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Sunday, 2 Nov '08:

   ¨  Cinque Montagnes - clockwise from Nth Turra’ by 7:05am94km  ETR 11:55am

   ¨  Trois Montagnes  clockwise from Hornsby    by 7:40am65km  ETR 11:30am

FAST PACE RIDE, WITH FIRST AND ONLY NOSH STOP AT PIE IN THE SKY AFTER -
*        61km FROM NORTH TURRAMURRA; or
*        46km FROM HORNSBY

Ø    Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston   9114.6689  0412 045 224

Ø    Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

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

Ø    When boarding and alighting the Berowra Ferry, take particular care not to cycle over the metal rails on the cement ramps which can be very slippery

Ø    Don't ride two abreast on single lane roads with an unbroken centre line

Ø    Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party property cover.  Join Bicycle NSW or Bike Vic for P.L. insurance, or upgrade your household policy to include P.L. beyond your front fence, so that all Muggs are better protected, 'cause if you cause a serious accident it could cost you upwards of $1m in P.L. claims by the injured 3rd party

Ø    Cyclists from the primary/longer departure point of Nth Turramurra do not pass the shorter journey Hornsby departure spot - usually meet them ascending Galston Rd or when passing Andy's Cafe Nth Galston on route to Berowra Ferry.

Main Route:

Nth Turra’, Bobbin Head, Galston Gorge, Berowra Waters punt, Brooklyn, Bobbin Hd, Nth Turra’

Starts:

500m past Burns Rd in Bobbin Head Rd Nth Turramurra; or
Hornsby Stn west side, Jersey St.

Nosh Stop:

Pie in the Sky                             from 10am -  30min

1st Leg: Nth Turra' 61km or Hornsby 46km to Pie in the Sky

¨            Longer Ride - Cinque Montagnes [94km] - Bank Teller, BakerBoy and CampyAficionado are starting from Nth Turra'
Park in Valley Park Cres carpark
on LHS (700m past Burns Rd) in Bobbin Head Rd Nth Turramurra with faster riders rolling out by 7:05am from outside the Corner Cafe, for down/up Bobbin Head passing Kalkari Reserve after 9.9km.  Thence 4km along Bobbin Head Rd to Belmont Pde. 
Left
into Belmont Pde. [becomes Royston Rd] hugging Asquith Golf Course on LHS. 
Join
Pac. Highway after R into Baldwin St and cross over railway line at Asquith train station, then veer R at traffic lights continue SW and shortly R into Galston Rd and pedal twds Hornsby Heights.

 

¨            Shorter Ride - Trois Montagnes [65km] - KayakMan and MediaMan are starting from Hornsby
Rollout Hornsby car-park
[100m Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] 7:40am -
*   
Nth up Jersey St for 500m, 
*    L into Bridge Rd 40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way, 
*    R and pedal 700m Nth; and 
*    L at lights at Galston Rd and cycle twds Hornsby Heights.

Route now becomes common for both start points.  NNW thru Hornsby Heights and descend to Galston Gorge and climb 3km to Crosslands Rd.  Then left for 1.1km and Right at roundabout around 7:45am into Arcadia Rd for 4km to Wylds Rd, passing Andy's Cafe around 8:25am. 

Nth along Galston Rd/Arcadia Rd which changes to Bay Rd at pastoral Berrilee, where a few km later after passing the familiar Koppers Log KOM descend to picturesque Berowra Waters for our 1st Sag Stop (10 min) - ride on the punt. 
C
limb 4.2km up Berowra Waters Rd to roundabout

Right remaining in Berowra Waters Rd passing Berowra Pool Shop for 1.8km to Pacific Highway

Left into Pacific Highway at 10:15am and cycle Nth past Cowan station and Pie in the Sky before descending to 'U' turn at Brooklyn Rd before climbing 3.85km back to Pie in the Sky at 10am for our 1st Nosh Stop (30 min).

 

 

 

2nd Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby 19km or Nth Turra' shops - 31km

10:30am commence return home 17km Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

¨        enter Bobbin Head for 14km to Nth Turra' - ETR 11:55am; or

¨        continue Sth for 2km to Hornsby - ETR 11:30am.

Muggs' 5th KOM Challenge from Berry is two weeks away  -  20 confirmed starters mostly for the w'end rides - another 10 maybe's

Bank Teller's rap-up of Tour de Wisemans Ferry ' n Cliftonville  -  7 crew - 118km

Scribe, KayakMan and CampyAficionado rolled out of Porters Lookout Dural at 7:20am.  They were shortly "catched-up" by Bill aka Glasgow who rode from his Eastwood digs flirting Pennant Hills Rd.  Soon after Greg aka ArchitectToo caught us as well.  BakerBoy and ChiliDog were the back-markers who started from Hornsby after BakerBoy had caught the train from Woy Woy and Jean had cycled from his Rozelle digs at Sparrow Fart.  The ride up Old Northern Rd was grand on a beaut warmish morn' (muchly appreciated after 'Freezing Our Balls Off' only 3 days earlier), and fortunately there were only a couple of V8s dragging ski-boats.  But we kept well to the LHS in single file in the dedicated shoulder.

Above 'n below pics at Wisemans Ferry Cafe after 42km from Dural and 11km more from Hornsby.

 

 

Above 'n below pics at Stone House Cafe Maroota after climbing that horror hill from Cliftonville where the initial 950m is a veritable Ball-Tearer.

Scribe   27 Oct '08