Sunday, 21 Nov '10

*    7:05m from Hornsby station carpark on West side of train line 60m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St for 143.1km

*    7:35am from Cowan station carpark for 128km,

for "Ride into Deliverance Country - Spencer Re-visited - catching Iron Horse from Wyong" to visit The Hub of the Universe, Spencer -  ETR Cowan station 4:47pm or Hornsby station 4:34pm. 

WHO, WHEN, WHERE
Phil aka Bank Teller is starting from Cowan at 8:15am.  John aka BakerBoy hopes to alight the Woy Woy train at Hornsby for the 7:45am rollout with Jean aka ChiliDog and Harry aka KayakMan

1st Leg:  Hornsby to Mt White - 35.5km - 95 min

Rollout of Hornsby station carpark by 7:05am or Cowan station by 7:35am cycling Nth up Old Pacific H'way passing Pie in the Sky, crossing Old Hawkesbury River bridge arriving Mt White "Road Warriors Cafe"  from 8:50am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min).

2nd Leg:  Mt White to Peats Ridge - 21km (agg 56.5km) - 65 min

Depart Bikie Hangout by 9:20am -

• Nth along Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km;

• L into Peats Ridge Rd for 15km continuous, gradual climb for 1st Sag Stop (10 min) at United Gas, Peats Ridge from 10:25am.

3rd Leg:  Peats Ridge to The Hub of the Universe, Spencer - 30.2km (agg 86.7km)  -  85 min

Re-mount 10:35am -

• L 200m Nth into George Downs Drive thence NNW for 3½km to Central Mangrove;

• L  SW  into Wisemans Ferry Rd at Central Mangrove descending thru Mangrove Mountain, Lower Mangrove following the river 26km to Spencer for 2nd Nosh Stop (35 min) at The Hub of the Universe, Spencer after 71km from 11:55am.

4th Leg:  Spencer to Friendly Store, Mangrove Mountain shopping centre - 22.8km (agg 109.5km) - 75 min

Re-mount 12:30pm and retrace 22.8km up Wiseman's Ferry Rd to Friendly Store, Mangrove Mountain shopping centre on LHS arriving from 1:45pm for 2nd Sag Stop (10 min).

5th Leg:  Friendly Store, Mangrove Mountain to Yarramalong Manor - 15.2km (agg 125.1km)  - 40 min

Re-mount 1:55pm:

• retrace 600m up Wiseman's Ferry Rd; 

• Ahead into Bloodtree Rd for 3.8km (where Wiseman's Ferry Rd veers Right);

• L into George Downs Drive for 3.5km;

• R into Springs Rd for a Sign Post (3 min), thence 3.1km East twds Bumble Hill to Greta Rd;

• Ahead for 2.1km up Bumble Hill to Forest Rd

• Ahead 2.4km descending Bumble Hill cautiously;

• R for 60m to 3rd  Nosh Stop (20 min) from 2:35pm at Yarramalong General Store.

6th Leg: Yarramalong to Wyong station - 18.8km (agg 143.9km) - 55 min
By 2:55pm commence 18.8km flat/fast hit-out E along Yarramalong Rd to Wyong station by 3:50pm.

All-stops trains depart 50 min past the hour, arriving Cowan station 57 min later and arriving Hornsby station a further 27 min later (all up from Wyong to Hornsby is 1 hr 24 min).

Express trains depart 34 min past the hour arriving Hornsby 60 min later.

ETR Cowan is 4:47pm.  ETR Hornsby on Express train is 4:34pm.