Places to get water on the Kwinanna Freeway PSP

[Scott_C]

I am looking at doing my first solo (metric) century ride tomorrow and I was wondering if anyone knew of good places to get a water refill on the Kwinanna Freeway PSP.

Thanks.

[casual_cyclist]

I am looking at doing my first solo (metric) century ride tomorrow and I was wondering if anyone knew of good places to get a water refill on the Kwinanna Freeway PSP.

Thanks.

Last time I was down that way I refilled at the Shell on Thomas Road. Not sure if the tap is still free? It was a stinking hot day and the water came out cool and clear. So good!

[Robinho]

There is a refill spot just south of the roe hwy/bibra lake, exit at the top of the long straight hill, just south of the railway bridge, it's signposted from the path

[Dirty32]

Right at the base of the Narrows (southern end), there is a public toilet and re-fill tap.
Just off the Mt Henry Bridge (southern end), under the bridge there is also a public toilet where you can re-fill.

Not sure of any others, but they are 2 I have used fairly regularly.

[Scott_C]

Ride completed, 103.8km. I made the Hungry Jacks on Safety Bay Road in Baldivis my turnaround point and stopped in for a $3 bacon, egg and cheese muffin and hash brown and a (free) cup of iced water which I used for an initial re-fill and then I grabbed a top-up at Robinho's suggested spot just south of Roe Highway.

Thanks to everyone for their input.

[HappyHumber]

Well done, Scott_C. Good feeling huh?

I think the Kwinana PSP has seen many a metric century cherry popped. Mine originally went to Safety Bay Road (before the FWY extended past it), but then came back turning off at Rowley Road back towards Armadale.

Since you've now reset your personal benchmark.. you'll probably want to start exploring some different routes to rack up the Ks. As smooth as it is, the PSP does get as boring as !!! FLYING MAMMAL FAECES !!! after a while and variety does help the Ks slip by. There's a few known routes that criss-cross the backroads between the Freeway/Forest H'way and the roughly parallel, inland SouthWest H'way to help break things up.

[IncognitoMosquito]

Nice work. Bewt morning for it even if it was a little steamy. I reckon I over took you as I went south down the freeway just after Murdoch Stn.

[casual_cyclist]

Nice work. Bewt morning for it even if it was a little steamy. I reckon I over took you as I went south down the freeway just after Murdoch Stn.

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[IncognitoMosquito]

That is how I know

[casual_cyclist]

That is how I know

Snap!

[ColinOldnCranky]

At the southern end of the Mt Henry bridge you can leave the path to the right for a moment for the dunny. Twenty metres off the main route.

[Gunnadothat]

Good evening all.... 1st time poster, long time lurker....

I received an email from Melville City Council today about three new water bottle refill locations - one of which is at the Mt. Henry Bridge reserve.
http://www.melvillecity.com.au/index.ph ... 5636ce2708

Might be useful for those on the Southern PSP.

cheerio !
Marc

[Clintoo]

I was hoping that a tap would have been installed at canning bridge as part of the the raffles renovations. But given their recent view on cyclists....probably not something they would be encouraging.

that would be a great spot for a water tap given it seems to be a central meeting point for those of us down that way. Does anyone know how we go about trying to get a tap installed. or is that something BWA or others have tried in the past.

[stealthbike]

I spoke with a person from the City of Melville about this today. She was interested and said that she would send the request to the planning department, who would contact me. The COM recently installed really good watering stations at four locations including in the park at the west end of Mt Henry Bridge. They include a water bottle filling tap, a bubbler and a dog water bowl filler.
Her only reservation was that the Canning Bridge precinct is due for redevelopment and if a water station were installed, it may have to be moved. Fingers crossed.

[rusty842]

I used the mount Henry bridge one this evening. Water was warm but was fine ten minutes down the road. Great set up with the easy bottle fill side.

[Clintoo]

I spoke with a person from the City of Melville about this today. She was interested and said that she would send the request to the planning department, who would contact me. The COM recently installed really good watering stations at four locations including in the park at the west end of Mt Henry Bridge. They include a water bottle filling tap, a bubbler and a dog water bowl filler.
Her only reservation was that the Canning Bridge precinct is due for redevelopment and if a water station were installed, it may have to be moved. Fingers crossed.

perhaps the hard bit, was someone actually doing something about it rather than assuming others had tried. Cheers for that, it would be a good outcome if it came off. Maybe I should ring the city of Kalamunda