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Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet Click on pointer on map to display 7 day weather forecast for nearby Nowra9th annual King of the Mountain Challenge in Illawarra & Southern Highlands - Saturday 10th Nov '12 to mid-arvo Sunday 18th Nov '12 - 9 ride days This year's Attendance Schedule lists 34 cyclists thus far who have provided a probability of attending on particular days.Muggaccinos cyclists invite you to the 9th annual King of the Mountain Challenge with nearly everyone camping at the verdant, bucolic Berry Showground which adjoins the 20 yards Berry Swimming Pool. Camping fees are in Berry Showground. No bookings req'd. It doesn't cost you anything f you have to bail-out at the 11th hour. All attendees pay the caretakers (Tony & Vicki) their camping fees within 4 hours of arriving. If you are unsure of how many nights you intend to camp, then pay up until your earliest departure date, and pay later for any extra days if you stay longer. Cycle up to nine 65km approx Hilly Day Rides (Sat. to Sunday inclusive) in the Mecca of scenic cycling country, the Southern Highlands, which include all 12 KOM Climbs in the Illawarra Climb Region. Cyclists are encouraged to log a Climb Time at KOMpm.com. Each day's ride heads Westish to the escarpment/mountains.
* Sun. - Albion Park to climb Macquarie Pass and Fountaindale Rd to Saddleback Mtn * Tues. - Kiama station to climb Jerrara Mtn and Saddleback Mountain Rd; * Thurs. - Albion Park station to climb Macquarie Pass, SWW to descent from Fitzroy Falls and Climb Berry Mtn; and * Fri - Bomaderry to climb Cambewarra Mountain from both sides, and also up to the pristine Cambewarra Mountain Lookout Cafe * Sat. - Kiama station to climb Albion Park station to climb Saddleback Mountain up Saddleback Mountain Rd and Jamberoo Pass If you aren't up to serious climbing, shorter / flatter routes are available between Berry: * East quiet countryside to Seven Mile Beach's National Park, picnic area and surf and return - 16km * picturesque Gerroa Beach - a few flat kms away. * rustic Gerringong and Shoalhaven Heads.
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Train timetables for South Coast: Our camp ground is 200m from train station. Trains take 3 hours from Central Railway to Berry station and cost $4.70 single fare. Click on: Mon to Fri where trains depart Central at 7:57am, 9:27am, 11:28am, 12:28pm and 1:28pm arriving Berry station approx 3½ hours later Saturday morn' - Departing Central station at 6:40am arriving Kiama station 9:13am (just in time for 9:18am train coming from Berry) Sat & Sun - Berry station to Central station Berry station 1:40pm to Central Railway station 4:57pm. Berry station 4:58pm to Central Railway station 7:58pm
Click on: Directions to Berry and camping at Berry Showground Click on: Pics taken at first three annual Berry KOM Challenges Click on: Pacific Pete's movie of Fri 17-18th Nov 2006 Berry "King of the Mountain" Challenge produced by Peter Tyson Click on: Pete's pics of 2009 KOM Challenge Click on: Pete's 2009 Berry KOM movie Click on: Bank Teller's pics of Berry 2009 Click on: Pics from Berry 2010 Click on: 2011 KOM Challenge pics
Download below poster for Berry KOM Challenge and invite your bike shop to display it, because more good road cycling "product", such as this annual 7 day assault on all the marvelous mountains in the Southern Highlands and Kiama, will induce more people to road cycling the best concentration of serious climbs in NSW:
Risk Warning: King of the Mountain Challenge is targeted at road cyclists who have climbed lots of hills. The ride schedule between Sat. to Sunday week entails climbing and descending 11 marvellous KOM Climbs. Take the descents slowly, even if the cyclist ahead is ripping down the mountain. One badly taken corner in concert with a motorist coming up the other way, could result in a bad accident...............for you, where they may need paint scrappers and blotters to get you back up. The challenge is in the climb, not the descent. Attendance for 9th Berry KOM Challenge now up to 36 climbers, with Bill aka Glasgow the last to nominate attending Without South Coast trains on Sat 17th, we will ALL need to drive to the Kiama station start. Our Sat. ride traditionally finishes at Albion Park station after descending Macq Pass. It may be difficult to get a bus (with bikes) back to Kiama station to collect our cars, whereupon you would need to ride 17km from Albion Park station to Kiama after 71km already. Another option after ascending Jamberoo Pass, is to retrace back down Jamberoo Pass to Kiama station carpark.
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Saddleback Mtn Rd and Jamberoo Pass have the following options: ii) Catch a bus from Albion Park to Kiama; or iii) Ride 17km from Albion Park to Kiama? Bank Teller has been busy writing articles in this month's Push On pdf: * Annual Call-To-Arms to Passionate Hill Climbers - page 8* Change road rules to enable increased cycling - pages 10 & 11Pay your camp fees promptly Please pay the showground caretakers (Tony & Vicki) your camping fees within 4 hours of arriving. If you are unsure of how many nights you intend to camp, then pay up until your earliest departure date, and pay later for any extra days if you stay longer. Make sure you don't drive back to Sydney not having paid for all you days, 'cause Vicki/Tony have access to Attendance Schedule which I will be updating over the 9 days. Pics from Cinque Montagnes C/W - 9 crew - 94km
On the Berowra Waters 'punt' where the FerryMaster waited for two Mugg 'stragglers'
Back at PitS
Tony aka Yorkshire is training to scale the sails on the Sydney Opera House or swing between the southern pylons
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