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The Bullsheet
Sunday,
4 Feb '07, Somersby "Bellbirds" Peats Ridge anti-clockwise:
* By 7:10am
from
Hornsby
125km - ETR Hornsby
2:25pm
* By 7:25am
from
Berowra
103km - ETR Berowra
1:45pm
Or
turnaround at Mt White - 71km round trip from Hornsby -
ETR 11:30am
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All cyclists should target arriving at 1st Nosh Stop
at Mt White at 8:40am. If you are slow, start early. If ya fast, start by
above times.
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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
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The
hypertext at "Sun" in "Rides Calendar 2007 -
Jan to Mar" adjacent to
4-Feb-07 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
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Ride
Organiser;: Phil
Johnston 9498.3684 hm
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Hardcopy
these directions and bring on Sunday
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Ride
in single file on single lane roads which have an unbroken
centre line, 'cause a RedNeck might clip ya!
1st
Leg: Hornsby to Mt White
Bikie Hangout - 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
between 7:00am and 7:10am
depending on your speed, -
2nd
Leg: Mt White to Somersby General Store - 24.5km (60km) - 70 min
9:10am
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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
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Ahead
uphill for 6.5km to "Wisemans Ferry / Gosford Roundabout" for Sag Stop
(5 min) off-the-road
-
L
into Wisemans Ferry Rd for 7.5km to
Somersby General Store (4372.1269ph)
for a 2nd Nosh Stop
(30 min)
- good burgers from 10:20am.
3rd
Leg: Somersby General Store to Peats Ridge - 9.5km
(70km) - 25 min
By 10:50am
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4th
Leg: Peats
Ridge to Mt White
- 20.6km (90km) - 50 min
11:20am
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5th
Leg: Mt White to Pie in the Sky - 16.1km
(106km) - 41 min
12:20pm
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 [25 min]
from 1pm.
6th
Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km
(125.5km) - 60 min
1:25pm
Sth down Old Pacific H'way -
-
pass Berowra [115km] around 1:45pm, and
-
return
to Hornsby, taking R fork at Asquith, continuing along Old Pacific H'way [125.5km]
at 2:25pm.
Scribe's
rap-up of
"Hornsby, St Ives, Church Pt, Palm Beach ferry to Wagstaffe, Woy Woy, Mt White,
PitS, Hornsby" - 128km - 6 cyclists
![](../0812/081221/PalmBeach001.jpg)
![](../0812/081221/PalmBeach002.jpg)
Jean aka ChiliDog
was backing up from cycling 225km the day before in an Audax training ride
![](../0812/081221/PalmBeach003.jpg)
Grant aka BeanCounter,
Bank Teller,
Paul aka Pilot and
Jean aka ChiliDog
Above three pics at
Palm Beach General Store after 44km from Hornsby
![](../0812/081221/Wagstaffe005.jpg)
On the
ferry to Wagstaffe
![](../0812/081221/WoyWoy006.jpg)
Piggy out from the top shelf at
Gnostic Marna Cafe, Woy Woy
after 74m
Scribe
21 Dec
'08
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