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Sunday, 19 Feb '06, Brunch at Pearl Beach - Old Rattler home from Woy Woy:

*    Rollout between 7:10 and 7:20am from Nth Turramurra   -  98km    -   ETR  2:24pm; or 

*    Rollout between 7:50am and 8:00am from Hornsby          -  86km    -   ETR  2:04pm; or 

*    Rollout between 8:05am and 8:15am from Berowra         -  75km    -   ETR  12:53pm

  • 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 start times.

  • Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston -  9498.3684 hm

  • Click on Ride Description on Calendar Page "Jan to Mar 2006" for street map or click here

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

  • Cycle two abreast at own risk.  Keep well to LHS on single lane roads

  • Get off the road at Sag Stops

  • Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for Public Liability cover in case another Mugg sues you for riding negligence

Nosh Stops:
 Mt White Road Warriors Cafe                                            9:33am      -   30 min
Fish Shop at Pearl Beach                                                12:02pm      -   35 min
Sag Stops or Sign Posts:  
1st:       Calga Interchange                                             10:35am      -    1 min 
2nd:      Wiseman's Ferry/Gosford roundabout                  10:50am      -    5 min 
3rd:       Kariong Shell garage                                         10:57am      -   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 by 7:20am.  1st Sag Stop at Kalkari Reserve after 9.9km.

Shorter 1st Leg: Hornsby to Mt White Store - 35km (85 min)

¨           Rollout by 8am 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 by 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 9:33am (35 min from 1st arrivals) at Mt White Road Warriors Café.

 

 

Second Leg: Mt White Village Store to Kariong Shell garage - 19.2km (52 min)


10:05am -

  • 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 11am [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;  

  • L into Mt Ettalong Rd for about 3km;  

  • 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 12:05pm [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 (25 min) - 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;

  • R  into Hobart for 200m;

  • 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 1:08pm:

·     all stops at 12:23pm arrive Berowra at 12:53pm and Hornsby at 1:04pm; or

·     express at 12:58pm arrive Hornsby at 1:34pm; or

·     all stops at 1:23pm arrive Berowra at 1:53pm 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  2:24pm.

 

Scribe's rap-up of St Ives, Palm Beach 'n return via Wakehurst Parkway Way - 92km - 7 crew

Stephen aka Smurf made a successful comeback after taking a sabbatical during the "HotSeason".  Gene aka KoalaBear also made a return after a lengthy break, although Gene doesn't mind the heat as evidenced by completing the now infamous 200km Audax ride in Oct '04.

Ian aka Flash, Scribe, Pacific Pete, Heineken and Grant aka BeanCounter made up today's team, where our ride on a warmish, overcast, eventually clearing morn', was characterised by no one being in any hurry to leave our Palm Beach Cafe, even if we didn't twig that LongHaul was awaiting us on the ferry.

Mark aka LongHaul's report of last Sunday where he jumped on the 9am ferry to lower Central Coast and couldn't find any other Muggs

I was hoping to catch a few Muggs on the ferry at Palm Beach.  Left home at 7am and zipped up the coast with a detour through Warriewood and the Newport rollercoaster and Whale Beach to reach the grits shop at 8:45 with 39 km under the belt. 

Jumped on the ferry and looked wistfully for other riders - none to be seen - but some good eye candy to keep me content. Decided to ride from Ettalong and followed a well worked route past Woy Woy Bay and Staples Lookout (looking very different after the fires) to the servo at Kariong.  Filled up with water there and pushed on to Mooney Mooney and Mount White and Pie in the Sky.  Was planning to stop there but fell into conversation with an Iron Man in training - so we rode together for a while until a little after Cowan.  Then wended down the familiar descents of Bobbin Head (2nd time in 3 days).  Quick stop for liquids at North Turramurra and then home via St Ives and Wakehurst Parkway.  Soon ending with a 146km ride almost entirely solo - good practice for Top to Bottom in July (where we now have 9 confirmed riders - not many places left).
 

Birdsong along the way was great and the sound of cicadas definitely heading to winter mode. The weather was fine to start with a few clouds; a few sprinkles of rain and wet roads around Somersby and then getting pretty hot around Mt Colah with mercury topping 32C.

Scribe    12 Feb ‘06