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Sunday, 7 Feb '10 to "Bayview Marina Kiosk" 'n back:
*        7:05am from Hornsby Jersey St carpark - 73km -  ETR 11:45am
*        7:35am from Mona Vale Rd St Ives carpark - 54km - ETR 10:45am

• 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"

• Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party - join Bicycle NSW or Bike Vic for Public Liability insurance, or extend your household cover to provide you PL beyond your front fence, so that all Muggs are better protected

• Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston  0434 715.861  9114.6689 VOIP

• Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

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

1st Leg:  Hornsby Jersey St carpark to St Ives carpark - 9km - 25 min  

7:05am, 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 2.3km,

*        Right into Memorial Ave for 500m,

*        Left into Mona Vale Rd for 100m. 

The below 4th Leg back-street route between Hornsby and St Ives is recommended After Church is Out. 

2nd Leg: Mona Vale Rd St Ives carpark via Duffy Forest to Bayview Marina Kiosk - 32km - 90 min
Depart Mona Vale Rd St Ives carpark by 7:35am depending on your ride speed:

• E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.2km;

• L into Myoora Rd passing Forest Way - at Terrey Hills 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 for 10km to Bayview Marina Kiosk for Nosh Stop (35 min) from 9:20am;

3rd Leg: Bayview Marina Kiosk to St Ives - 22km - 60 min
9:45am -

• Retrace up McCarrs Creek Rd for 14km to Terrey Hills,

• Re-enter Mona Vale Rd via -

  *        Myoor Larool Rd after passing the Mona Vale Fruit Barn, or 

  *        the tunnel under Mona Vale Rd.  

• Arrive St Ives carpark for 2nd Nosh Stop at Pattisons Patisserie (30 min) from 10:45am

4th Leg: St Ives to Hornsby - 9.9km - 29 min

10:45pm -L	Mona Vale Rd	0.9	Pentecost Ave
R	Pentecost Ave	2.0	Ku'ring'gai  Ave
A	Boomerang St	0.7	Eastern Rd
R	Eastern Rd	0.7	Bangalla St
L	Bangalla St	1.0	Millewa St
R	Millewa St	1.4	F3 Overpass
A	Alexandra Pde	1.5	Pattisons Ave/Leonard St
L	Pattisons Ave/Leonard St	0.5	Pacific H'way
R	Pacific H'way	0.8	Coronation St
R	Coronation St	0.3	Jersey St
L	Jersey St	0.1	Hornsby car park -

ETR Hornsby 11:45am - 77km

Scribe's rap-up of a very wet ride to Wisemans Ferry with two DNFs -  9 starters  - 101km

Four drowned rats at Wisemans Ferry après 50.5km from Hornsby where we got seriously dumped on.  Alas, Bazza copped two flats which scratched him.  Pete aka CampyAficionado decided he'd had enough when one shower was at its heaviest, and Ron's rear tyre perforated , whereupon he needed a lift back from Wiseman's Ferry.

Above ' below at Galston on return route slightly clearer due to a dryer lens.

Scribe   31 Jan '10