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Sunday, 10 Dec '06 - Tour de Hawkesbury Heights, Springwood, Mitchell Pass

* Turramurra station carpark from 7am for 124km route via Browns Water Hole, (7:15am from Vimiera Rd, Marsfield) M2 to Marayong and follow rail line to Windsor and main drag to Richmond for 1st Nosh Stop, then below route from Richmond

* Or Turramurra station carpark from 7:55am and by 8:05am for 91km route via M2 to Seven Hills station to aboard 9:20am train (reducing 1st Leg to Richmond by 32km) for 41 min train-trip to Richmond station (Let Scribe know if you want to ride this abridged route from 7:55am, otherwise you might be the only cyclist in Turra' carpark at 7:55am)

Thence from 10am up Yarramundi to Springwood to Nosh Stop at Springwood, thence descend Mitchells Pass to -
* Emu Plains train to Blacktown station; or
* Penrith train to Seven Hills, thence M2, Browns Water Hole - ETR Turramurra 2:15pm
NB: Route increases by 40km to 164km if you cycle M4 rather than catch one a train from Emu Plains or Penrith

Ø Click on: Risk Warnings which warns of the dangers of cycling on public roads with motor cars, potholes and over bridges with vertical timber planks with gaps

Ø If driving from Inner West, park in Vimiera Rd Marsfield and join ride where we enter the M2

Ø Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston 9513.9532 wk

Ø Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø Expend 10 min studying the street map to familiarize with the below 2nd 'n 3rd Ride Legs

Ø Bring a hardcopy of this and Ride Description at 124km or 91km in 'Ride Calendar 2006 - Oct to Dec'

Ø Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party -
join Bicycle NSW for PL insurance, so that all Muggs are better protected

Ø When passing a fellow Mugg, always provide a metre clearance. If you can't, or are
passing on the inside, you MUST call out loudly eg. "passing inside tight" etc

Snapshot:

Long Route: Start between 7am and 7:10am from Turramurra station carpark and cycle to Richmond via M2 onto Marayong, Riverstone, Vineyard by following rail line to Windsor, then main drag to Richmond.
Shorter Route to Richmond using train: Start Turramurra station between 7:55am and 8:05am for 22km to Seven Hills station (3.7km on Kissing Point Rd, 1.45km thru Browns Water Hole, 17km on M2/Abbott Rd/Prospect Highway) to climb aboard 9:20am train. Arrive Richmond at 9:58am.
Challenging 26km anti-clockwise loop, SW up Hawkesbury Heights to Yarramundi for 2nd Nosh Stop at Springwood.
Descend mountain incorporating scenic Mitchells Pass to Emu Plains station to catch train back to Blacktown station (0r Penrith to Seven Hills) followed by 24km cycle back to Turra' station. - ETR 2:50pm.
Nosh Stops:
(i)(a) Richmond Park 30 mins from 9:20am for the 7:05am START - Longer Route cyclists.
(i)(b) On train for the 8:10am START - Shorter Route cyclists.
(ii) Old Post Office Cafe, Springwood 35 mins
(iii) Train from Emu Plains to Blacktown station for 19 mins or from Penrith station to Seven Hills station for 25 mins

KOM Climbs:
Shaws Creek Bridge to veer R sign approaching Hawkesbury Heights Lookout 4.1km
Shaws Creek Bridge to 'Old Stone Cottage' at crest of Hawkesbury Heights 2.6km

a) Longer Route cycling from Turramurra station Rohini St car park via M2 to Marayong, Riverstone, Vineyard by following rail line to Windsor and main drag to Richmond – 55.4km

1st Le Start between 7:00am and 7:10am cycle 60m up Rohini St to the H'way and R at lights. 50m later L at lights into Kissing Point Rd. Step descent then cross Comenarra Parkway at lights. Ahead to end of Kissing Point Rd. R fork onto cycleway path to Browns Water Hole (caution steep decent with sharp turns, causeway flooded when it used to rain hard) followed by 300m steep climb to M2. Pass through a narrow 20m tunnel and Sag Stop (3 min) before joining M2 on south side.
Pass 2 on and 2 off roads, cycle 14.2km to Old Windsor Rd intersection, where M2 becomes Abbott Rd.
Ahead 1.4km along Abbott Road to Johnson Ave lights and take Muggs' regular route to Windsor by tracing the rail line from Marayong passing thru Riverstone, Vineyard to Windsor and then along the main drag to Richmond

Short Shorter Route catching train from Seven Hills station: Turramurra station Rohini St car park via M2 to Seven Hills station, thence train to Richmond station – 22.4km:

Rollout between 7:55am and 8am cycle 60m up Rohini St to the H'way and R at lights. 50m later L at lights into Kissing Point Rd. Step descent then cross Comenarra Parkway at lights. Ahead to end of Kissing Point Rd. R fork onto cycleway path to Browns Water Hole (caution steep decent with sharp turns, causeway flooded when it used to rain hard) followed by 300m steep climb to M2. Pass through a narrow 20m tunnel and Sag Stop (3 min) before joining M2 on south side.
Pass 2 on and 2 off roads, cycle 14.2km to Old Windsor Rd intersection, where M2 becomes Abbott Rd.
Ahead 1.4km along Abbott Road to Johnson Ave lights.
Ahead 700m along Prospect Highway to Seven Hills station on LHS, enter via Terminus Rd. Quickly buy a snack and catch 9:20am train for 38 min journey to Richmond arriving 9:58am.

2nd Leg: Richmond, Yarramundi, Springwood - 26km

9:58am alight train and exit Richmond station:

R	Market St	0.1	~	NWW	March St	22.4
L	March St	0.6	~	SSW	Bosworth St	23.0
R	Bosworth St	0.3	~	SWW	Castlereagh Rd	23.3
R	Castlereagh Rd	4.0	~	SWW	Springwood Rd	27.3
L	Springwood Rd	11.4	/	SWW	Hawkesbury Heights Lookout	38.7
R	Hawkesbury Road	9.1	~	SWW	Macquarie Rd	47.8
R	Macquarie Rd	0.2	~	W	Raymond Rd	48.0
L	Raymond Rd	0.1	~	S	Old Post Office café, Springwood	48.0

Arrive at Springwood at 11:20am for 30 min Nosh Stop.

3rd Leg: Springwood, Mitchell Pass, Emu Plains station - 16.2km

Remount 11:50am and descend the mountain avoiding Great Western H'way except for 800m section when we cross it, including a beaut one-way section along Mitchells Pass to -
* Emu Plains station for half hourly train at 3 and 33 min past hour - arriving Blacktown station 22 and 52 mins past hour; or
* Penrith station for half hourly train at 7 min and 37 min past hour - arriving Blacktown station 22 and 52 mins past hour:

L	Raymond Rd	0.1	~	N	Macquarie Rd	48.1
R	Macquarie Rd	0.2	~	SEE	Hawkesbury Road	48.3
R	Green Pde/Macq. Rd	4.0	~	SEE	Green Pde/Macquarie Rd	52.3
R	Great Western Highway	0.8	~	SEE	Great Western Highway	53.1
L	Wilson/Railway Pde	4.4	~	SEE	Wilson/Railway Pde	57.5
L	Mitchells Pass	4.3	\	E	Great Western Highway	61.8
L	Great Western Highway	2.3	~	NE	Station St	64.1
A	Station St	0.1	~	N	Emu Plains station	64.2

4th Leg: Alight train at Blacktown station at 12:52pm and cycle to Turramurra station carpark - 27km

Ahead into Boys Ave 200m,
R into Second Ave for 400m,
L into Sunnyholt Rd for 800m,
R into Sackville Rd for 1.2km
Ahead in Lucas Rd for 1.4km
L into Prospect H'way for 400m
Ahead at Johnson Ave traffic lights into Abbott Rd/M2 (take extreme car as lots of traffic proceed leftish along the Prospect H'way, and one of those Red Necks could wallop ya!) for 15.6km,
L at Optus Tower at crest (1.6km after passing thru 400m tunnel) down/up Brown's Waterhole for 1.8km,
Ahead up Kissing Point Rd for 3.7km
R into Pacific H'way for 250m
Left into Rohini St for 200m
Left into Turramurra station carpark.

ETR Turramurra station 2:15pm.

Bank Teller's rap-up of Tour de Windsor, Freeman's Reach and Lowlands - 4 cyclists - 104km

The Northside of Sydney stretching up past Mangrove Mountain copped regular rain during Sat night. The satellite images able to be sourced from the Muggs' Home Page at Weather info indicated more rain showers in the Nth. from the NNW.

After a 'phone around at Sparrow Fart from cyclists still keen for a ride, we jettisoned the planned ride Nth and headed West to Windsor along the M2, thereafter following the train line to Windsor. Following a 35km anti-C/W loop thru Freeman's Reach and Richmond Lowlands we (ToothFairy, Michael M and Scribe) jumped the train from Clarendon to Seven Hills, all but TugBoat who cycled back to Turra' clocking up 140km on a rain free, albeit o'cast day. The rest of us were happy to register 104km.

Scribe 3 Dec '06 rob