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Sunday, 8 Dec '13 - Tour de Windsor, Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville:

i)          Southern Start Route: Turramurra station carpark @ 7am via Browns Water Hole, Vimiera Rd carpark 7:15am, Epping Rd, M2, part of M7, Quakers Hill Pky, Riverstone, Vineyard arriving Windsor at 9:00am 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 2:55pm; or 

ii)         Northern Start Route: Hornsby car-park rollout 6:50am via Galston Gorge, Kenthurst Rd and Pitt Town Rd arriving Windsor at 9:00am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min).  Thence Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville to ferry, returning via Wiseman's Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd, Galston Gorge - 121km - ETR 1:50pm; or

iii)        Western Start Route: Porter Scenic Lookout Old Northern Rd Dural @ 7:30am via Kenthurst Rd, Pitt Town Rd, Windsor Rd arriving Windsor at 9:00am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) – 103km - ETR 1:20pm

Separate Hornsby, Turramurra station and Dural start routes meet at Thompsons' Square, Windsor at 9:00am.

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride Organiser, Phil Johnston aka Bank Teller [1st Responder] and Lea aka SlowLea [3rd Responder] are starting from Turramurra station @ 7:00am. 

.......... and John aka BakerBoy are riding from Hornsby and meeting us at bottom of Kissing Point Rd at 7:10am where Jane aka Neo-Luddite is parking. 

Start at the at Vimiera Rd carpark at 7:15am to reduce distance by 10km to 101km and avoid the nasty Kissing Point Rd climb when 'the can is on empty'.
David aka CricketTragic,[2nd Responder] and Jean aka ChiliDog [4th Responder] are joining the ride at Vimiera Rd carpark.

.............. is joining us from the Pennant Hills Rd on-ramp around 7:40am when they sight us climbing West twds the off-ramp.
Publican and Ann aka ToothFairy are starting from Porter Scenic Lookout Old Northern Rd Dural.

Ø   No trackwork this Sunday on Western Line between Richmond and Seven Hills

Ø   Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø   Expend 10 min studying your UBD/Gregory's to familiarize with the below 'cause this is a complex route

Ø   Bring a mobile if you have one, 'cause we occasionally experience a cyclist/s going AWOL on our sorties into Deliverance Country

APOLOGIES:
*  John aka Auckland: "Phil, I am presently in New York".

*  Syd aka MotorMechanic is assisting his wife, Karyn, after she had a long stint in hospital.  Hops to ride our imminent Warriewood ride.

*  Tony aka Yorky has a pinched nerve in his low back causing much discomfort/disappointment.

*  Bill aka Glasgow is hiking with his daughter for his imminent hiking expedition 'across the ditch'.

If you think you are >80% of joining us, logically contingent upon a fine morn', can you e-mail Scribe and he will add ya in the above.

If ya want a real long return leg from Windsor, see blue insert below for Heineken's alternate route back home catching Sackville Ferry, thence along Wiseman's Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd to Andy's Cafe at North Galston

Nosh Stops:
*   1st Nosh Stop - 35 min from 9:00am at The Bridge Cafe Thompson's Square, Windsor
*   2nd Nosh Stop for Dural starters at Windsor - 30 min from 11:10am
Sag Stops:
1st Sag Stop -  Vimiera Rd carpark (3 min)
2nd Sag Stop - 2nd Nosh Stop for Turra' starters at Clarendon Station - 14 min from 12:39pm to catch 12:53pm train to Seven Hills arriving 1:27pm

3rd Sag Stop -  Macq. Uni "light tower" (5 min)

Three alternate 1st Legs cycling to Windsor

i) Southern Start Route: 1st Leg: from Turramurra station carpark to Windsor –  48km -  120 min:
Rollout at 7:00am up Rohini St to Pac H'way and descend Kissing Point Rd. to Browns Waterhole meeting any starters who drive from the SW at Vimiera Rd carpark at 7:15am.  Thence Epping Rd, M2, M7, Quakers Hill Parkway to Riverstone, Mulgrave, Windsor where we meet cyclists that started from Hornsby or Dural for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) from 9:00am at The Bridge Cafe on LHS in Macquarie St [historic Thompson Square] off George St. Windsor.

ii) Northern Start Route:  6:50am rollout from Hornsby car-park N/W of station [100m N of Railway Hotel in Jersey St]  -  47.5km  to Windsor - 130 min:

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

Arrive arriving Windsor at 9:00am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min).

iii) Western Start Route: 1st Leg from Porter Scenic Lookout Old Northern Rd Dural – 35km to Windsor  -  90 min:

7:30am - 

• L Nth up Old Northern Rd for 1.2km,

• L into Wyoming Rd for 700m,

• L into Langford Rd/Davey Rd for 1.6km,

• L into Derriwong Rd for 500m,

• R into Wirrabara Rd for 600m,

• R into Pellit Rd which soon veers L for 130m,

• R into Kenthurst Rd for 4½km,

• L into Pitt Town Rd for 12.9km,

• Ahead into Neich Rd for 700m,

• L into Scheyville Rd for 4½km which then veers L and changes its name to Old Stock Route Rd,

• Ahead across large crossing with Saunders Rd and follow Old Stock Route for 1.9km,

• L into Stock Route Rd for 2km,

• R into Wolseley Rd for 1.2km,

• L into Havelock Rd for 500m,

• R into Old Hawkesbury Rd for 400m,

• L into Pitt Town Rd for 700m, 

• R into Windsor Rd for 1.6km to Windsor keeping well to the LHS and take cycle path,

where we meet the Turra’ contingent after 35km at 9:00am 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 – 37km  -  95 min:

9:35am 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 11:10am.  

Two alternate 3rd Legs: Heineken's below 43.5km route back to Andy's Cafe, North Galston or backtrack to Windsor 16.5km:

*        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

Or backtrack to Windsor - 16.5km - 40 min

Left along Sackville Rd, King Rd and Wilberforce Rd passing thru Ebenezer, Wilberforce to Windsor arriving 11:10am. 

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

11:20pm 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