Ride Calendar 2024 - Apr to July
 

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28 July Sun 9:25am Hornsby Carpark or 9:55am Berowra station carpark to Saddles restaurant/cafe 600m past Mt White Village Store. (Trains from Hornsby arrive Berowra 9:50am.).

ETA Saddles restaurant/cafe from 11:10am.
11:45am return south to Hornsby Carpark.  Or to Hawkesbury River train station by crossing Hawkesbury River bridge and left into Brooklyn Rd.
Trains depart Hawkesbury River station bound for Hornsby station (53 mins past the hour until/incl 1:53pm. Two cafes nearby station.

No Muggs ride this Sunday 'cause a COLD day forecast

 69 or
57		  
21 July Sun 9:25am Hornsby Carpark or 9:55am Berowra station carpark to Saddles restaurant/cafe 600m past Mt White Village Store. (Trains from Hornsby arrive Berowra 9:50am.).

ETA Saddles restaurant/cafe from 11:10am.
11:45am return south to Hornsby Carpark.  Or Hawkesbury River train station by crossing Hawkesbury River bridge and left into Brooklyn Rd.
Trains depart Hawkesbury River station bound for Hornsby station (53 mins past the hour until/incl 1:53pm. Two cafes nearby station.

 69 or
57		 2
14 July Sun Hornsby Carpark 9:40am north up Old Pac H'way, Left into Beaumont Rd (at Mt Ku'ring'gai) for 1.8km out and 2.3km back by including the out/back on Gundah Rd on the return leg. Left north to Cowan General Store & Cafe for 1st Nosh Stop.
Return south with left into Bobbin Head Rd and descend to Bobbin Head bridge for coffee at picturesque Bobbin Inn Café on the water. Then scale back up to Asquith golf course for left back to Hornsby Carpark. Or turn around at Kalkari Reserve.  ETR 12:40pm		  48 4
7 July Sun   9:55am from Hornsby Carpark to Red Herring Cafe, Brooklyn Pier. Thence return to Hornsby via Kalkari Reserve Bobbin Head.  ETR 1:15pm.   60  

5
30 June Sun 9:25am Hornsby Carpark or 9:52am Berowra station carpark to Saddles restaurant/cafe 600m past Mt White Village Store. (Trains from Hornsby arrive Berowra 9:50am.).

ETA Saddles restaurant/cafe from 11:10am.
11:45am return south to Hornsby Carpark.  Or Hawkesbury River train station by crossing Hawkesbury River bridge and left into Brooklyn Rd.
Trains depart Hawkesbury River station bound for Hornsby station (53 mins past the hour until/incl 1:53pm. Two cafes nearby station.

 69 or
57		 Wet morn'
23 June Sun Hornsby Carpark 9:25am north up Old Pac H'way, Left into Beaumont Rd (at Mt Ku'ring'gai) for 1.8km out and 2.3km back by including Gundah Rd on the return leg. Left north to Cowan General Store & Cafe for 1st Nosh Stop.
Return south with left into Bobbin Head Rd and descend to Bobbin Head bridge for coffee at picturesque Bobbin Inn Café on the water. Then scale back up to Asquith golf course for left back to Hornsby Carpark. Or turn around at Kalkari Reserve.  ETR 12:25pm		  41 Wet morn'

  16 June  

Sun 

9:10am Hornsby or 9:35am Berowra to Glenorie Village Bakery via Berowra Waters, thence ride anti C/W twds Arcadia, then twds Galston.  Right onto Mid Dural Rd at roundabout.  Almost 2km later turn right onto Old Northern Rd for 3km to Glenorie Village Bakery. 
Return to Hornsby by retracing down Old Northern Rd, left into Mid Dural Rd, thence Arcadia, Berrilee and descend to Berowra Waters.  Or cycle thru Galston for shorter route back to our Hornsby start. 

  84 or  66

 7

  9 June  

Sun 

9:10am Hornsby or 9:35am Berowra to Glenorie Village Bakery via Berowra Waters, thence ride anti C/W twds Arcadia, then twds Galston.  Right onto Mid Dural Rd at roundabout.  Almost 2km later turn right onto Old Northern Rd for 3km to Glenorie Village Bakery. 
Return to Hornsby by retracing down Old Northern Rd, left into Mid Dural Rd, thence Arcadia, Berrilee and descend to Berowra Waters.  Or cycle thru Galston for shorter route back to our Hornsby start.

  84 or  66

 Wet morn'

26 May

 Sun 

Vimiera Rd, Marsfield carpark 8:20am, M2, M7, Windsor, Richmond, Springwood, Mitchells Pass, Emu Plains, Penrith station train to Seven Hills, M2 back to Vimiera Rd Marsfield
 Or start ride at Tallawong Metro station at 9:55am and end ride at Penrith station - 69km.
 1st Nosh Stop 10:50am at a familiar cafe in Macquarie St Windsor after cycling 17km to meet Chris, Bill et al that cycled a LOT further
 Shorten by ending ride at Penrith Station for train to Epping station, thence cycle back to Vimiera Rd start.

108 or 93
or 69

   4
 19 May

  Sun  

Hornsby Carpark 8:55am for Duo Demi Montagnes C/W via Galston Gorge, Arcadia, Berowra Waters 'Water Vista Cafe' - West side of ferry. 
After scaling up to Old Pacific Highway at Berowra, return 11km south to Hornsby Carpark.
Shorten ride by 13km by skipping flatish 4km out and 4km back along Somerville Rd and the 2.5km flatish out along Crosslands Rd and then 2.1km back to Bevans Rd		 65 or 52  4
28 Apr Sun 8:30am Hornsby Carpark of 8:55am Berowra station carpark to Saddles restaurant/cafe 600m past Mt White Village Store. (Trains from Hornsby arrive Berowra 8:50am.).

ETA Saddles restaurant/cafe from 10:10am.
10:45am return to Hawkesbury River train station via short out/back on Ernbrook Rd (Mt White). Cross Hawkesbury River bridge and left into Brooklyn Rd.
Trains depart Hawkesbury River station bound for Hornsby station (53 mins past the hour until/incl 1:53pm. Two cafes nearby station.

 69 or
57		 7
14 Apr Sun C/W circuit of Illawong Bay and Akuna Bay after traversing Duffy's Forest
 8:25am Ayres Rd/, Nth St Ives, 8:30am Terry Hills Fruit Barn, thence Duffys Forest out/back for Sag Stop at Tempo Cafe.  Then descend McCarrs Creek Rd for 1km and ride C/W into Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park along General San Martin Drive passing Cottage point Rd (on LHS), Illawong Bay to Akuna Bay 1st Nosh Stop. 
Continue east on General San Martin Drive for 3km. Turn right and ascend West Head Rd into McCarrs Creek Rd up to Mona Vale Rd. Ride 5.4km along Mona Vale Rd to our start at Ayres Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives - ETA 12pm (midday.		 55 6
   

Spare 'Ride Descriptions' below

    

20 Feb  

 Sun

Hornsby station carpark 8am, or Ayres Rd/Mona Vale Rd, East St Ives 8:30am, or outside Terrey Hills Fruit Barn at 8:45am, or outside Tempo Cafe, Terrey Hills at 8:55am to aboard 10.30am Palm Beach ferry to Wagstaffe Wharf, Killcare, McMasters Beach, to Woy Woy Fisherman's' Wharf.  Catch Woy Woy train back to Hornsby
 Or return from Palm Beach with Nosh Stop at Church Point - 94km

80

 
4 Apr Easter
Sun

Hornsby 7:40am Trois Montagnes anti-c/w to Red Herring Café, Brooklyn. 
Return via Berowra Waters Cafe, then climb back up to Berowra, thence Sth to Hornsby. 

66  

20 to 27 Mar

Sun

Some Muggs, not limited to Pete aka CampyAficinado,  BankTeller, PapaBear, Navigator are attending annual March visit to the Vic High Country - 20th and 27th March - this trip staying in Corryong Vic and Mt. Beauty Vic.

    

   14 Mar  

  Sun  

Quatre Montagnes - Depart Hornsby by 7:45am 1st Leg to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White
 Return directly to Hornsby  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge

    87
    or  70

  

 7 Mar

Sun

Ayres Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives 7:50am, or Terry Hills Fruit Barn 8:05am - Duffy's Forest and West Head, return via Akuna Bay/Illawong Bay   

79 or 69  

   14 Feb  

  Sun  

8:35am Tallawong light rail station 17.6km to Windsor via Vineyard and Mulgrave.  Thence 32 km cycling 'Both Sides of the Hawkesbury River to/from Richmond' traffic-less ride.  Thence 17.6km retrace back to Tallawong light rail on quiet roads.

(A light rail train departs Chatswood station Platform 3 at 7:57am arriving Tallawong 8:33am - 36 mins trip)

65

  

   7 Feb  

  Sun  

Quatre Montagnes - Depart Hornsby by 7:45am 1st Leg to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White
 Return directly to Hornsby  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge

    87
    or  70

  

31 Jan

  Sun  

7:40am Galston Bus Shelter for Tour de Windsor via Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce Rd to Windsor
Train from Windsor to Riverstone to cycle back to Galston - ETR 12:00pm

  83

  

  7 Mar

Sun

Hornsby 7:30am or Berowra 7:50am 
Yarramalong General Store - Wyong or Wyee Iron Horse
Or return from Mt White via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge  Or directly back to Hornsby

  106 or 94

  

3 Feb

 Sun

Hornsby 6:30am or St Ives by 7:00am for 9:00am Palm Beach ferry to Wagstaffe Wharf, Killcare, McMasters Beach,
Woy Woy station train to Hawkesbury River station (or Hornsby)
 Or return from Palm Beach with Nosh Stop at Church Point - 94km

107 incl Brooklyn
 80 Hornsby

  

  15 Apr 

Sun

St Ives by 7:50am Duffy's Forest, West Head to Warriewood Beach for Brunch, return via Wakehurst Pky - ETR 1:35pm

 94

  

1 Apr

  Easter
Sun

Hornsby 6:35am or 7:10am St Ives, Church Point, Palm Beach ferry to Patonga, Woy Woy train to Brooklyn, PitS, Bobbin Head, St. Ives

On a 'blue sky day', the ferry ride from Palm Beach to Wagstaffe in early Winter is bonza, brill and beaut

  86

  

 8 Apr

Sun

7:10am Hornsby, Galston, Cattai Ridge, Windsor, Cornwallis, Richmond train to Riverstone, Galston, Hornsby

 93.5

4

 1 Apr  

  Easter
  Sun  

Quatre Montagnes - Hornsby 7:00am to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White
 Return directly to Hornsby  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge

 88
or  70		 3
 30 Mar Good Friday

Sutherland Leisure Centre 8:25am for Tour de Royal National Park via Audley Weir, up Gibraltar Rock. South down Audley Rd to Sir Bertram Stevens Drive, left into Garie Beach for 1st Nosh Stop. Backpedal up to Lade Wakehurst Drive and south to Bald Hill Sag Stop. Then scale to Helensburgh for 2nd Nosh Stop at the Rusty Wall Cafe.
Return to Sutherland via Old Princes Highway & Princes Highway - ETR 2pm

  72

4

18 Mar

  Sun  

7:50am Hornsby carpark or 8:25am The Porter Lookout Dural or 8:30am Galston Bus Shelter
 to meet-up at Mid Dural Rd at 8:35am for Tour de Windsor via Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce Rd to Windsor

  111 or 93
or 91 

 

 18 Mar

Sun

Hornsby 7:35am to Mt White
Brunch at Pearl Beach, return to Woy Woy for 'Old Rattler' home or alight at Hawkesbury River station and cycle back via PitS

98,  86
or  76

 5

  11 Mar

Sun

Nth Turra' 7:30am Cinque Montagnes clockwise - excludes Sommerville Rd; or 
Hornsby 7:55am Trois Montagnes clockwise - incl's 8km out/back along Sommerville Rd

  93  or  73

 9

  4 Mar

  Sun 

Hornsby 7:10am or  St Ives 7:40am, "Bushlands route thru Terry Hills/Duffy's Forest, clockwise descent to Illawong & Akuna Bays, with option of 4km in/out of Cottage Point to 'crest lookout', for Brekkie at Church Point -  return up McCarrs Creek Rd to St Ives and possibly Hornsby

   89 Hor or
74 St.Ives

 8
 25 Feb Sun

Sutherland Leisure Centre 7:35am for Tour de Royal National Park to catch hourly ferry (on the hour @ 1pm) from Bundeena to Cronulla train
 (visiting Audley Weir, scaling Artillery Hill to Gibraltar Rock, south down Sir Bertram Stevens Drive to Otford Pie Shop.
 Return up Sir Bertram Stevens Drive, right into/out of Garie Beach, right into Bundeena Drive for 1pm ferry to Cronulla for train to Sutherland or beyond

  92  

 28 Feb

Wed

Mount Keira & Mount Kembla loop route

34km from Coniston station to Corrimal

3
 25 Feb Sun

Sutherland Leisure Centre 7:35am for Tour de Royal National Park via Audley Weir, up Gibraltar Rock. South down Audley Rd to Sir Bertram Stevens Drive, left into Garie Beach for 1st Nosh Stop. Backpedal up to Lade Wakehurst Drive and south to Bald Hill Sag Stop.  Then scale to Helensburgh for 2nd Nosh Stop at the Rusty Wall Cafe.
Return to Sutherland via Old Princes Highway & Princes Highway - ETR 1:50pm

  77 Slosh
-fest

18 Feb

Sun

Hornsby 7:20am or Berowra 7:40am 
Yarramalong General Store - Wyong or Wyee Iron Horse
Or return from Mt White via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge  Or direct back to Hornsby

  106 or 94

4

 11 Feb

Sun

           Sutherland Leisure Centre for "Tour de Bulli Cafe On the Beach"              
                                  7:40am cycle Sth down Princes H'way, thence left into Lawrence Hargraves Drive, Coalcliff bridge, to 1st Nosh Stop Ruby's Cafe, Bulli   Return thru RNP, via Otford Pie Shop, Audley Weir  -  ETR 1:45pm.
Or return by exiting RNP at McKell Ave to Waterfall, Princes H'way - ETR 1pm
Or return by catching a train from Bulli station to Waterfall, then dropping down into the RNP

 97  
or
88

5
 4 Feb Sun

7:15am Quatre Montagnes from Nth Turra’ for Bobbin Head, thence Berowra Waters and Galston Gorge and back to Nth Turra' via Bobbin Head
Or 7:30am to ride Nth for 3km, then Right into Ku-ring-gai Chase Rd to meet Nth Turra' starters at Kalkari Reserve at 7:50am

Or 7:40am from just West of the Toll Gate on Ku-ring-gai Chase Rd and cycle East to meet the Nth Turra' starters
Or 7:50am from Hornsby due Nth 11km, left into Berowra Waters Rd and descend to Berowra Waters Marina for 1st Nosh Stop from 9am.

    73 or 52 or 43 5
  28 Jan Sun Hornsby 7:10am or Berowra 7:35am to Mt White
Brunch at Pearl Beach, return to Woy Woy for 'Old Rattler' home or alight at Hawkesbury River station and cycle back via PitS

98, 86
or 76

 5

 20 Jan  

  Sat  

Quatre Montagnes - Hornsby 7:10am to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White
 Return directly to Hornsby  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge
 SATURDAY RIDE

 88
or  70		   4
 14 Jan Sun 7:00am Quatre Montagnes from Nth Turra’ for Bobbin Head, thence Berowra Waters and Galston Gorge and back to Nth Turra' via Bobbin Head
Or 7:40am from Hornsby due Nth 11km, left into Berowra Waters Rd and descend to Berowra Waters Marina for 1st Nosh Stop from 8:35am.		    73 or  43 5
 31 Jan Sun

Nth Turra' 7:05am 99km Cinque Montagnes anti-c/w. to Red Herring Café, Brooklyn. 
Return via Berowra Waters punt and Galston Gorge.  Or directly down Pacific H'way

 99    

  8 Jan 

  Sun  

Hornsby 6:35am or St Ives by 7:05am, Palm Beach ferry to Wagstaffe Wharf, Killcare, McMasters Beach,
Avoca, Lisarow, Brooklyn, Hornsby, St Ives 
 Or return from Palm Beach with a Nosh Stop at Bayview Marina or Church Point

109  or
83 or 77

  

 17 Jan 

 Sun  

Turramurra station 7am, Browns Waterhole, Vimiera Rd 7:20am,  M2, M7, Windsor, Richmond
Springwood, Mitchells Pass, Emu Plains, Blacktown, M2        

124

  
9 Mar  Sun  

Cinque Montagnes Nth Turra' 100km from 7:30am or Trois Montagnes Hornsby 72km from 8:10am to Red Herring Café, Brooklyn Wharf. 
Return via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge or directly down Pacific H'way

 98 Nth Turra
 72 Hor		  

  27 Jan  

 Sun  

Nth Turra' 7am, Hornsby 7:35am or Berowra 7:50am 
Yarramalong General Store - Wyong or Wyee Iron Horse; or
return from Mt White via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge

 119, 93 or 80.5
 or 101

  
 28 Apr Sun

St Ives carpark for 7:45am rollout via Duffy's Forest, Illawong Bay/Akuna Bay and West Head
for Brekkie at Bayview Marina - Brunch at Akuna Bay

 93  73  

 14 Apr

Sun

Hornsby 7:40am to Mt White
Brunch at Fisherman's Wharf, Woy Woy for 'Old Rattler' home or alight at Hawkesbury River station and cycle back via PitS

66

  

    10 Mar

Sun

7:22am Gordon station or 7:50am St Ives to Duffy's Forest, West Head, retrace via Akuna Bay Nosh Stop

  85  or  71

  
17 Feb Sun

Start at cycle path immediately on West side of Tempe train station 7am to Sans Souci, then Kurnell, and back along Cooks River Cyclepath
Train from Platform 4 at Town Hall station arrives Tempe 6:48am

58

  
13 Mar  Sun   8:30am from Hornsby Carpark meeting Nth Turra' riders at the apex of the B.H. climb (outside Kalkari Reserve Visitors Centre).
 Then ride Nth to Red Herring Cafe, Brooklyn Pier, Thence back to Hornsby or Nth Turramurra carpark.		    53

7
 6 Mar Sun

 Hornsby 8am for Trois Montagnes anti-c/w via Berowra Waters for 1st Nosh Stop at Galston Gourmet Deli.  Then out/back along
Crosslands Rd, Galston Gorge to Hornsby Heights' bus shelter Sag Stop. Then (optional) descend to Bobbin Head Bridge and retrace back to Asquith Golf Course and follow backroads to Hornsby  -  ETR 12:50pm 

 67

RAINED OUT
 27 Feb Sun

 Hornsby 8am for Trois Montagnes anti-c/w via Berowra Waters for 1st Nosh Stop at Galston Gourmet Deli.  Then out/back along
Crosslands Rd, Galston Gorge to Hornsby Heights' bus shelter Sag Stop. Then (optional) descend to Bobbin Head Bridge and retrace back to Asquith Golf Course and follow backroads to Hornsby  -  ETR 12:50pm   

 67

RAINED OUT

     20 Feb

Sun

 Ayres Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives 7:50am or Terry Hills Fruit Barn 8:05am - Duffy's Forest and West Head, return via Akuna Bay   

 68 or 60 7

13 Feb

Sun

Ayres Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives by 7:40m, Terry Hills Fruit Barn 7:55am, Duffys Forest, McCarrs Creek Rd, Warriewood Lookout Cafes for Brunch.
Return Wakehurst Parkway, Forest Way and Mona Vale Rd - ETR 12:05pm
Or return from Warriewood Lookout by backtracking up McCarrs Creek Rd, if you don't fancy Wakehurst Parkway/Forest Way

     62

 4
6 Feb Sun

Hornsby 7:40am incl. Sommerville Rd and Crosslands Reserve (for the stronger riders).
After climbing from Galston Gorge to Crosslands Rd, then left into Bevans Rd for lumpy backroads route to Berowra Waters Marina Café
 Thence ascend to Old Pacific Highway, then north to Pie in the Sky Cafe. Thence south to Hornsby

   64 4