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Sunday, 30 Mar, Yarramalong Manor for lunch - "Iron Horse” home from Wyong:

*    6:40am - Hornsby - 93km - ETR 1:06pm

*    7:05am - Berowra - 81.5km - ETR 1:25pm

*    Or cycle back from Mt White - 71km - ETR 10:30am

  • Ride Leader:  Phil Johnston - 9498.3684 hm

  • Bring your mobile if it is handy

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

  • Cycle two abreast at own risk.  Keep well to LHS

  • Get off the road at Sag Stops

  • Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for $20m Public Liability cover in case another Mugg sues your arse for riding negligence

 

Snapshot:
 With no track work on the Wyong to Hornsby line, park at Hornsby station car-park [80m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St - N/W side of Hornsby station] by 6:30am to rollout by 6:40am passing Berowra station at 7:05am.  Nosh Stops at Mt White, Peats Ridge and Yarramalong Manor, to catch an All Stops train home from Wyong at 12:55pm (or 1:55pm) - ETR Hornsby 2:06pm (or 3:06pm).  Or Express at 12:37pm (1:37pm) to Hornsby at 12:36pm (or 1:36pm).  
Route is due N up the Old Pacific H’way - if you're slow, start from 6:30am.
Sag Stops:
1st          Midcoast Petroleum, Peats Ridge          9:45am (10 min)
2nd         Springs Rd to Yarramalong Manor        10:35am (3 min)

 

1st Leg:  Hornsby to Mt White - 35.5km - 82 min

Park in Hornsby street side car-park 80m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St - N/W side of Hornsby station. 

Rollout by 6:40am, -

  • Nth up Jersey St for 200m,

  • L for 20m to traffic lights;

  • R onto Old Pacific Highway for 35km, passing Berowra station at 7:05am, for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) at Mt White Village Store from 8:10am.

 

2nd Leg:  Mt White to Peats Ridge - 21km - 57 min

Depart Bikie Hangout by 8:45am -

  • Nth along Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km;

  • L into Peats Ridge Rd for 15km continuous, gradual climb for Sag Stop (10 min) at Midcoast Petroleum, Peats Ridge from 9:45am.

 

3rd Leg:  Peats Ridge to Yarramalong Manor - 17km - 55 min

After re-mounting at 9:45am, -

  • Nth along Peats Ridge Rd for 300m;

  • L into George Downs Drive and continue 8.7km NNW, crossing Wisemans Ferry Rd at Central Mangrove;

  • R into Springs Rd for a Sag Stop (3 min) from 10:15am, thence 2.5km East twds Bumble Hill, then it becomes Greta Rd for 2km up Bumble Hill, then 3.4km descend Bumble Hill cautiously;

  • R for 60m to 2nd Nosh Stop (65 mins) for brunch from 10:40am at delightful, serene Yarramalong Manor.

 

4th Leg: Yarramalong Manor to Wyong station - 18.8km - 50 min
By 11:05am 18.8km flat/fast hit-out E along Yarramalong Rd into Wyong, arriving by 12:30am to catch ($7.80 fare) –

  • 12:37pm Express (or 1:37pm) 59 min to Hornsby 1:36pm (or 2:36pm) or

  • 12:55pm All-stops (or 1:55pm) 71 min to Hornsby 2:06pm (or 3:06pm).

 
Scribe’s rap-up of Sunday, 23 Mar, 'Quatre Montagnes' from Wahroonga

 

With several crew away on the BNSW Big Ride, we only mustered 11 starters, with one of 'em, LabRat, returning after a Summer of rowing and paddling. 

 

 

Navigator, Sarah, Bruce, Marcel, LabRat, Malvern Star, Adam, Arno, Maria 'n Scribe on the Berowra Ferry after 29km

 

 

From these two pics from PitS after 50km, you could be confused for assuming  'twas a balmy day, but we'd experienced a few light showers and it never warmed up.

 

 

Around midday with 85km "all done" we returned to Wahroonga, and with Whippet AWOL on first aid training,  Navigator easily retained the maillot  jaune,  although Rolf and Bruce kept him honest.

 

Scribe    23 March 2003