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Sunday 24 May '09 – Cinque Montagnes (anti-clockwise) including 1st Nosh Stop at Red Herring Café, Brooklyn:

*    Nth Turramurra shops from 7:40am                              99km    ETR 12:50pm; or 
*    200m NW of Hornsby station from 8:10am                    73km    ETR 12:10pm

All cyclists should time their start to arrive at 1st Nosh Stop at Red Herring Café, Brooklyn at 9:15am. 

Bank Teller and Jean aka ChiliDog are parking at Nth Turramurra village car park (700m NNE of Burns Rd) in Valley Park Cres for 7:40am rollout

PacificPete and Pete aka CampyAficionado plan to start from Hornsby carpark at 8:10am

•       When boarding and alighting the Berowra Ferry, walk your bike as the metal rails on the cement ramps are often slippery

•       Cyclists commencing at Nth Turra' do not pass Hornsby start point, rather usually catch those departing from Hornsby when approaching Pie in the Sky

•       Hardcopy these ride directions and bring on Sunday

•       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  

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

•       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 up to $20m for negligence where U could "lose the lot".

Snapshot:
Separate starts from Nth Turramurra shops or 200m NW of Hornsby station cycling North up Old Pacific H'way, to 1st Nosh Stop at Red Herring Café, Brooklyn.  Thence 11km retracing to turn right at Berowra Waters Rd to Nth Galston for lunch at Andy's Cafe.  Return via Galston Gorge and Bobbin Head.
SagStops:
1st       Red Herring Café                     -   9:15am    (30 min)

2nd      Berowra Waters punt             -  10:45am    (10 min)

NoshStop:

1st       Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston        -  11:30am     (30 min)

KOM climbs:
1st climb:      50m past Bobbin Head bridge, "60km Max Speed" sign, to Kalkari Reserve sign - 3.25km

2nd climb:     Brooklyn Rd large aluminium light poll to 20m before Pie in the Sky entrance - 3.85km

3rd climb:      150m West of Berowra Waters punt to Koppers Log Berrilee - 3.40km

4th climb:      cement Bridge at Galston Gorge to 50m before Bus Shelter -  3.4km

5th climb:      "60km Max Speed" sign 15m after Old Stone Toilet Block SE side of Bobbin Head bridge to "60km Max Speed" sign 50m before Toll Booth at Nth Turra entrance -  3.95km

¨       Longer Ride - Cinque Montagnes [100km]  Bank Teller and Jean aka ChiliDog are starting at 7:40am.
Park in Nth Turramurra village car park (700m NNE of Burns Rd) in Valley Park Cres (little road off to the left of Bobbin Head Rd opposite the Corner Café on LHS) for 37km leg to Red Herring Café Brooklyn.  Rollout 7:40am passing Kalkari Reserve after 10.2km. 4 clicks later, R into Pac Highway at lights after passing Asquith Golf Course. Then due Nth on Old Pacific Highway.

¨       Shorter Ride - Three Hills [74km]  Harry aka KayakMan and Pacific Pete are starting at 8:10am.
Rollout Hornsby car-park [100m Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] by 8:15am cycling 500m Nth up Jersey St, L into Wharf Rd for 60m, R [at traffic lights] onto Pacific Highway and cycle Nth on Old Pacific Highway.  to Brooklyn Rd where you turn right and cycle 2.8km to Red Herring Café.

Both groups pass Berowra station 8:35am, Cowan station 8:45am and Pie in the Sky Cafe at 8:55am.  After passing Pie in the Sky Cafe descend almost to water level, R turn into Brooklyn Rd for 2.8km for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) at Red Herring Café, Brooklyn from 9:15am. 

9:45am return for 11km and R into Berowra Waters Rd for flattish section before descending to picturesque Berowra Waters 10:30am for 2nd Sag Stop (10 min) during ride on the punt. 

Or continue south and return to either Hornsby [52km] or Nth Turra’ [75km] car parks. 

After cycling thru rural Berrilee and Arcadia we take 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) at Andy's cafe from 11:10am.

11:40am commence return home continuing South along Galston Rd to the large roundabout at Galston, Left to descend and scale Galston George passing familiar Hornsby Heights' bus shelter.

Continue 3km to Hookham's Corner and either -

¨       R       2km to Jersey St, Hornsby - ETR 12:10pm; or

¨       L        2.5km up Pacific H'way to Asquith station, then off-road to Royston Ave thru backstreets of Asquith, R in to Ku' ring' gai Chase Rd, Ahead into Bobbin Head Rd for 15km to Nth Turra' shops on Bobbin Head Rd - ETR 12:50pm.