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Sunday, 27 April - Tour de Windsor:
i) Turramurra @ 7:30am via M2 - 98km - ETR 1:35pm; or
ii) Dural @ 8:10am via Pitt Town Rd - 66km - ETR 12:10pm
Ø Ride contact is Phil Johnston 9498.3684 hm
Ø Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday
Ø Expend 10 mins studying your UBD/Gregory's to familiarize with the below
Ø Don't leave your brain at home on battery-recharge, 'cause this is a complex ride
Ø Ride two abreast on single lane roads at own peril
Ø Get off the road at Sag Stops
Ø Cycling without Public Liability cover is as stupid as driving without 3rd Party - join Bicycle NSW for PL insurance, so that all Muggs are better protected
Ø When passing a fellow Mugg, always provide a metre clearance. If you can't, or are passing on the inside, you MUST call out loudly eg. "passing inside tight" etc
Snapshot:
Both start groups meet-up at
1st Nosh
Stop
in
Macquarie St Windsor from 9:40am. By
10:20am, all return via Cattai Ridge Rd, Glenorie; thence either -
* to Dural (66km)
- ETR 12:10pm;
or
* L to Galston, Hornsby, Turra'
(99km) - ETR 1:35pm.
a)
Two alternate 1st Legs to
Windsor
Rollout at 7;30am up Rohini St to Pac H'way and descend Kissing Point Rd. to Browns Waterhole, M2 to Riverstone, Mulgrave, Windsor [47.5km] where we meet cyclists that started from Dural for our 1st Nosh Stop (40 min) from 9:40am protected by the hot sun on eastern side at Aldo's Pizza in Macquarie St [historic Thompson Square] off George St. Windsor. Or if it is a cool day, in the sun at Kate's Place Café on western side of Macq St.
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Detailed instructions of Turra' to Windsor: |
| Cycle 60m up Rohini St to the H'way and R at lights. 50m later L at lights into Kissing Point Rd and commence step descent shortly crossing Comenarra Parkway at lights and proceed to end of Kissing Point Rd. Take R fork onto cycleway path to Browns Water Hole (caution steep decent with sharp turns, causeway may flood) followed by a short steep climb to M2. We pass through a narrow 20m tunnel and Sag Stop (3 min) before joining M2 on south side. |
| Passing 2 on and 2 off roads, we cycle 15kms to where Old Windsor Rd meets Abbott Rd and continue straight along Abbott Road. R into Johnson Avenue at lights for Sag Stop (5 min). 1.1km later L into Vardys Rd. at the roundabout, crossing Sunnyholt Rd at the lights. |
| Approaching Marayong Station we cycle under the railway bridge and L at roundabout and 75m later pull-up with Marayong Station 50m in front of you Sag Stop (5 min). We then L to climb onto Railway Road bridge, effectively heading N beside the railway line until Quakers Hill station where, after we reach the Give Way sign, L, then a R and R again, to take you onto the bridge over the railway line onto Quakers Hill Parkway. A few hundred metres on, L onto Hambledon Rd. Soon L again onto Walker Street (through housing estate) at "T" junction L onto Burdekin Rd and follow this around - it becomes Railway Terrace. Follow railway line to Schofields and continue to Riverstone along Railway Tce. |
| At Riverstone station do a quick R and L and follow the railway line on your LHS. Riverstone Parade will take us to Vineyard Station. At Vineyard station road veers to the R. Take Wallace Rd - the first street immediately to your L. |
| Follow the railway along and Wallace Rd will end at a "T" intersection. Cycle over a level railway crossing on your L, and take Railway Rd first on your R and remain on it until Mulgrave Station where we R onto Mulgrave Rd and follow until you reach Windsor Rd. Turn L onto Windsor Rd, and follow it 3km to Windsor. |
ii)
1st
Leg:
from “Hills
Tourist Info Centre” car-park (656B Old Northern Rd Dural – UBD 131 -
on LHS just after
"Porter Scenic Lookout" and before
Dural Country Club) to Windsor
35km:
8:10am
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L cycling Nth up Old Northern Rd for 1.2km,
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L into Wyoming Rd for 700m,
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L into Langford Rd/Davey Rd for 1.6km,
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L into Derriwong Rd for 500m,
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R into Wirrabara Rd for 600m,
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R into Pellit Lane which soon veers L for 180m,
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R into Kenthurst Rd for 4½km,
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L into Pitt Town Rd for 13.9km,
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Ahead into Neich Rd for 700m,
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L into Scheyville Rd for 4½km,
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L into Stock Route Rd for 2km,
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R into Wolseley Rd for 1.2km,
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L into Havelock Rd for 500m,
R into Old Hawkesbury Rd for 400m,
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L into Pitt Town Rd for 700m,
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R into Windsor Rd for 1.6km to Windsor,
where we meet the Turra’ contingent at 9:40am for our 1st Nosh Stop (3
5 min) at Aldos Pizza or Kate's Place Café in historic Thompson Square off George St. Windsor.b) 2nd Leg: Return to either start point via Cattai Ridge Rd, Glenorie, thence to Dural or Galston/Hornsby/Turra'
By 10:20am -
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S along Windsor Rd for 1.6km,
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L into Pitt Town Rd for 700m,
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R into Old Hawkesbury Rd for 400m,
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L into Havelock Rd for 500m,
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R into Wolseley Rd for 1.2km,
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L into Stock Route Rd for 2km,
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R into Scheyville Rd for 5km (don't R at Neich Rd, rather R 700m further),
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R into Dural Rd/Cattai Ridge Rd for 13.5km,
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R into Old Northern Rd cycling S,
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The Turra’ crew after 800m turns L into Wylds Rd and R into Arcadia Rd to GreenShades Café for a 2nd Nosh Stop (35 min) [80.5km] at 12:10pm. Thence, at 12:45pm its down/up The Gorge with a Sag Stop (5 min) at the KOM Bus Shelter [88km], whereupon onto Hornsby, where we short-cut along the east side of the rail line. ETR Turra’ 1:35pm [97.6km].
The Dural contingent continues S along Old Northern Rd for 4.5km with an ETR 12:10pm at Dural Tourist Info Centre [66
km].
Scribe's
rap-up of ANZAC Day Friday, 25 April, Trois Montagnes from
Wahroonga 11
crew rolled out of Wahroonga at eight bells on a day that dribbled a
bit on the climb out of Berowra Waters. At PitS we
tagged up with Nurse Karen and Tornado who'd pedalled
from Manly. We
took our initial Nosh at Grumpy's Nth Galston after only 18km - L
to R The Horse, MudGuards, Whippet, Sputnik, Adam 'n Eve, Gracinda
and Ross aka RapidFire. L to R below pic at PitS: With
Bobbin Head closed to traffic due to a rock fall, we took the shortcut back
along the east side of the rail line to Wahroonga for 72.3km.
On occasions, the Berowra
Waters Punt has been chockers with pedal pushers. However, on a
morn' where we hardly evidenced another cyclist we had the 'exclusive
cabin quarters' to ourselves.
Ann-Marie, Nurse Karen, Bank Teller, Whippet, Tornado,
MudGuards, RapidFire - My apologies to Adam (who took
this pic). Adam wanted to stand back deeper to include Gracinda and all of
Ross, but I advised him incorrectly, about the aperture vagaries, nuances
'n machinations of this Canon.