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The Bullsheet
Sunday, 20 March, Brunch at Pearl Beach - Old Rattler home
from Woy Woy:
*
Rollout between 7:30 and 7:40am from
Nth Turramurra - 96km
-
ETR
2:25pm; or
*
Rollout between 7:55am and 8:05am from Hornsby
- 85km -
ETR
2:04pm; or
*
Rollout between 8:05am
and 8:15am from Berowra
- 73km
-
ETR 1:53pm
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All cyclists should target arriving at
Mt White 1st Nosh Stop
at 9:30am. If you are slow start early.
If ya fast, start by above times final times.
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Ride
Organiser: Phil Johnston
- 9498.3684 hm
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See street map under Ride
Description on Calendar Page "Oct
to Dec 2005" or
HERE
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Hardcopy
these directions and bring on Sunday
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Cycle two
abreast at own risk. Keep well to LHS on single lane roads
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Get
off the road at Sag Stops
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Maintain
your membership of Bicycle NSW for Public Liability cover in case another Mugg
sues you for riding negligence
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Nosh Stops:
Mt White
Road Warriors Cafe
9:30am
- 30 min
Fish Shop at Pearl Beach
12:00pm
- 35
min
Sag
Stops or
Sign Posts:
1st: Calga Interchange Sign
Post
10:20am
- 1 min
2nd: Wiseman's Ferry/Gosford
roundabout 10:50am
- 5 min
3rd:
Kariong Shell garage
11:00am
- 10 min
King of the Mountain
climbs
1st: Cherro
Rd to 2nd Mt White sign
KOM
7.55km
2nd 100m past Mooney Mooney bridge
to
KOM
3.60km |
Longer
1st
Leg:
Nth Turramurra
to
Mt White Store
- 46km
(95 min)
Park in Nth Turramurra
shopping centre car park (700m NNE of Burns Rd) in Valley Park Cres (little road
off to the left of Bobbin Head Rd opposite the Corner Café on LHS) for 47km leg
to Mt White.
Rollout
between 7:30am and 7:40am
(depending on ride speed).
1st Sag Stop
at Kalkari Reserve after 9.6km.
Shorter
1st
Leg: Hornsby to
Mt White Store
- 35km
(85 min)
¨
Rollout
between 7:55am and 8:05am
(depending on ride speed) from Hornsby train
station car park [70m N of the Railway Hotel
in Jersey St – N/W
side of train station] for
500m Nth then L and 20m later R at lights onto
Pacific H'way; or
¨ commence
between 8:05am and 8:15am (before
the convoy) on
Old Pacific H'way opposite Berowra train station carpark.
Continue
N up Old Pacific H'way to 1st Nosh Stop from
9:30am (30 min
from 1st arrivals) at Mt White Road
Warriors Café.
Second Leg:
Mt White Village Store
to
Kariong Shell garage - 19.2km (52 min)
10:00am -
-
R Nth
up Old Pac H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange around
10:20am
Sign Post
(1 min);
-
R East
to
Gosford “Scenic Route”, remaining on Old Pac H'way,
to intermittent sounds of
chirping Bellbirds,
crossing Mooney Mooney creek 4.1km later;
climb 6.1km and take a
Sag
Stop (3 min) at the Wisemans Ferry/Gosford
roundabout at Somersby Industrial Estate - keeping well to LHS; and
R Sth
for 700m on Wisemans Ferry Rd, then L gradually ascending for 1.4km
Old Pac H'way arriving at familiar
Kariong Shell garage at 11:00am [55.3km]
for Sag Stop (10 min).
Third leg:
Kariong to pristine Pearl Beach - 18km (50
min)
11:10am -
Initially flattish S/Eth
along Woy Woy Rd, thence down the hill past Phegans' Bay twds
Umina Beach. After approx 12.5km from the Shell Garage
R
into Rawson Rd for 100m and
cross train tracks at level crossing; Ahead on
Rawson Rd
for 450m to Ocean Beach Rd; R into Ocean Beach Rd
for 3km; R into Sydney Ave as it veers L for 100m; -
R into Hobart Ave for 200m;
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L into Mt Ettalong Rd for about
3km;
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At the Sth. end of beautiful Umina Beach, Mt Ettalong Rd
changes to Patonga Drive. Climb past "Mt Ettalong
Lookout" for a further 1km.
-
L into Pearl Beach Drive
for 1.75km to unspoiled, but expensive Pearl Beach
[heaps
of
Filthy Rich
“near deads” and
WOOFS (Well Off Older Folks) driving
Bentleys
'n Mercs].
2nd Nosh Stop
(35 min)
from 12:00pm [76km]
where Burgers 'n Cokes can be got at the store at left and behind the
too expensive Sit ‘N’ Chat Beach
Café.
Fourth Leg:
Pearl
Beach to Woy Woy station - 9.9km (40 min)
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arrive at station
by 1:20 for 1:27pm 'All Stops' or
2:02pm
'Express':
12:40pm -
-
L
into Pearl Beach Drive retracing our path out of
Pearl Beach up a mother of a hill
along (gorgeous view of Pearl Beach on RHS)
for 1.75km;
-
R
back onto Patonga Drive/Mt
Ettalong Rd for 3km;
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R into Hobart
for
200m;
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L
into Sydney Ave for
150m;
-
L
into Ocean Beach Rd for 3.5km; and
-
R
into Railway St for 500m to Woy Woy station
arriving around 1:10pm:
·
all stops
at 12:23pm arrive Berowra at 12:57pm and Hornsby at
1:04pm; or
·
express
at 12:58pm arrive Hornsby
at 1:34pm; or
· all stops
at 1:23pm arrive Berowra at
1:57pm and Hornsby at
2:04pm; or
·
express
at 1:58pm arrive
Hornsby at 2:34pm.
ETR Berowra
1:53pm.
ETR Hornsby
2:04pm.
ETR
Turramurra 2:25pm.
Scribe's rap-up of
Tour de Richmond Lowlands, Kurmond, Freeman's Reach - 81km
Scribe
23 Oct ‘05 | 
