Sunday, 12 July '09, 8:05am for 94km from Jersey St carpark Hornsby to St Ives carpark or 8:35am rollout for 75km from St Ives carpark for brunch at Palm Beach General Store, returning via Akuna Bay Café for lunch or straight back -  ETR St Ives 1:40pm OR 12:50pm if you skip 2nd Nosh Stop at Akuna Bay Café

No Sag Stops at Mona Vale Fruit Barn or Church Point in 48km 1st Prologue Leg from Hornsby or 39km 1st Leg from St Ives to Palm Beach General Store

1st Leg may be shortened by 8km by staying on Barrenjoey Rd and not cycling via the Whale Beach Rd scenic coastal route

• 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"

• 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

• Hardcopy this Ride Description and spend 5 min reviewing your UBD if you do not understand the below route

• Cycle two abreast on single lane roads at own risk, and never ride two abreast with a unbroken centre line on a single lane road

• Keep well to LHS of the road and get off the road at Sag Stops

• As explained at the tail of this ride invitation, do not cross 3 lanes of traffic at lights at McCarrs Creek Rd back onto Mona Vale Rd.  Rather return along Larool Rd, or use the tunnel under Mona Vale Rd

1st Leg:  St Ives carpark on Mona Vale Rd opposite Pattisons Patisserie to Palm Beach General Store - 39km - 105 min  
8:35am rollout - for faster cyclists - depart 5 min earlier if you are slower

• E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km;

• L into Myoora Rd opposite Forest Way - and Terrey Hills Fruit Barn;

• Ahead along Myoora Rd for 300m;

• Ahead into Larool Rd for 2.9km

• R into Booralie Rd for 300m passing Terrey Hills shops and roundabout;

• L to McCarrs Creek Rd descend 2.2km into the park - to the V (dual entrances to the park);

• R fork and pedal 2.8km descending McCarrs Creek Rd to McCarrs Creek bridge;

• Ahead 5.5km along McCarrs Creek Rd to Church Point [20km] - the descent is slippery in wet weather, so slow down

• East twds Mona Vale for 3½km - road becomes Pittwater Rd past Cabbage Tree Rd (on RHS) to Mona St - 500m short of Mona Vale shops;

• Left into Mona St for 700m;

• Right into Waterview St for 700m;

• Left into Barrenjoey Rd for 9km

• SignPost R into Whale Beach Rd and ascend/descend for 2.4km to The Strand Rd

• Nth on Whale Beach Rd/Florida Rd/Palm Beach Rd for 3km hugging the coastline to Palm Beach for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 10:25am [39km] at Palm Beach General Store.

2nd Leg:  Palm Beach to Akuna Bay Café - 25.7km - 65 min

Slower cyclists should take shorter route by retreating back down Whale Beach Rd and take a Sag Stop at Serpentine Lookout Bilgola Beach

10:55am -

• L Sth onto Barrenjoey Rd for 5.6km passing Avalon Golf Course on RHS;

• SignPost  L into The Serpentine for 3km adjunct into/out of Bilgola Beach which avoids a tight section of Barrenjoey Rd;

• L back onto Barrenjoey Rd for 2km passing Newport Beach and climb a short humdinger up Newport hill;

• Ahead 1.5km and passing Bungan Beach on LHS, and approach Mona Vale;

• R back into Darley St for 700m (wait until it is safe to cross over to R lane);

• R into Pittwater Rd for 8.5km to Church Point to McCarrs Creek bridge;

• R into West Head Rd for 1.5km to "T" intersection;

• L into Liberator General San Martin Drive for 2.8km to Akuna Bay Café for 2nd Nosh Stop (20 min) from 12:10pm.

3rd Leg:  Akuna Bay to St Ives - 20.3km - 58 min

At 12:30pm final leg -

• West for 8.1km along Liberator General San Martin Drive passing Illawong Bay, Cottage Point Rd, park entrance toll-both to "V" juncture at McCarrs Creek Rd, 

• Ahead for 2.2km to the apex of McCarrs Creek Rd;

• R into Booralie Rd for 200m;

• L into Myoora Rd for 3.3km;

• R into Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km to St. Ives car-park

• ETR St Ives 1:25pm - 85km

ETR St Ives 12:30pm for 77km ride if you skip Akuna Bay.

NOTE:  When almost back at St Ives, after climbing to the apex of McCarrs Creek Rd, either take the tunnel under Mona Vale Rd or retrace along Larool Rd to Terrey Hills Fruit Barn and R at lights onto Mona Vale Rd.   Don't enter Mona Vale Rd at lights at McCarrs Creek Rd, as motorists coming from the coast are doing 80+ clicks and aren't impeded by the traffic lights and often don't grant a cyclist access to Mona Vale Rd.

Finale Leg: St Ives to Hornsby - 9.9km (agg 111.5km) - 29 min