Rockingham cycling clubs
Rockingham is home to the Peel District Cycling Club. Please see the club's website for more information.
The Department of Transport also has Perth cycling group information.
Cycling around Rockingham
The Department of Transport has useful resources to help plan your cycling journey between Rockingham and Perth.
We have also developed Your Move maps which are a guide for walking, cycling and using public transport in the City of Rockingham.
Your Move Rockingham
We run the Your Move program with the Department of Transport. Your Move promotes walking, cycling, scooting and public transport to get around Rockingham. The program offers support and advice to help you find other ways to get to and from school, your workplace and around your local area. You can get involved by walking, riding and using public transport whenever possible. It is a great way to increase physical activity, reduce environmental impact and connect with others.
We have a number of local Your Move schools committed to increasing active transport among their students. If you would like to find out more about the Your Move program, visit the Your Move website for ideas, resources and tools to get you and your family moving.
If you would like to hear more about how to get Your Move in your school, contact us on 9528 0333 or email customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au.
WA Bike Month
Did you know that WA Bike Month occurs every year in October?
To help celebrate, it is the perfect time to dust off your bikes and explore the many cycle paths around the City. It is also a great chance to enjoy the beautiful weather and experience the mental and physical health benefits of cycling.
Here are some health benefits to encourage you to cycle:
- Reduces stress and anxiety
- Improves muscle strength and flexibility
- Improves joint mobility
- Helps in weight control and weight loss
- Improves cardiovascular fitness
- Strengthens bones
- Reduces the chances of diabetes.
Taking up cycling as a form of active transport is also a great chance to reduce emissions on the roads and be kind to your planet. Through your simplest action of adopting cycling as your means of transport, you’ll be significantly contributing towards reducing air and noise pollution. The planet has done so much for you, and it is now your turn to return the favour!
To make sure your bike is safe and ready to ride, here are some general mainteance tips to keep in mind:
- Check the air in the tyres.
- Ensure your brakes are working to safely slow down.
- Make sure the chain is on correctly.
- Check the handlebars and seat are the correct height for you.
- Get a helmet that is certified and fits!
- Ensure you have light and reflectors on your bike especially in low visibility conditions, so you are easily visible to cars and pedestrians.
- Make sure your bell is working.
Once you're ride is ready and safe to ride, here are general safety reminders for when your out and about on your bike:
- Keep a safe distance from the road and stick to the cycling lane.
- Check both ways before crossing the road, especially main roads.
- Use guided crosswalks where possible.
- Make sure to ride with a helmet.
- Do not pass from the left of a vehicle that is turning left.
- Be mindful and use bells to alert shared path users.
- Feel free to cycle on the road, but give way to incoming traffic and signal when turning.
- Give way to pedestrians when using the crosswalk.
- Slow down when crossing driveways to ensure the vehicle driver has seen them.
- Rider should keep a slow speed in wet weather and keep enough distance to brake. Monitor your speed at all times.
Long Term Cycle Network
Over a two-year period starting 2020, the Department of Transport collaborated with 33 local governments in Perth and Peel to agree on routes, including strategic cross-boundary routes, that link parks, schools, community facilities and transport services, to make cycling a convenient and viable option.
The Long Term Cycle Network (LTCN) objective is to provide a blueprint to ensure state and local governments work together towards the delivery of one continuous bicycle network in Perth, providing additional transport options, recreational opportunities, support for tourism and commercial activity, and creating a bicycle network catering for all ages and abilities.
As the City of Rockingham continues to grow and develop, ensuring the network is integrated and continues to connect Rockingham with other suburbs is important to the health and wellbeing of our community.
Visit the Long Term Cycle Network for Perth Map to see the routes. To find a route that caters to your specific requirements, they have been colour coded for your cycle planning convenience.
Primary Routes (Red)
High demand corridors that connect major destinations of regional importance. They form the spine of the cycle network and are often located adjacent to major roads, rail corridors, rivers and ocean foreshores. Primary routes are vital to all sorts of bike riding, including medium or long-distance commuting/utility, recreational training and tourism trips.
Secondary Routes (Blue)
Moderate level of demand, providing connectivity between primary routes and major activity centres such as shopping precincts, industrial areas or major health, education, sporting and civic facilities.
Local Routes (Green)
Lower level of demand providing critical access to higher order routes, local amenities, and recreational spaces. Predominantly located in local residential areas, local routes often support the start or end of each trip, and as such need to cater for the needs of users of all ages and abilities.