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8:00am Saturday 7 June '08 Quatre Montagnes from Hornsby via 13km out/back Calga loop to Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt White.  Return via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge -  106km -  ETR 1:25pm

If you are slow, then skip some or all of the 13km out/back Calga loop

  • Contingent upon fine weather, Ride Organiser, Phil Johnston 9114.6689 hm or 0412 045.224, will start from Hornsby at 8am sharp and turn around on the 13km out/back Calga loop when he spots the first returning cyclist
    If the weather is doubtful, phone Phil from 7am Sat morn'

  • 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
    Nosh Stops:
     1st       Mt White Village Store                 from  9:55am         (25 min)
    2nd      Andy's Cafe Nth Galston              from 12:20pm             (25 min)
    King of the Mountain climbs:
         1st               Cherro Point Rd to 15m past Mt White sign               7.55km
         2nd          Berowra Waters to Berrilee                                      3.50km
    3rd          Galston Bridge to Hornsby Heights Bus Stop             3.2km

1st Leg:  Hornsby via 13km out/back Peats Ridge loop to Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt White - 48.5km -  110 min

8:00am:
Rollout from Hornsby station car-park [N/W side of station - 70 m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] for 35.5km to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White with Segafredo Zanetti (25 min) from 9:55am.

2nd Leg:  Mt White to Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston  -  40.3km - 120 mins

10:20am:

South down Old Pacific H'way for 24km to Berowra

R into Berowra Waters Rd for 6km to Berowra Waters ferry and 1st Sag Stop (10 mins) waiting for Ferry

Ahead scaling to 3.5km to Koppers Log KOM at Berrilee

Ahead along for 6.8km to Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston for 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min) from 12:20pm.

3rd Leg:  Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston to Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter - 11.1km - 20 mins

12:45pm:
Sth 4km along Galston Rd to Galston Roundabout
Left East 4.6km dropping to Gorge Gorge timber bridge
Ahead climbing 3.3km to Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter 2nd Sag Stop (10 mins) arriving 1:05pm.

4th Leg:  Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter to Hornsby station carpark - 4km - 10 min

1:15am:
Left East 2.9km to Hookham's Cnr

Right 1.1km to Hornsby station carpark - ETR 1:25pm.

 

Bank Teller's rap-up of "Hornsby, St Ives, Duffys Forest, West Head, Warriewood, Wakehurst Pky, Forest Way, St Ives, Hornsby - 113km - 11 cyclists

 

 

Above 'n below pics of crew at West Head on an o'cast morn' which fortunately only 'spat' infrequently

 

 

 

Tim, Kerry aka Miner, ChiliDog and BakerBoy at juncture of West Head Rd and 'the drop down to Akuna Bay' on a day where the rain held-off 'til the drive back home.

 

Alas, the prospect of rain scared off Martin aka Architect and PacificPete.

 

 Scribe   1 June '08