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Sunday, 20 Feb, Somersby "Bellbirds" Peats Ridge anti-clockwise:
*  7am Hornsby 125km - ETR Hornsby 2:25pm
*  7:20am Berowra 103km - ETR Berowra 1:45pm

Or turnaround at Mt White - 71km round trip from Hornsby - ETR 10:10am

  • If driving to Berowra, take 2nd off-road from Freeway, and turn R into Old Pacific H'way to nearby Berowra

  • The hypertext at "Sun" in "Rides Calendar 2003 - July to Sept" adjacent to 19-Oct-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 Leader:   Brian Willis  9807.6439 hm

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

  • Let Brian know if you are commencing from Hornsby

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

Nosh Stops:
1st    Mt White Village Store               from 8:30am          (30 min) 
2nd  Somersby General Store          from 10:10am        (30 min)
3rd   Pie in the Sky                               from 12:55pm        (20 min)
Sag Stops:
1st    Roundabout to Kariong           from 9:40am           (5 min)
2nd  MidCoast Petroleum                  from 11:05pm        (10 min)
3rd   Mt White Village Store               from 12:05pm         (5 min)

King of the Mountain climbs:
 1st    Cherro Point Rd to 2nd Mt White sign                         7.55km
 2nd   300m past Mooney Mooney Bridge to KOM              3.65km
 3rd    Brooklyn Rd to Pie in the Sky                                       3.85km

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 7:00am, -

  • 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 from 7:40am, for 1st Nosh Stop (from 8:25am 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

8:55am -

  • 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 10:05am for 30 min) - good burgers.

 

3rd Leg: Somersby General Store to Peats Ridge - 9.5km (70km) - 25 min

By 10:35am -

 

  • 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 11:15am.

 

4th Leg: Peats Ridge to Mt White - 20.6km (90km) - 50 min

11:25am -

  • 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 [5 min] from 12:15pm.

 

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

12:20pm 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 [25 min] from 1:00pm.

 

6th Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km (125.5km) - 60 min

1:25pm Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

  • pass Berowra [115km] around 1:45pm, and

  • return to Hornsby, taking R fork at Asquith, continuing along Old Pacific H'way [125.5km] at 2:25pm.

 

Scribe    14 Feb 2005