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7:15am Sunday 28 Oct '07 Quatre Montagnes from Hornsby to Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt White.  Return via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge -  93km -  ETR 12:25pm

  • Ride Organiser:     Phil Johnston 0434 715.861

  • 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

  • Cycling with Muggs is predicated upon notifying Bank Teller if you materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos' "Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"

  • Peruse your UBD which will highlight that our route from Wagstaffe hugs the lower Central Coast and veers left adjacent to Gosford delivering us just Nth of Gosford to the quieter suburb of Lisarow

  • Never cycle two abreast on a single lane road with an unbroken centre line, 'cause RTA deems those sections provide inadequate visibility for a motorist to overtake an vehicle ahead. 

  • Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for $20m Public Liability cover in case you cause a serious accident and a 3rd party sues you for riding negligence
    Nosh Stops:
     1st       Mt White Village Store                 from  8:45am         (30 min)
    2nd          Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston              from 11:15am         (30 min)
    King of the Mountain climbs:
         1st               Cherro Point Rd to 15m past Mt White sign               7.55km
         2nd          Berowra Waters to Berrilee                                      3.50km
    3rd          Galston Bridge to Hornsby Heights Bus Stop             3.2km

1st Leg:  Hornsby to Mt White Village Store, Mt White - 35.5km -  90 mins

7:15am:
Rollout from Hornsby station car-park [N/W side of station - 70 m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] for 35.5km to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White with Segafredo Zanetti (30 min) from 8:45am.

2nd Leg:  Mt White to Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston  -  40.3km - 120 mins

9:15am:

South down Old Pacific H'way for 24km to Berowra

R into Berowra Waters Rd for 6km to Berowra Waters ferry and 1st Sag Stop (10 mins) waiting for Ferry

Ahead scaling to 3.5km to Koppers Log KOM at Berrilee

Ahead along for 6.8km to Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) from 11:15am.

3rd Leg:  Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston to Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter - 11.1km - 20 mins

11:45am:
Sth 4km along Galston Rd to Galston Roundabout
Left East 4.6km dropping to Gorge Gorge timber bridge
Ahead climbing 3.3km to Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter 2nd Sag Stop (10 mins) arriving 12:05pm.

3rd Leg:  Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter to Hornsby station carpark - 4km - 10 min - ETR 12:25pm

12:15am:
Left East 2.9km to Hookham's Cnr

Right 1.1km to Hornsby station carpark - ETR 12:25pm.

Scribe's rap-up last Sunday  - 13 cyclists (6 more rode the Spring Cycle)

L to R above - Matthew, Greg aka ArchitectToo, PacificPete, DishPig, The Kaiser 'n Pimpernel

Grant aka BeanCounter 'n Kerry aka Miner, peeled-off at Palm Beach.  The rest of us caught the 9am ferry to Wagstaffe Wharf, albeit Lawyer 'n Bank Teller only boarded by the skin on their teeth thanks to an untimely flat opposite Nth Avalon Beach Rd.

The Kaiser, Samurai 'n Hugh aka Wellington are driving to Canberra to tackle the arduous 158km Fitz's Classic this Sunday.  So Arno was keen for a long ride, notwithstanding the temp was rising 'n risin'.  Hence, Matthew, Rex, Jean, Guy, Greg 'n Arno were in no mood for Pete's suggestion that we dally at the Wagstaffe Cafe after alighting the Ferry, but the intrepid sextet didn't quite make it all the way to fearsome Paroo Rd Lisarow.

Consequently, with Pete and Scribe the only conquers of Paroo Rd, we had to "Rent-A-Crowd" for our pic from Subway Lisarow with Lisarow locals, Jason, Amba and Cammo adding some youth.  Shame our photographer, Kristy, couldn't join this pic, 'cause she scrubbed-up good as well.

 

Scribe    22 Oct '07