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Sunday 15 Apr '07, Tour de Road Warriors' Cafe - Mt White return:

7:20am from Nth Turra’ - 93km - ETR 12:30pm; or
7:55am from Hornsby - 71km - ETR 12:00pm
8:15am from Berowra - 49km - ETR 11:35am

* Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston 9498.3684 hm 0412 045.224
* Hardcopy these directions and bring on ride

* 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

* Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for $20m Public Liability cover, in case you cause a nasty accident and seriously injure a cyclist, or 3rd party, who sues your arse to empty your pockets

Nosh Stops:
1st    Mt White Village Store                from 9:30am          (30 min)
2nd   Pie in the Sky                            from 10:50am        (20 min)
King of the Mountain climbs:
1st   Bobbin Head bridge to Kalkari Reserve sign          3.25km
2nd    Cherro Point Rd to 15m past Mt White sign               7.55km
3rd     Brooklyn Rd to Pie in the Sky                                    3.90km
4th     Bobbin Head stone toilets to Tollbooth                    3.95km

1st Leg: To Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt White - 46.3km from Nth Turra', 35.5km from Hornsby or 24.5km from Berowra

· 7:20am rollout from 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 46km 1st leg to Mt White. 1st Sag Stop (8 min) at Kalkari Reserve after 9.9km; or

· 7:55am departure from Hornsby station car-park
[N/W side of station - 70 m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] for 35km to Mt White.

· 8:15am rollout for the 50km from Berowra station carpark cycling Nth up Old Pacific H'way to Mt White.

Both groups arrive 1st Nosh Stop - Mt White Road Warriors Cafe with Segafredo Zanetti (30 min) from 9:30am.

2nd Leg: Mt White to Pie in the Sky - 16km

10:00am commence return leg, South down Old Pacific H'way with 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min) at Pie in the Sky from 10:50am amidst the ambience of the Verdant Grassy Knoll overlooking the majestic Hawkesbury River.

3rd Leg: Pie in the Sky to Berowra - 8km - or Hornsby 19km - or Nth Turramurra Corner Cafe - 33km

11:20am cycle Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

7.9km to Berowra station - ETR 11:35am
21km to Hornsby - ETR 12:00pm
31km back to Nth. Turra’ via Bobbin Head - ETR 12:30pm

Sth

Old Pac H'way

3.9

Cowan Station

A

Old Pac H'way

3.9

Berowra station

A

Bobbin Head Rd

8.5

Traffic Lights - Bobbin Hd

L

Belmont Pde.

0.2

Belmont Pde. Stop sign

L

Bobbin Head Rd

4.0

Kalkari Reserve

A

Bobbin Head Rd

3.3

Bobbin Head bridge

A

Bobbin Head Rd

4.0

Bobbin Head Tollbooth

A

Bobbin Head Rd

2.6

Nth Turramurra shops

Scribe's rap-up last Sunday 8 Apr Tour de Macarthur anti-c/w, incl Lake Burragorang Lookout - 115km - 5 cyclists


Above pics at *Cobbitty Patisserie* after 22km where we carbed up for the 50km 2nd leg incl a visit to Lake Burragorang Lookout, Warragamba Dam


Warragamba Dam had a tad more water in it than we thought it might. LHS of Muggaccinos home page incl Weather info which provides lots of useful data and satellite pictures of cloud cover. Sydney Catchment Authority Current "Bulk Water Storage & Supply Report" as at: lists a weekly update on rainfall in the Sydney Catchment Areas. The graph at the bottom of latest update therein "Bulk Water Storage & Supply Report for 5 April 2007" shows an encouraging upturn in our catchments. Yesterday morn' at Sparrow Fart Sydney rain radar - 128km loop - 4 image rotation showed that the weather around Warragamba dam was mostly dry.


Lunch at Picton after 79km in brill sunshine

Scribe 8 Apr '07