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Sunday, 10 Jan '10  6:40am from Hornsby Jersey St carpark for 7:10am rollout from St Ives carpark  for "Brunch at Warriewood" - return via Wakehurst Parkway  -  114km  -  ETR Hornsby 12:45pm

Manly-Warringah Cycling Club is conducting bicycle road races involving circuits from Elvina Track car park (about half way along West Head Rd) to the new lookout and carpark (approx 500m from West Head Lookout).  So at the St. Ives carpark approaching 7:10am we will likely agree to give West Head Rd the miss and substitute with a clockwise visit to Illawong Bay and Akuna Bay, but be careful on the descent to Illawong Bay because a few cyclists who have taken it too fast have Hit The Wall literally.

1st Leg:  Hornsby Jersey St carpark to St Ives carpark - 9km - 25 min

6:40am cycle -

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

2nd Leg: St Ives carpark to West Head, via Duffys Forest - 41km - 105 min - agg 50km
Depart St Ives car-park between 7:00am and 7:10am depending on your ride speed:

• E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.2km;

• L into Myoora Rd passing Forest Way - at Terrey Hills Vale Fruit Barn;

• 3km along Myoora Larool Rd until Tepko Rd which is 70m before Booralie Rd;

• L into Tepko Rd (70m short of Booralie Rd) for 400m;

• L into Booralie Rd and pedal like "shit out of Shanghai" 6.7km flat/fast stretch past Terrey Hills Golf Course and rifle range to Duffys Forest (amidst real pigs, goats, horses 'n cows);

• "U" turn at the dead-end of Cow Corner – slower cyclists must turn around as soon as they see lead cyclists returning to via same route Terrey Hills neighbourhood shops;

• Left into McCarrs Creek Rd immediately passing Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant and entering Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park for 3km to "V" (dual entrances to the park);

• R at the "V" anti-clockwise and descend to McCarrs Creek;

• L over small timber bridge for 1.8km to "T" juncture (Akuna Bay Marina is 2.8km on LHS);

• Ahead 12km along West Head Rd to West Head.

Pack lots of nibbles, ‘cause we take our Sag Stop (10 min) from 8:45am for a snack and a gawk at the majestic, shimmering blue peninsula and The Greenies blocked the proposed McChucks on the headland.

3rd Leg: West Head to Warriewood - 28km - 70 min - agg 78km
8:55am -

• Return 12km to "T" juncture with Akuna Bay,

• Ahead descending 1.8km to McCarrs Creek small timber bridge [55km],

• L into McCarrs Creek Rd for 8.8km past Church Point, Bayview Marina to Cabbage Tree Rd,

• R into Cabbage Tree Rd with Bayview Golf Course on LHS;

• Ahead for 1.5km leads into Samuel St and crosses Mona Vale Rd at roundabout,

• Ahead into Ponderosa Pde veering Left becoming McPherson St for 2km to Warriewood Rd

• R into Warriewood Rd 200m crossing Pittwater Rd at traffic lights and immediately climbing up Hunter St [dog-leg L, then R] which leads to views of Blue Pacific overlooking majestic Warriewood Beach [around 10:05am - 69km] for Nosh Stop (30 min) at the Sunrise Cafe.

A neighbourhood, strip-front shopping centre is immediately on RHS in Narrabeen Park Pde.  Nautilus Café is about 4 shops along.  Sunrise Cafe, on the corner makes grouse burgers.

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Scribe    9 Jan '10