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Sunday, 6 Apr, Brunch at Pearl Beach - Old Rattler home:

*    6:50am from Hornsby [85km] - ETR 1:06pm; or 

*    7:15am from Berowra [73km] - ETR 12:57pm

• Ride Leader  Phil Johnston - 9498.3684 hm

• Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

• Cycle two abreast at own risk.  Keep well to LHS on single lane roads

• Get off the road at Sag Stops

• Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for Public Liability cover in case another Mugg sues you for riding negligence

www.cityrail.com.au "Trackwork Menu" [updated 27/3] reports no train disruptions this Sunday on Northern or Wyong lines.  But buses replace trains on -

*   Northern Line between Hornsby and Strathfield; and

*    North Shore Line between Hornsby and Central

1st Leg: Hornsby to Mt White Store - 35km (85 min)

¨                  By 6:40am park at Hornsby train station car park [70m N of the Railway Hotel in Jersey St – N/W side of train station] to rollout at 6:50am for 400m Nth then L and 20m later R at lights onto Pacific H'way; or

¨                  pick-up the convoy at 7:15am on Old Pacific H'way opposite Berowra train station carpark.

Continue N up Old Pacific H'way to 1st Nosh Stop from 8:25am (30 min) at Mt White Village Store.

Second Leg: Mt White Village Store to Kariong Shell garage - 19.2km (52 min)
8:55am -

• R Nth up Old Pac H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange around 9am Sag Stop (2 min) to re-group; 

• R East to Gosford “Scenic Route”, remaining on Old Pac H'way, to intermittent sounds of chirping Bellbirds, crossing Mooney Mooney creek 4.1km later;

• climb 6.1km and take a Sag Stop (3 min) from 9:30am at the Wisemans Ferry/Gosford roundabout at Somersby Industrial Estate - keeping well to LHS; and

• R Sth for 700m on Wisemans Ferry Rd, then L for 1.4km back on Old Pac H'way, arriving at familiar Kariong Shell garage at 9:50am [54.2km] for a short Sag Stop (10 min).

Third leg: Kariong to pristine Pearl Beach - 18km (54 min)

10am -

• Initially flattish S/Eth along Woy Woy Rd, thence down the hill past Phegans' Bay twds Umina Beach.  After approx 12.5km from the Shell Garage we cross train tracks at level crossing and road becomes Rawson Rd.

• 400m later cross Ocean Beach Rd and continue ahead for 250m when road becomes Allfield Rd for 200m.

• R into Blackwall Rd/Memorial Ave/Barrenjoey Rd for 3km and take Sag Stop (3 min) from 10:25am 50m after Warrah St  [Keep well to the left side of passing traffic].

• Next R into West St for 1km.

• It then changes to Sydney Ave as it veers L for 100m.

• R into Hobart Ave for 200m.  L into Mt Ettalong Rd for about 3km.  At the Sth. end of beautiful Umina Beach, Mt Ettalong Rd changes to Patonga Drive.  Climb past "Mt Ettalong Lookout" for a further 1km.

• L into Pearl Beach Drive for 1.75km to unspoiled, but expensive Pearl Beach [heaps of Filthy Rich “near deads” and WOOFS (Well Off Older Folks) driving Bentleys 'n Mercs].

2^nd Nosh Stop (50 min) from 11am [74.7km] where Burgers 'n Cokes can be got at the store at left and behind the too expensive Sit ‘N’ Chat Beach Café.

Fourth Leg: Pearl Beach to Woy Woy station - 9.9km (30 min) - arrive at station by 12:20pm for 12:26pm 'all-stops':

By 11:50am -

• L into Pearl Beach Drive retracing our path out of Pearl Beach up a mother of a hill along (gorgeous view of Pearl Beach on RHS) for 1.75km;

• R back onto Mt Ettalong Rd for 3.2km;

• R into Hobart for 200m;

• L into Sydney Ave for 150m;

• L into Ocean Beach Rd for 4km; and

• R into Railway St for 600m to Woy Woy station:

·   express at 12:02pm arrive Hornsby at 12:36pm; or

·   all stops at 12:26pm arrive Berowra at 12:57pm and Hornsby at 1:06pm; or

·   express at 1:02pm arrive Hornsby at 1:36pm; or

·      all stops at 1:26pm arrive Berowra at 1:57pm and Hornsby at 2:06pm; or

·     express at 2:02pm arrive Hornsby at 2:36pm.

Bank Teller's rap-up of "Yarramalong Valley - Wyong Iron Horse" - 93km

After patching a flat on Gracinda's front wheel, 16 crew rolled-out of Hornsby from 6:45am, and we collected LabRat at Berowra.  However, as we were to glean at Mt White, a few of the contingent had been awaiting for us at the station. 

None of these pics would win an award for photographic excellence.  In the above pic, there are a bunch of Muggs 'soaking up the Mt White ambience', but, with backs turned, it is hard to recognise 'em.  Glenn on his recumbent is left of screen above, with LabRat and Publican in deep discussion, but probably chit-chatting about nothing they can recount. In the pic on RHS is Pete who hammered hard on his mountain bike with biggish wheels, with LabRat front of screen. With Glenn, Gracinda and Sputnik, turning around at Mt. White, 14 crew rolled-on for the 2nd leg [21km] slightly uphill to Peats Ridge. The below pic is a happy bunch of campers at MidCoast Petroleum after 57 clicks.

After leaving MidCoast Petroleum we pedalled 8.7km NW where Tornado acted as Sign-Post at the Right into Springs Rd.  5km later we descended the corrugated Bumble Hill to Yarramalong Manor, where, under idealic blue skies and a rustic garden setting, we took our time over lunch.  LHS are Peter T, Arno and Adam, with Anya (visiting from Nth Germany) in the b'gnd. Below pictures of a patient brigade awaiting the 1:37pm Express.  Geno, in the blueish jersey, is either talking into a piece of plastic or scratching his ear or noggin - the former didn't happen a lot as cell-phone reception was almost non-evident from Peats Ridge to Wyong.

Early arvo, most of the contingent returned to Hornsby after 93km of relatively flatish stuff.  However, LabRat and Scribe caught the 1:55pm All-Stops from Wyong, 'cause they wanted an uninterrupted snooze back to Hornsby, which PJ procured.

Scribe    30 March ‘03