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Sunday, 9 March '08 7:20am from Jersey St carpark Hornsby to St Ives carpark for 7:50am rollout for "Brekkie at Bayview Marina - Brunch at Akuna Bay" - 111km from Hornsby (ETR 2:20pm) or 91km from St Ives (ETR 1:30pm)

Ø     Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston 9114.6689 hm or 0412 045.224

Ø     Bank Teller will be at Hornsby for 7:20am rollout to St Ives carpark, thence "Brekkie at Bayview Marina - Brunch at Akuna Bay" .
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Snapshot:
7:20am rollout Hornsby station carpark in Jersey St (300m NW of Hornsby station in Jersey St) to St Ives car park on Mona Vale Rd [opposite Pattisons Patisserie and Stanley St. junction] for 7:50am rollout. 
Terrey Hills, Duffy's Forest, McCarrs Creek to
West Head for 
1st Nosh Stop (15 min).

Return to McCarrs Creek and turn Left down McCarrs creek Rd to Bayview Marina Café [LHS two clicks past Church Point] for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) from 10:45am.

Return straight to St Ives [ETR 12:25pm Or via Akuna Bay 3rd Nosh Stop (30 min).

Sag Stops:
1.  
Terrey Hills Fruit Barn from 8:05am (3 min)
2.   Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant  from 8:50am (5 min)

Nosh Stops:
1.   West Head
from 9:40am (15 min)
2.   Bayview Marina Café from 10:45am (30 min)
3.   Akuna Bay from 11:55am (30 min)
4.   Pattisons Patisserie

KOM climb:

TollBooth at Illawong Bay, passing Cottage Point Rd on RHS to TollBooth at top  -  5.6km

Prologue Leg:  Hornsby Jersey St carpark to St Ives carpark - 10km - 25 min

7:20am cycle -

Early on Sunday morn' the following route has low road traffic which follows the street signs to St Ives: 

*        L down Pacific H'way for 800m

*        L into Edgeworth David Ave to F3 Overpass for 2km

*        Ahead into Junction Rd for 1.3km

*        R into Eastern Rd for 700m

*        L into Burns Rd for 2.2km,

*        Ahead into Killeaton St for 2.3km,

*        Right into Memorial Ave for 500m,

*        Left into Mona Vale Rd for 100m. 

If cycling from St Ives back to Hornsby at the tail of this ride, the back road route listed at the bottom of this ride invitation is recommended.

2nd Leg:  St Ives via Duffys Forest to Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant Sag Stop - 20.5km - 55 min

 

7:50am -

*        E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.7km,

*        L [opposite Forest Way - at Mona Vale Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd and take a 1st Sag Stop (3 min),

*        Ahead 3km along Myoor Larool Rd,

*        L into Tepko Rd (75m short of Booralie Rd) for 400m,

*        L into Booralie Rd, 'n pedal 6km on a flat/fast stretch past Terrey Hills Golf Course and rifle range to Duffy's Forest (amidst real pigs, goats, horses 'n cows),

*        "U"- turn at the dead-end of Cow Corner – NOTE: turn around as soon as you see faster cyclists returning.  Continue past Terrey Hills neighbourhood shopping centre, thru roundabout and take 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) from 8:50am outside Thai Restaurant at top of McCarrs Creek Rd - muster on LHS of white road line under tree cover.

3rd Leg:  Thai Restaurant to West Head - 18.4km (agg. 48.8km) - 45 min

 

8:55am -

*        Descend McCarrs Creek Rd and enter Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park 3.2km to "V" (dual entrances to the park),

*        R continuing on McCarrs Creek Rd for 2km,

*        L at McCarrs Creek bridge for 1.4km to T juncture (Akuna Bay Marina is 2.8km downhill on LHS).

*        Ahead along West Head Rd for 12km to The Headland for 1st Nosh Stop (15 min) from 9:40am [41.3km] - pack nibbles, ‘cause we take a gawk at the majestic, shimmering peninsula - Pittwater/Lion Island.

4th Leg:  West Head to Bayview Marina Kiosk - 21.5km (agg 62.8km) - 55 min

 

 

9:55am -

*        Retrace 13.4km to McCarrs Creek bridge,

*        L into McCarrs Creek Rd for 7.5km passing Church Point arriving at Bayview Marina Kiosk from 10:45am for 2nd Nosh Stop 9979.5782ph (30min). 

5th Leg: Bayview Marina to Akuna Bay  - 12.8km (agg 75.2km) - 45 min

Over Brunch we will find out who, at 11:25am, will cycle  -

*        21km back up McCarrs Creek Rd and onto St Ives - ETR 12:20pm [83km from St Ives]; or

*        7.4km up McCarrs Creek, taking a R to loop Akuna Bay anti-clock, a further 4.5km for Brunch 3rd Nosh Stop (30 min) at Akuna Bay from 11:55am [73km from St Ives].

6th Leg: Akuna Bay to St Ives - 19.4km (agg 101.7km) - 65 min

12:25pm -

Climb anti-clockwise from Akuna Bay to Terrey Hills and re-enter Mona Vale Rd via -

*        Myoor Larool Rd after passing the Mona Vale Fruit Barn, or 

*        the tunnel under Mona Vale Rd.  

*        R into Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km to St Ives for 4th Nosh Stop (20 min) at Pattisons Patisserie from 1:30pm.  

7th Leg: St Ives to Hornsby - 9.9km (agg 111.5km) - 29 min

12:45pm -L

Mona Vale Rd

0.9

Pentecost Ave

R

Pentecost Ave

2.0

Ku'ring'gai  Ave

A

Boomerang St

0.7

Eastern Rd

R

Eastern Rd

0.7

Bangalla St

L

Bangalla St

1.0

Millewa St

R

Millewa St

1.4

F3 Overpass

A

Alexandra Pde

1.5

Pattisons Ave/Leonard St

L

Pattisons Ave/Leonard St

0.5

Pacific H'way

R

Pacific H'way

0.8

Coronation St   

R

Coronation St   

0.3

Jersey St

L

Jersey St

0.1

Hornsby car park - ETR 2:20pm

 

Scribe   2 Mar 2008