A NEW children’s bike track will be installed in Sydney Park, with exciting new twists, turns and challenges to help young riders have fun and learn safe riding skills.

The track will also include a range of challenges for all abilities, including a beginners’ area and a more complex adventure trail for confident riders.

media_camera An artist's impression of the new track for children.

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the City of Sydney was building the new track alongside the Sydney Park Cycling Centre, where hundreds of children already take part in balance bike and learn-to-ride school courses each year.

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“The original children’s bike track in Sydney Park was one of the first of its kind and today it’s still incredibly popular with young riders from all over Sydney,” she said.

“This new and improved design will feature wider paths and challenges like hills, curves and bridges, along with fun inclusions to inspire the imagination, such as stop and go signals, post boxes, tunnels and water refuelling stations”.

media_camera The track will include a beginners’ area and a more complex adventure trail for confident riders.

A new childcare centre will also be built near the new bike track, along with extra public toilets and picnic and barbecue facilities, with seating for families.

New connecting pathways, landscaping and lighting will link the area to the rest of Sydney Park, including a fun ‘wetland explorer’ route to teach kids more about the wetlands, local area and other interesting facts.

Construction of the new children’s bike track will begin early in 2015.

To find out more about the free courses at Sydney Park Cycling centre, visit sydneycycleways.net.

media_camera Construction of the new children’s bike track will begin early in 2015.