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Sunday, 27 Feb '05 - Tour de Hawkesbury Heights, Springwood, Mitchell Pass

* Turramurra by 7am for 123km via M2 onto Marayong and follow rail line to Windsor and main drag to Richmond then below route from Richmond

* Or Turramurra by 8:10am for 91km via M2 to Seven Hills station to aboard 9:29am train (reducing 1st Leg to Richmond by 32km) for 41 min train-trip to Richmond station

Thence Yarramundi, Springwood, Mitchells Pass, Emu Plains train to Blacktown station - ETR Turramurra 2:50pm. NB: Route increases to 164km if you cycle M4 rather than catch train from Emu Plains to Blacktown

Ø Ride Organiser/Leader: Phil Johnston 9498.3684 hm

Ø Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø Expend 10 min studying the street map to familiarize with the below 2nd 'n 3rd Ride Legs

Ø Bring a hardcopy of this and Ride Description at 123km or 91km in 'Ride Calendar 2005 - Jan to March'

Ø Ride two abreast on single lane roads at own peril and get off the road at Sag Stops

Ø Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party -
join Bicycle NSW for PL insurance, so that all Muggs are better protected

Ø When passing a fellow Mugg, always provide a metre clearance. If you can't, or are
passing on the inside, you MUST call out loudly eg. "passing inside tight" etc

Snapshot:

Long Route: Start 7am from Turramurra and cycle to Richmond via M2 onto Marayong, Riverstone, Vineyard by following rail line to Windsor and main drag to Richmond.
Shorter Route to Richmond using train: Start Turramurra station 8:10am for 22km to Seven Hills station (3.7km on Kissing Point Rd, 1.45km thru Browns Water Hole, 17km on M2/Abbott Rd/Prospect Highway) to climb aboard 8:29am train. Arrive Richmond at 9:10am.
Challenging 41.4km anti-clockwise loop, SW up Hawkesbury Heights to Yarramundi for 2nd Nosh Stop at Springwood.
Descend mountain incorporating scenic section along Mitchells Pass to Emu Plains station to catch train back to Blacktown station followed by 24km cycle back to Turra' station. - ETR 2:10pm.
Nosh Stops:
(i)     Richmond Park 30 mins from 9:40am for the 7am START Longer Route cyclists and on the train for the 8:10am START Shorter Route cyclists.
(ii)    Old Post Office Cafe, Springwood 35 mins from 11:15am
(iii)   Train from Emu plains to Blacktown station for 19 mins from 12:29pm

KOM Climbs:
Shaws Creek Bridge to veer R sign approaching Hawkesbury Heights Lookout 2.6km
Shaws Creek Bridge to 'Old Stone Cottage' at crest of Hawkesbury Heights 4.10km

a) Longer Route cycling from Turramurra station car park via M2 to Marayong, Riverstone, Vineyard by following rail line to Windsor and main drag to Richmond – 54.4km

1st Le 7am 60m up Rohini St to the H'way and R at lights. 50m later L at lights into Kissing Point Rd. Step descent then cross Comenarra Parkway at lights. Ahead to end of Kissing Point Rd. R fork onto cycleway path to Browns Water Hole (caution steep decent with sharp turns, causeway flooded when it used to rain hard) followed by 300m steep climb to M2. Pass through a narrow 20m tunnel and Sag Stop (3 min) before joining M2 on south side.
Pass 2 on and 2 off roads, cycle 14.2km to Old Windsor Rd intersection, where M2 becomes Abbott Rd.
Ahead 1.4km along Abbott Road to Johnson Ave lights and take Muggs' regular route to Windsor by tracing the rail line from Marayong passing thru Riverstone, Vineyard to Windsor and then along the main drag to Richmond

Short Shorter Route catching train from Seven Hills station: Turramurra station car park via M2 to Seven Hills station, thence train to Richmond station – 22.4km:

By 8:10am 60m up Rohini St to the H'way and R at lights. 50m later L at lights into Kissing Point Rd. Step descent then cross Comenarra Parkway at lights. Ahead to end of Kissing Point Rd. R fork onto cycleway path to Browns Water Hole (caution steep decent with sharp turns, causeway flooded when it used to rain hard) followed by 300m steep climb to M2. Pass through a narrow 20m tunnel and Sag Stop (3 min) before joining M2 on south side.
Pass 2 on and 2 off roads, cycle 14.2km to Old Windsor Rd intersection, where M2 becomes Abbott Rd.
Ahead 1.4km along Abbott Road to Johnson Ave lights.
Ahead 700m along Prospect Highway to Seven Hills station on LHS, enter via Terminus Rd. Quickly buy a snack and catch 9:29am train for 41 min journey to Richmond.

2nd Leg: Richmond, Yarramundi, Springwood - 25.7km

10:10am alight train exit Richmond station:

R	Market St	0.1	~	NWW	March St	22.4	10:10
L	March St	0.6	~	SSW	Bosworth St	23.0	10:11
R	Bosworth St	0.3	~	SWW	Castlereagh Rd	23.3	10:12
R	Castlereagh Rd	4.0	~	SWW	Springwood Rd	27.3	10:22
L	Springwood Rd	11.4	/	SWW	Hawkesbury Heights Lookout	38.7	10:51
R	Hawkesbury Road	9.1	~	SWW	Macquarie Rd	47.8	11:14
R	Macquarie Rd	0.2	~	W	Raymond Rd	48.0	11:15
L	Raymond Rd	0.1	~	S	Old Post Office café, Springwood	48.0	11:15

3rd Leg: Springwood, Mitchell Pass, Emu Plains station - 16.2km

After 35 min Nosh Stop at Old Post Office Shoppe café Springwood, its down the mountain, including a beaut one-way section along Mitchells Pass to Emu Plains station:

L	Raymond Rd	0.1	~	N	Macquarie Rd	48.1	11:40
R	Macquarie Rd	0.2	~	SEE	Hawkesbury Road	48.3	11:41
R	Green Pde/Macq. Rd	4.0	~	SEE	Green Pde/Macquarie Rd	52.3	11:51
R	Great Western Highway	0.8	~	SEE	Great Western Highway	53.1	11:53
L	Wilson/Railway Pde	4.4	~	SEE	Wilson/Railway Pde	57.5	12:03
L	Mitchells Pass	4.3	\	E	Great Western Highway	61.8	12:12
L	Great Western Highway	2.3	~	NE	Station St	64.1	12:18
A	Station St	0.1	~	N	Emu Plains station	64.2	12:18

Catch 12:29pm Emu Plains train to Blacktown station arriving 12:48pm.

4th Leg: Alight train at Blacktown station and cycle to Turramurra station carpark - 26km

R into George St for 400m,
L into Sunnyholt Rd for 800m,
R into Sackville Rd for 1.2km
Ahead in Lucas Rd for 1.4km
L into Prospect H'way for 400m
Ahead at Johnson Ave traffic lights into Abbott Rd/M2 (take extreme car as lots of traffic proceed leftish along the Prospect H'way, and one of those Red Necks could wallop ya!) for 15.6km,
L at Optus Tower down/up Brown's Waterhole for 1.8km,
Ahead up Kissing Point Rd for 3.7km
R into Pacific H'way for 250m
Left into Rohini St for 200m
Left into Turramurra station carpark.

ETR Turramurra station 2:50pm.

Bank Teller's rap-up of last Sunday, 20 Feb - "St Ives, Palm Beach, Wagstaffe Wharf, McMasters Beach, Lisarow train to Brooklyn" - 111km incl a ferry ride to Lower Central Coast and a Choo Choo from Lisarow to Brooklyn

Twas a damp, gloomy 7am start for our lean contingent of 4 starters (ToothFairy, Scribe, Koala Bear and ExPat) who got hit with a solid shower for 3 mins descending McCarrs Creek. Whereupon the rain cleared to a dry day with afternoon sunshine. By remaining on the main beach road to Palm Beach Wharf we cut 13 mins off the ride in plenty of time to buy coffees and shoot the breeze with a 62 year old local who'd already swam 3km earlier that morn'.

Our new route from Wagstaffe Wharf to Lisarow proved a veritable "winner" being low traffic, scenic and challenging, with lots of shitty roller coaster climbs. As you approach Lisarow station there is a 950m ball terror up Paroo Rd with ExPat easily winning the impromptu KOM Climb.

Shortly thereafter we arrived at Lisarow station in time to dart across the street to a mall which included a Subway food chain which we all availed prior to aboarding the scheduled train to Hawkesbury River station. Upon alighting the train at Hawkesbury River, Bank Teller 'n Koala Bear tussled over the 3.85km KOM Climb to PitS, with Bank Teller winning. But The Teller blew-up shortly thereafter on the final leg back to St Ives, And heard later that Koala Bear was full of fire on Expat's tail all the way back to Hornsby. A few hours later the skies re-opened big time.

Scribe 20 Jan '05