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Sunday, 7:25am, 23 Mar, "Quatre Montagnes" from Wahroonga Park - 85km - ETR 12:25pm

 q     Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

q      Bring your mobile, if you have one

q      Ride 2 abreast on single lane roads at own peril

q      Get well off the road at Sag Stops

q      Membership of Bicycle NSW provides $20m Public Liability cover if your negligence causes a bad injury to a fellow Mugg (or motorist), who otherwise would probably sue your personal assets.  Hence, join BNSW, Bike Vic, or a racing club, for PL cover.

 

Snapshot:

Route: Wahroonga, Galston Gorge, Berowra Waters punt, Brooklyn, Bobbin Hd, Wahroonga
Rollout: Wahroonga Station N/E side 7:25am.
Two Nosh Stops: 1.  Grumpy's Café  Nth Galston     8:20am  (30 min)
2.  Pie in the Sky                           10:30am  (30 min)
ETR: 12:25pm for treats 'n sweets at Coonanbarra Café adjacent to the Park

SagStops:
1st       Berowra Pool Shop (5 min) from 9:35am
2nd      Bobbin Head gates (5 min) from 12:05pm

 

1st Leg: Wahroonga to Grumpy's Cafe, Nth Galston - 17½km - 505 min
Park in Millewa Ave carpark [N/E side - adjacent to the tracks 50m Nth of station] fronting Wahroonga Park by 7:15am for 7:25am rollout: 

 

  • Ahead Millewa Ave for 1.4km

  • R into Romsey St for 300m

  • L into Edgeworth David Rd for 200m

  • R at lights onto Old Pacific H'way thru Hornsby for 1.8km

  • L into Galston Rd and descend to/climb for 9½km thru Galston Gorge to Galston roundabout (outside Green Shades Café)

  • R at roundabout and pedal Nth for 4½km on Arcadia Rd to Grumpy's café on LHS for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min from 8:20am) 

 

2nd Leg: Grumpy's Cafe, Nth Galston to Pie in the Sky - 32km - 87 min (agg 49.5km)
8:50am  -

  • Ahead Nth for 7.1km on Arcadia Rd/Bay Rd thru Arcadia and pastoral Berrilee to Koopers Log KOM

  • Descend Bay Rd for 3.6km passing Berowra Waters café on LHS before arriving at Berowra Waters punt

  • Climb 3.9km and assemble in new park seating at crest of climb, or  undercover outside the Pool Shop Sag Stop (5 min) from 9:35am - either way, get completely off the road.

  • R along Berowra Waters Rd for 1.9km

  • L (10:32am) onto Old Pacific H'way (33.8km) cycling Nth for 11.9km twds the Hawkesbury, pass Mt. Ku'ring'gai, Cowan, and descend from Pie in the Sky to Brooklyn Rd [about 500m short of old Brooklyn Bridge]

  • "U" turn at Brooklyn Rd for 3.9km climb to Pie in the Sky,

 

arriving at the scenic grassy knoll (10:30am) for a 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) on Segafredo [8½ out of 10] and Maggot Sacks with real meat.

 

3rd Leg: Pie in the Sky to Coonanbarra Café, Wahroonga (via Bobbin Hd)  - 35.5km - 85 min (agg 85km)

11:00am pedal:

  • Sth down Old Pacific H'way for 15km

  • L at lights into Bobbin Head along Ku'ring'gai Chase Rd, thence Bobbin Head Rd for 12.1km to KOM Bobbin Head gates for Sag Stop (5 min - get over to LHS off the road) from 12:05pm.

 

12:10pm after 77.4km:

  • Sth down Bobbin Head Rd 4.5km to Burns Rd

  • R into Burns Rd for 250m [NB: about 50m before Burns Rd, most cyclists cut across Bobbin Head Rd onto footpath or cycle-path.  If in any doubt about getting safely over to cycle-path or footpath, proceed to traffic lights and turn R.]

  • L into The Chase Rd for 700m

  • R into Eastern Rd for 200m

  • L into Billyard Ave for 1.5km

  • L into Cleveland for 200m,

for more for treats 'n sweets at Coonabarra Café - ETR 12:25pm.

 

Scribe's rap-up of Sunday, 16 March, Tour de Whale Beach - 72km

 

With the mornings getting later, a dozen  crew rolled-out of St Ives 5 min late at 7:25am.   Arno, Sarah, Ross and Jodie were first-timers [pics in order hereunder], and we evidenced later that they can all hammer, particularly Ross who scaled Newport hill as though it was "a mere pimple on the backside of an elephant. "

 

Scribe mused that  a few of the stalwarts must 've been on the RTA Big Ride, 'cause we were shy on regulars, with ToothFairy, Whippet, Navigator 'n Scribe flying the flag.

With Tornado AWOL, Bank Teller opted for the direct route up Barrenjoey Rd, rather than the 'up hill and down dale' back-track via the Newport Arms/Clareville.  After 35km with the clouds "decidedly dark up-ahead", we arrived at Whale Beach around 9am.  

 

Bazza 'n BackPacker grabbed a quick dip in the briny as evidenced in the below team pic.

Twas a sloshfest as we headed twds our 1st Sag Stop on the return leg of "The Serpentine lookout" .  After a 2nd Sag Stop at the crest of Newport Hill, not unsurprisingly, no one was interested in visiting Akuna Bay on the return route. 

Around midday, after an abridged out 'n back route of 72km to the beach "one down from Palm", a few of us, incl the four afore-pictured Mugg tyros, sucked caffeine back at Pattisons' Patisserie and then pissed-off in their respective directions.  As we were "cutting-out" of the familiar post-ride Nosh Stop, two regulars, Whippet 'n Gene Autry, limped-in after suffering punctures out-on-the-trail.

The Scribe    16 Mar '03