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Sunday, 23 May, Somersby "Bellbirds" Peats Ridge anti-clockwise:
*  7:50am Hornsby 125km - ETR Hornsby 3:30pm
*  8:10am Berowra 103km - ETR Berowra 2:55pm

Or turnaround at Mt White - 71km round trip from Hornsby - ETR 11:15am

  • The hypertext at "Sun" in "Rides Calendar 2003 - Jan to Mar" adjacent to 25-May-03 is an Altitude Profile for this ride - we commence at Hornsby at 150m above sea level, drop to almost sea level when crossing Hawkesbury River and ascend to 300m around Peats Ridge

  • Ride Organiser:   Phil Johnston  9498.3684 hm

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

  • Some cyclists start at Berowra - take 2nd off-road from Freeway

  • Let Brian or Phil know if you are commencing from Hornsby

  • Ride in single file on single lane roads, 'cause a RedNeck might clip ya!

1st Leg: Hornsby to Mt White Bikie Hangout - 35.5km - 87 min

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

Rollout by 7:50am, -

  • N up Jersey St  for 200m,

  • L for 20m to traffic lights;

  • R onto Old Pacific Highway for 35.2km, where the Berowra contingent will commence ahead of the marauding/encroaching Peloton opposite Berowra station at 8:10am, for 1st Nosh Stop (from 9:20am for 30 min) at Mt White Village Store.  Under new management the Segafredo Zanetti café is heap plenty better than under the previous management.

2nd Leg: Mt White to Somersby General Store - 24.5km (60km) - 70 min

8:50am -

  • Nth up Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange

  • R twds Gosford along the "Scenic Route" for 4.3km to Mooney Mooney Creek

  • Ahead uphill for 6.5km to "Wisemans Ferry / Gosford Roundabout" for Sag Stop [5 min] off-the-road

  • L into Wisemans Ferry Rd for 7.5km to Somersby General Store (4372.1269ph) for a 2nd Nosh Stop (from 11:05am for 30 min) - good burgers.

3rd Leg: Somersby General Store to Peats Ridge - 9.5km (70km) - 30 min

11:35am -

 

  • L along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 200m

  • L down "on-ramp" along Peats Ridge Rd for 9.3km to MidCoast Petroleum for Sag Stop [10 min] from 12:10pm.

4th Leg: Peats Ridge to Mt White - 20.6km (90km) - 53 min

12:20pm -

  • Sth down Peats Ridge Rd for 14.5km to Calga Interchange

  • L (at "Scenic Road" sign to Brooklyn) and continue 6.1km returning to Mt White Village Store for Sag Stop [10 min] from 1:10pm.

5th Leg: Mt White to Pie in the Sky - 16.1km (106km) - 41 min

1:20pm descend Old Pacific H'way, cross Brooklyn Bridge over Hawkesbury River, pass Brooklyn Rd [103km] and ascend 3.9km for 3rd Nosh Stop at Pie in the Sky [35 min] from 2pm.

6th Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km (125.5km) - 58 min

2:35pm Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

  • pass Berowra [115km] around 2:55pm, and

  • return to Hornsby, taking R fork at Asquith, continuing along Old Pacific H'way [125.5km] at 3:30pm.

Scribe's rap-up of Sunday, 18 May, Quatre Montagnes - 81km

As may be gleaned by double clicking on  HTML1  14 contented crew amassed at the Berowra Waters Café at 9:30am after 31.5km where the service from the waitress was wonderful. 

 

Earlier we'd experienced a eerie climb from Bobbin Head Bridge due to the sun peering thru a dense fog, as evident in HTML2, and a further disruption when we had to circumvent a rock slide approaching the Berowra Punt.  Heap plenty damage to the road service.  Buy by golly the gang appreciated the outing after Sydney's recent SloshFest.  Except, of course, Gracinda aka Senorita, who did a 'no-show', 'cause last Sat. she'd cleaned her bike up to make it "as shiny as a new pin", and didn't want to get it dirty.

 

HTML3 is two snaps from the familiar Hornsby Heights bus shelter where a few crew opted out of our bi-annual visit to The Toadstool along Crosslands Rd where a lot of rich, quasi country folk have their palatial 5 acre lots.

 

Around midday, most of us returned to Turra' car-park with 81km 'all done'.  Whereupon Bank Teller snapped the close-ups in HTML4 which Sputnik hopefully will include in his "Movie Reel" software within Chores 'n Crew, before he heads back to St Petersburg next week for 3˝ months, returning to Muggs in Sept.  

 

Sergey, a competent programmer, has temporary digs upon his return, but is looking for permanent accommodation on the Eastern Subs rail line.  If you know anyone in the Eastern Subs who has a computer network which might benefit from an IT Nerd who knows software, bear in mind Sputnik (and his 2 bikes) as a tenant.

The Scribe  - 18 May 2003