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Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet Sunday, 6 June '10 - Tour de Windsor, Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville: i) Southern Start Route: Turramurra station carpark @ 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 min). 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, Kenthurst Rd and Pitt Town Rd arriving Windsor at 10:10am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min). 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. |
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE - BELOW IS CONTINGENT UPON A FINE SUNDAY MORNING Ø Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston aka BankTeller 0434 715.861, Martin aka Architect, Pete aka CampyAficionado and David aka CricketTragic are starting at 8:10am from Turramurra station carpark. Ø John aka BakerBoy is cycling from Hornsby station and dropping down Kissing Pt Rd Ø Jane aka Neo-Luddite is starting from Vimiera Rd carpark at Nth end of Vimiera Rd at 8:25am, thereby reducing distance by 10km to 101km and avoiding the nasty Kissing Point Rd climb when 'the can is on empty'. Ø Jean aka ChiliDog will meet us at Cnr. Epping Rd and Vimiera Rd at 8:30am. Ø Ann aka ToothFairy, Brian aka Whippet 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 8:50am. |
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Nosh Stops: 3rd Sag Stop - Macq. Uni "light tower" (5 min) |
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Three alternate 1st Legs cycling to Windsor |
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i)
Southern
Start
Route: 1st
Leg:
from
Turramurra
station carpark
to Windsor
–
50km: |
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* R Sth 200m up Rohini St
to traffic lights on Pacific H'way * R 200m W on Pacific Highway to traffic lights * L Sth down Kissing Point Rd for 3km - very steep early * Ahead SW thru Browns Water Hole for 700m - caution steep decent with sharp turns * R W thru 30m tunnel under the M2 * L SW into Vimiera Rd for 20m to meet-up with other cyclists who parked at Vimiera Rd Sag Stop (3 min). * Ahead SSW along Vimiera Rd for 700m * R W into Epping Rd for 1.3km * Ahead W into Pembroke St for 100m * R NW into Essex St for 300m * L W into Chester St for 150m * R N into Cambridge St and follow signs into/thru Beecroft Rd bus/rail underpass * Ahead on new cycle path along Beecroft Rd to the M2 * L at intersection of Beecroft Rd and M2 to enter M2 breakdown lane. * Ahead along M2/Abbott Rd for 11km * Veer Left onto M7 for 7km to Quakers Hill Parkway where we Left at roundabout onto Hambledon Rd. 750m later L into Bali Drive (through housing estate) R at "T" junction into Walker St and 600m L into Burdekin Rd and follow this for 600m when it becomes Railway Terrace. Follow railway line to Schofields and continue to Riverstone along Railway Tce. |
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Where
Riverstone station level crossing is on your LHS, turn R then immediately L and follow the railway
line on your LHS. Riverstone Parade
take us to Vineyard Station.
At Vineyard station road veers to the R.
Turn L into Wallace Rd after 50m. Follow railway line along where Wallace Rd ends at a "T" intersection. Turn L and cycle over a level railway crossing, and turn R into Railway Rd and remain on it for about 1k to Mulgrave Station where we R onto Mulgrave Rd and follow until you reach Windsor Rd. Turn L into Windsor Rd, and follow it 3km to Windsor to arrive at 10:20am. |
ii) Northern Start Route: 8:00am rollout from Hornsby car-park N/W of station [80m N of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] - 47km to Windsor:
Dir
Street "in"
km
Street "to"
min
Nth
Jersey St
0.5
Bridge Rd
2.0
L
Bridge Rd
0.25
Old Pacific H'way
1.0
R
Old Pacific H’way
0.8
Galston Rd
3.0
L
Galston Rd
3.05
Galston Gorge bridge
3.75
A
Galston Rd
3.3
"L" turn twds nursery
16
L
Galston Rd
1.05
Galston
2.8
L
Galston Rd
0.45
Mid Dural Rd
2
R
Mid Dural Rd
1.9
Old Northern Rd
4
L
Old Northern Rd
2.5
Wyoming Rd
7
R
Wyoming Rd
0.7
Langford/Davey Rd
2
L
Langford/Davey Rd
1.6
Derriwong Rd
4.5
L
Derriwong Rd
0.5
Wirrabarra Rd
1.7
R
Wirrabarra Rd
0.6
Pellit Lane
1.7
R
Pellit Lane
0.2
Kenthurst Rd
1
2nd Sag Stop
50m short of Kenthurst Rd
3
R
Kenthurst Rd
4.5
Pitt Town Rd
12
L
Pitt Town Rd
12.9
Neich Rd
33
A
Neich Rd
0.85
Scheyville Rd
2.1
L
Scheyville Rd
4.8
Old Stock Route Rd
10.5
L
Old Stock Route Rd
1.9
Wolseley Rd
4.5
R
Wolseley Rd
1.2
Havelock St
3
L
Havelock St
0.4
Old Hawkesbury Rd
1
R
Old Hawkesbury Rd
0.4
Pitt Town Rd
1
L
Pitt Town Rd
0.5
Windsor Rd
1.4
R
Windsor Rd
1.5
Macquarie Square
4.7
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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: 8:50am -
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. |
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Two alternate 3rd Legs: Heineken's below 43.5km route back to Andy's Cafe, North Galston or backtrack to Windsor 16.5km: |
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* 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 |
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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 Alight at Seven Hills station at 1:57pm.
ETR Turramurra station 3:15pm [111km]. |
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