| Time | 11:00am Sunday 24 August 2025 Add all rides to your calendar |
| Location | The Crafty Robot 180 Grote St Adelaide SA 5000 |
| Route | 20km circular route, exploring Adelaide City Strava route GPX File |
| Coffee Stop | Pogo Coffee Roasters 82 Ifould Street, Adelaide Or Flinders Street Project if we’re running a bit late. |
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| Time | 11:00am Sunday 20 July 2025 |
| Location | The Suburban Brew @ Glynde 26-30 Provident Avenue, Glynde, SA 5070 |
| Route | 20km circular route, exploring the inner eastern and north eastern suburbs Strava route GPX File (direct file no Strava account required) |
| Coffee Stop | Marbella Cafe Locale |
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| Time | 11:00am Sunday 8 June 2025 Add all rides to your calendar |
| Location | Big Shed Brewing [now permanently closes] 1154 Old Port Rd, Royal Park SA 5014 An alternative to the now close Big Shed Brewing could be The Woodshed. |
| Route | 20.1 Km, Alberton, Rosewater, Port Adelaide, Ethelton, Semaphore, West Lakes Strava Route GPX Route |
| Coffee Stop | Any Given Sunday 32 Stroud St S, Cheltenham SA 5014 |
| Time | 11:00am Sunday 4 May 2025 Add all rides to your calendar |
| Location | Mad Monkey Distillery 6 La Salle St, Dudley Park SA 5008 |
| Route | 26km, Regency Park, Mawson Lakes, Pooraka, Enfield, Blair Athol, Dudley Park Strava Route GPX Route |
| Coffee Stop | Watershed 665 Salisbury Hwy, Mawson Lakes SA 5095 |
| Time | 11:00am Saturday 17 May 2025 Add all rides to your calendar |
| Location | Adelaide Festival Centre |
| Route | 18.0 km, Adelaide, North Adelaide, Ovingham, Dudley Park, Croydon Park, Croydon, Bowden Strava Route GPX Route |
| Lunch Stop | Coopers Brewery 230 Regency Rd, Regency Park SA 5010 |
| Time | 7:00pm Saturday 22 March 2025 Add all rides to your calendar |
| Location | Lady Burra Brewhouse 4 Topham Mall, Adelaide SA 5000 |
| Route | 21km, Adelaide, Underdale, Brooklyn Park, Netley, Ashford, Keswick Strava Route GPX Route |
| Coffee Stop | Ampol, West Richmond 130-132 Marion Rd, West Richmond SA 5033 |
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| Time | 7:00pm Saturday 22 February 2025 Add all rides to your calendar |
| Location | State Library of South Australia North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000 |
| Route | 16km, Adelaide, Goodwood and Keswick Strava Route GPX Route |
| Stop | Goodwood Theatre and Studios 166 Goodwood Rd, Goodwood SA 5034 Migration Museum 82 Kintore Ave, Adelaide SA 5000 |
| Overview | This ride is one of my favourite rides. A version of it was done in 2024 and it was brought back from the Tour Down Under as part of Brompton Australia’s ride program. It was certainly a hot at the 5:00pm start. While a gelato at 48 Flavour cooled us down, if you are considering this route during summer a latter start would be good. You’ll just need to check on the opening hours for Reggies Detroit Pizzas. This ride was on a Sunday which unfortunately had an early closing time and necessitated the early start. |
| Original Date | 5:00pm Sunday 19 January 2025 Add all rides to your calendar |
| Location | Sounds of the Road Pop-up (during 2025 Tour Down Under only) Hindmarsh Square |
| Route | 23km, Adelaide, Parkside, Unley, Malvern, Kingswood, Kings Park, Goodwood Strava Route GPX Route |
| Stops | 48 Flavours Hyde Park 248 Unley Rd, Hyde Park SA 5061 The Suburban Brew and Reggies Detroit Pizzas 96 Goodwood Rd, Goodwood SA 5034 |
| Updates | Please let us know through our feedback form if you have updates, comments or improvements in connection with this route. |
Did we enjoy our riding in Shimabara? The answer is a big yes.
It might have been because Shimabara is making an effort to support cycling tourism. The Goigoi Ikomon website ( in Japanese) has a a lot of useful information and routes (in GPX form).
But that’s not the reason.
We were planning to do part of the Shimabara Peninsula 1 Lap Route. We were took the train to from Nagasaki to Kobe and planned to ride the route to Shimabara City.
When we had a look at the route we could say that it followed the national road route 251. It also implied that there some bike infrastructure maintained.
This route is not the Shimanami Kaido. It was a busy truck route and so we rode a kilometre or two and decided to abandon the original plan. I was looking for a photo of the busy road – but we didn’t take any. You’ll just have to trust is that there were a lot of cars and trucks. So I have included a picture of the cute train instead.
We used our Beeline App to place a few points along the route they were off the main truck route and let it work its magic. Within a few minutes we had a route of quiet byways. Much more fun and interesting.
The route is 25km and mostly flat. Riding through fishing and farming communities. The route we took is on Strava.
Here is an important piece of advice. Just because someone promotes a route as suitable for cycling doesn’t mean it is. At least in Japan there usually is a nearby quiet route that you can take instead. So if it doesn’t feel right then change your plans – either do another route or take the train instead.
I am certainmy glad we stopped and opted for plan B. I still think checking out the Goigoi Ikomon website especially for the hill climbers who want some more challenging and less busy routes.
Here are some more photos from this ride.
We also plotted out a loop ride for the next day. This route is just over 20km with 219 metres of climbing. It is also available on Strava.
It took in many of the interesting spots around Shimabara. Here are some photos from this bike route to whet your appetite.
