Slow riverside rides to morning coffee under the sunniest morning skies. Uphill burns to breathtaking panoramas and flora-filled picnic spots. Or car-free commutes into the CBD. Perth / Boorloo’s extensive connected network of cycling routes and scenic loops makes it effortlessly enjoyable to move through the city and its neighbourhoods at your own speed.
Take the scenic loop route
Distance: 10 km | Duration: 1 hour | Difficulty: Easy
Hug the glittering Swan River / Derbarl Yerrigan along the flat foreshore and Narrows Bridge to South Perth for uninterrupted views of the city skyline.
Distance: Approx. 6.2 km | Duration: 1 hour | Difficulty: Easy
Steal some reflective moments in nature, passing over Heirisson Island Kangaroo Sanctuary and maybe spotting dolphins on the way to Perth Stadium and morning coffee in Claisebrook Cove.
Distance: Approx. 30 km | Duration: 3 hours | Difficulty: Moderate
Cycle grand tall-tree lined avenues across the world’s largest inner-city park to horizon-bending city-to-river views on the inner and outer cycle loops through Kings Park / Kaarta Koomba.
Easy routes from A to B to CBD
- Kings Park – 3 to 5 minutes (to cycle the length of the park)
- West Perth – 5 to 10 mins
- Subiaco – 10 to 15 mins
*Average travel times from Harvest Terrace
Pass glittering Perth Stadium and enter the gateway to Western Australia’s oldest wine region.
- Burswood – 15 to 20 mins
- Maylands – 30 to 45 mins
- Guildford – 45 to 75 mins
*Average travel times from Elizabeth Quay
Follow the rail line from Yagan Square to meet the ocean for morning coffee.
- Subiaco – 15 to 20 mins
- Claremont – 30 to 45 mins
- North Fremantle – 45 to 60 mins
- Fremantle – 1 hour
*Average travel times from Yagan Square
The car-free cycleway to Perth / Boorloo’s northern neighbourhoods.
- Leederville – 8 to 12 mins
- Mount Hawthorne – 10 to 15 min
- Glendalough – 15 to 25 mins
*Average travel times from Aberdeen Street
Where to find bike hire
If you don’t have your wheels with you, you can hire a bike for just one hour, a full day, or a week or more from the river foreshore at Point Fraser. Adults’ and kids’ bikes. Manual or electric. Mountain or racing. Single, tandem and quad-cycles, with delivery service available.
Getting your bike into the city
Your bike can come along for the ride at no extra cost on Transperth trains during off peak times, weekends and public holidays, or anytime on Transperth Ferries. Got a foldable bike that fits in a carry bag? Then you’re welcome to bring it on board Transperth buses too.
Find bike parking in the city
Because convenience matters just as much as connectivity, you’ll find bike racks located where business and culture meet in the city, many with spaces to accommodate small e-rideables.
- Elizabeth Quay and Barrack Square
- Forrest Place
- Yagan Square
- Entrances to Murray Street and Hay Street Mall
- Perth Station and Perth Underground
- London Court
- ECU City Campus
If you’re commuting regularly, many office buildings offer secure bike storage, showers and lockers, making the end of your ride just as easy as the start.
