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Sunday, 24 July '11 - Palm Beach Ferry to Wagstaffe, cycling Nth up the coast road to Lisarow train

Roll out Hornsby carpark 8:05am or St Ives carpark at 8:35am to aboard 10:30am Ferry from Palm Beach to Wagstaffe Wharf, McMasters Beach, Avoca Beach, Matcham, Holgate, Lisarow train to Hawkesbury River station at Brooklyn, Hornsby - 108.6km MAP - ETR 4:15pm. 

  • Reduce route from Church Point  to Palm Beach wharf by 20 mins and 9km by staying on flattish Barrenjoey Rd to Palm Beach Wharf, rather than taking Right past Avalon Rd up hilly Whale Beach Rd

  • 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 3.30pm

  • Or return from Palm Beach with a Nosh Stop at Bayview Marina - 77km - ETR 1:10pm

WHO, WHERE, WHEN
Ride Organiser, Bank Teller is starting from Hornsby carpark 8:05am with John aka Auckland, Jane aka Neo-Luddite, David aka CricketTragic PacificPete and Jean aka ChiliDog, 'cause then you don't have to ride from Hornsby back to St Ives mid- arvo.

Rollout Hornsby carpark 8:05am or St Ives carpark at 8:35am.  Left at Terrey Hills Fruit Barn for 1st SagStop (5 min) then down McCarrs Creek Rd, with 2nd SagStop (10 min) at Church Point.  Left into Mona Rd and Left into Barrenjoey Rd.  Pass Bungan Beach, thru Newport, Bilgola, Avalon and R into Whale Beach Rd for 5km following coast line to Palm Beach Wharf to catch 10:30am ferry 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) to Wagstaffe Wharf.  

If a flat tyre delays you, you could opt to stay on flattish Barrenjoey Rd to Palm Beach Wharf, rather than hilly Whale Beach Rd, reducing ride time by 15/20 mins.
 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 2nd Nosh 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 3rd Nosh Stop.   
19km South down Old Pacific H'way to Hornsby

SagStops:
1st     Terrey Hills Fruit Barn                                           8:50am      5 min
2nd    Church Point                                                        9:25am     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 station carpark to St Ives car park in Mona Vale Rd - 9km - 25 min

8:05am:

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 car park in Mona Vale Rd to Church Point - 20.4km (agg 29.4km from Hornsby) - 45 min

By 8:35am 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 9:25am 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) - Be ready to roll out promptly;

2nd Leg:  Church Point to Palm Beach - 18.3km (agg 38.7km from Hornsby) - 50 min

By 9:30am cycle -

  • East twds Mona Vale for 3½km - road becomes Pittwater Rd past Cabbage Tree Rd (on RHS);

  • L into Mona Rd for 200m up real steep short hill to crest;

  • Right for 700m;

  • L into busy Barrenjoey Rd for 6.7km of views of the Blue Pacific past Bungan Beach thru Newport, Bilgola, Avalon to Whale Beach Rd - 150m past North Avalon Rd;

  • SignPost  R into Whale Beach Rd and ascend/descend for 6km passing Whale Beach and continue along the coastal road to Palm Beach and around to the Wharf on the bay side arriving to purchase some grits and embark 10:30am ferry to Wagstaffe Wharf for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) on the ferry boat.

3rd Leg:  Wagstaffe Wharf to Lisarow station - 37km  (agg 75.7km from Hornsby) - 110 min

11:05am -

dir

road name

dist

destination

grad

dir

agg km

min

ride
time

A

Carpark lane

0.1

Wagstaffe Ave

~

SE

38.8

1.0

2:46

L

Wagstaffe Ave

0.5

Pretty Beach Rd

~

E

39.2

1.0

2:47

L

Pretty Beach Rd

1.0

Heath Rd

~

E

40.2

2.0

2:49

R

Heath Rd

2.2

Killcare Rd

~

NE

42.4

6.0

2:55

R

Killcare Rd

0.4

The Scenic Rd

~

NE

42.8

1.1

2:56

L

The Scenic Rd

0.5

Wards Hill Rd

~

NE

43.3

1.5

2:57

A

The Scenic Rd

1.3

Marie Byles Lookout

/

NE

44.6

3.6

3:01

 

5th Sag Stop

 

Marie Byles Lookout

 

 

 

10

3:11

A

The Scenic Rd

10.1

The Cullens Rd

~

NE

54.7

26.0

3:37

L

The Cullens Rd

0.4

Empire Bay Drive

~

N

55.1

1.0

3:38

R

Empire Bay Drive

0.3

Avoca Drive

~

NE

55.4

1.0

3:39

R

Avoca Drive

2.0

Scenic Highway

~

NE

57.4

5.5

3:45

A

Scenic Highway

2.7

Charles Kay Drive

~

NE

60.1

6.8

3:51

L

Charles Kay Drive

1.3

Terrigal Drive

~

N

61.4

3.5

3:55

L

Terrigal Drive

1.0

Serpentine Rd

~

W

62.4

2.6

3:57

R

Serpentine Rd

1.3

The Entrance Rd

~

N

63.7

3.6

4:01

R

The Entrance Rd

0.4

Matcham Rd

~

W

64.1

1.0

4:02

L

Matcham Rd

1.5

Coachwood Rd

~

N

65.6

4.0

4:06

L

Coachwood Rd

1.9

Milana Rd

~

SE

67.4

4.8

4:11

R

Milana Rd

0.3

Wattle Tree Rd

~

E

67.7

5.0

4:16

R

Wattle Tree Rd

2.7

Paroo Rd

~

N

70.4

7.0

4:23

L

Paroo Rd

0.8

The Ridgeway

~

NW

71.2

7.0

4:30

L

The Ridgeway

2.0

McDonalds Rd

~

NW

73.2

5.5

4:35

A

McDonalds Rd

1.7

Pacific Highway

~

NW

74.9

4.6

4:40

R

Pacific Highway

0.3

Railway Crescent

~

NNE

75.2

1.0

4:41

L

Railway Crescent

0.4

Lisarow Subway

~

SW

75.6

1.0

4:42

Arrive Subway Food Chain 200m Sth of Lisarow station at 12.55pm for 2nd Nosh Stop (50 min) then catch the hourly service train at 1:01pm, 2:01pm, 3:06pm or 4:01pm to arrive -
(i)        36 mins later at Hawkesbury River station; or
 (ii)       61 mins later at Hornsby station. 

4th Leg:  Hawkesbury River station at Brooklyn to Pie in the Sky - 7.3km - 25 min (agg 83km)
2:40pm -

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 3:05pm for Sag Stop (15 min)

5th Leg:  Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19km - 55 min (agg 102km)
3:20pm -

 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

ETR Hornsby - 4:15pm

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"

Scribe pics of abridged ride to Duffy's Forest, Church Point, returning to St Ives - 50km - 4 cyclists

Above three pics from a fog-bound Duffy's Forest

Less foggy, but not much warmer at Church Point

Scribe   17 July '11