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Sunday, 18 July, 8:30am from St Ives for "Brekkie at Warriewood, n brunch at Akuna Bay" - 72km - ETR 12:40pm

  • Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston  9498.3684 hm

  • Warriewood ride is now anti-clockwise to -
    *    cycle on Forest Way and Wakehurst P'kway earlier, with less traffic;
    *    to enable early departees to enjoy a Nosh Stop;
    *    to incorporate 2 KOM Climbs, 'cause Sergey has moved mountains with     www.KOMpm.com ; and
    *    to add variety to other St Ives rides which 'do the park thing first-up'.

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

  • Cycle 2 abreast on single lane roads at own peril

  • Get well off the road at Sag Stops

  • Road cyclists die on NSW roads every year.  Cyclists are seriously injured by other cyclists or a 3rd party.  Cyclists injury others.  Membership of Bicycle NSW provides $20m Public Liability cover if you injure a fellow Mugg or motorist

  • If you cause an accident to another Mugg or 3rd party, you could lose your personal assets.  Or conversely, if you are badly injured you might litigate the negligent party.  If you are not a member of a cycle racing club, join BNSW.

Snapshot:

Rollout St Ives 8:30am with Fruit Barn 1st Sag Stop (5 min). 

Forest Way and Wakehurst Parkway to Narrabeen Lakes, and coastal entry to Warriewood for (1st Nosh Stop) from 9:30am after 27km.

NW on our known route (albeit backwards) crossing Mona Vale Rd to McCarrs Creek Rd, left past Church Point, for 1st KOM Climb 4.5km up McCarrs Creek Rd to painted 'Echidna' sign at "V" entrance to park for 2nd Sag Stop (5 min).

Thence NE taking Left Hand entrance into park along Gen. San Martin Drive passing Cottage Point Rd on LHS, Illawong Bay with (2nd Nosh Stop) from 11:20am. 

Return East with 2nd KOM Climb 3.5km from Akuna Bay Marina to large West Head metal sign approx 80m before West Head Rd.  Then Right descending to McCarrs Creek bridge and climb to Thai Restaurant, and return along Myoora Rd and Mona Vale Rd. - ETR St Ives 12:50pm.

SagStops:

1.   Mona Vale Fruit Barn from 8:45am (3 min)
2.   'Echidna' sigh at entrance to park from 10:55am (5 min)

 

1st Leg: St Ives to Warriewood cafés - 27km - 60 min cycling

Depart St Ives car-park by 8:30am

  • E   along Mona Vale Rd for 6.2km;

  • L   [opposite Forest Way - at Mona Vale Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd and take a fleeting Sag Stop (3 min) from 8:45am;

  • R   Sth thru traffic lights down Forest Way for 5.4km;

  • L   into French's Forest Rd/Naree Rd for 1km;

  • L   into Wakehurst Parkway for 9.9km;

  • R   into Pittwater Rd for 300m;

  • L   at lights into Waterloo Rd for 100m;

  • L   into Lagoon St for 1km

  • R   into Malcolm for 100m;

  • L   Ocean St/Narrabeen Park Pde for 2.6km to Warriewood cafés arriving 9:35am after 27km - neighbourhood, street front shops immediately on LHS in Narrabeen Park Pde. 
    Sunrise     Milk Bar, on the cnr, makes grouse burgers.      Nautilus Café is more upmkt. 

 

2nd Leg: Warriewood cafés to Akuna Bay - 25km - 68 min cycling
 

10:05am -

 

  • L
 Hunter St 0.3   to Harwood Place
  • R
 Harwood Place 0.1   to Pittwater Rd
  • A
 Warriewood Rd 0.3   to McPherson St/PonderosaPde
  • A
 McPherson St/PonderosaPde 1.5   to Mona Vale Rd
  • A
 Samuel St/Cabbage Tree Rd 3.8   to McCarrs Creek Rd
  • L
 McCarrs Creek Rd 2.2   to Bayview Marina
  • A
 McCarrs Creek Rd 2.1   to Church Point
  • A
 McCarrs Creek Rd 2.0    to START of 1st KOM Climb 4.5km to Echidna painted sign on road
  • A
 McCarrs Creek Rd 1.7   to McCarrs Creek Bridge
  • A
 McCarrs Creek Rd 2.8   to 'V' entrance to park
  • R
 Gen. San Martin Drive 4.3    to Cottage Point Rd
  • A
 Gen. San Martin Drive 1.7   to Illawong Bay
  • A
 Gen. San Martin Drive 2.1   to Akuna Bay Marina for 2nd Nosh Stop (30m) from 11:20am after 52km

 

3rd Leg: Akuna Bay to St Ives - 19km - 56 min cycling

11:50am -

  • R
 Gen. San Martin Drive 3.3   for 2nd KOM Climb 3.5km to large metal West Head sign 70m before "T"
  • R
 West Head Rd 1.8   to McCarrs Creek Bridge
  • R
 McCarrs Creek Rd 2.8   to 'V' entrance to park
  • A
 McCarrs Creek Rd 1.9   to McCarrs Creek Rd - Thai Restaurant
  • R
 Myoora Rd 2.7   to Mona Vale Rd
  • R
 Mona Vale Rd 6.5   to St Ives car park

ETR 2pm - 72km.

 

Bank Teller's rap-up of Tour the Kurrajong - 101km - 14 starters on a moist 'morn which eventually dried up a tad

Sub-titled - 2 Whopper Mtns, and a beaut new Nosh Stop - Zellie's at Richmond, where the table service hit the spot.

 

Yamaha 'n Tornado onboard the Iron Horse from Marayong.

 

    

 

Three pics from Zellie's Cafe - 223 Windsor St  4578.6906, where our crew enjoyed a respite barely 100m NW from Richmond station, after we'd alighted our Iron Horse from Marayong, 'cause when these 3 pics were snapped, 'twas pissing down outside.   Fortunately, the tucker 'n table service at Zellie's Cafe were 'spot-on', especially that provided by a local lass, 'Bel', who features in above 2 pics.

Andrew, Yamaha, Kaza, Rolf aka Malvern Star, Tornado 'n Whippet -  enjoying the ambience of Zellie's, whilst t'was rainin' outside.  The dapper dude left of pic is Yamaha's mate, Andrew.

 

Yamaha 'n Kaza at a moistish Start of the 2.95km humongous 7.3o Bowen Mountain climb.

 

 

 

Above 'n below snaps of a foggy Bowen Mountain KOM.

 

 

 

L to R - Malvern Star, Yamaha, Koala Bear, Tornado, Andy aka V1Pro, Kaza, Bank Teller -  with Andrew absent, 'cause Andy was clicking the camera.

 

 

The famous Bunya tree at the KOM of Bowen Mountain Nature Reserve on a murky day. 
Don't know why Gene, aka Koala Bear, was doing a Zig Heil?

 

 

 

Andy aka V1Pro 'n Koala Bear (front of screen) at the "Little Wheeney Creek" START of the 6.25km humongous climb up Bellbird Hill.

 

100m further along from the GRASS KARTS sign at an impressive altitude of 520m, Andrew J, Yamaha, Andy aka V1Pro 'n Bank Teller completed Muggs' inaugural assault of the monster 6.25km Bellbird Hill.

 

The Scribe    11 July '04