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Sunday, 24 Dec - Tour de Windsor, Freeman's Reach, Nth Richmond, Lowlands, Cornwallis :

i)          rollout Turramurra between 6:35am and 6:45am via M2 to Seven Hills station, Iron Horse to Windsor
afore-mentioned anti-clockwise loop, thence Iron Horse to Seven Hills, M2 to Turra' - 83.1km - ETR 12:30pm; or

ii)         Porter's Lookout, Dural by 6:55am via Annangrove Rd to Riverstone station, Iron Horse to Windsor, clockwise loop north, thence Iron Horse from Windsor to Riverstone, cycle back to Dural along Annangrove Rd -  84.2 km - ETR 12:13pm

 

Ø    Access 81 km at "Ride Calendar 2005 - Oct to Dec" for Ride Description of Start from Turramurra station

Ø    Access 84.2 km at "Ride Calendar 2005 - Oct to Dec" for Ride Description of Start from Porter's Lookout Wyong

Ø   Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston  9498.3684 hm

Ø   Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø   Take extreme care at both of the two 'on' and 'off' ramps on M2 - cars often travel faster than they seem to be

Ø   Expend 5 min studying your street directory for the 39km clockwise loop from Windsor, Cornwallis, Lowlands, Richmond, Freeman's Reach returning to Windsor

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 or Bike Vic for PL insurance, or upgrade your household policy to include PL beyond your front fence, 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

Commence between 6:35am and 6:45am from Turramurra station carpark.  After 22km - 3.7km on Kissing Point Rd, 1.45km thru Browns Water Hole, 17km on M2/Abbott Rd/Prospect Highway to Seven Hills station - we aboard 7:50am train to Windsor arriving 8:19am. 
Thence Windsor, Freeman's Reach, Nth Richmond, Lowlands, Cornwallis - 39km anti-clockwise flat loop.
Catch 10:55am Windsor train to Seven Hills station, followed by 24km cycle back to Turra' station  -  ETR 12:30pm.
Or commence from Dural by 6:55am and pedal 23.7km via Annangrove Rd to Riverstone station, catch 8:08am train for the 11min ride to Windsor station - meeting the Turra' brigade on same train. 
Thence 39km clockwise flat loop. 
Catch 10:55am Windsor 11 train min ride to Riverstone arriving 11:06pm.
Pedal 23.7km to Dural via Annangrove Rd - ETR 12:13pm.

a)       Two alternate 1st Legs to Windsor
 i)        From Turramurra station car park via M2 to Seven Hills station, thence train to Windsor station – 22km:
 Rollout Turramurra station between 6:35 and 6:45am up Rohini St to Pac H'way, R at lights and 40m later L for steep descent of Kissing Point Rd. shortly crossing Comenarra Parkway at lights and proceed to descend cycle path, Browns Waterhole, followed by a short steep climb to M2.  Pedal through a narrow 20m tunnel and Sag Stop (3 min) before joining M2 on south side.
 Take extreme care passing 2 on and 2 off roads during 14.2km on M2 to where Old Windsor Rd meets Abbott Rd and continue 1.4km W along Abbott Road.  Continue 700m W along Prospect Highway to Seven Hills station on LHS, entering via Terminus Rd to Seven Hills station to catch the 7:50am train in a frontish carriage [joined by cyclists which commence from Dural at Riverstone station].  Arrive Windsor at 8:19am.

Cycle   ii)       From "Porter Scenic Lookout" and before Dural Country Club) to Riverstone station 23.7km:
Rollout of Porter Scenic Lookout by 6:55am -

  • L Nth up Old Northern Rd for 1.2km,

  • L into Wyoming Rd for 700m,

  • L into Langford Rd/Davey Rd for 1.6km, 

  • L into Derriwong Rd for 500m, 

  • R into Wirrabara Rd for 600m, 

  • R into Pellit Lane which soon veers L for 180m,

  • R into Kenthurst Rd for 1km,

  • L into Annangrove Rd for 10.5km, 

  • R into Windsor Rd for 2km, 

  • L into Garfield Rd East for 2.9km to Riverstone station,

where, after purchasing a snack at the Riverstone Milk Bar meet the Turra' brigade in a frontish carriage on the
8:08am train Sag Stop (11 min on train) which arrives Windsor at 8:19am.

2nd Leg: Windsor, Freeman's Reach, Richmond,  Lowlands, Cornwallis, Windsor station -  39km

 

8:22am depart Windsor:  

Dir Road name Distance Next road Agg km Mins
L Bridge St 0.3 Freemans Reach Rd 23.6 58
A Freemans Reach Rd 5.5 Gorricks Lane 29.1 72
R Gorricks Lane 2.1 Kurmond Rd 31.2 77
L Kurmond Rd 2.1 Terrace Rd 33.3 82
A Kurmond Rd 7.2 Slopes Rd 40.5 100
L Slopes Rd 3.8 Crooked Lane 44.3 109
R Crooked Lane 0.7 Bells Line Rd/Kurrajong Rd 45.0 111
L Bells Line of Rd/Kurrajong Rd 2.1 Old Kurrajong Rd 47.1 117
L Old Kurrajong Rd 1.2 Triangle Lane 48.3 120
L Triangle Lane 1.5 Powells Lane 49.8 124
A Powells Lane 1.6 Edward Rd 51.4 128
R Edward Rd 2.5 Cornwells Lane 53.9 134
R Cornwells Lane 0.3 Cornwallis Rd 54.2 135
R Cornwallis Rd 6.0 Greenway Cres 60.2 151
L Greenway Cres 0.2 Moses St 60.4 152
R Moses St 0.2 Cox St 60.6 152
A Cox St 0.1 Brahan St 60.7 152
L Brahan St 0.2 George St. 60.9 153
R George St. 0.1 Windsor station 61.0 153

 

Return to Windsor station at 10:35am to grab a feed Sag Stop in time to aboard the train departing 16 mins past the half hour 10:46am (or 11:16am) for -

(i)         11 min ride to Riverstone station, alighting 10:57am (or 11:27am); or

(ii)        32 min ride to Seven Hills station, alighting at 11:08am (or 11:38am). 

a)       Two alternate 3rd Legs home
 

 

(i)        Pedal 23.7km from Riverstone to Dural via Annangrove Rd

 

Alight at Riverstone station at 10:57am  -
bullet NE along Garfield Rd East for 2.9km,

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R into Windsor Rd for 2km, 

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L into Annangrove Rd for 10.5km,

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R into Kenthurst Rd for 1km,

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L into Pellit Lane which soon veers R for 180m,

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L into Wirrabara Rd for 600m,

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L into Derriwong Rd for 500m,

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R into Langford Rd/Davey Rd for 1.6km,

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R into Wyoming Rd for 700m,cycling Nth up Old Northern Rd for 1.2km

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R into Old Northern Rd for 1km to Dural Tourist Info Centre - ETR 12:13pm [84.2km]

(ii)        Pedal 22km from Seven Hills station to Turramurra station.

 

Alight at Seven Hills station at 11:08am.

  • Right along Prospect Highway for 900m,

  • A into Abbott Rd/M2 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 12:30pm.

 

Scribe’s rap-up of last Sunday Ferry to Wagstaffe, train from Lisarow to Brooklyn - 109km - 6 crew

 

   

 

      BeanCounter, BankTeller and KitchenSlave at Nth Whale Beach         Bank Teller 'n LongHaul on the ferry to Wagstaffe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heineken, Scribe, Pacific Pete 'n DishPig at Wagstaffe Ferry Cafe

 

 

 

 

Scribe, Pacific 'n KitchenSlave at Subway Lisarow

 

 

Jean climbing out of Brooklyn 

 

Scribe   18 Dec '05