Yes — you can ride an e-bike through Rozelle Parklands, and it is the easiest new ride in the Inner West. Transport for NSW built almost 10 hectares of open space threaded with approximately 14 kilometres of bike riding and walking paths, and it opened to the public on Sunday 17 December 2023. From our workshop on Parramatta Road in Leichhardt it is roughly a ten-minute ride, and once you are in, you are off the traffic entirely.
Most Sydney riders still have not been. Here is what is there, how to get in from Leichhardt, and what to watch for — the paths inside are excellent, the connections outside are not.
What is actually inside Rozelle Parklands?
It is the roof of the Rozelle Interchange, turned into parkland. Transport for NSW counts almost 10 hectares of green space, 14 kilometres of new and improved cycling and walking paths, more than 3,000 trees, two large grass sports fields, wetlands with a boardwalk, playgrounds and a barbecue area. Bicycle NSW records the two pieces of infrastructure that matter most to riders: a tunnel beneath Victoria Road, and a Green Bridge over City West Link — two of the nastiest crossings in the Inner West, both now bypassed.
The Inner West Bicycle Coalition rates the spine path from Ryan Street as “an excellent one, 5 m wide with pedestrians and cyclists separated”. Five metres is wider than most Sydney cycleways get, and separation is the reason it works on a Saturday morning when the sports fields are full.
How do you get there from Leichhardt without fighting traffic?
From 281 Parramatta Road, head north through Leichhardt and Lilyfield. The Inner West Bicycle Coalition lists the cycleway routes that feed the park: Lilyfield Road to Anzac Bridge, Rozelle and Balmain to Annandale via Gordon Street to Whites Creek, and Rozelle and Lilyfield to Glebe via the Green Bridge to Johnston Street and The Crescent. Pick the Lilyfield Road approach and you enter near Ryan Street, straight onto the wide separated path.
On an e-bike capped at the legal 25 km/h assist, the whole 14 km path network is about 40 minutes of riding if you do the lot — a genuine before-work loop, not a day trip. That is the honest case for electric assist: it turns “maybe on the weekend” into “before breakfast”.
Where can you ride on from the Parklands?
This is the part people miss. Rozelle Parklands is not a destination on its own — it is a hinge between the two best traffic-free loops in the Inner West.
| Ride | Distance | Traffic separation | Rough e-bike time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rozelle Parklands path network | ~14 km of paths | Fully separated inside the park | 40 min for the lot |
| The Bay Run (Iron Cove loop) | 7 km loop | Shared path, off-road | ~20 min steady |
| The GreenWay (Iron Cove to Cooks River) | 6 km | Dedicated shared path | ~15–20 min |
Roll west from the Parklands and you are on the Bay Run, Sydney’s easiest 7 km loop around Iron Cove. From Iron Cove, the GreenWay runs 6 km south to the Cooks River at Earlwood, having opened on 14 December 2025. Stitch all three and you have most of a morning without touching a car lane. For the full picture of routes and social rides across the city, our guide to where to ride an e-bike in Sydney, including the best routes and group rides, maps the rest.
What is still missing, and how do you share the paths?
You will hit the gaps. The Inner West Bicycle Coalition points out that “ongoing connections to Glebe are poor (long wait to cross The Crescent)”, that “there is no provision for cyclists on Johnston St”, and that Inner West Council resolved to “install 81 angle parking spaces along the park frontage, and remove the bike lane” on Lilyfield Road. Fourteen kilometres of world-class path inside the fence, a removed bike lane at the gate — that is road-space allocation, and it is fixable.
Inside the park, the etiquette is simple: keep left, use your bell early, and ease right off around walkers, kids and dogs. The paths are shared, and a rider who slows for a toddler is the best advertisement micromobility has.
The NSW rules that apply on these paths
Straight from Transport for NSW: a legal e-bike has a maximum continuous rated power of 500 watts, the motor “does not provide power at speeds higher than 25km/h”, and any throttle-only function “cuts out at 6km/h”. From 1 March 2029 only EN 15194 certified e-bikes will be allowed on NSW roads, at 250W. A securely fitted, approved helmet is mandatory, and riders aged 16 and over cannot ride on footpaths unless supervising a child under 16 — shared paths are a different thing, and Rozelle Parklands is full of them.
Worth knowing before you buy: our Centauro full-suspension e-bike runs a 250W rear hub motor with a 48V 25Ah (1200Wh) Samsung battery, and is built to UL 2849, UL 2271, ISO 4210 and EN 15194 — so it is on the right side of the 2029 deadline today. Ride the route before you buy it: that is what the test rides are for.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you ride a bike in Rozelle Parklands?
Yes. Rozelle Parklands was built with approximately 14 kilometres of bike riding and walking paths, according to Transport for NSW, including a 5 metre wide path from Ryan Street where pedestrians and cyclists are separated. Normal NSW shared path rules apply: keep left, give way to pedestrians and wear a helmet.
When did Rozelle Parklands open?
Rozelle Parklands opened to the public on Sunday 17 December 2023. Transport for NSW delivered almost 10 hectares of open space, 14 kilometres of new and improved cycling and walking paths and more than 3,000 trees, along with a tunnel under Victoria Road and a Green Bridge over City West Link.
How do you ride from Rozelle Parklands to the Bay Run?
Head west out of the Parklands toward Iron Cove and join the Bay Run, a 7 km loop on shared path around Iron Cove. From the same point the GreenWay runs 6 km south to the Cooks River at Earlwood, so the three connect into one mostly traffic-free morning.
Swap one car trip a week for an e-bike ride and see what changes. We are Cyberbikes, 281 Parramatta Road, Leichhardt — ten minutes from the gate.
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