www.Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet
Sunday, 30 Jan '05 -
* Nth. Turramurra 7:10am - 134km - 5 hills - ETR 3:05pm; or
* Hornsby 7:45am - 108km - 3 hills - ETR 2:40pm; or
* Galston Park 8:30am - 71km - 1 hill - ETR 12:50pm
(i) to Windsor via Galston Gorge and Pitt Town Rd, returning
(ii) from Windsor via Cattai Ridge Rd and Berowra Waters
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Most cyclists are commencing from Hornsby - 108km
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Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston - 9498.3684 hm
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Hardcopy these directions, take a squiz of the route NW and bring on Sunday as this is a complex route
Keep well to LHS and DO NOT cycle two abreast on single lane roads with an unbroken centre line.
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Cycling without Public Liability cover is as stupid as driving without 3rd Party - join Bicycle NSW for PL insurance cover, so that all Muggs are better protected; or check your household policy which might provide $m PL cover beyond your front fence
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When passing a fellow Mugg, always provide a metre clearance. If you can't, or are passing on the inside, call out loudly eg. "passing inside tight" etc
Snapshot:
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Nth. Turramurra Route: |
Nth. Turra’ carpark in Bobbin Hd Rd, Galston Gorge, Pitt Town Rd, Windsor, Cattai Ridge Rd, Arcadia Rd, Berowra Waters punt, Bobbin Hd, Turra’ |
Hornsby |
Hornsby, Galston Gorge, Pitt Town Rd, Windsor, Cattai Ridge Rd, Arcadia Rd, Berowra Waters punt, Hornsby |
| Starts: |
Nth. Turramurra
carpark in Bobbin Head Rd - 7:10am; or Hornsby Station West side, Jersey St - 7:45am |
Nosh Stops: |
Galston Park
8:25am - 30min, |
| Ride Legs from Turra' |
Nth. Turra'
to
Galston
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27.5km Galston to Windsor - 37.9km Windsor to Berowra Waters - 38.9km Berowra Waters to Nth. Turra' - 27.5km 133.8km |
| Ride Legs from Hornsby |
Hornsby
to
Galston
- 15.5km Galston to Windsor - 37.9km Windsor to Berowra Waters - 38.9km Berowra Waters to Hornsby - 16.1km 108.4km |
ETR: |
Nth Turra' 3:05pm. Hornsby 2:40pm. Galston 12:50pm |
| KOM Climbs: |
Bobbin Head '60km p/h sign' to
Kalkari Reserve sign - 3.3km Galston Gorge timber bridge to 100m into Crosslands Rd 'Safety House' sign - 3.35km Berowra Waters '3T and over' sign to metal gate LHS 1st park 200m before Berowra roundabout - 3.9km Bobbin Head stone toilet to '60km p/h' sign before Turramurra tollbooth - 3.95km |
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from Nth. Turramurra carpark in Bobbin Head RdArrive Nth. Turramurra car park by 7am for 7:10am rollout in/out of Bobbin Head, arriving at Kalkari Reserve for our 1st Sag Stop (10 min) after 10km around 7:35am.
Detailed ride route from Nth Turramurra follows - 134km:
| Dir | Street "in" | km | Street "to" | min |
time |
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| R | Bobbin Hd Rd | 2.6 | Bobbin Head gates | 5 | 7:15 | |
| A | Bobbin Hd Rd | 4 | Bobbin Head bridge | 5 | 7:20 | |
| A | Bobbin Hd Rd | 3.3 | Kalkari Reserve | 14.5 | 7:34 | |
| 1st Sag Stop | Kalkari Reserve | 5 | 7:39 |
| A | Ku-ring-gai Chase Rd | 4.3 | Belmont Pde. Stop sign | 10.5 | 7:49 | |
| L | Belmont Pde. | 1.1 | Asquith station overpass | 2.8 | 7:52 | |
| R | Asquith station o'pass | 0.2 | Old Pacific H'way | 1 | 7:53 | |
| R | Old Pacific H'way | 1 | Cnr Pac H'way & Galston Rd | 2.5 | 7:55 |
¨ from Hornsby station
Arrive at Hornsby car-park N/W of station [80m N of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] by
7:35m for an 7:45am
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* Nth up Jersey St for 400m,
* L 40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way,
* R 800m up Old Pacific H’way,
* L at lights at Galston Rd and cycle twds Hornsby Heights.
The route now becomes common for both start spots as riders cycle N/W thru Hornsby Heights to descend to Galston Gorge and climb 3km to 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) at Galston Park arriving around 8:25am after 29km (from Nth. Turra’).
| Dir | Street "in" | km | Street "to" | min | time | |
| R | Galston Rd | 3.05 | Galston Rd L to descend | 6.5 | 8:02 | |
| L | Galston Rd | 3.05 | Galston Gorge bridge | 3.75 | 8:05 | |
| A | Galston Rd | 3.3 | "L" turn twds nursery | 16 | 8:21 | |
| L | Galston Rd | 1.05 | Galston | 2.8 | 8:24 | |
| 1st Nosh Stop | Galston Park | 30 | 8:54 | |||
| L | Galston Rd | 0.45 | Mid Dural Rd | 2 | 8:56 | |
| R | Mid Dural Rd | 1.9 | Old Northern Rd | 4 | 9:00 | |
| L | Old Northern Rd | 2.5 | Wyoming Rd | 7 | 9:07 | |
| R | Wyoming Rd | 0.7 | Langford/Davey Rd | 2 | 9:09 | |
| L | Langford/Davey Rd | 1.6 | Derriwong Rd | 4.5 | 9:14 | |
| L | Derriwong Rd | 0.5 | Wirrabarra Rd | 1.7 | 9:16 | |
| R | Wirrabarra Rd | 0.6 | Pellit Lane | 1.7 | 9:17 | |
| R | Pellit Lane | 0.2 | Kenthurst Rd | 1 | 9:18 | |
| 2nd Sag Stop | 50m short of Kenthurst Rd | 3 | 9:21 | |||
| R | Kenthurst Rd | 4.5 | Pitt Town Rd | 12 | 9:33 | |
| L | Pitt Town Rd | 12.9 | Neich Rd | 33 | 10:06 | |
| A | Neich Rd | 0.85 | Scheyville Rd | 2.1 | 10:08 | |
| L | Scheyville Rd | 4.8 | Old Stock Route Rd | 10.5 | 10:19 | |
| L | Old Stock Route Rd | 1.9 | Wolseley Rd | 4.5 | 10:23 | |
| R | Wolseley Rd | 1.2 | Havelock St | 3 | 10:26 | |
| L | Havelock St | 0.4 | Old Hawkesbury Rd | 1 | 10:27 | |
| R | Old Hawkesbury Rd | 0.4 | Pitt Town Rd | 1 | 10:28 | |
| L | Pitt Town Rd | 0.5 | Windsor Rd | 1.4 | 10:30 | |
| R | Windsor Rd | 1.75 | Macquarie St | 4.5 | 10:35 | |
| L | Macquarie St | 0.2 | Historic Thompson's Sq. | 0.75 | 10:36 | |
| 2nd Nosh Stop | Lynda's Bridge Café | 39 | 11:15 | |||
| R | Macquarie St | 0.2 | Windsor Rd | 0.75 | 11:16 | |
| R | Windsor Rd | 1.75 | Pitt Town Rd | 4.5 | 11:21 | |
| L | Pitt Town Rd | 0.5 | Old Hawkesbury Rd | 1.4 | 11:22 | |
| R | Old Hawkesbury Rd | 0.4 | Havelock St | 1 | 11:23 | |
| L | Havelock St | 0.4 | Wolseley Rd | 1 | 11:24 | |
| R | Wolseley Rd | 1.2 | Stock Route Rd | 3 | 11:27 | |
| L | Old Stock Route Rd | 1.9 | Scheyville Rd | 4.5 | 11:31 | |
| R | Scheyville Rd | 5 | Dural Rd/Cattai Ridge Rd | 11 | 11:42 | |
| R | Dural/Cattai Ridge Rd | 5.7 | 75m past Halcrows Rd | 17 | 11:59 | |
| 3rd Sag Stop | 75m past Halcrows Rd | 5 | 12:04 | |||
| A | Dural/Cattai Ridge Rd | 9.3 | Old Northern Rd | 24 | 12:28 | |
| 4th Sag Stop | 100m into Old Nth'n Rd at bus shelter | 5 | 12:33 | |||
| R | Old Northern Rd | 0.6 | Wylds Rd | 1.75 | 12:35 | |
| L | Wylds Rd | 1.6 | Arcadia Rd | 4.5 | 12:39 | |
| L | Arcadia Rd/Bay Rd | 10.3 | Berowra Waters | 26 | 1:05 | |
| 3rd Nosh Stop | Berowra Waters café | 30 | 1:35 | |||
| A | Berowra Waters Rd | 4.3 | Berowra Waters KOM - shop | 17.5 | 1:52 | |
| 5th Sag Stop | Pool Shop | 5 | 1:57 | |||
| R | Berowra Waters Rd | 1.8 | Cnr Ber.Waters Rd & Pac H'way. | 4.3 | 2:01 | |
| R | Old Pacific H'way | 7 | Bobbin Hd entrance before Asquith | 19 | 2:20 |
Cyclists returning to Hornsby station pedal a further 2.8km 'in toto' to Hornsby -
R fork continuing on
Old Pacific H'way;L into Bridge Rd for 40m; and
R
into Jersey Rd for 400m. ETR - 2:40pm.
Cyclists returning to Nth. Turramurra take -
| Dir | Street "in" | km | Street "to" | min |
time |
| L | Belmont Pde | 0.25 | Ku-ring-gai Chase Rd | 1 | 2:21 | |
| L | Ku'ring'gai Chase Rd | 4.3 | Kalkari Reserve | 19.5 | 2:40 | |
| L | Bobbin Hd Rd | 3.3 | Bobbin Head bridge | 5 | 2:45 | |
| A | Bobbin Hd Rd | 4.0 | Bobbin Head gates | 15 | 3:00 | |
| A | Bobbin Hd Rd | 2.8 | Nth Turra' carpark | 5 | 3:05 |
Rap-up of Tour de Victorian Alps - 15 attendees
Din dins the night before the Audax Alpine Classic - with no shortage of therapeutic fluids
About to de-camp - Samurai, Moots, Amanda, Kaza, Bank Teller 'n ExPat
Bank Teller's rap-up of Oz Day Tour de Spencer - 132km - 5 cyclists
Only 5 participants, but a marvellous ride into Deliverance Country - Tornado, Yamaha, Scribe, Pacific 'n ToothFairy.
Trev started from Hornsby, so if he made it back there after three of us bade him farewell at Mt White, it would have been a 173km ride, with Yamaha clocking-up 142km back to Cowan station.
Rides to Spencer will appear more frequently, 'cause Wiseman's Ferry Rd down to Deliverance Country offer a lot.
By listing alternate start spots of Hornsby, Cowan and Mt White, cyclists of varying strengths can participate in this brill ride.
Scribe
27 Jan ‘05