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Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet
Sunrise is 7:08am Good Friday ,
8am,
2 April '10 - 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 – 115km - ETR 2:05pm
Route may be reduced to:
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102km by taking short cut to
Cawdor during 1st Leg
* 91km by skipping 14km out 'n back to Lake Burragorang Lookout in 2nd Leg; and
* 80km 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
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE
Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston
0434 715.861
Last Good Friday, 9 cyclists participated, and expect similar
attendance, 'cause it is a beaut ride.
Scribe,
TugBoat,
Jane aka
Neo-Luddite,
Matt aka Printer,
Martin aka
Architect,
Pete aka Pelvis,
Caroline H,
George aka EnglishMan
and
DishPig
have signed-up so far. |
Driving Directions:
Early on a Sunday morn' Campbelltown is only 50min drive from Gordon via Homebush Bay Drive. Right onto M5 about 1km past big Roselands sign on RHS. Exit M5 at 2nd Campbelltown Rd keeping to right hand lane on the exit ramp. Follow directions 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.
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1st Leg: Birriwa Reserve Mount Annan carpark
to Cobbitty Café Patisserie, Cobbitty - 31km - 80 min
8am cycle - |
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 |
R |
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/Broughton St |
8.7 |
16.0 |
0:23 |
L |
Former Old Hume H'way/Broughton St |
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 9:25am. Herve is a Frenchman who knows how to bake pastries. Dead-set the cakes 'n tarts are scrumptious.
(Reduce 1st Leg by 10km by taking a Right (off Cawdor Rd) into Westbrook Rd and another Right back into Cawdor Rd, thereby skipping the final southern section to delightful, downtown Cawdor. |
2nd Leg: Cobbitty Café Patisserie Cobbitty to Simply Delicious Café 135 Argyle St. Picton - 48km - 126 min
Saddle-up 9:55am: |
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 |
A |
Bobs Range Rd |
3.0 |
'The Oaks' |
49.7 |
12.0 |
2:42 |
A |
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 |
1.2 |
Remembrance Drive |
80.6 |
6.0 |
4:49 |
Arrive at Historic Picton
at midday for 2nd Nosh Stop - 35 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 - 53 min Remount 12:35pm: |
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' |
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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
1:30pm for 3rd Nosh Stop - 10 min. |
4th Leg: Menangle General Store to Birriwa Reserve Mount Annan
- 16km - 41 minRollout at
1:40pm: |
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
2:20pm - 115km. |
Risk
Warning
Some
forms of cycling are dangerous.
An ave of 36 Australian
cyclists have been killed annually since 2000.
95% of these fatalities occur on the road.
Other cyclists in Australia break bones and incur nerve
impairment from falling off their bikes in accidents.
A cyclist could fall from his/her bike, inter alia,
due to -
(i) being hit by a car or another cyclist; or
(ii) encountering a pothole;
(iii) cycling too fast on a wet downhill where the
coefficient of friction is much less, particularly at corners; or
(iv) getting their bicycle wheel caught in a gap in a timber bridge.
A negligent cyclist could -
(a) be litigated by a seriously injured cyclist, or 3rd party (ie. a
woman pushing a pram on a footpath or a car driver) under common law
where the damages could exceed $500,000; and
(b) lose his/her home if he/she did not have public liability
insurance which covers their negligence whilst on a push bike.
A negligent cyclist who did not have personal injury
insurance (ie self-employed without income protection cover) could
struggle to meet regular outgo commitments.
A seriously injured cyclist could be awarded damages
which a negligent cyclist could not afford to pay if the negligent
cyclist -
(I) did not have public liability insurance cover; and/or
(II) did not possess valuable assets.
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Cycling
without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party -
join Bicycle NSW for PL insurance, so that all Muggs are better protected
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Click on:
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which warns of 'inter alia', the dangers of cycling on
public roads with motor cars,
potholes and over bridges with vertical timber
planks with gaps
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Cycling with
Muggs is predicated upon notifying
Bank Teller if you
materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos'
"Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"
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Rap-up of Hornsby to the North Pole, namely Wyee
train station where it takes 74 min on the Express Train to get back to Hornsby
11 crew assembled at
Mt
White Village Store after 35.5km on a
pleasant early Autumn morn'.
After donning the NoseBag,
Terry aka
Navigator, Ron
aka Draughtsman,
Bazza
and
Pete aka
CampyAficionado turned around and
headed for
PitS
where some of em met up with
The Whippet.
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Six of us, incl New Chum, David
aka P, cycled north for 21km to Peats Ridge for a second short Nosh Stop at the
Corrugated Cafe.
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Alas, the above pic taken at
Yarramalong Manor, after descending Bumble Hill. is a shocker as it is out of
focus and Scribe neglected to ask 'em to smile, and Jane was off sussing
out grub at the
Yarramalong General Store.
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John aka
BakerBoy,
Richard aka Sloth
and NewChum, David aka P, opted for the shorter route to Wyong station, whilst
George aka
EnglishMan,
Jane aka Neo-Luddite
and Bank Teller,
made it to
Wyee
Station.
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Bank Teller
27 Mar '10 0434 715.861
9114.6689 |
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