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Easter Monday, 5 Apr '10 rollout Hornsby carpark 6:40am or St Ives carpark at 7:10am to aboard 9am Ferry from Palm Beach to Wagstaffe Wharf, McMasters Beach, Avoca Beach, Matcham, Holgate, Lisarow train to Hawkesbury River station at Brooklyn, Hornsby, Nth. Turramurra, St Ives - 108.6km MAP - ETR 2:15pm.

Or skip 2 legs (25km of cycling from Brooklyn to Hornsby) by staying on train for 57 min from Lisarow station to Hornsby, reducing ride to 83.2km MAP from Hornsby - ETR 1.04pm

Or ride from Ettalong Wharf back to St Ives via Nth thru Blackwell twds Woy Woy, up Woy Woy Rd to Shell garage at Kariong, over Mooney Mooney Bridge to Calga, Mt White, Hornsby to St Ives - 122km - ETR 1:10pm.

Or return from Palm Beach with a Nosh Stop at Bayview Marina - 77km from St Ives - ETR 11:40am

WHO, WHERE, WHEN
Ride Organiser, Phil aka Bank Teller 0434 715.861, Jane aka Neo-Luddite, Jean aka ChiliDog, Pete aka CampyAficionado are starting from Hornsby station carpark. Eric aka PapaBear, David aka CricketTragic and Eliz B. are starting from St Ives. Mark aka LongHaul is meeting us at the Palm Beach ferry

Rollout Hornsby carpark 6:40am or St Ives carpark at 7:15am. Left at Terrey Hills Fruit Barn for 1st SagStop (3 min) then down McCarrs Creek Rd, with 2ndSagStop (10 min) at Church Point. Left into Mona Rd and Left into Barrenjoey Rd past Bungan Beach, thru Newport, Bilgola, Avalon and R into Whale Beach Rd for 5km following coast line to Palm Beach Wharf to catch 9am ferry 1stNosh Stop (30 min) to Wagstaffe Wharf.

After short sections on 5 minor roads from Wagstaffe Wharf to McMasters Lookout, along Empire Bay Drive, Avoca Drive, McMasters Beach, Avoca Beach, Matcham, Holgate, Lisarow, Lisarow station for 2ndNosh Stop, then 25 min Iron Horse ride to Hawkesbury River station.
7.5km along Brooklyn Rd and up Old Pacific H'way to Pie in the Sky for 3rdNosh Stop.
18km South down Old Pacific H'way to Hornsby and 8.7km NE to St Ives hugging the east side of the rail line. ETR St Ives 4pm.

SagStops:
1st     Terrey Hills Fruit Barn                                         7:25am     5 min
2nd   Church Point                                                        7:55am    10 min
3rd    Marie Byles Lookout, McMasters Beach               9:46am     10 min
Nosh Stops:
1st     Ferry ride to Wagstaffe Wharf                              9:00am      30 min
2nd   Subway near Lisarow station                             11:26am 36 min
3rd     Pie in the Sky                                                       1:05pm   15 min

Prologue Leg: Hornsby Jersey St carpark to St Ives carpark - 9km - 25 min

6:40am cycle -

Early on Sunday morn' the following route has low road traffic which follows the street signs to St Ives:

* Left down Pacific H'way for 800m

* Left into Edgeworth David Ave to F3 Overpass for 2km

* Ahead into Junction Rd for 1.3km

* Right into Eastern Rd for 700m

* Left into Burns Rd for 2.2km,

* Ahead into Killeaton St for 2.3km,

* Right into Memorial Ave for 500m,

* Left into Mona Vale Rd for 100m.

1st Leg: St Ives to Church Point - 20.4km - 45 min

By 7:10am cycle -

E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km;
L [opposite Forest Way - at Terrey Hills Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd and take a 1st Sag Stop (5 min) - don't cluster at Sag Stop, rather spread thin to get well to LHS of Myoora Rd;
Ahead along Myoora Rd for 200m, and fork right, still Myoora Rd for 2.9km
R into Booralie Rd for 300m passing Terrey Hills shops and roundabout;
L to McCarrs Creek Rd and 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 at 7:55am 2nd Sag Stop (10 min) - Be ready to roll out promptly;

2nd Leg: Church Point to Palm Beach - 15km - 45 min (agg 35.4km)

By 8:05am cycle -

East twds Mona Vale for 3½km - road becomes Pittwater Rd past Cabbage Tree Rd (on RHS) to Mona Rd;
L into Mona Rd for 200m up real steep short hill to crest;
Right for 700m;
L into busy Barrenjoey Rd for 11km of views of the Blue Pacific past Bungan Beach thru Newport, Bilgola, Avalon, Whale Beach to Palm Beach Wharf on the bay side arriving to purchase some grits and embark 9am ferry to Wagstaffe Wharf for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) on the ferry boat.

3rd Leg: Wagstaffe Wharf to Lisarow station - 37km - 116 min (agg 75.6km)

9:30am -

dir

road name

dist

destination

grad

dir

agg km

min

ride
time

Carpark lane

0.1

Wagstaffe Ave

38.8

1.0

2:46

Wagstaffe Ave

0.5

Pretty Beach Rd

39.2

1.0

2:47

Pretty Beach Rd

1.0

Heath Rd

40.2

2.0

2:49

Heath Rd

2.2

Killcare Rd

42.4

6.0

2:55

Killcare Rd

0.4

The Scenic Rd

42.8

1.1

2:56

The Scenic Rd

0.5

Wards Hill Rd

43.3

1.5

2:57

The Scenic Rd

1.3

Marie Byles Lookout

44.6

3.6

3:01

5th Sag Stop

Marie Byles Lookout

3:11

The Scenic Rd

10.1

The Cullens Rd

54.7

26.0

3:37

The Cullens Rd

0.4

Empire Bay Drive

55.1

1.0

3:38

Empire Bay Drive

0.3

Avoca Drive

55.4

1.0

3:39

Avoca Drive

2.0

Scenic Highway

57.4

5.5

3:45

Scenic Highway

2.7

Charles Kay Drive

60.1

6.8

3:51

Charles Kay Drive

1.3

Terrigal Drive

61.4

3.5

3:55

Terrigal Drive

1.0

Serpentine Rd

62.4

2.6

3:57

Serpentine Rd

1.3

The Entrance Rd

63.7

3.6

4:01

The Entrance Rd

0.4

Matcham Rd

64.1

1.0

4:02

Matcham Rd

1.5

Coachwood Rd

65.6

4.0

4:06

Coachwood Rd

1.9

Milana Rd

67.4

4.8

4:11

Milana Rd

0.3

Wattle Tree Rd

67.7

5.0

4:16

Wattle Tree Rd

2.7

Paroo Rd

70.4

7.0

4:23

Paroo Rd

0.8

The Ridgeway

71.2

7.0

4:30

The Ridgeway

2.0

McDonalds Rd

73.2

5.5

4:35

McDonalds Rd

1.7

Pacific Highway

74.9

4.6

4:40

Pacific Highway

0.3

Lisarow Railway station

NNE

75.2

1.0

4:41

Pacific Highway

0.4

Lisarow Subway

75.6

1.0

4:42

Arrive Subway Food Chain 200m Sth of Lisarow station at 11:36am for 2nd Nosh Stop (36 min) then catch the hourly service train at 11:55am, 12:55pm or 1:55pm to -
(i) Hornsby station arriving at 12:58pm, 1:58pm, 2:58pm Coronation St, Hornsby station in below ride description to return St Ives at 1:24pm; or
(ii) Hawkesbury River station arriving 12:32pm, 1:32pm or 2:32pm.

4th Leg: Hawkesbury River station at Brooklyn to Pie in the Sky - 7.3km - 23.5 min (agg 82.9km)
12:35pm -

R	Brooklyn Rd	3.5	Old Pacific Highway	~	W	79.1	8.5	6:06
R	Old Pacific Highway	3.9	Pie in the Sky	/	S	82.9	15.0	6:21
	3rd Nosh Stop		Pie in the Sky				23.5	6:41

Arrive PitS at 1:05pm for Sag Stop (15 mins)

5th Leg: Pie in the Sky to St Ives - 25.7km - 56 min (agg 108.6km)
1:20pm -

A	Old Pacific Highway	3.9	Cowan station	~	S	86.8	10.0	6:51
A	Old Pacific Highway	4.0	Berowra Waters Rd	~	S	90.8	9.5	7:01
A	Old Pacific Highway	7.6	Belmont Ave to Bobbin Head Rd	~	S	98.4	20.0	7:21
A	Old Pacific Highway	1.1	Galston Rd	~	S	99.5	3.0	7:24
A	Old Pacific Highway	0.7	Bridge Rd	~	S	100.2	2.0	7:26
A	Old Pacific Highway	0.5	Coronation St Hornsby station	–	S	100.7	1.0	7:27
A	Old Pacific Highway	0.9	Leonard St/Pattisons Ave Hor.	~	E	101.6	3.0	7:30
L	Leonard St/Pattisons Ave Hor.	0.3	Alexandria Pde/Millewa Ave	~	SE	101.9	0.7	7:31
L	Alexandria Pde/Millewa Ave	2.9	Bangalla St	~	SE	104.8	6.6	7:37
L	Bangalla St	0.7	Eastern Rd	~	S	105.5	1.8	7:39
R	Eastern Rd	0.3	Brentwood/Boomerang Ave	~	E	105.8	0.8	7:40
L	Brentwood/Boomerang Ave	2.1	Mona Vale Rd	~	E	107.9	5.5	7:45
L	Mona Vale Rd	0.7	St Ives car park	~	NE	108.6	2.0	7:47

ETR St Ives - 2:15pm

Risk Warning
Ø Do not cycle over the metal girders on the ramp at the Berowra Waters ferry, 'cause you will come down hard, like many before you if you try to cycle over any of the longitudinal steel beams.
Ø Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø Expend 5 min studying your street directory for this route, if you haven't ridden it before

Ø Don't ride two abreast on single lane roads with an unbroken centre line and descend corners on wet roads as though you are skating on ice

Ø When passing a fellow Mugg, always provide a metre clearance. If you can't, or are passing on the inside, you MUST call out loudly eg. "passing inside" etc

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.

Ø 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

Ø Click on: Risk Management 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

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

Rap-up of Tour de Macarthur - 11 crew - 115km (Bank Teller cocked-up the route distances and ETR whereupon George aka EnglishMan had to bolt early

Jean aka ChiliDog, Martin aka Architect, David aka CricketTragic and Caroline H at Warragamba Dam after 62km

Pete aka Pelvis and Matt aka Printer at arms length - well kind of

Pete aka Pelvis and BankTeller all lovey dovey

David aka CricketTragic at the best lookout spot

Pigging-out at Picton après 89 clicks

Don't they look ridiculous

The first three up Razorback. Seemingly 2nd and 3rd went too hard.

Post ride at Mt Annan carpark - Harry aka KayakMan is a snob

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.

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.

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.

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.

Scribe 29 Mar '10

6:40am cycle -

Early on Sunday morn' the following route has low road traffic which follows the street signs to St Ives:

1st Leg: St Ives to Church Point - 20.4km - 45 min

2nd Leg: Church Point to Palm Beach - 15km - 45 min (agg 35.4km)

3rd Leg: Wagstaffe Wharf to Lisarow station - 37km - 116 min (agg 75.6km)

4th Leg: Hawkesbury River station at Brooklyn to Pie in the Sky - 7.3km - 23.5 min (agg 82.9km) 12:35pm -

4th Leg: Hawkesbury River station at Brooklyn to Pie in the Sky - 7.3km - 23.5 min (agg 82.9km)
12:35pm -