Ride Calendar 2021 - 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
31 Oct Sun

Hornsby 7:40am Trois Montagnes anti-c/w to Red Herring Café, Brooklyn. 
Return via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge. 

 75   11

  24 Oct


Sun

8:15 The Porter Lookout, Dural, via Cattai Ridge to Windsor.  Thence cycle via Cornwallis to Richmond to catch train to Riverstone.  Thence cycle to Tallawong Light Rail and catch Light Rail to Castle Hill station.  Then cycle Nth back to The Porter Lookout, Dural.
 

 56

  7
17 Oct  Sun 8am from Nth Turramurra carpark via Bobbin Head to  Pie in the Sky. Thence back to Hornsby.
Or 8:15am from Hornsby meeting Nth Turra' riders at peak of the B.H. climb outside Kalkari Reserve Visitors Centre to ride to  Pie in the Sky, Thence back to Hornsby.		    63 or 44

8

1 Aug  

 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 Fishermans' Wharf.  Catch Woy Woy train back to Hornsby
 Or return from Palm Beach with Nosh Stop at Church Point - 94km

80

  4

 25 July  

  Sun  

Quatre Montagnes - Depart Hornsby by 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

    87
    or  70

  
     18 July Sun

8:45am Ayres Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives, Duffy's Forest, thence descend McCarrs Creek Rd, ahead C/W onto General San Martin Drive passing Illawong Bay for Brekkie at Akuna Bay.   Retrace back along/up General San Martin Drive passing Illawong Bay and Cottage Point Rd to the V juncture with McCarrs Creek Rd. Thence ride back to Nth St Ives along Mona Vale Rd.

 53  
27 Sept Sun 8:10am Hornsby to Glenorie Village Bakery via Berowra Waters.  Approaching Galston, right to Mid Dural Rd, then right into Old Northern Rd to Glenorie       69  7

 13 Sept

  Sun  

Hornsby by 7:20am or Turramurra station at 7:30am for St Ives shops traditional/old carpark at 8am, Church Point, to catch 10:10am Palm Beach ferry to Patonga to ride to Woy Woy.
Option to alight train at Hawkesbury River train station, Brooklyn, then via PitS back to Hornsby or via Bobbin Head, St. Ives

   60 or 86

  3
9 Aug Sun

Hornsby 8:25am Trois Montagnes anti-c/w to Red Herring Café, Brooklyn. 
Return via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge. 

75   or 52  5

 19 July

Sun

Turramurra station 8am, St Ives 8:30am, Terry Hills Fruit Barn 8:50am - Duffy's Forest and West Head, return via Akuna Bay   

74 or 60
or 48		 7

29 July

 Sun Train from Hornsby station at 8:02am to Wyong station arriving 9:10am.
Cycle up Bumble Hill to Mt. White arriving Hornsby 2:55pm		 94  

    17 Nov

  Sun  

Hornsby 7:15am or Galston Bus Shelter 8:15am Tour de Windsor via Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce Rd to Windsor

  94 

 

 27 Oct


Sun
 

Annual Fitz's Challenge Canberra Bill aka Glasgow and Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller are riding the 210km route, Eric aka PapaBear 165km, George aka Englishman 105km

255, 210,
165 or
105

  
 27 Oct Sun

St Ives carpark 7:30am rollout via Duffy's Forest, Illawong Bay/Akuna Bay for Brekkie at Bayview Marina

 77  

6 Oct

  Sun  

7:40am Hornsby carpark or 8:15am Galston Bus Shelter
 for Tour de Windsor, Wilberforce, Ebenezer

 117 or
92 from Galston

  
29 Sept Sun

Hornsby 8am Quatre Demi Montagnes clockwise - 'cause of forecast cold morning 10o, but warm day 21o
incl. Sommerville Rd, but not Crosslands Reserve, thence lumpy backroads to Berowra Waters Marina Café

      81  
 15 Sept Sun

 Hornsby 7:40am for Trois Montagnes anti-c/w via Berowra Waters, Crosslands Rd, Galston Gorge and Bobbin Head, thence backroads to Hornsby  -  ETR 11:25am 

 67  

 25 Aug 

Sun

St Ives by 8am Illawong Bay, Akuna Bay to Warriewood Beach for Brunch, return Wakehurst Pky - ETR 1:25pm

     81

  

  18 Aug

Sun

Sutherland Leisure Centre 8:20am down Princes H'way to Waterfall train station, then thru RNP to Bundeena 'n back.  Catch train home from Waterfall station to reduce by 14km

78  or  64

  

 4 Aug 

  Sun  

Quatre Montagnes - Depart Hornsby by 8:25am 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

  
 28 July Sun

St Ives carpark for 8:15am rollout via Duffy's Forest, Illawong Bay/Akuna Bay and West Head
for Brekkie at Bayview Marina - Brunch at Akuna Bay

 93  73  

21 July

 Sun

Hornsby 8am or St Ives 8:30am to catch 10.30am Palm Beach ferry to Wagstaffe Wharf, Killcare, McMasters Beach,
Woy Woy station train back to Hornsby
 Or return from Palm Beach with Nosh Stop at Church Point - 94km

80

 

 16 July   

Sun

St Ives by 8:30am Illawong Bay, Akuna Bay to Warriewood Beach for Brunch, return Wakehurst Pky - ETR 1:50pm

 66

  
7 July Sun

Start at cycle path immediately on West side of Tempe train station 8:50am to Sans Souci, then East to Kurnell, then Sth into Botany Bay National Park overlooking The Blue Pacific, and back along Cooks River Cyclepath
Train departs Platform 4 at 8:34am at Town Hall station arrives Tempe station 8:47am

61

 
30 June    Sun   

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

 86
or 78

  
   12 Aug Sun

St Ives carpark for 8:15am rollout via Duffy's Forest and West Head
for Brekkie at Bayview Marina - Brunch at Akuna Bay

  93  

  1 July  

Sun

St Ives by 8:30am Duffy's Forest, West Head to Warriewood Beach for Brunch, return via Wakehurst Pky - ETR 2:05pm

 94

  
30 July Sun 8:30am St Ives, Akuna Bay clockwise, West Head (Sag Stop), Church Point (Nosh Stop), Akuna Bay anti-CW, St Ives 74 5

 23 July 

  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
16 July Sun 8:40am St Ives, Akuna Bay clockwise, West Head (Sag Stop), Church Point (Nosh Stop), Akuna Bay anti-CW, St Ives 67 7
9 July Sun

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

 75   5

 2 July  

  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

 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

  
 20 Aug    Sun   

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

 86
or 78

  

 6 Aug  

  Sun  

                      Hornsby 8:15am or Berowra 8:40am to Mt White for Somersby "Bellbirds" anti-clockwise
Or return from Mt White via Pie in the Sky

   125,  103  or  71 

 

 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

  

  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   

 

 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 The Porter 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