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Sunday,
21 Nov, Somersby "Bellbirds" Peats Ridge anti-clockwise:
* 6:50am Hornsby 125km - ETR Hornsby
2:20pm
* 7:10am Berowra 103km -
ETR Berowra 1:55pm
Or turnaround at Mt White - 71km round trip from Hornsby - ETR 10:50am
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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 2004 - Oct to Dec" adjacent to 21-Nov-04 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/Organiser: Phil Johnston 9807.6439 hm
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Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday
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Ride in single file on single lane roads, 'cause a RedNeck might clip ya!
Nosh Stops:
1st Mt White Village Store from 8:20am (30 min)
2nd Somersby General Store from 9:35am (30 min)
3rd Pie in the Sky from 12:40pm (25 min)
Sag Stops:
1st Roundabout to Kariong from 9:35am (5 min)
2nd MidCoast Petroleum from 11:05am (10 min)3rd Mt White Village Store from 11:45pm (10 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 Road Warriors' Cafe - 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 6:50am -
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N up Jersey St for 200m,
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L for 20m to traffic lights;
R onto Old Pacific Highway for 35.2km, where the Berowra contingent will commence ahead of the encroaching Peloton opposite Berowra station from 7:10am, for 1st Nosh Stop (from 8:20am for 30 min) at Mt White Road Warriors cafe.
2nd Leg: Mt White to Somersby General Store - 24.5km (60km) - 70 min
8:50am -
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Nth up Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange
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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 (10 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 35 min) - good burgers.
3rd Leg: Somersby General Store to Peats Ridge - 9.5km (70km) - 25 min
By 10:40am -
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L along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 100m
L down "on-ramp" along Peats Ridge Rd for 9.3km to MidCoast Petroleum for Sag Stop [10 min] from 11:05pm.
4th Leg: Peats Ridge to Mt White - 20.6km (90km) - 50 min
11:15pm -
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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 11:45pm.
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 [30 min] from 1:00pm.
6th Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km (125.5km) - 60 min
1:30pm Sth down Old Pacific H'way -
after 8km pass Berowra [115km] around 1:55pm,
return Sth along Pacific H'Way to Hornsby, taking R fork at Asquith remaining on Pacific H'Way;
L into Bridge St for 60m; and
R into Jersey Rd for 600m [125.5km] at 2:20pm.
Bank Teller's rap-up of Tour de Bong Bong - Wed 10 Nov to Sunday 14 Nov
Approx 25 attended Muggs' inaugural Tour de Bong Bong which proved a marvellous experience thanks to the local Kiama BUG enabling us to camp in the rustic, serene Berry Showground. If you were up early enough, you could hear/see a dozen or so Nags doing their daily workout in preparation for some future race day.
On 3 of the 5 morn's we
caught a train from Berry to Kiama, Albion Park Rail and Bombaderry to enable us
to climb wonderful KOM Climbs, except -
* Fountaindale Rd to Saddleback Mtn, and
* Barrengarry Mtn to Fitzroy Falls on the final day.
The Great Southern Hotel, conveniently placed in the main street from our digs, proved a popular watering hole.
Hyperlink to Tornado's Tour de Bong Bong pics
Brenda and Kaza at start of Woodhill Mountain KOM Climb - Wed 10 Nov '04
Kaza, Lesley and Ian aka Flash crammed aboard the train to Kiama to assault Saddleback Mtn thence Jamberoo Pass.
Bank Teller crawled his way to the top of that blessed Saddleback Mountain Reserve @ 17.54% of 10.11o in a 30/27 gear.
Start of our climb up Jamberoo Pass - Ian, Lesley, Mike aka Diplomat , Yamaha, Brenda aka Widget, Kaza and Rick aka HillMonster (Kaza 'n HillMonster both scaled it in a 39/23)
HillMonster, Bank Teller, Flash, Diplomat and Yamaha outside the Pig 'n Thistle cafe after climbing 19km Jamberoo Pass.
Start of 5.3km Cambewarra KOM Climb at 7.96% 4.57o from Bombaderry - Widget, Pacific, Ann-Marie, Kaza, Flash, Adam, Rick 'n Gene Koala Bear
Lunch in delightful Kangaroo Valley after another KOM Climb all done.
Happy victors after scaling the return 5.7km KOM Climb from Kangaroo Valley at 6.8% or 3.87o
Nestled in the protection of the Robertson Pie Shop after climbing Macquarie Pass on a windy morn'.
Relaxing at a popular Nosh House on the western side of the scenic old stone bridge ay Kangaroo Valley
The Start of the 5.38km KOM Climb up Berry Mountain from Kangaroo Valley, where Pacific and Koala Bear opted to take the Left hand route thru Wattamolla and Woodhill Mountain
Bank Teller hammering it out to the Cemetery KOM marker.
Three cows (above)
Bank Teller, Yamaha 'n Ant taking a breather after the killer 5.3km KOM Climb from Wattamolla Rd up to the Cemetery KOM
Bank Teller rustled-up from our Happy Campers $240 (@ $6 per head per night) in camp fees and paid to Brenda on the final morn', together with returning the 2 shower keys. Brenda posted a $240 receipt from Shoalhaven City Council which Bank Teller will bring on next ride for validation.
Scribe 15 Nov 2004