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Good Friday
, 7:40am 10 April '09 - Anti-clockwise "Tour de Macarthur" from Birriwa Reserve Mount Annan via Narellan, Elderslie, Camden, Cobbitty, Theresa Park, Orangeville, Oakdale, Lake Burragorang Lookout Warragamba Dam, Mowbray Park, Picton, Menangle Park – 115km - ETR 2:05pm
Route may be reduced to:
* 102km by taking short cut to Cawdor during 1st Leg * 91km by skipping 14km out 'n back to Lake Burragorang Lookout in 2nd Leg; and * 80km by a Left into Montpelier Drive rather than ahead into Burragorang Rd. Montpelier Drive links back into Barkers Lodge Rd which leads to Picton - easy peasy.
Lots of farms, horses, cows, sheep, goats and alpacas
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Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston 9114.6689 hm or 0434 715.861 Scribe, TugBoat and DishPig are doing this ride.
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Click on: Risk Management which warns of the dangers of cycling on public roads with motor cars, potholes and over bridges with vertical timber planks with gaps, and to cycle much slower at corners on descents on wet roads
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Cycling with Muggs is predicated upon notifying Bank Teller if you materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos' "Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"
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Open the above URLs which provide useful info on our anti-clockwise route map with the above 3 * options to reduce the distance down to 80km
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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
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Ride single file on single lane roads which have an unbroken centre line, 'cause a RedNeck might clip ya!
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Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday and suss out ya UBD and Route Map, so you have some idea where you are cycling
Driving Directions:
Early on a Sunday morn' Campbelltown is only 50min drive from Gordon via Homebush Bay Drive.
Right onto M5 about 1km past big Roselands sign on RHS.
Exit M5 at 2nd Campbelltown Rd keeping to right hand lane on the exit ramp.
Follow directions to Narellan heading NWW along Narellan Rd for 2½km.
400m after passing Mount Annan Drive on LHS turn Left into Waterworth Drive.
250m later turn Left into Wellings Drive.
220m later turn Right into Fitzpatrick Rd.
150m later turn Right into O'Brien Rd carpark in Birriwa Reserve.
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1st Leg: Birriwa Reserve Mount Annan carpark to Cobbitty Café Patisserie, Cobbitty - 31km - 80 min 7:40am cycle - | ||||||
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dir |
Birriwa Reserve, "Mount Annan" |
leg km |
destination |
agg km |
ride time |
hr:m |
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L |
Fitzpatrick Rd |
0.2 |
Wellings Drive |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0:00 |
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R |
Wellings Drive |
0.2 |
Waterworth Drive |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0:01 |
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R |
Waterworth Drive |
0.2 |
Narellan Rd |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0:01 |
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L |
Narellan Rd |
1.9 |
Camden By-Pass |
2.5 |
4.3 |
0:05 |
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1st Sag Stop |
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Camden By-Pass |
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2 |
0:07 |
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L |
Camden By-Pass |
6.2 |
Former Old Hume H'way/Broughton St |
8.7 |
16.0 |
0:23 |
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L |
Former Old Hume H'way/Broughton St |
2.2 |
'Camden Valley Inn' |
10.9 |
5.5 |
0:29 |
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A |
Remembrance Drive |
2.9 |
Cawdor Rd |
13.8 |
7.0 |
0:36 |
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R |
Cawdor Rd |
2.3 |
Cawdor Primary School |
16.1 |
5.7 |
0:42 |
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R |
Cawdor (Main Southern) Rd |
6.0 |
Argyle St |
22.1 |
14.5 |
0:56 |
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R |
Argyle St |
0.5 |
Elizabeth St |
22.6 |
1.4 |
0:57 |
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L |
Elizabeth St |
0.5 |
Exeter St |
23.1 |
1.5 |
0:59 |
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R |
Exeter St |
0.1 |
Macquarie Grove Rd |
23.2 |
0.2 |
0:59 |
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L |
Macquarie Grove Rd |
5.0 |
Cobbitty Rd |
28.2 |
13.0 |
1:12 |
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L |
Cobbitty Rd |
3.0 |
Cobbitty Café Patisserie |
31.2 |
8.0 |
1:20 |
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1st Nosh Stop |
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Cobbitty Café Patisserie |
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30 |
1:50 |
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1st Nosh Stop (30 min) Cobbitty Café Patisserie, Cobbitty proudly owned by Elsa and Herve Lamy from 9:05am. Herve is a Frenchman who knows how to bake pastries. Dead-set the cakes 'n tarts are scrumptious. | ||||||
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2nd Leg: Cobbitty Café Patisserie Cobbitty to Simply Delicious Café 135 Argyle St. Picton - 48km - 126 min Saddle-up 9:35am: | ||||||
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A |
Cobbitty Rd |
3.5 |
Werombi Rd |
34.7 |
7.0 |
1:57 |
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R |
Werombi Rd |
5.5 |
'Theresa Park' |
40.2 |
12.0 |
2:09 |
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A |
Werombi Rd |
3.0 |
Bobs Range Rd |
43.2 |
3.5 |
2:13 |
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2nd Sag Stop |
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Bobs Range Rd |
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2 |
2:15 |
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L |
Bobs Range Rd |
3.5 |
'Orangeville' |
46.7 |
15.0 |
2:30 |
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A |
Bobs Range Rd |
3.0 |
'The Oaks' |
49.7 |
12.0 |
2:42 |
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A |
Burragorang Rd |
5.8 |
'Oakdale' |
55.5 |
13.0 |
2:55 |
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A |
Burragorang Rd |
6.0 |
Lake Burragorang Lookout Entrance |
61.5 |
17.0 |
3:12 |
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R |
Burragorang Rd |
1.0 |
62.5 |
2.5 |
3:14 | |
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3rd Sag Stop |
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10 |
3:24 | |
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'U' |
Burragorang Rd |
1.0 |
Lake Burragorang Lookout Entrance |
63.5 |
2.5 |
3:27 |
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L |
Burragorang Rd |
6.0 |
'Oakdale' |
69.5 |
17.0 |
3:44 |
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R |
Barkers Lodge Rd |
2.1 |
Mowbray Park Rd on R |
71.6 |
5.0 |
3:49 |
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A |
Barkers Lodge Rd |
6.6 |
'Picton' |
78.2 |
16.0 |
4:05 |
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L |
Argyle St |
1.2 |
Simply Delicious Cafe |
79.4 |
3.0 |
4:08 |
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2nd Nosh Stop |
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Simply Delicious Cafe |
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35 |
4:43 |
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A |
Argyle St |
1.2 |
Remembrance Drive |
80.6 |
6.0 |
4:49 |
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Arrive at Historic Picton at 11:40am for 2nd Nosh Stop - 35 min at Simply Delicious Cafe 135 Argyle St, Picton on LHS. (Reduce 2nd Leg by 23km by skipping the out/back to pristine taking a short cut by turning Left at 'The Oaks' and heading Sth into Montpelier Drive rather than ahead into Burragorang Rd. Montpelier Drive links back into Barkers Lodge Rd which leads to Picton.) | ||||||
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3rd Leg: Picton to Menangle General Store - 17km - 53 min | ||||||
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A |
Remembrance Drive |
4.0 |
Start of KOM - Crash Zone |
84.6 |
18.0 |
5:07 |
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A |
Remembrance Drive |
2.4 |
Mt Hercules Rd- KOM |
87.0 |
8.0 |
5:15 |
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A |
Remembrance Drive |
5.0 |
Finns Rd |
92.0 |
7.5 |
5:22 |
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R |
Finns Rd |
2.5 |
Woodbridge Rd |
94.5 |
7.0 |
5:29 |
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L |
Woodbridge Rd |
2.2 |
Menangle General Store |
96.7 |
6.0 |
5:35 |
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3rd Nosh Stop |
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'Menangle General Store' |
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25 |
6:00 |
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L |
Menangle Rd |
4.5 |
cross over Hume H'way |
101.2 |
12.0 |
6:12 |
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Arrive at Menangle General Store at 1:05pm for 3rd Nosh Stop - 10 min. | ||||||
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4th Leg: Menangle General Store to Birriwa Reserve Mount Annan
- 16km - 41 min Rollout at
1:15pm: | ||||||
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A |
Menangle Rd |
6.1 |
Tindall St |
107.3 |
15.0 |
6:27 |
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4th Sag Stop |
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Tindall St |
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3 |
6:30 |
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R |
Tindall St |
0.2 |
Gilchrist Drive |
107.5 |
1.5 |
6:32 |
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L |
Kellicar St |
0.3 |
Narellan Rd |
107.8 |
2.5 |
6:34 |
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L |
Narellan Rd |
3.9 |
Waterworth Drive |
111.7 |
9.0 |
6:43 |
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L |
Waterworth Drive |
0.2 |
Wellings Drive |
111.9 |
0.8 |
6:44 |
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L |
Wellings Drive |
0.2 |
Fitzpatrick Rd |
112.1 |
0.5 |
6:44 |
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R |
Fitzpatrick Rd |
0.2 |
Birriwa Reserve, "Mount Annan" |
112.3 |
0.5 |
6:45 |
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Birriwa Reserve, "Mount Annan" |
112.3 |
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112.3 |
405 |
6:45 |
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Return to Birriwa Reserve, "Mount Annan" at 2:05pm - 115km. | ||||||
Last Sunday, 5 Apr, Tour de Duffy's Forest, Cottage Pt, Akuna Bay, Warriewood, returning via Wakehurst Parkway and Forest Way - 101km from Hornsby - 16 cyclists
Duffy's Forest was it at its rural best this morn' with horses again out-numbering cows 'n goats
Not too many looking at the Dickey Bird when this pic was snapped outside the Thai Restaurant Sag Stop after returning from a short out 'n back to Duffy's Forest. None of us would 've noticed at the time, but Golly Gosh those lush, verdant trees look beaut.
Scott aka PatternMaker, Pete Aka AnotherBeanCounter, Bazza, Kerry aka Miner, PacificPete, Arno aka The Kaiser, Tony aka Samurai , The Kaiser, Richard aka Sloth 'n John aka BakerBoy
BigBusDriver shooten the breeze with Trevor aka Tornado. One cyclist missed in the other pics is Bill aka Glasgow - the dude looken straight at the camera down the back in the red jersey with blue shoulders
PacificPete, Kerry aka Miner, Harry aka KayakMan, Tony aka Samurai 'n Arno aka The Kaiser, with BigBusDriver back stage chatting to Trev (obscured)
5 Apr ' 09 0434 715.861 9114.6689