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DIRECTORY
Blue Mountains Adventure
Company
84a Bathurst Rd, Katoomba.
Tel 4782 1271.
∑ bmac.com.au
Centennial Park Cycles
50 Clovelly Rd, Randwick.
Tel 9398 5027.
∑ cyclehire.com.au
Centennial Parklands
Equestrian Centre
Cnr Lang & Cook Rds,
Aerial view of the Allianz Stadium at Moore Park Moore Park.
Tel 9332 2809.
colour and excitement of ∑ cpequestrian.com.au
American basketball. Tickets Horse Riding
can be purchased by phone or For a leisurely ride, head to Cooper Park Tennis Courts
on the Internet from Ticketek. Centennial Park or contact 1 Bunna Place, off Suttie Rd,
Double Bay. Tel 9389 3100.
the Centennial Parklands ∑ cptennis.com.au
Equestrian Centre. They will
Cycling and Inline give you details of the four riding Inner City Cycles
Skating
schools that operate in the 151 Glebe Point Road, Glebe.
Sydney boasts excellent, safe park. Shellby Equestrian Map 3 B5.
locations for the whole family Centre conducts trail rides Tel 9660 6605.
to go cycling. One of the most through Ku­ring­gai Chase Megalong Australian
frequented is Centennial Park National Park (see p130). Heritage Centre
(see p132). You can hire bicycles Further afield, you can enjoy Megalong Valley Rd, Megalong
and safety helmets from the magnificent scenery of the Valley. Tel 4787 8188.
Centennial Park Cycles and Blue Mountains (see pp172–3) ∑ megalongcc.com.au
also from Inner City Cycles on horseback. The Megalong
in Glebe, where you can hire Australian Heritage Centre Moore Park Golf Club
out equipment by the day or has trail rides from one hour Cnr Cleveland St & Anzac Parade,
Moore Park. Map 5 B5.
by the week. to an overnight ride. All levels Tel 9663 1064.
Another popular pastime of experience are catered for.
in summer is inline skating. ∑ mooreparkgolf.com.au
Rollerblading Sydney hires Parkland Sports
equipment and runs tours Lang Rd, Moore Park.
starting at Milsons Point to all Tel 9662 7033.
parts of Sydney. They offer ∑ centennialparklands.com.
private and group lessons. au/sports
Or keep both feet firmly on Rollerblading Sydney
the ground and watch skate­ Tel 0411 872 022.
boarders and inline skaters ∑ rollerbladingsydney.com.au
practising their moves at the
ramps at Bondi Beach (see p149). Horse riding in one of the parks St Michael’s Golf Club
surrounding the city centre Jennifer St, Little Bay.
Tel 9326 8009.
∑ stmichaelsgolf.com.au
Adventure Sports Shellby Equestrian Centre
Sydney offers a wide range 90 Booralie Rd, Terrey Hills.
of adventure sports for those Tel 9450 1745.
seeking a more active and thrill­ Ticketek
filled time. You can participate Tel 13 28 49.
in guided bushwalking, ∑ ticketek.com.au
mountain biking, canyoning,
rock climbing and abseiling Ticketmaster
expeditions in the nearby Blue Tel 13 61 00.
Mountains National Park. The ∑ ticketmaster.com.au
Blue Mountains Adventure Warringah Golf Club
Company runs one­day or 397 Condamine St, North Manly.
An inline skater enjoying a summer evening multi­day courses and trips for Tel 9905 1326.
on the city’s streets all standards of adventurer.