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Sunday, 24 Oct – Cinque Montagnes (anti-clockwise) from -
* Nth Turramurra
shops 7:30am 94km
ETR 1:05pm; or
* Hornsby station
8am
68km ETR 12:30pm
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Cyclists commencing at Nth Turra' do not pass Hornsby start point, rather usually catch those departing from Hornsby when approaching Pie in the Sky
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Ride Leader/Organiser: Phil Johnston 9498.3684 hm
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Hardcopy these ride directions and bring on Sunday
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Snapshot: 2nd Berowra Waters punt from 10:15am - 10 min 3rd Hornsby Heights' bus shelter from 12:10pm - 5 min NoshStops: 1st Pie in the Sky - 9:10am (30min) 2nd Park outside Nursery - 11:20am (30min)
KOM climbs: 2nd climb: Brooklyn Rd to Pie in the Sky - 3.85km 3rd climb: 150m West of Berowra Waters punt to Koppers Log Berrilee - 3.40km 4th climb: cement Bridge at Galston Gorge to 50m before Bus Shelter - 3.4km 5th climb: "60km Max Speed" sign at 15m after Old Stone Toilet Block SE side of Bobbin Head bridge to "60km Max Speed" sign 50m before Toll Booth at Nth Turra entrance - 3.95km |
1st Leg: Nth Turra' 38km or Hornsby 27km to Pie in the Sky
Both below ride start location arrive at initial Nosh Stop - Pie in the Sky for Brunch approaching 9:10am:
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Longer Ride
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Cinque Montagnes
[96km]
Rollout Nth Turramurra
shops on Bobbin Head Rd at 7:30am in/out of Bobbin Head, arriving at Kalkari
Reserve
1st Sag Stop
(5
min)
after 9.9km from 7:55am.
4 clicks later,
R into Pac Highway at lights after passing Asquith Golf
Course. Then due Nth to the Hawkesbury.
¨ Shorter
Ride -
Three Hills
[68km]
Arrive at Hornsby car-park [100m
Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] for 8am roll out cycling 500m Nth up
Jersey St, L into Wharf
Rd, then 60m later R [at
traffic lights]
onto Pacific Highway and cycle Nth
to the Hawkesbury.
Both groups pass Cowan station from 8:30am. After passing Pie in the Sky and descend to water level, U turn at Brooklyn Rd around 8:50am for slog back up to the Pie Shop for 1st Nosh Stop (25 min) at Pie in the Sky approaching 9:10am (skip the climb from Brooklyn Rd if you're slow).
2nd Leg: Pie in the Sky to Grumpy's cafe, Nth Galston 28km
9:35am return S for 8.2km and R into Berowra Waters Rd for flattish section before descending to picturesque Berowra Waters for 2nd Sag Stop (15 min) from 10:15am after ride on the punt.
Or continue south and return to either Hornsby [46km] or Nth Turra’ [69km] car parks.
After cycling thru rural Berrilee and Arcadia we take 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) at Grumpy's cafe from 11:15am.
3rd Leg: Grumpy's to either Nth Turramurra 28km or Hornsby 13km
Commence return home via Galston George at 11:45am pulling in at the familiar Hornsby Heights' bus shelter at 12:20pm for 3rd Sag Stop (5 min).
Continue
3km to
Hookham's Corner and either -
¨ R
2km to Hornsby; or
¨ L 2.5km up Pacific H'way to Asquith station, then off-road to Royston Ave thru backstreets of Asquith, R in to Ku'ring'gai Chase Rd, Ahead into Bobbin Head Rd for 15km to Nth Turra' shops on Bobbin Head Rd.
ETR -
¨ Hornsby
12:35pm
- 68km - 3 hills
¨ Nth Turra' 1:15pm - 94km - 5 hills
Kaza's rap-up and pics of last Sat's Quatre Montagnes - 9 crew
Hurry up Kaza.
Bank Teller's rap-up of last Sunday's Tour de Lower Central Coast - 10 starters
After 39.5km we arrived at Palm Beach Wharf for our 30min ferry ride. Our venture to alight at the first wharf of Wagstaffe, in lieu of Ettalong, proved a popular call, 'cause we avoided a busy road section over the Rip Bridge and swapped it for a leisurely meander thru Pretty Beach and hilly Killcare Beach.
Ang was last to arrive at our Nth Whale beach 'soak-up the
ambience' Sag Stop.
But with that big peachy grin, she obviously wasn't fazed.
Nth of Whale Beach under an o'cast sky.
Ang, Scribe 'n Samurai outside the cafe at Palm Beach
Pattisons Pattiserie post ride
The Scribe 17 Oct 2004