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Sunday, 13 July '08 by 8:30am from St Ives for "Brunch at Warriewood" - return via Wakehurst Parkway - 94km - ETR 1:25pm

  • 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

  • Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston  0412 045.224  9114.6689 VOIP

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

  • DON'T cycle 2 abreast on single lane roads with an unbroken centre line

  • Get well off the road at Sag Stops.

  • Road cycling may be dangerous with cyclists and 3rd parties getting killed or badly injured each year.  Membership of Bicycle NSW provides $20m Public Liability cover if you injure a fellow Mugg or motorist. 

Rollout from St Ives car park  for Terrey Hills, Duffy’s Forest, West Head (1st Nosh Stop – pack nibbles), Church Point, Warriewood (2nd Nosh Stop).  Return Wakehurst Parkway and Forest Way.

SagStop:

1.      Cnr Frenchs Forest Rd and Wakehurst Parkway     (5 min)
NoshStops:

1st:    West Head                                                             (15 min)

2nd:   Sunrise Cafe overlooking Warriewood Beach       (35 min)

 

1st Leg: St Ives to West Head, via Duffys Forest - 41km - 105 min
 Depart St Ives car-park between 8:20am and 8:30am depending on your ride speed:

  • E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.2km;

  • L into Myoora Rd passing Forest Way - at Terrey Hills Vale Fruit Barn;

  • 3km along Myoora Larool Rd until Tepko Rd which is 70m before Booralie Rd;

  • 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 via same route Terrey Hills neighbourhood shops;

  • Left into McCarrs Creek Rd immediately passing Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant and entering 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);

  • Ahead 12km along West Head Rd to West Head.

Pack lots of nibbles, ‘cause we take our Sag Stop (10 min) from 10:05am for a snack and a gawk at the majestic, shimmering blue peninsula and The Greenies blocked the proposed McChucks on the headland.

2nd Leg: West Head to Warriewood - 28km - 70 min
 10:15am -

  • Return 12km to "T" juncture with Akuna Bay,

  • Ahead descending 1.8km to McCarrs Creek small timber bridge [55km],

  • L into McCarrs Creek Rd for 8.8km past Church Point, Bayview Marina to Cabbage Tree Rd,

  • R into Cabbage Tree Rd from 10:55am with Bayview Golf Course on LHS);

  • Ahead for 1.5km leads into Samuel St and crosses Mona Vale Rd at roundabout,

  • Ahead into Ponderosa Pde veering Right becoming McPherson St for 2km to Warriewood Rd

  • 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 11:25am - 69km] for Nosh Stop (35 min) at the Sunrise Cafe.

 

A neighbourhood, strip-front shopping centre is immediately on RHS in Narrabeen Park Pde.  Nautilus Café is about 4 shops along.  Sunrise Cafe, on the corner makes grouse burgers.

3rd Leg: Warriewood beach cafés to St Ives, via Wakehurst Parkway - 26km - 85 min

 

12:00pm -

  • Sth adjacent to the coast for 2km - initially along Sydney Rd which becomes Ocean St;

  • R into Malcolm St for 50m;

  • L into Lagoon St for 1km;

  • R into Waterloo St for 300m; 

  • R into Pittwater Rd for 100m crossing bridge over Narrabeen Lakes;

  • veer L into Wakehurst Parkway for a toughish 9.9km (initially flat past Narrabeen Lakes thence a constant climb) for Sag Stop (5 min) approaching crest of climb under shade of trees 100m prior to traffic lights at French Forest Rd or at the lights, so long as you get off the road; 

  • R into French Forest Rd at lights for 800m;

  • R into Rabbett St for 200m decent;

  • L into Adams St for a 200m "real tough" grind/climb;

  • R onto Forest Way for 5.3km; and

  • L into Mona Vale for 6.2km to St Ives.

ETR 1:25pm - 94km.

Scribe's rap-up of Tour de Wisemans Ferry, Cliftonville, Old Stone House Cafe Marotta - 133km -  5 cyclists

Bank Teller and Jean aka ChiliDog started from Hornsby and gleaned a drop in temp concurrent with descending The Gorge.  They met-up with the 2 Petes and John aka Auckland 'en route' which was very pleasant heading Nth up Old Northern Rd.

Pete aka Campy Aficionado, PacificPete, John aka Auckland, Scribe and Jean aka ChiliDog enjoying the sunshine at cheap 'n friendly Wisemans Ferry cafe

Phil left Jean back at Hornsby station approaching 4pm where Jean still had to cycle from Wynyard to his Rozelle digs.

 

Scribe    7 July '08