winery and a beautiful lilly farm opposite. Tizzana do wine tastings for groups by arrangement. The caravan park just before the ferry is good for a stay and is on the river. There is a kiosk, but if you'd planned on a 2 day trip bring food as there are no other shops past Wilberforce.
To return; at the ferry, instead of crossing the river, turn back along Sackville Rd and go to Wilberforce and so follow back to Windsor and Richmond.
 

Cycling time: Day trip, two day would be more pleasant. 4.5 riding hours
Fitness required: medium
Distance: approximately 50 kms
Type of Path: shared road with some bikelane
Condition of road: fair