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Sunday, 9 Aug '09 - Tour de Windsor, Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville:

i)          Southern Start Route: Turramurra @ 8:10am via Browns Water Hole, Vimiera Rd carpark 8:25am, Epping Rd, M2, part of M7, Quakers Hill Pky, Riverstone, Vineyard arriving Windsor at 10:10am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 mins).  Thence Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville loop.  Thence Iron Horse from Clarendon station to Seven Hills station - Ride home along Abbott Rd/M2, Browns Waterhole - 111km - ETR 3:05pm; or 

ii)         Northern Start Route: Hornsby station rollout 8:00am via Galston Gorge and Pitt Town Rd arriving Windsor at 10:10am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 mins).  Thence Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville to ferry, returning via Wiseman's Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd, Galston Gorge - 121km - ETR 3pm; or

iii)        Western Start Route: Dural @ 9:00am via Kenthurst Rd, Pitt Town Rd, Windsor Rd arriving Windsor at 10:10am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 mins) – 103km - ETR 2:30pm

Separate Hornsby, Turra' and Dural start routes meet at Thompsons' Square, Windsor at 10:10am.

Bank Teller and Pete aka CampyAficionado are starting from Turramurra station @ 8:10am. PacificPete, Publican and Jane aka Neo-Luddite are starting from Nth end of Vimiera Rd at Vimiera Rd carpark at 8:25am, thereby reducing distance by 10km to 101km and avoiding the nasty Kissing Point Rd climb when 'the can is on empty'.  ChiliDog will meet us at Cnr. Epping Rd and Vimiera Rd at 8:30am.  Justine aka Trumpeter and Harry aka KayakMan are parking in Eaton Rd near the Pennant Hills Rd on-ramp and cycling down it when they sight us climbing West twds the off-ramp around 8:55am.

Ø   No trackwork on Western Line between Richmond and Seven Hills

Ø   Ride Organiser:   Phil Johnston  0434 715.861 or 9114.6689

Ø   Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø   Expend 10 mins studying your UBD/Gregory's to familiarize with the below 'cause this is a complex route

Ø   Bring a mobile if you have one, 'cause we invariably experience cyclists going AWOL on our sorties into Deliverance Country

If ya want a real long return leg from Windsor, see blue insert below for Heineken's alternate route back home catching Sackville Ferry, thence along Wiseman's Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd to Andy's Cafe at North Galston

Nosh Stops:
*   1st Nosh Stop - 35 min from 10:10am at Thompson's Square, Windsor
*   2nd Nosh Stop for Dural starters at Windsor - 30 min from 12:20pm
Sag Stops:
1st Sag Stop -  Vimiera Rd carpark (3 min)
2nd Sag Stop - 2nd Nosh Stop for Turra' starters at Clarendon Station - 14 min from 12:39pm to catch 12:53pm train to Seven Hills arriving 1:27pm

3rd Sag Stop -  Macq. Uni "light tower" (5 min)

Three alternate 1st Legs cycling to Windsor

i) Southern Start Route: 1st Leg: from Turramurra station to Windsor – 50km:
Rollout at 8:10am up Rohini St to Pac H'way and descend Kissing Point Rd. to Browns Waterhole meeting any starters who drive from the SW at Vimiera Rd carpark at 8:25am.  Thence Epping Rd, M2, M7, Quakers Hill Parkway to Riverstone, Mulgrave, Windsor where we meet cyclists that started from Hornsby or Dural for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) from 10:10am at The Bridge Cafe on LHS in Macquarie St [historic Thompson Square] off George St. Windsor.

Arrive arriving Windsor at 10:10am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 mins).

iii) Western Start Route: 1st Leg from Porter Scenic Lookout Old Northern Rd Dural – 35km to Windsor:

9:00am - 

• L Nth up Old Northern Rd for 1.2km,

• L into Wyoming Rd for 700m,

• L into Langford Rd/Davey Rd for 1.6km,

• L into Derriwong Rd for 500m,

• R into Wirrabara Rd for 600m,

• R into Pellit Rd which soon veers L for 130m,

• R into Kenthurst Rd for 4½km,

• L into Pitt Town Rd for 12.9km,

• Ahead into Neich Rd for 700m,

• L into Scheyville Rd for 4½km which then veers L and changes its name to Old Stock Route Rd,

• Ahead across large crossing with Saunders Rd and follow Old Stock Route for 1.9km,

• L into Stock Route Rd for 2km,

• R into Wolseley Rd for 1.2km,

• L into Havelock Rd for 500m,

• R into Old Hawkesbury Rd for 400m,

• L into Pitt Town Rd for 700m, 

• R into Windsor Rd for 1.6km to Windsor keeping well to the LHS and take cycle path,

where we meet the Turra’ contingent after 35km at 10:10am for our 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) The Bridge Cafe on LHS in historic Thompson Square off George St. Windsor.

2nd Leg: Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville ferry anti-clock loop – 21km:

10:45m descend and cross the adjacent Old Windsor Bridge heading N along Wilberforce Rd for 7km to Wilberforce - taking the bike lane with views of river flat vegetable farming. 

R at a slight incline into King Rd for 5.4km after passing thru Ebenezer becomes Sackville Rd.  

R into Tizzana Rd for 8.9km which leads to Sackville as we wind anti-clockwise NW, then fleetingly W then SW, then S, passing the Tizzana Winery and a lily farm opposite, with 1.5km of good unsealed road.

Upon arriving at “T” intersection where Tizzana Rd meets Sackville Rd - R for 200m and re-group off-road Sag Stop (5 min) above Sackville Ferry entrance arriving 12:05pm.  

Two alternate 3rd Legs: Heineken's below 43.5km route back to Andy's Cafe, North Galston or backtrack to Windsor 16.5km:

*        cross river at Sackville ferry

*        NEE along Sackville Ferry Rd for 10.2km,

*        Right heading Sth down Wiseman's Ferry Rd for 15km,

*        Left SE along Halcrows Rd for 7½km,

*        Ahead into Cattai Ridge Rd for 8½km,

*        Right along Old Northern Rd 1½m,

*        Left into Wylds Rd for 2km,

*        Left into Galston Rd for 150m to Andy's Cafe, North Galston

Or backtrack to Windsor - 16.5km - 40 min

Left along Sackville Rd, King Rd and Wilberforce Rd passing thru Ebenezer, Wilberforce to Windsor arriving 12:50pm. 

Two alternate 4th Legs: Andy's Cafe Nth Galston to Hornsby - 13km - 25 min

Commence return home continuing South along Galston Rd to the large roundabout at Galston, Left to descend Galston George pulling in at the familiar Hornsby Heights' bus shelter for 3rd Sag Stop (5 min).

Continue 3km to Hookham's Corner and Right 2km to Jersey St carpark Hornsby.

Or Windsor to Clarendon station -  4.2km - 12 min

1pm Sth along The Terrace / Moses St for 1.4km passing the oldest church in mainland Oz [Anglican].  

R into busy Richmond Rd for 2.6km (care busy corner).  

L into quaint, rustic Clarendon train station for 2nd Sag Stop (14 min) at the adjoining café before catching the Choo Choo from 12:39pm to catch 12:53pm train to Seven Hills arriving 1:27pmat 1:23pm [or 1:53pm] to Seven Hills station arriving 1:57pm [or 2.27pm].

5th Leg: Seven Hills to Turramurra - 22km - 75 min