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The Bullsheet
Sunday, 1 June '08 by 8am from St Ives for "Brunch at Warriewood" -
return
via Wakehurst Parkway -
94km
- ETR 12:45pm
1st Leg with no Sag Stops - 41km to West Head
Reduce by 13km by -
* parking at
Terrey Hills
Fruit Barn; or
* commencing 20 mins later and cycle
directly to West Head
to arrive by 9:35am
thereby skipping the Duffy's Forest out 'n back.
Details below if you
want to start from Hornsby station at 7:35am with
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* John aka BakerBoy
0416
087.484
and
Ride Organiser, Phil Johnston
aka
Scribe
0412 045.224,
are starting from
Hornsby carpark after John
alights train from Woy Woy at 7:34am; and
*
Jean aka ChiliDog is cycling from Rozelle to St Ives.
*
Martin expects to start at St Ives at 8am
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Hardcopy these directions and bring on ride
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Warning: Descend the final 1km
to the West Head Lookout SLOWLY as the road narrows and the camber leans the
RONG way
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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, in particular outside the Thai Restaurant
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Cycling with
Muggs is predicated upon notifying
Bank Teller if you
materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos'
"Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"
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Get
well off the roadway at the 3 below
listed Sag Stops.
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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.
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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
Rollout from St Ives car
park
for Terrey Hills, Duffy’s Forest, West Head (Sag Stop – pack nibbles),
Church Point, Warriewood (2nd Nosh Stop).
Return Wakehurst Parkway and Forest Way.
Sag Stop:
West
Head
(10 min)
NoshStop:
Sunrise Cafe overlooking
Warriewood Beach (30
min)
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Prologue Leg:
Hornsby Jersey St carpark to
St Ives carpark -
10km -
25 min
7:35am
cycle
-
John aka BakerBoy
0416
087.484
and
Ride Organiser, Phil Johnston
aka
Scribe
0412 045.224,
are starting from Hornsby carpark after
John alights train from Woy Woy at 7:35am
Early on Sunday morn' the following route
has low road traffic which
follows the street signs to St Ives:
*
L down Pacific H'way for 800m
*
L into Edgeworth David Ave to F3 Overpass for 2km
*
Ahead into Junction Rd for 1.3km
*
R into Eastern Rd for 700m
*
L into Burns Rd for 2.2km,
*
Ahead into Killeaton St for 2.6km,
* Right into Memorial Ave
for 500m,
*
Left into Mona Vale Rd for 100m to
St Ives carpark
If you are late, continue along
Killeaton St (2 rows above) for
another 300m to Left into Mona Vale Rd.
If cycling from St Ives back to Hornsby at
the tail of this ride, the back road route
listed at the bottom of this ride
invitation is recommended.
1st
Leg: St Ives to
West Head, via Duffys Forest - No Sag Stops 'en route' - 41km - 100 min
Depart St Ives car-park between 7:45am
and 8am
depending on your ride speed with No Sag Stops 'til West Head:
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E along Mona Vale Rd
for
6.2km;
-
L
[opposite Forest Way -
passing
Terrey Hills
Vale Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd;
-
3km along Myoora Larool Rd until
Tepko Rd which is
70m before Booralie Rd;
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L into
Tepko Rd (70m short
of Booralie Rd) for
400m;
-
L
into Booralie Rd
and pedal like "shit out of
Shanghai" 6.7km flat/fast stretch past Terrey Hills Golf Course
and rifle range to Duffys Forest (amidst real pigs, goats, horses 'n cows);
-
"U"
turn at the dead-end of Cow Corner –
slower cyclists MUST turn around
as soon as they see lead cyclists returning to
return via same route
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pass Terrey Hills neighbourhood shops and
Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant;
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Descend McCarrs Creek
Rd enter Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park for 3km to
"V" (dual entrances to the park);
-
R
at the
"V"
anti-clockwise and descend
to
McCarrs Creek;
-
L
over small timber bridge for 1.8km to "T" juncture
(Akuna Bay Marina is
2.8km on
LHS);
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Ahead 12km
along West Head Rd to
West Head.
Pack lots of nibbles,
‘cause we take our
Sag Stop (10
min) from
9:35am
for a snack and
a gawk at the majestic, shimmering blue
peninsula.
2nd
Leg: West
Head to Warriewood - 28km - 70 min
9:45am
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Return
12km to "T" juncture with Akuna Bay,
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Ahead
descending 1.8km to McCarrs Creek small timber bridge [55km],
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L
into
McCarrs Creek Rd for 8.8km past Church Point, Bayview Marina to
Cabbage Tree Rd,
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R into Cabbage Tree Rd;
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Ahead
for 1.5km leads into Samuel St and crosses
Mona Vale Rd at roundabout,
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Ahead into Ponderosa Pde veering Right
becoming McPherson St for 2km to
Warriewood Rd
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R
into Warriewood Rd 200m crossing Pittwater Rd at traffic
lights and immediately climbing up Hunter St [dog-leg
L, then
R]
which leads to views of Blue Pacific
overlooking
majestic
Warriewood Beach
[around 10:55am -
69km]
for Nosh Stop (30 min)
at the
Sunrise Cafe or nearby
Nautilus Cafe
in Narrabeen Park Pde.
3rd
Leg:
Warriewood
beach cafés to St Ives, via Wakehurst Parkway - 26km - 80 min
11:25am -
R
into
Malcolm St for 50m;
ETR 12:45pm -
94km.
Finale Leg:
St Ives to Hornsby - 9.9km - 29 min
12:50pm -L
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Mona Vale Rd
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0.9
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Pentecost Ave
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R
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Pentecost Ave
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2.0
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Ku'ring'gai
Ave
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A
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Boomerang St
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0.7
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Eastern Rd
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R
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Eastern Rd
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0.7
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Bangalla St
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L
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Bangalla St
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1.0
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Millewa St
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R
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Millewa St
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1.4
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F3 Overpass
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A
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Alexandra Pde
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1.5
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Pattisons Ave/Leonard St
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L
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Pattisons Ave/Leonard St
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0.5
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Pacific H'way
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R
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Pacific H'way
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0.8
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Coronation St
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R
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Coronation St
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0.3
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Jersey St
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L
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Jersey St
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0.1
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Hornsby car park - ETR 1:20pm
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Scribe's rap-up of Tour de Wisemans Ferry - 119km - 7 cyclists
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L to R at
Wisemans Ferry Cafe -
Scribe,
Rex aka MediaMan,
Harry aka KayakMan,
Martin aka Architect,
Brian aka Whippet,
Tony aka Publican
(from his best side) and
Pete aka PacificPete
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Rex and Martin started from Hornsby for the 48km 1st
Leg via a chilly Galston Gorge. Harry, Tony and Brian met-up with
Scribe at Porters Scenic Lookout having cycled from home at some ungodly
hour. The cooler weather had one upside being much fewer Petrol Heads
dragging boats up Old Northern Rd. Pedaling thru rustic suburbs like
Glenorie, Forest Glen, Canoelands and Weaver to Wisemans Ferry is powerful
pleasant on a Sunday morn'.
The return continuous 2nd Leg which all but Phil and
Pete took, must 've whacked Rex, Harry, Martin, Brian and Tony, 'cause it was
59km with climbs from Cliftonville, Mid Dural and Galston Gorge.
Pete and Scribe called in at the
Stone House
Cafe Maroota and socked-up the warming sun chatting to a young fit chap named
Earl who had cycled from Picton.
Scribe
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