www.Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet
Sunday,
30 May, Somersby "Bellbirds" Peats Ridge anti-clockwise:
* 7:50am Hornsby 125km - ETR Hornsby
3:25pm
* 8:10am Berowra 103km - ETR Berowra
2:45pm
Or
turnaround at Mt White - 71km round trip from Hornsby - ETR 11:10am
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If
driving to Berowra,
take 2nd off-road from Freeway, and turn
R
into
Old Pacific H'way to nearby Berowra
The
hypertext at "Sun" in "Rides Calendar 2003 - July to
Sept" adjacent to 19-Oct-03 is an Altitude Profile for this ride -
we commence at Hornsby at 150m above sea level, drop to almost sea level
when crossing Hawkesbury River and ascend to 300m around Peats Ridge Ride
Leader: Brian
Willis 9807.6439 hm
Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston 9498.3684 hm -
Hardcopy
these directions and bring on Sunday
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Let
Brian or Phil know if you are commencing from Hornsby
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Ride
in single file on single lane roads, 'cause a RedNeck might clip ya!
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Nosh Stops:
1st
Mt White
Village Store
from 9:30am
(30 min)
2nd Somersby General Store
from 11:10am (30 min)
3rd Pie in the Sky
from 1:55pm (20 min)
Sag Stops:
1st Roundabout to
Kariong from
10:40am
(5 min)
2nd MidCoast Petroleum
from 12:05pm (10 min)
3rd Mt White Village
Store
from 1:05pm (5 min)
King of the Mountain
climbs:
1st
Cherro Point Rd to 2nd Mt White sign
7.55km
2nd 300m past Mooney Mooney
Bridge to KOM
3.65km
3rd
Brooklyn Rd to Pie in the Sky
3.85km |
1st
Leg: Hornsby to Mt White
Bikie Hangout - 35.5km
- 87 min
Park
in Jersey St Hornsby street-side car-park 80m Nth of Railway Hotel
- N/W side of Hornsby station.
Rollout 7:50am, -
-
N
up Jersey St for 200m,
-
L
for 20m to traffic lights;
R
onto Old Pacific Highway for 35.2km, where the Berowra contingent will
commence ahead of the marauding/encroaching Peloton opposite
Berowra station from 8:10am, for 1st Nosh Stop
(from 8:25am
for 30 min)
at Mt White
Village Store. Under new management the Segafredo Zanetti café
is heap plenty better than under the previous management.
2nd
Leg: Mt White to Somersby General Store - 24.5km (60km) - 70 min
9:55am
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-
Nth
up Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange
-
R
twds Gosford along the "Scenic Route" for 4.3km to
Mooney Mooney Creek
Ahead
uphill for 6.5km to "Wisemans Ferry / Gosford Roundabout" for Sag Stop
(5 min) off-the-road L
into Wisemans Ferry Rd for 7.5km to Somersby General Store (4372.1269ph)
for a 2nd Nosh Stop
(from 10:05am for 30 min)
- good burgers.
3rd
Leg: Somersby General Store to Peats Ridge - 9.5km
(70km) - 25 min
By 11:35am
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4th
Leg: Peats
Ridge to Mt White
- 20.6km (90km) - 50 min
12:25pm
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5th
Leg: Mt White to Pie in the Sky - 16.1km
(106km) - 41 min
1:20pm
descend Old Pacific H'way, cross Brooklyn Bridge over Hawkesbury River,
pass Brooklyn Rd
[103km] and ascend 3.9km for 3rd Nosh Stop
at Pie in the Sky [25 min]
from 2:00pm.
6th
Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km
(125.5km) - 60 min
2:25pm
Sth down Old Pacific H'way -
pass Berowra [115km] around
2:45pm, and return
to Hornsby, taking R fork at Asquith, continuing along Old Pacific H'way [125.5km]
at 3:25pm.
Bank
Teller's fleeting rap-up of "Northern beaches 'n backroads", Sunday,
23 May - 75km
The caravan grew larger as we passed by
Mona Vale Fruit Barn and the Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant whereupon it'd
swelled to 21 upon arriving at Manly Corso after about thirty five clicks.
We'd hugged the Pacific coastline from Mona Vale hospital turnoff, and the
glistening blue ocean was mill pond flat. 'twas a corker of a late Autumn
morn, and our ride leader, Malcolm Hart, led us thru a complex, tricky route
with a few nooks 'n crannies on the return section, with considerable aplomb.
Scribe
23 May 2004 |