Ride Calendar 2016 - July to Sept

Noveaux cyclists in above pics are now pushing up daises, incl. the chic femme on RHS taken in 'Sept 1893' - evident if you click on right 'thumbnail'

Date & Bullsheet

 Day &
elevation
map

  Ride Description & Map

km &
street directions

# of
cyclists

 25 Sept 

  Sun  

Quatre Montagnes - Hornsby 7:30am 1st Leg to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White
Return directly to Hornsby  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge

88
or  71

Wash
-out

 18 Sept 

  Sun  

Quatre Montagnes - Hornsby 7:30am 1st Leg to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White
Return directly to Hornsby  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge

88
or  71

Wash
-out
11 Sept Sun

Hornsby 7:30am Trois Montagnes anti-c/w to Red Herring Café, Brooklyn. 
Return via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge. 

75   3
 4 Sept Sun 7:55am from Nth Turra’ for 'Both Bobbin Head climbs' to / from Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt White    93  
28 Aug Sun Hornsby 8:05am Quatre Demi Montagnes clockwise
incl. Sommerville Rd but not Crosslands Reserve thence lumpy backroads to Berowra Waters Marina Café
86

4 

  21 Aug

 Sun 

St Ives 8:15am, Bushlands route thru Terry Hills/Duffy's Forest, clockwise descent to Illawong Bay & Akuna Bay, with initial 2km in/out of Cottage Point to 'crest lookout'
for
Brunch at Church Point -  return up McCarrs Creek Rd to St Ives, thence Hornsby

88 or 70

4 

  14 Aug

Sun

St Ives by 8:30am Duffy's Forest, West Head to Warriewood Beach for Brunch, return via Wakehurst Parkway - ETR 2:25pm

 94

4

 7 Aug 

  Sun  

Quatre Montagnes - Hornsby 8:35am 1st Leg to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White
Return directly to Hornsby  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge

88
or  71

5
31 July Sun 8:40am St Ives, Akuna Bay, West Head (Sag Stop), Church Point (Nosh Stop), Akuna Bay, St Ives 67 6
24 July Sun

Hornsby 8:40am Trois Montagnes anti-c/w to Red Herring Café, Brooklyn. 
Return via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge. 

75   6

17 July

 Sun

Hornsby 8:00am or St Ives by 8:30am for 10:30am 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
On a 'blue sky day', the ferry ride from Palm Beach to Wagstaffe in early Winter is bonza, brill and beaut

107 incl. Brooklyn
80 Hornsby

Slosh
-fest

 3 July  

  Sun  

Quatre Montagnes - Hornsby 8:45am 1st Leg to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White
Return directly to Hornsby  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge

88
or  71

6

   

Spare ride descriptions below

   
19 July Sun

Hornsby 8:40am Trois Montagnes anti-c/w to Red Herring Café, Brooklyn. 
Return via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge. 

75    
12 July Sun

Hornsby 8:40am Trois Montagnes anti-c/w to Red Herring Café, Brooklyn. 
Return via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge. 

75    
 24 July    Sun   

St Ives 8:40am Palm Beach General Store for Brunch, Akuna Bay Café for lunch”

 86
or 78

 

 15 July

Sun

St Ives 8:30am via Duffy's Forest and West Head to Church Point Cafe - option to return via Akuna Bay

107 or 89

 
18 Aug Sun

Hornsby 7:40am  or  Berowra 7:55am  oCowan 8:05am
Somersby "Bellbirds" clockwise

124 or 103
or 95
 

  11 Aug  

Sun

St Ives by 8:30am Duffy's Forest, West Head to Warriewood Beach for Brunch, return via Wakehurst Pky - ETR 1:55pm

 94

 

  18 Aug

   Sun  

                      Hornsby 7:45am or Berowra 8am to Mt White for Somersby "Bellbirds" anti-clockwise
Or return from Mt White via Pie in the Sky

   125  or  103   

 
  24 Aug Sun Hornsby 7:40am or Berowra 8am
Brunch at Pearl Beach, return to Woy Woy for '
Old Rattler' home

112,  86
or 73

 

 15 Sept

Sun

7:00am Hornsby, Galston, Cattai Ridge, Windsor, Freemans Reach, Richmond train to Riverstone, Galston, Hornsby anti c-w loop

100

 
 7 Sept Sun

Nth Turra' 7:05am 100km Cinque Montagnes anti-c/w.  Or Hornsby 7:40am Trois Montagnes anti-c/w to Red Herring Café, Brooklyn. 
Return via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge.  Or directly down Pacific H'way

99 or
73
 
 31 Aug   Sun  

Turramurra station 7:15am Browns Waterhole, 7:35am Vimiera Rd, Epping Rd, M2, M7, Quakers Hill Pky, Riverstone, Windsor, Richmond, Springwood, Penrith, exit M2 at Pennant Hills Rd   
OR return from Windsor via Cattai Ridge to Hornsby and Turra'

124 or
   91

 

 28 Sept

  Sun   

            Turra' station 7:00am 48km via Browns Water Hole, Epping Rd, M2, M7, Quakers Hill Pky, Riverstone arrive Windsor 8:50am           
                  
for "Tour de
Freemans Reach, Richmond, Lowlands, Cornwallis" -  36km loop
Then train to Seven Hills then return M2, Pennant Hills Rd backroads  

  OR  Hornsby 6:50am 51km to Windsor via Galston Gorge and Pitt Town Rd.  Return Cattai Ridge Rd, Galston Gorge 

108
or
 100

 

 25 Aug  Sun

7:30am  Hornsby carpark,  7:55am Porters Lookout Dural  8:00am Galston shops or  8:25am Glenorie Village shops
due Nth to Wisemans Ferry, West to Cliftonville, Sth to Stone House Cafe Maroota,
Wisemans Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd

117, 94
or 83