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Muggaccinos Pedlars Sunday Cyclists The Bullsheet

Sunday, 11 August - Tour de Windsor, Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville:

i) Turramurra @ 8:30am via M2, Riverstone, Vineyard to Windsor, Sackville loop, Iron Horse from East Richmond to Marayong, then home along M2, Browns Waterhole - 119km - ETR 4pm; or

ii) Dural @ 9:10am via Kenthurst, Maraylya, Windsor, Sackville loop, Maraylya, Glenorie, Dural – 102km - ETR 2:50pm

Separate Turra' and Dural start routes meet at Windsor at 10:40am

Ø Ride contact: Phil Johnston 9498.3684 hm

Ø Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø Expend 10 mins studying your UBD/Gregory's to familiarize with the below

Ø Ride two abreast on single lane roads, particularly during Sackville loop, at own peril

Ø R Ø Get off the road at Sag Stops

a) Cycling to Windsor

i) from Turramurra station car-park – 47.5km to Windsor:

Snapshot Turra' to Windsor: Rollout 8:30am descend Kissing Point Rd to Browns Water Hole, M2 to Marayong, Riverstone, Mulgrave, Windsor where we meet cyclists that started from Dural for our 1st Nosh Stop (40 min) from 10:40am at Aldos' Pizza Café on LHS as you enter historic Thompson Square off George St. Windsor.

Detailed instructions of Turra' to Windsor:

Cycle 60m up Rohini St to the H'way and R at lights. 50m later L at lights into Kissing Point Rd and commence step descent shortly crossing Comenarra Parkway at lights and proceed to end of Kissing Point Rd. Take R fork onto cycleway path to Browns Water Hole (caution steep decent with sharp turns, causeway may flood) followed by a short steep climb. Turn R and pass through a narrow 20m tunnel and L to gate entrance to M2 Sag Stop (3 mins) before joining M2.

Passing 2 on and 2 off roads, cycle 15km to where Old Windsor Rd meets Abbott Rd and continue straight along Abbott Road to its end. R at lights into Johnson Avenue for Sag Stop (5 mins). 1.1km later L into Vardys Rd at roundabout, continue heading W eventually crossing Sunnyholt Rd at the lights and cycle past industrial areas to Marayong Station.

Cycle under railway bridge and L at roundabout shortly followed by a second L to climb onto Railway Road bridge, effectively heading N beside the railway line until Quakers Hill station where, after we reach the Give Way sign, L, then a R and R again, to take you onto the bridge over the railway line onto Quakers Hill Parkway. A few hundred metres on L onto Hambledon Rd. Soon L again onto Walker Street (through housing estate) at "T" junction L onto Burdekin Rd and follow this around - it becomes Railway Terrace. Follow railway line to Schofields and continue to Riverstone along Railway Tce.

At Riverstone station do a quick R and L and follow the railway line on your LHS. Riverstone Parade will take us to Vineyard Station. (Clear land on the left used to be Riverstone abattoirs.) At Vineyard station road veers to the R. Take Wallace Rd - the first street immediately to your L.

Follow the railway along and Wallace Rd will end at a "T" intersection. Cycle over a level railway crossing on your L, and take Railway Rd first on your R and remain on it until Mulgrave Station where we R onto Mulgrave Rd and follow until you reach Windsor Rd. Turn L onto Windsor Rd, and follow it 3km to Windsor keeping well to the LHS and take cycle path for last 1km.

ii) from “Hills Tourist Info Centre” car-park - 656B Old Northern Rd Dural – UBD 131 (on LHS just after Porter Scenic Lookout and before Dural Country Club) – 35km to Windsor:

9:10am -

L Nth up Old Northern Rd for 1.2km,
L into Wyoming Rd for 700m,
L into Langford Rd/Davey Rd for 1.6km,
L into Derriwong Rd for 500m,
R into Wirrabara Rd for 600m,
R into Pellit Rd which soon veers L for 130m,
R into Kenthurst Rd for 4½km,
L into Pitt Town Rd for 12.9km,
Ahead into Neich Rd for 700m,
L into Scheyville Rd for 4½km,
L into Stock Route Rd for 2km,

R into Wolseley Rd for 1.2km,

L into Havelock Rd for 500m,

R into Old Hawkesbury Rd for 400m,

L into Pitt Town Rd for 700m,

R into Windsor Rd for 1.6km to Windsor keeping well to the LHS and take cycle path,

where we meet the Turra’ contingent after 35km at 10:40am for our 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) at Kate's Place Café in historic Thompson Square off George St. Windsor. (30 min) at Kate's Place Café in historic Thompson Square off George St. Windsor. at Aldos' Pizza Café on LHS as you enter historic Thompson Square off George St. Windsor.

Précis of remainder of ride

At 11:20am both groups ride 37km to/thru Wilberforce, Ebenezer Sackville anti-clockwise loop – north of Windsor as detailed in b) below. Upon returning to Windsor at 12:55am, we adjourn for a 2nd Nosh Stop (lunch - 30 min) in another of Windsor’s cafés.

Turra’ starters then cycle to East Richmond station to board the Old Rattler at 1:49pm to Marayong as detailed in c) i) below.

Dural contingent returns a slightly different route along Cattai Ridge Rd, as detailed in c) ii) below

b) Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville anti-clock loop – 37km:

At 11:20am both groups immediately descend to cross the adjacent Old Windsor Bridge heading N along Wilberforce Rd for 7km to Wilberforce - taking the bike lane with views of river flat vegetable farming. R off Wilberforce Rd at the top of hill into King Rd and after passing thru Ebenezer becomes Sackville Rd for 4.5km. Then R into Tizzana Rd which leads to Sackville via scenic rural road.

Over the ensuing 5-6 km (as we wind from cycling NW twds Sackville, then fleetingly W then SW, then S) we pass the Tizzana Winery and a lily farm opposite. As we commence heading S about 250m of unsealed road.

We shortly arrive at “T” intersection where Tizzana Rd meets Sackville Rd - re-group Sag Stop (2 min). [The Sackville Ferry is visible about 300m on R.] We L back along Sackville Rd which returns us to Ebenezer, Wilberforce and Windsor.
At 12:55am take a 2^nd Nosh Stop (30 min) in another café at Windsor before the Turra’ contingent cycles 5.5km due W passing the oldest church in mainland Oz [Anglican] to catch the Choo Choo from East Richmond station [don’t miss taking the L at Bourke St off Richmond Rd] at 1:49am [or 2:49pm] to Marayong. If we are delayed, catch train from Windsor 5 min later.

c) Returning to starting points

i) Turra’ crew takes train from East Richmond to Marayong to avoid busy road back to M2 – 35km

During a 29 min ride the Turra’ crew pass seven stations to Marayong, and disembarks around 2:18pm [or 3:18pm] and cycle along Vardy's Rd, taking a R into Johnson Rd and a L into Abbot Rd to re-enter the M2 for a fast 15.1km before exiting at Macq. Uni light tour exit Sag Stop (5 min), thence a further 5.5km uphill from Brown's Waterhole and Kissing Point Rd. to Turra' with an ETR is 4pm [4:50pm if you miss the 1:49pm from East Richmond] – 118.5km.

ii) Dural contingent’s different route back to Dural – 31km
Shortly after 1:30pm return to Dural, -

S along Windsor Rd for 1.6km,

L into Pitt Town Rd for 700m,

R into Old Hawkesbury Rd for 400m,

L into Havelock Rd for 500m,

R into Wolseley Rd for 1.2km,

L into Stock Route Rd for 2km,
R into Scheyville Rd for 5km (don't R at Neich Rd, rather R 700m further),
R into Dural Rd/Cattai Ridge Rd for 13.5km,

R into Old Northern Rd cycling S for 4.5km.

ETR of 2:50pm at Dural Tourist Info Centre [103km].

Following Sunday, 18 Aug, 8:15am from St Ives for "Brunch at Warriewood" - 103km - ETR 1pm

Teller's rap-up of Sunday, 4 Aug, 72km Quatre Montagnes from Wahroonga - 12 crew

BackPacker is absent from the above pic, 'cause he hadn't read the ride spec in the Bullsheet and had proceeded on to the ferry, whereupon the ferry master waived him onboard. Eventually after a sortie to the other side of Berowra Waters, Bruce re-joined us. That sunny niché at Berowra Waters, where the drugs 'n grub 're good value, sure was a welcome sanctuary. It'd been a hard fought 34km 1st Leg from Wahroonga Park on a morn' which had more than a gentle zephyr running into our faces; 'twas a nip in that southerly which hadn't abated much since it sprung at 'fall on the Sat evening.

The Dude standing up, removin' his helmet, is Alain aka Alain Prost, who rode with Muggs a few times a year ago when Scribe was pedalling over the Pyranees. Alain has just returned from two months in France, cycling from Grenoble to other places with Froggie labels. Others enjoying the grits 'n slops in the sunny alcove are Tornado, Pacific, Whippet, 'n Rocket. At the ferry we passed Blonde Bombshell 'n hubby Dieter going the other way. We were all keen not to faze the ferry master who believed in ushering cars onboard first. Who were we to argue with him?

L to R at PitS around midday after our 2nd Leg which included a familiar 3.9km ascension from Brooklyn Rd - Pacific, Navigator, Teller, Rocket, Yamaha, Whippet and BigGears.

Cause the weather seemed to be on-the-turn, we opted to skip the final hill out of BH, and High Tail it back to Wahroonga Park, where Widget greeted us at 1pm.

The Scribe - 5 August 2002