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Sunday, 21 Oct '07 rollout by 7am from St Ives carpark to aboard 9am “Ferry from Palm Beach to -

• Wagstaffe Wharf, McMasters Beach, Avoca Beach, Matcham, Holgate, Lisarow train to Hawkesbury River station at Brooklyn, Hornsby, Nth. Turramurra, St Ives - 108.6km MAP or 82km MAP - ETR 2:15pm. 

• Or skip 2 legs (25km of cycling from Brooklyn to Hornsby) by staying on train for 57 min from Lisarow station to Hornsby, reducing ride to 83.6km - ETR 1.04pm

• Or ride from Ettalong Wharf back to St Ives via Nth thru Blackwell twds Woy Woy, up Woy Woy Rd to Shell garage at Kariong, thru Mooney Mooney Bridge to Calga, Mt White, Hornsby to St Ives - 122km - ETR 1:10pm.

• Or return from Palm Beach with a Nosh Stop at Bayview Marina - 77km - ETR 11:40am

• Risk Warning.  It is going to be as Hot as a Chennai Chile Curry this Sunday, so Hydrate with ya Mates the Nite Before

• If you are delayed, you could opt to stay on flattish Barrenjoey Rd to Palm Beach Wharf, rather than taking Right past Avalon Rd up hilly Whale Beach Rd, reducing ride time by 12/15 mins

• No CityRail track work on train line between Wyong and Hornsby this Sunday

• Ride Organiser:     Phil Johnston 9114.6689 hm or 0412 045.224

• Hardcopy these directions and bring on ride

• Click on: Risk Warnings which warns of the dangers of cycling on public roads with motor cars, potholes and over bridges with vertical timber planks with gaps

• Cycling with Muggs is predicated upon notifying Bank Teller if you materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos' "Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"

• Peruse your UBD which will highlight that our route from Wagstaffe hugs the lower Central Coast and veers left adjacent to Gosford delivering us just Nth of Gosford to the quieter suburb of Lisarow

• Never cycle two abreast on a single lane road with an unbroken centre line, 'cause RTA deems those sections provide inadequate visibility for a motorist to overtake an vehicle ahead. 

• Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for $20m Public Liability cover in case you cause a serious accident and a 3rd party sues you for riding negligence

1st Leg:  St Ives to Church Point - 20.4km - 45 min

Between 6:50am and 7am cycle -

• E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km;

• L [opposite Forest Way - at Terrey Hills Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd and take a 1st Sag Stop (5 min) - don't cluster at Sag Stop, rather spread thin to get well to LHS of Myoora Rd;

• Ahead along Myoora Rd for 200m, and fork right, still Myoora Rd for 2.9km

• R into Booralie Rd for 300m passing Terrey Hills shops and roundabout;

• L to McCarrs Creek Rd and descend 2.2km into the park - to the V (dual entrances to the park);

• R fork and pedal 2.8km descending McCarrs Creek Rd to McCarrs Creek bridge;

• Ahead 5.5km along McCarrs Creek Rd to Church Point at 7:38am 2nd Sag Stop (10 min) - Be ready to roll out promptly;

2nd Leg:  Church Point to Palm Beach - 18.3km - 49 min (agg 38.7km)

• East twds Mona Vale for 3½km - road becomes Pittwater Rd past Cabbage Tree Rd (on RHS) to Darley St - 500m short of Mona Vale shops;

• L into Darley St and pull-up 40m along 3rd Sag Stop (5 min);

• Ahead along Darley St for 670m;

• L into busy Barrenjoey Rd for 7km of views of the Blue Pacific past Bungan Beach thru Newport, Bilgola, Avalon to Whale Beach Rd - 150m past North Avalon Rd;

• SignPost  R into Whale Beach Rd and ascend/descend for 6km passing Whale Beach and continue along the coastal road to Palm Beach and around to the Wharf on the bay side arriving to purchase some grits and embark 9am ferry to Wagstaffe Wharf for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) on the ferry boat.

3rd Leg:  Wagstaffe Wharf to Lisarow station - 37km - 116 min (agg 75.6km)

9:30am -

Arrive Subway Food Chain 200m Sth of Lisarow station at 11:36am for 2nd Nosh Stop (36 min) then catch the hourly service train at 12:02pm to -
(i)        Hornsby station arriving at 1:04pm Coronation St, Hornsby station in below ride description to return St Ives at 1:24pm; or
(ii)       Hawkesbury River station arriving 12:37pm. 

4th Leg:  Hawkesbury River station at Brooklyn to Pie in the Sky - 7.3km - 23.5 min (agg 82.9km)
12:40pm -

Arrive PitS at 1:05pm for Sag Stop (15 mins)

5th Leg:  Pie in the Sky to St Ives - 25.7km - 56 min (agg 108.6km)
1:20pm -

Click on Pete's movie of our Cinque Montagnes ride on 7 Oct

Scribe's rap-up of Hornsby, Mt White, Peats Ridge for "Somersby Bellbirds" clockwise - 123km - 14 cyclists

Lawyer 'n Pacific Pete with the chin wagers under the familiar verdant tree

About to saddle back up at Peats Ridge United Gas (nee MidCoast Petroleum). 
As the weather warms up, befitting our select stature we may try the Corrugated Cafe across the street which is a tad more salubrious and under cover which attracts a few Central Coast cyclists.  However, the warmth afforded in little courtyard at MidCoast Petroleum in Winter has rendered it a favourite Nosh Stop for many a year.

The burgers at Somersby today were again The Best, where Scribe washed it down with 1.25 litres of Pepsi Max

L to R   Printer, Publican, The Kaiser, Mexican and TreeHugger

Scribe   14 Oct '07