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1st Leg:
Nth Turra' shops
carpark
46.9km
to
Road Warriors' Cafe,
Mt White or 35km from
Hornsby station car-park
or 23.5km from
Berowra station carpark
· 7:45am rollout from
Nth
Turramurra shopping centre car park (700m NNE of Burns Rd) in Valley Park Cres
(little road off to the left of Bobbin Head Rd opposite the Corner Café on LHS)
for 46.9km 1st Leg to Mt White
with1st Sag Stop
(5 min)
at Kalkari Reserve after 9.9km; or
·
8:20am
from Hornsby
station car-park on N/W side of station - 70m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St;
or
·
8:40am from
Berowra station carpark cycling
Nth up Old Pacific H'way.
All
three routes pass Cowan station at 8:40am,
PitS
at 8:50am - arriving
Mt White
Road Warriors Cafe 9:50am
for
1st
Nosh Stop (20 min)
2nd Leg:
Return from Mt White to Brooklyn Wharf -
15.4km - 35 mins (agg 62.3km from Nth Turra')
10:10am return
12.2km South down Old Pacific H'way, turn Left into Brooklyn
Rd for 3.2km, arrive Brooklyn Wharf at 10:45am for
1st
Sag Stop (15 min),
catch 11am ferry to Patonga Wharf.
Hawkesbury River
Ferries fare for the 30 min trip to Patonga Wharf is $13 which incls the bike. Siggy, Eric, Phil 'et al' are
prepared to incur it to re-live the old days of cycling out of Patonga after a
ferry ride from Brooklyn, which we did several times between '96 and '04 before
Hawkesbury River Ferries
'pulled' the regular Sunday service.
3rd Leg:
Patonga Wharf N/E to Pearl Beach -
6.85km - 20 mins (agg 68.95km from Nth Turra')
After a
10 min cruise around sleepy Patonga village, from 11:40am
ascend Patonga Hill NEE along Patonga Drive for 5.1km, turning Right into
Pearl Beach Rd for 1.75km, arrive 12pm for
2nd
Sag Stop (5 min).
Slower riders can skip the in/out of Pearl Beach.
4th
Leg: Pearl Beach N/W to Woy
Woy -
10.3km - 25 mins (agg 79.4km from Nth Turra')
12:05pm backtrack up Pearl Beach Hill to Mt Ettalong Rd, arrive Woy Woy
station at 12:30pm to catch the hourly service at 23 min past the hour
to arrive
Hawkesbury River station at Brooklyn 14 min later.
Or if it is a beaut Autumn Day, pig-out at Fishermans' Wharf, Woy
Woy for a leisurely lunch.
5th
Leg:
Hawkesbury River station, Brooklyn South to
Pie in the Sky
- 7.05km
- 26 min
(agg 86.5 km)
12:40pm cycle
3.2km
West along Brooklyn Rd and Left Sth climbing 3.9km for 2nd Nosh Stop
(30 min) at
Pie in the Sky from
1:05pm.
6th
Leg:
Pie in the Sky
south
to
-
*
Hornsby 19km;
or
* via Bobbin Head to
Nth Turra' shops
carpark - 30.8km
- 80 min
(agg 117.2km
from Nth Turra')
1:35pm commence final leg
south for 15.7km, then
¨ continue
Sth to
Hornsby
- ETR 2:30pm.
¨ left
into Bobbin Head to
Nth Turra' shops
- ETR
2:55pm; or
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