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Sunday, 27 Aug, Somersby "Bellbirds" Peats Ridge anti-clockwise:
*     By 7:50am from Hornsby  125km - ETR Hornsby 3:15pm
*     By 8:10am from Berowra 103km - ETR Berowra 2:45pm

Or turnaround at Mt White - 71km round trip from Hornsby - ETR 11:50am

  • All cyclists should target arriving at 1st Nosh Stop at Mt White at 9:20am.  If you are slow, start early.  If ya fast, start by above times.

  • 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 2006 - Jul to Sept" adjacent to 27-Aug-06 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 Organiser;:   Phil Johnston  9498.3684 hm

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

  • Ride in single file on single lane roads which have an unbroken centre line, 'cause a RedNeck might clip ya!

Nosh Stops:
 1st    Mt White Village Store                   from  9:20am          30 min 
2nd  Somersby General Store                from 11:05am          30 min
3rd   Pie in the Sky                                 from  1:55pm          20 min
 Sag Stops:
1st    Roundabout to Kariong                from   10:35am          5 min
2nd   MidCoast Petroleum                     from   12:05am        10 min
3rd    Mt White Village Store                 from   1:00pm          10 min

King of the Mountain climbs:
 1st     Cherro Point Rd sign to 20m past 2nd Mt White sign                                          7.55km
 2nd   300m past Mooney Mooney Bridge to KOM                                                         3.65km
 3rd    Brooklyn Rd aluminium light poll to 10m before entrance 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 between 7:40am and 7:50am depending on your speed, -

  • N up Jersey St  for 200m,

  • L for 30m 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 (30 min) at Mt White Road Warriors' Cafe from 9:20am. 

 

2nd Leg: Mt White to Somersby General Store - 24.5km (60km) - 70 min

9:50am -

  • 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 (30 min) - good burgers.

 

3rd Leg: Somersby General Store to Peats Ridge - 9.5km (70km) - 25 min

By 11:35am -

 

  • L along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 200m

  • L down "on-ramp" along Peats Ridge Rd for 9.3km to MidCoast Petroleum for Sag Stop [5 min] from 12:05pm.

 

4th Leg: Peats Ridge to Mt White - 20.6km (90km) - 50 min

12:10pm -

  • Sth down Peats Ridge Rd for 14.5km to Calga Interchange

  • L (at "Scenic Road" sign to Brooklyn) and continue 6.1km returning to Mt White Village Store for Sag Stop [10 min] from 1pm.

 

5th Leg: Mt White to Pie in the Sky - 16.1km (106km) - 41 min

1:10pm 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 1:40pm.

 

6th Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km (125.5km) - 60 min

2:05pm 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 3:15pm.

 

 

Scribe's rap-up of Turra', Richmond, Springwood, Richmond - 121km - 6 cyclists

Another corker late Winter's day. Laurence aka Tyro, who cycled from his digs at Newtown, met Scribe at edge of M2 at 8:15am. We met Pacific Pete (who had driven to Richmond) at Richmond Park contemporaneous with Tyro leaving us cause he had to return to Newtown for a driving lesson.  Heavens!  Most of us have been driving for a thousand years, and one of the young bucks is learning to drive.  Muggs crew contains a wide age spectrum.

 

Not long after we met Steve, who lives locally, and his mate Paul, who both accompanied us south to Springwood.  After lunch at the Old Post Office Cafe, Springwood (it has a new chic cafe name, but can't remember it), we dropped down the mountain via Mitchell's Pass and pedaled to Emu Plains. Whereupon we took a left and cycled back to Richmond - 121km for Scribe.  Fewer clicks for Pete, Steve and Paul.

 

 

 

 

 

Scribe    20 Aug '06