Australian National Cycle Touring Network
Ride Australia on the quiet roads.
Nine national routes connecting the capital cities with the places of significance and interest between them — on quiet roads, rail trails and cycleways instead of the highways. Route maps, and the on-the-ground detail to inform your tour.
The whole network, one map
All eleven mapped legs across the country — pan, zoom, and tap any route to open it.
Why AussieVelo
Information was the missing piece.
Having toured New Zealand and solo-toured Europe on my trusty Vivente World Randonneur, I came to love bicycle touring — and how easily even a novice could find the information they needed over there.
Back home in Australia I found plenty of information, but it was disparate, difficult to bring together, and generally just accounts of people's rides. All good stuff, but hard to work through if you don't know the country — and harder still if you don't know the language.
So I started AussieVelo, to improve the information available to anyone looking to tour Australia by bike.
What AussieVelo sets out to do
- A connected, informed network of long-distance touring routes
- A central source of information for riders — and for the businesses along the way
- An opportunity for rural communities to diversify and grow
- A safe and enjoyable ride for everyone
How the routes work
Routes may follow public roads, cycleways, or off-road paths and tracks — built from nodes and segments.
Nodes
Railway stations, airports and major service towns — the points each route connects.
Segments
The stretch between nodes — generally a day's ride of 80–100 km. Several segments may join one node to the next.
Start anywhere
Ride as much or as little as you like. The nodes are a guide, not a rule — you can start and finish wherever suits.
Know a great local ride?
AussieVelo wants to hear about your favourite touring routes, the great places to visit, the spots that look after cyclists, and the quieter alternatives to the main roads. Local knowledge is how these routes get better.