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Angus' anthem of Phil
11 th
annual
King of the Mountain Challenge in
Illawarra &
Southern Highlands -
Sat.
8th Nov '14 to mid-arvo Sunday 16th Nov '14 - 9 ride days
This year's
Indicative Attendance Schedule
lists cyclists who attended last Nov. The names in
GREEN BACKGROUND
have confirmed attendance this Nov., subject to fine weather and no 11th hour
catastrophe.
Muggaccinos cyclists invite you to
11th
annual
King of the Mountain Challenge
with nearly everyone again camping at the verdant,
bucolic
Berry Showground
which adjoins the 20 yards
Berry Swimming Pool.
Camping fees at the
Berry Showground
are again $9 p/h p/n and $14 p/h p/n for a Powered Site if you have a mobile
home/caravan. Hence, no bookings
req'd. It doesn't cost you anything if you have to
bail-out at the 11th hour.
All attendees
will
pay the Caretaker, Phil Monaghan, their camping fees within 4 hours of arriving.
If you are unsure of how many nights you intend to camp, then pay up until your
earliest departure date, and pay later for any extra days if you stay longer.
Make sure you don't drive back to Sydney not having paid for all you days,
'cause the camp ground caretaker has access to
Indicative Attendance Schedule
which I will again update over the 9 ride days.
Cycle up to nine
65km approx Hilly Day Rides (Sat. to Sunday
inclusive) in the
Mecca of scenic cycling country,
the Southern Highlands, which include all
12 KOM Climbs
in the
Illawarra Climb Region.
Cyclists are encouraged to log a Climb Time at
KOMpm.com.
Each scheduled day ride
heads
Westish up the escarpment/mountains.
On five of the nine mornings we can catch a train, or drive, from Berry
to nearby -
* Sun 9th. -
Albion Park train station to climb Macquarie Pass and Fountaindale Rd to
Saddleback Mtn
*
Tues 11th. - Kiama station to climb Jerrara Mtn and Saddleback Mountain Rd;
*
Thurs 13th. - Albion
Park
station to climb Macquarie Pass, SWW to
descent from Fitzroy Falls and Climb Berry Mtn; and
*
Fri 14th,- Bomaderry
station
to climb Cambewarra Mountain
from both sides, and also up to the pristine
Cambewarra Mountain Lookout Cafe
*
Sat 15th. - Kiama station to climb
Albion Park
station to climb Saddleback Mountain up Saddleback
Mountain Rd and Jamberoo Pass
If you aren't up to serious climbing, shorter / flatter routes are
available from Berry:
*
East quiet countryside to Seven Mile Beach's National Park, picnic area and surf
and return - 16km
*
Bomaderry via Sth down Wharf Rd, Ahead into Coolangatta Rd, R into Bryce's Rd, R
into Back Forest Rd, R into Bolong Rd to Bomaderry and retrace - 44.4km
* picturesque
Gerroa Beach - a few flat kms
away.
* rustic Gerringong and
Shoalhaven Heads.
# |
Day |
Date |
Routes & Maps |
Climbs
Elevations |
km |
Day 1 |
Sat |
8th |
9am
climb Berry Mountain to Kangaroo Valley, climb Woodhill Mountain descend
to Berry |
2 |
47.1 |
Day 2 |
Sun |
9th |
8:37am
train
from Berry arriving Albion Park 9:26am,
climb Macquarie Pass to Robertson Pie Shop, descend Jamberoo
Pass, climb Fountaindale Rd to Saddleback Mtn, descend Saddleback Mtn Rd
to Kiama station for train to Berry |
2 |
65.7 |
Day 3 |
Mon |
10th |
9am climb Woodhill
Mountain descend
via Wattamolla Rd to Kangaroo Valley, climb Cambewarra from Kangaroo
Valley, descend to Bomaderry, then Back Forest Rd |
2 |
64.5 |
Day 4 |
Tues |
11th |
Catch 8:06 Berry train
arriving Kiama 8:24am. Climb tiny Jerrara Mtn, then sheer Saddleback Mtn
up Fountaindale Rd, tour flatlands of Sth Kiama and Gerringong. Catch
return train from Gerringong back to Berry
NEW ROUTE |
2 |
72.7 |
Day 5 |
Wed |
12th |
8:15am Start
Berry Showground,
climb Berry Mountain to Kangaroo Valley, climb Barrengarry Mtn to
Fitzroy Falls, climb Berry Mountain to Berry |
3 |
76.3 |
Day 6 |
Thurs |
13th |
8:06am
train
from Berry arriving Albion Park 8:55am, climb
Macquarie Pass to Old Cheese Factory, Robertson. SWW
to Fitzroy Falls.
SE down Moss Vale Rd to Kangaroo Valley. Climb Berry Mtn.
NEW ROUTE |
2 |
82.0 |
Day 7 |
Fri |
14th |
7:45am cycle 17km down main drag to Bomaderry for coffee at cafe outside
train station or catch 8:47am
train arriving Bomaderry 8:57am, climb
Cambewarra Mtn to Kangaroo Valley, climb
Cambewarra Mtn from Kangaroo Valley, return Tourist Rd to Berry
|
2 |
63.4 |
Day
8 |
Sat |
15th |
Drive to
Kiama or catch 8:37am
train from Berry arriving Kiama
at 9:00am. Climb Saddleback Mtn Rd to entrance, then to Lookout, descend
Fountaindale Rd, climb Jamberoo Pass to Plateau, then up to the Famous
Robertson Pie Shop, descend Macq Pass to Albion Park station |
2 |
70.8 |
Day 9 |
Sun |
16th |
8:30am climb Berry Mtn, Tourist Rd,
The Lookout Tea Rooms. Descend to Bombaderry, Back Forest Rd
to Berry |
2 |
55.1 |
|
|
|
|
19 |
597.7 |
Train timetables for
South Coast:
(a) in case anyone wants to
catch a train from/to Sydney and Berry, and
(b) on 5 of the 9 days we catch a train from Berry to commence
from Albion Park Rail, Kiama and Bomaderry. Due to the local train being
only 2 carriages, we will drive a few cars with bike racks to those train
stations, and catch the trains back there after the rides to pick-up their cars.
Our camp ground is 250m from Berry train station. Trains take
3 hours from Central Railway to Berry station and cost $5.70 single fare.
Click on:
Mon to Fri
where trains depart
Central at 7:57am,
9:27am, 11:28am, 12:28pm and 1:28pm arriving Berry station approx 3½
hours later
Saturday morn' - Depart
Central station at 6:40am arriving Kiama station 9:13am
(just in time for 9:18am train coming from Berry)
Sat & Sun - Berry station to Central
station
Berry station
1:40pm to Central
Railway station 4:57pm.
Berry station 4:58pm
to Central Railway station 7:58pm
Accommodation in Berry if you don't want to
camp at quaint Berry Showground or the weather turns nasty
Directions to
Berry and camping at Berry Showground
Meals at night
for an array of fine restaurants befitting the quaint Berry township - toast
of the Southern Highlands
Pics taken at previous annual Berry KOM Challenges
Pacific Pete's movie of
Fri 17-18th Nov 2006 Berry
"King of the Mountain" Challenge produced by Peter Tyson
Scribe's
rap-up and pics from 4th Berry "King of the Mountain Challenge Series"
-
21 Climbers over 7 glorious days
Pete's
pics of 2009 KOM Challenge
Pete's 2009 Berry KOM
movie
Bank Teller's pics of Berry 2009
2010 7th Berry KOM
Challenge pics
2011 8th Berry
KOM Challenge pics
2012
9th Berry KOM ride pics as well as pics of three dodgy road sections (550m
'in toto') that Bank Teller is asking Shoalhaven Council to resurface
2013
10th Berry KOM rides, pleasantries, cemetery and 'potholes' pics
Download below poster for Berry KOM
Challenge and invite your bike shop to
display it, because more good road cycling "product", such as this annual
9 day assault on all the marvelous mountains in the Southern Highlands and
Kiama, will induce more people to road cycling the best concentration of serious
climbs in NSW:
*
Word version
*
HTM version
Risk Warning: King
of the Mountain Challenge
is targeted at road cyclists who have climbed lots of hills. The ride
schedule between Sat. to Sunday week entails climbing and descending
11 marvellous KOM Climbs. Take the descents slowly, even if the
cyclist ahead is ripping down the mountain. One badly taken corner
in concert with a motorist coming up the other way, could result in a bad
accident...............for you, where they may need paint scrappers and
blotters to get you back up. The challenge is in the climb, not the
descent.
Scribe
0434 715.861
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