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Sunday, 8 Aug, Brunch at Pearl Beach - Old Rattler home from Woy Woy:

*    8:15am from Hornsby [85km] - ETR   2:06pm; or 

*    8:30am from Berowra [73km] - ETR 1:57pm

• Ride Leader:  Brian Willis 9807.6439   Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston -  9498.3684 hm

• See street map under Ride Description on Calendar Page or HERE

• 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" reports no train disruptions this Sunday on Northern, North Shore or Wyong lines.  Although the North Shore Line only goes to Wynyard.

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

¨               Rollout 8:15am from Hornsby train station car park [70m N of the Railway Hotel in Jersey St – N/W side of train station] for 500m Nth then L and 20m later R at lights onto Pacific H'way; or

¨               commence by 8:30am (before the convoy) on Old Pacific H'way opposite Berowra train station carpark.

Continue N up Old Pacific H'way to 1st Nosh Stop from 9:50am (30 min from 1st arrivals) at Mt White Road Warriors Café.

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

10:20am -

• R Nth up Old Pac H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange around 10:35am Sign Post (1 min); 

• 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) 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 gradually ascending for 1.4km Old Pac H'way arriving at familiar Kariong Shell garage at 11:15am [55.3km] for Sag Stop (10 min).

Third leg: Kariong to pristine Pearl Beach - 18km (50 min)

11:25am -

• 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

• R into Rawson Rd for 100m and cross train tracks at level crossing;

• Ahead on Rawson Rd for 450m to Ocean Beach Rd;

• R into Ocean Beach Rd for 3km;

• R into 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 (35 min) from 12:15am [76km] 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 (25 min) - arrive at station by 1:20pm for 1:27pm 'all-stops':

12:50pm -

• 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 Patonga Drive/Mt Ettalong Rd for 3km;

• R  into Hobart for 200m;

• L  into Sydney Ave for 150m;

• L  into Ocean Beach Rd for 3.5km; and

• R  into Railway St for 500m to Woy Woy station arriving around 1:15pm:

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

·    all stops at 1:27pm arrive Berowra at 1:57pm and Hornsby at 2:06pm; or

·   express at 2:02pm arrive Hornsby at 2:36pm; or

·      all stops at 2:27pm arrive Berowra at 2:57pm and Hornsby at 3:06pm; or

·     express at 3:02pm arrive Hornsby at 3:36pm.

ETR Hornsby 2:06pm.

Whippet’s rap-up of Sunday, 1 August, Tour de Yarramalong Valley - 94km

Brian reported that 13 attended, with ToothFairy and a few others turning around at Mt White for a 70km out/back lap.

Scribe's rap-up of Sat 31 July, Quatre Montagnes - 72km - 5 crew

ToothFairy found a 'you beaut' car park just behind the Nth Turramurra shops.  So 850m Nth of Burns Rd in Bobbin Head Rd, turn Left into Valley Park Ave and park on the lower level.  It is only 3 mins walk from the carpark up to the familiar chicken shop, recently re-named Corner Café on the RHS.

John aka Dodo (from the extinct Dodo bird in Mauritius), Rick aka HillMonster, BeanCounter, ToothFairy and Bank Teller enjoyed a easy 70km Quatre Montagnes, where -

• our coffee break at Grumpy's, Nth Galston after 38.2km was the highlight; and

• descending Bobbin Head Rd at 8:20am mid-Winter in short finger gloves was the lowlight, 'cause golly gosh by the time we reached the bridge, Scribe had to pull over and pump some life back into his painfully numb fingers.

Scribe    1 Aug ‘04