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8am Sunday, 17 June from Hornsby for Tour de Windsor - 119km approx -  ETR 2:45pm

Or 8:30am from Porters Scenic Lookout (Cnr Old Northern Rd and Galston Rd) -  98km  -  ETR 2pm
Both groups meet-up at Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd at 8:30am

Contingent upon good weather, Rex aka Pimpernel 0408 503.442 and other stalwarts will ride the below route at 8am from Hornsby car-park [100m Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St, Hornsby]

*    Hardcopy and study route with your UBD prior to Sunday as the Ride Organiser is in the USA

*    Brings snacks to chomp whilst on Sackville Ferry (50km) as the first leg is a longish 68km from Hornsby

1st Longer Leg from Hornsby:  To Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd Windsor, via Galston Gorge - 14km approx:

*    from Hornsby station  carpark Nth up Jersey St for 500m, 

*    L into Bridge Rd 40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way, 

*    R Nth for 700m on Old Pacific H’way, 

*    L at lights into Galston Rd for 5km to Galston Gorge noisy timber bridge,

*    Ascend for 3km to Crosslands Rd,

*    L for 1.1km to main roundabout
*    Ahead into Mid Dural Rd for 1.9km to meet cyclists who start from Porters Scenic Lookout.  Bring your mobile with Rex's #0408 503.442.

1st Shorter Leg from Porters Scenic Lookout:  To Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd Windsor - 4km approx

       *    Nth up Old Northern Rd for 4km to meet cyclists who start from Hornsby.  Bring your mobile with Rex's #0408 503.442.

2nd Leg from Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd Windsor, Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry - 54km approx:

*    R up Old Northern Rd for 3.9km,
*    L into Cattai Ridge Rd for 9km,
*    Veer R into Halcrows Rd for 7½km,
*    R into Wisemans Ferry Road for 13km,
*    L into Sackville Ferry Rd slowly descending for 9km to Sackville Ferry - cross on Ferry,
*    Ahead on Sackville Rd for 9km,
*    Ahead into King Rd for 1km,
*    L into Wilberforce Rd for 7km eventually crossing Windsor Bridge and short uphill to the roundabout,
*    Right into George Street for a Nosh Stop (35 min) from approx 11:00am at The Bridge Cafe opposite the hotel.

Return at 11:35am via Pitt Town Rd to -
*        Porters Scenic Lookout - 28km
*        Galston Park - 38km

R Macquarie St 0.2 NE Windsor Rd
R Windsor Rd 2.0 SE Pitt Town Rd
L Pitt Town Rd 0.8 NEE Wolseley Rd
R Wolseley Rd 1.5 SE Stock Route Rd
L Stock Route Rd 2.0 NNE Scheyville Rd
R Scheyville Rd 3.7 NEE Reich Rd
R Neich Rd 0.9 E Pitt Town Rd
A Pitt Town Rd 13.9 SE Kenthurst Rd
R Kenthurst Rd 4.4 SSW Pellit Lane
L Pellit Lane 0.2 NNE Wirrabarra Rd
L Wirrabarra Rd 0.7 NNE Derriwong Rd
L Derriwong Rd 0.5 NW Davey/Langford Rd
R Davey/Langford Rd 1.6 NE Wyoming Rd
R Wyoming Rd 0.7 E Old Northern Rd
  Sag Stop      50m before Old Northern Rd
L Old Northern Rd 2.6 S Mid Dural Rd
R Mid Dural Rd 1.9 E Galston Rd
A Galston Rd 0.8 E Galston Park
  2nd Nosh Stop     Galston Park

1:50pm Galston Gorge to Hornsby - 12.6km - ETR 2:30pm

L Galston Rd 1.1 ~ E Crosslands Rd
R Galston Rd 3.2 \ SE Galston Gorge bridge
A Galston Rd 3.0 / E Brett Ave KOM
  Sag Stop       Hornsby Heights
Bus Shelter
A Galston Rd 3.1 ~ SE Old Pacific H'way
R Old Pacific H'way 1.3 ~ S Hornsby station carpark

Pimpernel's rap-up of Monday, 11 June, impromptu Hornsby to Calga and Bobbin Head - 103km - due to early abominable post-storm conditions

We pulled the pin on our scheduled Windsor Ride 'cause the Sackville Ferry was out-of-action due to high river levels and broken cable.  With the forecast of an early shower, not too many were keen to pull their head out from under the covers early Monday morn' after the battering that Sydney had taken over the previous few days.

Guy aka Lawyer and Pimpernel showed up at Hornsby at the designated time of 7.45am. and agreed upon an abbreviated ride North to Calga.  A late running BeanCounter appeared out of the swirling fog just before Pie in the Sky, whereupon we then headed up to Mt White, some high cloud, the fog had cleared and still no sun.  The only hitch to the day was that Guy got a flat just prior to Road Warrior’s café. By the time we realised something was wrong, Guy sped past as he’d changed the tube in record time and there was no stopping him!  Grant left us at this point while Guy and I continued on to Calga.

 

Just as we turned for home, the cloud lifted and we ended up with a perfect cycling day, warm and sunny and no wind.  It was a Corker!  Stopped at Pie in the Sky and chatted in the sunshine with three cheerful Bike North characters, Simon aka RockSolid, Frank and John McGregor.  Then to give Guy another hill to climb before he embarks on this trip to The Dolomites, we dropped down to Bobbin Head, and came back the same way (the more challenging side) via the delightful Asquith Golf Course to Hornsby to clock up just over 100 clicks for the day.  All in all a good day’s cycling and one not to be missed, particularly as it developed into a sunny Winter’s day.

Scribe   11 June 2007