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Sunday, 28 Aug '05 - Tour de Windsor, Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville:

i)             Turramurra @ 7:45am via M2, Riverstone, Vineyard Iron Horse from Clarendon station to Marayong station, thence home along M2, Browns Waterhole - 116km - ETR 3pm; or 

ii)            Dural @ 8:30am via Kenthurst, Maraylya, Windsor, Maraylya, Glenorie, Dural – 103km - ETR 2:00pm

Separate Turra' and Dural start routes meet at Windsor at 9:55am

See explicit street directions for both start spots at URL for Distance on
'Ride Calendar 2005 - July to Sept'  page, or by clicking on 116km or 103km

 

Ø    No trackwork on Western Line from Richmond

Ø    Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston  9498.3684 hm

Ø    Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø   Expend 10 mins studying your UBD/Gregory's to familiarize with the below 'cause this is a complex route

Ø   Bring a mobile if you have one, 'cause we invariably experience cyclists going AWOL on our sorties into Deliverance Country

Ø   RTA paints a solid centre-line on single lane roads when there isn't sufficient vision to overtake.  'Ipso facto' always cycle single-file on solid centre-line road sections.
Riding two abreast during Sackville loop is at own peril

Ø   Get off the road at Sag Stops

Ø   Cycling without Public Liability cover is as asinine 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

a)    Cycling to Windsor

i)      from Turramurra station car-park – 50.6km leg to Windsor:

Snapshot Turra' station carpark to Windsor:  Rollout 7:45am descend Kissing Point Rd to Browns Water Hole, M2 to Marayong, following the Western Train Line past Riverstone to Windsor where we meet cyclists that started from Dural for our 1st Nosh Stop (40 min) from 10am in sunshine at a cafe on LHS as you enter historic Thompson Square off George St. Windsor or other cafes further into Macquarie St.

 

Detailed instructions of Turra' station carpark to Windsor:
Cycle 60m up Rohini St to the H'way and R at lights.  70m later L at lights into Kissing Point Rd and commence step descent shortly crossing Comenarra Parkway at lights and proceed to end of Kissing Point Rd.  Take R fork onto cycleway path to Browns Water Hole (caution steep decent with sharp turns, causeway may flood) followed by a short steep climb.  Turn R and pass through a narrow 20m tunnel and L to gate entrance to M2 Sag Stop (3 min) before joining M2.
Passing 2 on and 2 off roads, cycle 15.7km to where Old Windsor Rd meets Abbott Rd and continue straight along Abbot Road to its end.  R at lights into Johnson Avenue for 50m to Sag Stop (5 min) at 1st LHS road.  1.1km later L into Vardys Rd at roundabout, continue heading W eventually crossing Sunnyholt Rd at the lights and cycle past industrial areas to Marayong Station. 
Cycle under railway bridge and L at roundabout shortly followed by a second L to climb onto Railway Road bridge, effectively heading N beside the railway line until Quakers Hill station where, after we reach the Give Way sign L into Douglas Rd, then a R for 20m to traffic lights and R again onto Quakers Hill Parkway which immediately crosses over the railway line.  900m later L onto Hambledon Rd.  750m later L again into Bali Drive (through housing estate) at "T" junction R into Walker St and 600m L into Burdekin Rd and follow this for 600m veering R when it becomes Railway Terrace.  Follow railway line to Schofields and continue to Riverstone along Railway Tce. 
At Riverstone station do a quick R and L and follow the railway line on your LHS.  Riverstone Parade will take us to Vineyard Station.  (Clear land on the left used to be Riverstone abattoirs.)   At Vineyard station road veers to the R. Take Wallace Rd - the first street immediately to your L. 
Follow the railway along and Wallace Rd will end at a "T" intersection.  Cycle over a level railway crossing on your L, and take Railway Rd first on your R and remain on it until Mulgrave Station where we R onto Mulgrave Rd and follow until you reach Windsor Rd.  Turn L onto Windsor Rd, and follow it 3km to Windsor keeping well to the LHS and take cycle path for last 1km.

 

ii)       from “Porters Lookout – 35km leg to Windsor:

8:30am - 

  • L Nth up Old Northern Rd for 1.2km,

  • L into Wyoming Rd for 700m,

  • L into Langford Rd/Davey Rd for 2.2km,

  • L into Derriwong Rd for 500m,

  • R into Wirrabara Rd for 600m,

  • R into Pellit Rd which soon veers L for 130m,

  • R into Kenthurst Rd for 4½km,

  • L into Pitt Town Rd for 12.9km,

  • Ahead into Neich Rd for 700m,

  • L into Scheyville Rd for 4½km which then veers L and changes its name to Old Stock Route Rd,

  • Ahead across large crossing with Saunders Rd and follow Old Stock Route for 1.9km,

  • R into Wolseley Rd for 1.2km,

  • L into Havelock Rd for 500m,

  • R into Old Hawkesbury Rd for 400m,

  • L into Pitt Town Rd for 700m, 

  • R into Windsor Rd for 1.6km to Windsor keeping well to the LHS and take cycle path,

where we meet the Turra’ contingent after 35km at 10am for our 1st Nosh Stop (40 min) Aldo's Pizza Café on LHS or Kate' Place Cafe on RHS in historic Thompson Square off George St. Windsor.
 

Précis of remainder of ride

At 10:40am both groups ride 37km to/thru Wilberforce, Ebenezer Sackville anti-clockwise loop – Nth of Windsor as detailed in b) below.  Upon returning to Windsor at 11:10am, the Turramurra starters cycle to Clarendon station for a 2nd Nosh Stop (20 min) to board the Old Rattler at 12:49pm to Marayong station as detailed in c) i) below.

Dural contingent takes a 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) then returns a partially different route along Cattai Ridge Rd.

 

b)    Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville anti-clock loop – 37km:

At 10:40am both groups descend and cross the adjacent Old Windsor Bridge heading N along Wilberforce Rd for 7km to Wilberforce - taking the bike lane with views of river flat vegetable farming. 

R off Wilberforce Rd at a slight incline into King Rd for 5.4km after passing thru Ebenezer becomes Sackville Rd.  

R into Tizzana Rd for 8.9km which leads to Sackville as we wind anti-clockwise NW, then fleetingly W then SW, then S, passing the Tizzana Winery and a lily farm opposite.  As we commence heading S approx. 1.3km of unsealed road.

Upon arriving at “T” intersection where Tizzana Rd meets Sackville Rd - R for 200m and re-group off-road Sag Stop (5 min) above Sackville Ferry entrance.]   After collecting the stragglers, we return 16.6km back along Sackville Rd, King Rd and Wilberforce Rd passing thru Ebenezer, Wilberforce to Windsor arriving at Windsor bridge at 12:10pm.

 

c)     Returning to starting points

i)       Turramurra cyclists pedals 3.8km to Clarendon station for 2nd Nosh Stop and catch train section back to Marayong station and pedal 5.5km to Abbott Rd/M2 – 27km final leg

Approx. 12:20pm R into The  Terrace (immediately after crossing Windsor Bridge) and Sag Stop (10 min) - take care to get away from passing traffic. 

Cycle S along The Terrace / Moses St for 1.8km passing the oldest church in mainland Oz [Anglican].  R into busy Richmond Rd for 2km (care busy corner).  

L into quaint, rustic Clarendon train station for 2nd Nosh Stop (15 min) at the adjoining café before catching the Choo Choo at 12:49pm [or 1:49pm] to Marayong station.  (If we are delayed, skip the 3.8km leg to Clarendon and catch train from Windsor 3 min later - i.e.. 12:52pm or 1:52pm.)

 

During a 27 min train trip, the Turra’ crew pass 6 stations to Marayong , and disembarks around 1:24pm [or 2:24pm] and cycle to Abbott Rd / onto M2.  Exit at Macq. Uni "light tower" Sag Stop (10 min), thence a further 1.4km down/up Brown's Waterhole and 3.7km up Kissing Point Rd. to Turra'.  ETR 2:55pm. [4pm if you miss the 12:49pm from Clarendon] [116km].

 

ii)      Dural contingent’s different route back to Dural – 31.2km final leg
 Return to Macquarie St. Windsor at 12:20pm for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min).

12:50pm return to Dural, -

S along Windsor Rd for 1.6km, 

L into Pitt Town Rd for 700m,

R into Old Hawkesbury Rd for 400m,

L into Havelock Rd for 500m,

R into Wolseley Rd for 1.2km,

L into Stock Route Rd for 2km,

R into Scheyville Rd for 5km (don't R at Neich Rd, rather R 700m further),

R into Dural Rd/Cattai Ridge Rd for 13.5km,

R into Old Northern Rd cycling S for 4.5km.

ETR of 2:10pm at Dural Tourist Info Centre [103km route].

 

Scribe's rap-up of last w'ends Tour de Macarthur - 23 participants - two days cycling

 

By 8:30pm 18 or so were seated in a squashy long table in the dining Room at the George IV - Ann Marie 'n Adam, Samurai 'n Amanda, Arno aka Heineken 'n Sarah, Kathryn, Yamaha 'n up-the-duff Linda, Whippet, KoalaBear, Brenda aka Widget, Sandra aka Lulu, Noel, Scribe, Trevor aka Tornado, Kaza, Publican, After a night of 'some imbibing', the weather wasn't flash last Saturday morn' with the ground wet from a morn' drizzle.   ToothFairy Matt aka Printer, Sean aka Smurf, Andrew aka TugBoat and Richard A. drove down early Sat morn'.  It was positively cold as we huddled in a cafe at Mittagong after 44km of steady climbing into a headwind.

 

 

Sunday was more of the same, meaning some crew surfaced again looking decidedly dusty after much merriment.  Tornado led us on a 42km anti-clockwise loop north which seemed to be lots more uphill than down dale, although a strong headwind during the climb to The Oakes probably accounted for the illusion that we got robbed on the downhill.

 


Publican kindly snapped the below pics with his el cheapo.

 



 

 

 

    
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Scribe  - 23 Aug 2005