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Sunday, 9 Jan, 6:45am from St Ives “Whale Beach for Brekkie, Palm Beach loop, Akuna Bay cafe for Brunch” - 90.2km - ETR 1pm

• Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston - 9498.3684 hm

• Hardcopy this Ride Description and spend 5 min reviewing your UBD

• Final section of our route to Whale Beach offers two options.  After Sag Stop at Church Point, via -
  *    very hilly Newport Arms/Clareville/Careel Bay to avoid a tight main road section of Barrenjoey Rd thru Bilgola Beach; or
  *    up main beach road by turning Left into Darley St and then Left into Barrenjoey Rd past Bungan Beach, Newport, Bilgola, Avalon and Right into Whale Beach Rd

• The above diversion includes a few short sharp climbs finishing with a 'killer' 600m 13^o climb up Loombah St.  So weaker riders, or those without a very low gear, may opt to ride our old route on the main beach road as noted above which is much flatter.

• Cycle two abreast on single lane roads at own risk, and never ride two abreast with a unbroken centre line

• Keep well to LHS of the road and get off the road at Sag Stops

• Don't cross 3 lanes of traffic at lights at McCarrs Creek Rd back onto Mona Vale Rd.  Rather return along Larool Rd, or use the tunnel under Mona Vale Rd

Snapshot: 6:45am rollout from St Ives car park Mona Vale Rd [opposite Pattison's Patisserie and Stanley St.].  L at Mona Vale Fruit Barn twds McCarrs Creek Rd, past Church Point twds Mona Vale.  L into Mona St and L via Newport Arms Hotel / Clareville / Careel Bay for Brekkie 1st Nosh Stop at 8:40am [35km] at Whale Beach on the water’s edge.   [Or turn L (one road after Mona St) into Darley Rd and L 700m later into Barrenjoey Rd for 10km up main beach road to Nth into Whale Beach Rd.]  Return along Barrenjoey Rd to top of Avalon golf course, L for 3km back-road thru The Serpentine returning to Barrenjoey Rd at Sth Bilgola Beach with [64km] at Akuna Bay café at 11:05am - ETR St Ives 1pm. SagStops: 1st:         Mona Vale Fruit Barn (3 min) from 7:05am 2nd:       Church Point (5 min) from 7:35am 3rd:        Loombah St for 600m “Killer Climb” (5 min) from 8:35am 4th:        Bilgola Beach lookout (10 min) at 9:45am 5th:        Top of Newport hill (10 min) at 10:20am NoshStops: 1st:        Whale Beach (35 min) from 8:45am 2nd:       Akuna Bay (30 min) from 11:20am KOM Climb: TollBooth at Illawong Bay past Cottage Pt Rd to TollBooth at entrance

1st Leg:  St Ives to Whale Beach - 40.9km - 105 min
6:45am cycle -

• E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km;

• L [opposite Forest Way - at Mona Vale Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd and take a 1st Sag Stop (3 min) - don't cluster at Sag Stop, rather spread thin to get well to LHS of Myoora Rd;

• Ahead along Myoora Rd for 300m;

• Ahead into Larool Rd for 2.9km

• R into Booralie Rd for 300m passing Terrey Hills shops and roundabout;

• L to McCarrs Creek Rd descend 2.2km into the park - to the V (dual entrances to the park);

• R fork and pedal 2.8km descending McCarrs Creek Rd to McCarrs Creek bridge;

• Ahead 5.5km along McCarrs Creek Rd to Church Point [20km] at 8:10am 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) - Be ready to roll out promptly;

• East twds Mona Vale for 3½km - road becomes Pittwater Rd past Cabbage Tree Rd (on RHS) to Darley St - 500m short of Mona Vale shops;

• Left into Mona St for 850m;
  [Or turn L (one road after Mona St) into Darley Rd and L 700m later into Barrenjoey Rd for 10km up main beach road past Bungan, Newport and Avalon beachesand R into Whale Beach Rd.]

• Right into Waterview St for 750m;

• Left into Crescent Rd for 1.6km of ‘whirly burly’ ‘roller coaster’;

• Left into Beaconsfield St for 400m;

• Right into Kalinya St for 220m;

• Right into Gladestone St for 200m;

• Left into King St for 450m;

• Left into Irrubel Rd for 750m;

• Right into Prince Alfred Ave for 1.6km;

• Right into Loombah St for 600m of “Killer Climb” 3rd Sag Stop (5 min);

• Left into Lower Plateau Rd for 1.600km;

• Left into Wandeen Rd for 800m;

• Right into Hudson Pde for 1.4km;

• Left into Riverview Rd for 1.9km;

• Right into Cabarita Rd/Patrick St for 1.7km;

• Left into Elvina St for 50m;

• Right into George St for 150m;

• Left into Barrenjoey Rd for 800m;

• SignPost  R into Whale Beach Rd and ascend/descend for 2.4km to The Strand Rd for 50m to Brekkie 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) at 8:45am [38km] at -
  *    Whale Beach Restaurant  9974.4009 ph on the water’s edge or;
  *    cafe at top of Surf Rd - 50m before beach.

2nd Leg  Whale Beach to Palm Beach to Akuna Bay Café - 28.7km - (agg 69.6km) - 126 min

9:20am

• Nth on Whale Beach Rd/Florida Rd/PalmBeach Rd for 3km hugging the coastline to Palm Beach -

• L Sth onto Barrenjoey Rd for 5.6km passing Avalon Golf Course on RHS;

• SignPost  L into The Serpentine for 3km adjunct into/out of Bilgola Beach which avoids a tight section of Barrenjoey Rd and provides a stunning view south from Bilgola Beach lookout 4thSag Stop (10 min) at 10:05am;

• Ahead along The Serpentine down to/up from Bilgola Beach;

• L back onto Barrenjoey Rd for 2km passing Newport Beach and climb a short humdinger up Newport hill and take 5thSag Stop (10 min) - lift your bike over the gutter and get off the busy 3 lane road;

• Ahead 1.5km and passing Bungan Beach on LHS, and approach Mona Vale;

• R back into Darley St for 700m (wait until it is safe to cross over to R lane);

• R into Pittwater Rd for 8.5km to Church Point [56.7km] (10:45am) to McCarrs Creek bridge [62km];

• R into West Head Rd for 1.5km to "T" intersection;

• L into Liberator General San Martin Drive for 2.8km to Akuna Bay for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) from 11:05am [67km].

3rd Leg:  Akuna Bay to St Ives - 20.3km (agg 90.2km) - 61 min

At 11:35am commence final leg -

• West for 8.1km along Liberator General San Martin Drive passing Illawong Bay, Cottage Point Rd, park entrance toll-both to "V" juncture at McCarrs Creek Rd, 

• Ahead for 2.2km to the apex of McCarrs Creek Rd;

• R into Booralie Rd for 200m;

• L into Myoora Rd for 3.3km;

• R into Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km to St. Ives car-park – ETR 1pm – 90.2km

NOTE:  After climbing to the apex of McCarrs Creek Rd, either take the tunnel under Mona Vale Rd or retrace along Larool Rd to Terrey Hills Fruit Barn and R at lights onto Mona Vale Rd.  Recommend you don't enter Mona Vale Rd at lights at McCarrs Creek Rd, as motorists coming from the coast are doing 80+ clicks and aren't impeded by the traffic lights granting us access to Mona Vale Rd.

Scribe's rap-up of Monday 3 Jan, Cinque Montagnes - 9 crew - 96km or 66km

Tony C, Arno aka Heineken, Princess Caroline, Publican, Gene aka KoalaBear, Whippet, Dennis aka Dapper, Scribe, Tony aka LateStarter,

ToothFairy, Tony aka LateStarter, Wizz, Peter H, Dapper, Whippet 'n Heineken at the Berowra Pool Shop where we had a respite as Tony C, ToothFairy and LateStarter had missed the ferry.

Three pics from Pie in the Sky with 4 of the 5 hills "all done".

Bank Teller    3 Jan '05

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