Muggaccinos Cyclists The Bullsheet

Sunday, 8:15am, 4 Aug, "Quatre Montagnes" from Wahroonga Park - 89.7km - ETR 1:30pm

q      Ride Contact:   Phil Johnston - 9312.3319 wk or w'end

q      Hardcopy these directions and bring on Monday

q      Ride 2 abreast on single lane roads at own peril

q      Get well off the road at Sag Stops

q      If you cycle with Muggs, and you aren't a member of Bicycle NSW, or have other comparable 3rd party/public liability cover, you are limiting a fellow Mugg which might be seriously injured due to your riding cycling negligence, to litigating your personal assets, rather than litigating you with a large public liability insurer standing behind you.

    So get insured, 'cause "it cuts both ways", as you could be the injured party faced with litigating empty pockets.

 

Snapshot:

Route: Wahroonga, Galston Gorge, Berowra Waters punt, Brooklyn, Bobbin Hd, Wahroonga
Rollout: Wahroonga Station N/E side 8:15am.
Two Nosh Stops: 1.    Berowra Waters Café     9:35am   (30 min)
2.    Pie in the Sky                11:40am   (30 min)
ETR: 1:35pm for treats 'n sweets at Coonanbarra Café adjacent to the Park

 

1st Leg: Wahroonga to Berowra Waters - 28km - 75 min
Park in Millewa Ave street-side carpark adjacent to station, fronting Wahroonga Park [N/E side of station], by 8:05am for 8:15am rollout: 

  • Ahead Millewa Ave for 1.4km

  • R into Romsey St for 0.3km

  • L into Edgeworth David Rd for 0.3km

  • R at lights onto Old Pacific H'way thru Hornsby for 1.8km

  • L into Galston Rd and descend to/climb from Galston Gorge to Galston roundabout (outside Green Shades Café) for 10.5km

  • R at roundabout and pedal Nth for 10.1km on Arcadia Rd/Bay Rd thru Arcadia and pastoral Berrilee to Koopers Log KOM

  • Ahead after passing Koopers Log KOM descend Bay Rd for 3.6km to 1st Nosh Stop (30 min from 9:30am) at picturesque Berowra Waters café on LHS before Berowra Waters punt.

 

2nd Leg: Berowra Waters to Pie in the Sky - 27.2km - 85 min
10am cross punt -

  • Climb 3.9km and pull off road and assemble outside the Pool Shop Sag Stop (5 min)

  • L along Berowra Waters Rd for 1.9km

  • L (10:35am) onto Old Pacific H'way (33.8km) cycling Nth for 11.9km twds the Hawkesbury, pass Mt. Ku'ring'gai, Cowan, and descend from Pie in the Sky to Brooklyn Rd [about 500m short of old Brooklyn Bridge]

  • R into Brooklyn Rd for the 2.8km saunter into sleepy Brooklyn

  • "U" turn back 2.8km to Old Pacific H'way

  • L for 3.9km climb to Pie in the Sky,

arriving at the scenic grassy knoll (11:35am) for a 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) on Segafredo [8½ out of 10] and Maggot Sacks with real meat.

 

3rd Leg: Pie in the Sky to Coonanbarra Café, Wahroonga (via Bobbin Hd)  - 34.5km - 85 min

12:05pm pedal:

  • Sth down Old Pacific H'way for 15km

  • L at lights into Bobbin Head along Ku'ring'gai Chase Rd, thence Bobbin Head Rd for 12.1km to KOM Bobbin Head gates for Sag Stop (5 min - get over to LHS off the road).

 

1:10pm pedal:

  • Sth down Bobbin Head Rd 4.5km to Burns Rd

  • R into Burns Rd for 300m

  • L into The Chase Rd for 600m

  • L into Eastern Rd for 100m

  • R into Bangalla St for 1km

  • R into Millewa Ave St for 900m,

for more for treats 'n sweets at Coonabarra Café - ETR 1:30pm.

Scribe's jpg reliant rap-up of Sunday, 28 July, Ferry Boat Iron Horse - 97km - 13 crew

Brill sunshine outside the Red Herring on Brooklyn Pier, where the Service Sucks but the Panorama is Pristine.

More magnifique Indian Summer sunshine at Mamma Maria's Grouse House Woy Woy, where the grub was grand.

Happy Vegamites on a parched, greying dusty knoll at PitS, after we'd slogged it up than familiar 3.9km lump from water level.

The Scribe  - 3 Aug 2002