Wisemans Ferry Cliftonville

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Sunday, 25 May '08 Tour de Wisemans Ferry, return via Cliftonville, Stone House Café Marotta, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd:

* 117km by 7:40am from Longest start spot or Hornsby carpark - ETR 2:10pm

* 99.2km at 7:45am from Long start spot of Porters Scenic Lookout Dural - ETR 1:20pm

* 84km at 8:00am from Short start spot of Glenorie Village Butcher Shop and Bakery LHS Old Northern Rd - ETR 1:05pm

The above 3 Start times allow for slower cyclists starting from Dural and Glenorie, and faster cyclists starting from Hornsby and reeling-in the slower cyclists descending into Wisemans Ferry to conjointly arrive at 9:40am

Rex aka MediaMan and Jean aka ChiliDog are starting from Hornsby carpark by 7:40am
Harry aka KayakMan and Bank Teller are commencing from Porters Scenic Lookout Dural at 7:45am
Pete aka Pacific is starting from Glenorie Village Butcher Shop at 8:00am

Cyclists MUST dismount and walk across a seriously dangerous bridge 5km West of Wisemans Ferry en route to Cliftonville
Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston 9114.6689 hm or 0412 045.224
Ride single file all the way up Old Northern Rd, and keep well to LHS because some cars drag big speed boats on wide trailers
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"
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

Nosh Stops:
1st Cafe in Wisemans Ferry 9:40am 30 min
2nd Stone House Café Maroota - optional stop 11:20am 20 min

1st Longer Leg: Hornsby station car-park via Galston Gorge to Wisemans Ferry - 48km - 115 min

*    Rollout by 7:40am from Hornsby 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 Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd (13.5km).

*    R 36.5km up Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry for 1st Nosh Stop (30 mins) from 9:40am

1st Long Leg: Porters Scenic Lookout Dural to Wisemans Ferry - 39km - 100 min

7:45am cycle 39.5km due Nth up Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry for 1st Nosh Stop (30 mins) from 9:40am.

1st Short Leg: Glenorie Village Shopping Centre to Wisemans Ferry - 30km - 76 min

Park outside the Butcher Shop and Bakery on LHS of Old Northern Rd immediately past Glenorie Village Shopping Centre (2½km Nth of Cattai Ridge Rd) and rollout due north by 8am because the other two ride groups will cycle faster.

2nd Leg: Wisemans Ferry to Stone House Café Maroota - 21.5km - 67 min

10:10am West along scenic River Rd for 4.8km to treacherous killer timber bridge where cyclists MUST dismount and walk over 20m timber bridge due to dangerous timber panels with wide gaps, otherwise your wheel could get caught and U could break your neck and be REAL DEAD, REAL FAST;

Continue ahead 9km along scenic River Rd to Cliftonville Lodge Resort with 1 x 390m section and a 2nd 190m section of stable gravel roadway which hasn't fazed any cyclist on previous rides;

Upon arriving at Cliftonville Lodge on your RHS, make which is seriously steep for 970m and then Roly Poly for a further 7km to Wisemans Ferry Rd; and

Left along Wisemans Ferry Rd 500m to Stone House Café Maroota for 2nd Nosh Stop (20 min) from 11:20am

3rd Leg: Stone House Café Maroota to Porters Scenic Lookout Dural - 38.1km - 97 min

11:40am Right SW along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 12km to Halcrows Rd from 12:30pm for 1st Sag Stop (5 mins) 30m into Halcrows Rd off the roadway.

Left along Halcrows Rd for 8.1km to Cattai Ridge Rd;

Ahead along Cattai Ridge Rd for 8km to Cnr Cattai Ridge Rd and Post Office Rd.

Cyclists who parked at -

* Glenorie shops should turn Left into Post Office Rd for 2km for a short-cut to their cars - ETR 12:50pm.

* Porters Scenic Lookout Dural should proceed 3km to Old Northern Rd;

Right into Old Northern Rd for 200m passing Bus Stop;

Ahead South 7.4km down Old Northern Rd to Porters Scenic Lookout Dural - ETR 1:20pm.

If cycling back to Hornsby via Galston Gorge - ETR is 2:10pm.

Bank Teller's rap-up of Cinque Montagnes clockwise with 1st Stop after 61km from Nth Turra'

Rex and Bank Teller started from Nth Turra' where we met Tony aka Samurai who was cycling with Todd, Kerry and Arno to Mt White where they left TJ who was cycling onto Central Coast to visit a friend.
We picked-up Harry aka KayakMan at Galston roundabout and proceeded North onto the ferry and then onto Brooklyn Rd for familiar climb to PitS where 10 mins later we met up with Todd, Kerry and Arno to shoot the breeze. There was plenty of speed on over the final leg from PitS to Nth Turra', although Kerry aka Miner still had to cycle to Chatswood.

Scribe 11 May '08