*    Rollout by 7:05am 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 600m into Mid Dural Rd for 1.9km to Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd (14km).

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

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

7:20am cycle 39.5km due Nth up Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 9am. 

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).  Rollout due north by 7:35am because the other two ride groups will cycle faster Nth up Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 9am.

2nd Leg:  Wisemans Ferry to Stone House Café Maroota  - 21.5km -  70 min

9:30am West along scenic River Rd for 4.8km to dangerous 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 gravel roadways 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 11am.

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

11am Right SW along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 12km to Halcrows Rd.

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 12:35am.

*        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 12:50pm.

If cycling back to Hornsby via Galston Gorge - ETR is 1:40pm.

Bank Teller's rap-up of Hornsby, St Ives to Whale Beach returning via Palm Beach  -  79km  -  10 cyclists

A fleeting Sag Stop at Church Point after twenty clicks

Peter aka OwnerBuilder doing his darndest not to block the pic

8 had rolled out of St Ives whereupon at Whale Beach Cafe we were met by PacificPete and Trevor aka Tornado

Above pic - Jean aka ChiliDog demolishing "pancakes, cream and maple syrup".

Below pic KayakMan about to devour something similarly laden with calories

Sag Stop at the top of McCarrs Creek climb with Justine aka Trumpeter centre stage

Back at Pattisons Patisserie with Scribe and BakerBoy still with a 9km leg back to Hornsby

Scribe   11 Jan '09