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8:30am 17 May '09 - Anti-clockwise "Tour de Macarthur" from Birriwa Reserve Mount Annan via Narellan, Elderslie, Camden, Cobbitty, Theresa Park, Orangeville, Oakdale, Lake Burragorang Lookout Warragamba Dam, Mowbray Park, Picton, Menangle Park – 137km - ETR 2:20pm

Route may be reduced to:

*     101km by skipping 14km out 'n back to Lake Burragorang Lookout in 2nd Leg; and

*     90km by a Left into Montpelier Drive rather than ahead into Burragorang Rd.  Montpelier Drive links back into Barkers Lodge Rd which leads to Picton - easy peasy.

Lots of farms, horses, cows, sheep, goats and alpacas

  • Ride Organiser:   Phil Johnston 9114.6689 hm or 0434 715.861  Scribe, TugBoat, PacificPete, Lois, KayakMan, Scott aka PatternMaker, CampyAficionado, Siggy, Greg aka ArchitectToo, John aka Tour du 'L'Etape and BakerBoy are doing this ride.

  • Click on: Risk Management which warns of the dangers of cycling on public roads with motor cars, potholes and over bridges with vertical timber planks with gaps, and to cycle much slower at corners on descents on wet roads

  • Cycling with Muggs is predicated upon notifying Bank Teller if you materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos' "Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"

  • Open the above URLs which provide useful info on our anti-clockwise route map with the above 3* options to reduce the distance down to 80km

  • 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

  • Ride single file on single lane roads which have an unbroken centre line, 'cause a RedNeck might clip ya!

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday and suss out ya UBD and Route Map, so you have some idea where you are cycling

Driving Directions:
Early on a Sunday morn' Campbelltown is only 50min drive from Gordon via Homebush Bay Drive to Mt Annan provide you follow the below directions.
Right onto M5 about 1km past big Roselands sign on RHS. 
After seeing LARGE "Mt Annan Exit" sign, exit M5 at 2nd Campbelltown Rd keeping to right hand lane on the exit ramp. 

 

Turn Right and follow directions heading West to Narellan heading NWW along Narellan Rd for 2½km.
400m after passing Mount Annan Drive on LHS turn Left into Waterworth Drive. 
250m later turn Left into Wellings Drive. 
220m later turn Right into Fitzpatrick Rd. 
150m later turn Right into O'Brien Rd carpark in Birriwa Reserve. 

1st Leg: Mt Annan to Cobbitty Café Patisserie, Cobbitty - 31.2km - 80 min

Rollout 8:30am:

dir

Birriwa Reserve, "Mount Annan"

leg km

destination

agg km

ride time

hr:m

L

Fitzpatrick Rd

0.2

Wellings Drive

0.2

0.5

0:00

L

Wellings Drive

0.2

Waterworth Drive

0.4

0.5

0:01

R

Waterworth Drive

0.2

Narellan Rd

0.6

0.5

0:01

L

Narellan Rd

1.9

Camden By-Pass

2.5

4.3

0:05

 

1st Sag Stop

 

Camden By-Pass

 

 2

0:07

L

Camden By-Pass

6.2

Former Old Hume H'way/Remembrance Drive

8.7

16.0

0:23

L

Former Old Hume H'way/Remembrance Drive

2.2

 'Camden Valley Inn'

10.9

5.5

0:29

A

Remembrance Drive

2.9

Cawdor Rd

13.8

7.0

0:36

R

Cawdor Rd

2.3

Cawdor Primary School

16.1

5.7

0:42

R

Cawdor (Main Southern) Rd

6.0

Argyle St

22.1

14.5

0:56

R

Argyle St

0.5

Elizabeth St

22.6

1.4

0:57

L

Elizabeth St

0.5

Exeter St

23.1

1.5

0:59

R

Exeter St

0.1

Macquarie Grove Rd

23.2

0.2

0:59

L

Macquarie Grove Rd

5.0

Cobbitty Rd

28.2

13.0

1:12

L

Cobbitty Rd

3.0

Cobbitty Café Patisserie

31.2

8.0

1:20

 

1st Nosh Stop

 

Cobbitty Café Patisserie

 

 30

1:50

1st Nosh Stop (30 min) Cobbitty Café Patisserie, Cobbitty proudly owned by Elsa and Herve Lamy from 9:40am.  Herve is a Frenchman who knows how to bake pastries. Dead-set the cakes 'n tarts are scrumptious.

2nd Leg: Cobbitty Café Patisserie Cobbitty to Simply Delicious Café 135 Argyle St. Picton - 48km - 125 min

Saddle-up 10:10am:

A

Cobbitty Rd

3.5

Werombi Rd

34.7

7.0

1:57

R

Werombi Rd

5.5

 'Theresa Park'

40.2

12.0

2:09

A

Werombi Rd

3.0

Bobs Range Rd

43.2

3.5

2:13

 

2nd Sag Stop

 

Bobs Range Rd

 

 2

2:15

L

Bobs Range Rd

3.5

 'Orangeville'

46.7

15.0

2:30

L

Silverdale Rd

3.0

 'The Oaks'

49.7

12.0

2:42

R

Burragorang Rd

5.8

 'Oakdale'

55.5

13.0

2:55

A

Burragorang Rd

6.0

Lake Burragorang        Lookout Entrance

61.5

17.0

3:12

R

Burragorang Rd

1.0

Lake Burragorang Lookout

62.5

2.5

3:14

 

3rd Sag Stop

 

Lake Burragorang Lookout

 

 10

3:24

'U'

Burragorang Rd

1.0

Lake Burragorang        Lookout Entrance

63.5

2.5

3:27

L

Burragorang Rd

6.0

 'Oakdale'

69.5

17.0

3:44

R

Barkers Lodge Rd

2.1

Mowbray Park Rd on R

71.6

5.0

3:49

A

Barkers Lodge Rd

6.6

 'Picton'

78.2

16.0

4:05

L

Argyle St

1.2

Simply Delicious Cafe

79.4

3.0

4:08

 

2nd Nosh Stop

 

Simply Delicious Cafe

 

 35

4:43

A

Argyle St / Remembrance Dr.

1.2

Remembrance Drive

80.6

6.0

4:49

Arrive at Historic Picton at 12:15pm for 2nd Nosh Stop - 30 min at Simply Delicious Cafe 135 Argyle St, Picton on LHS.  (Reduce 2nd Leg by 23km by skipping the out/back to pristine taking a short cut by turning Left at 'The Oaks' and heading Sth into Montpelier Drive rather than ahead into Burragorang Rd.  Montpelier Drive links back into Barkers Lodge Rd which leads to Picton.)

3rd Leg: Picton to Menangle General Store - 17km - 55 min
Remount 12:45pm:

A

Remembrance Drive

4.0

Start of KOM - Crash Zone

84.6

18.0

5:07

A

Remembrance Drive

2.4

Mt Hercules Rd- KOM

87.0

8.0

5:15

A

Remembrance Drive

5.0

Finns Rd

92.0

7.5

5:22

R

Finns Rd

2.5

Woodbridge Rd

94.5

7.0

5:29

L

Woodbridge Rd

2.2

Menangle General Store

96.7

6.0

5:35

 

3rd Nosh Stop 

 

'Menangle General Store'

 

 25

6:00

L

Menangle Rd

4.5

cross over Hume H'way

101.2

12.0

6:12

Arrive at Menangle General Store at 1:40pm for 3rd Nosh Stop - 10 min.

4th Leg: Menangle General Store to Birriwa Reserve Mount Annan - 16km - 41 min

Rollout at 1:50pm:

A

Menangle Rd

6.1

Tindall St

107.3

15.0

6:27

 

4th Sag Stop 

 

Tindall St

 

 3

6:30

R

Tindall St

0.2

Gilchrist Drive

107.5

1.5

6:32

L

Kellicar St

0.3

Narellan Rd

107.8

2.5

6:34

L

Narellan Rd

3.9

Waterworth Drive

111.7

9.0

6:43

L

Waterworth Drive

0.2

Wellings Drive

111.9

0.8

6:44

L

Wellings Drive

0.2

Fitzpatrick Rd

112.1

0.5

6:44

R

Fitzpatrick Rd

0.2

Birriwa Reserve, "Mount Annan"

112.3

0.5

6:45

 

Birriwa Reserve, "Mount Annan"

112.3

 

112.3

405

6:45

Return to Birriwa Reserve, "Mount Annan" at 2:30pm  - 115km.

 

Last Sunday, Palm Beach sloshfest - 7 starters - 52km

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tornado, BakerBoy, ChiliDog, SmallBusDriver 'n CampyAficionado outside the revamped Church Point Cafe under new management where the service in much more personable

 

BigBusDriver approaching Church Point Cafe

 

 

BigBusDriver 'n SmallBusDriver back at St Ives

 

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