Sunday 28 Sept '14

i)        Southern Start Route: Turramurra station @ 7:00am via Browns Water Hole, Vimiera Rd carpark @ 7:15am, M2, 7km of M7, Quakers Hill Pky, Riverstone, Vineyard arriving Windsor at 8:50am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min). 
Thence, Tour de Freeman's Reach, Nth Richmond, Lowlands, Cornwallis  via 34km clockwise loop north. 
Thence Iron Horse from Windsor station to Seven Hills station - cycle Abbott Rd/M2 to Pennant Hills Rd, thence backroads to Epping, Browns Waterhole - 108km - ETR 2:10pm; or 

ii)       Northern Start Route: Hornsby station carpark @ 6:50am 50km via Galston Gorge, Sth down Old Northern Rd, Kenthurst Rd, Pitt Town Rd arriving Windsor at 8:50am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) - 105km if returning directly to Hornsby

Separate Turra' and Hornsby start routes meet contemporaneously at Thompsons' Square, Windsor at 8:50am.

Thence, Tour de Freeman's Reach, Nth Richmond, Lowlands, Cornwallis via 36km clockwise loop north.

Or return to Hornsby station carpark via Cattai Ridge, Arcadia/Bay Rd, Berowra Ferry, Old Pacific H'way - 102km

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride Organiser Phil Johnston aka Bank Teller  0434 715.861 [1st Responder] is starting from bottom of Kissing Pt Rd at 7:10am.
John aka BakerBoy [2nd Responder] is alighting the 6:35am at Hornsby station and cycling down the Pac H'way turning right to descend Kissing Point Rd to rendezvous at top of Vimiera Rd at 7:15am to enter the M2.    
Jean aka ChiliDog [3rd Responder] is riding Epping Rd and meeting us at top of Vimiera Rd at 7:15am to enter the M2.  
Lea aka SlowLea [5th Responder] is catching train to Turra' and descending Kissing Point Rd by 7am to meet up at top of Vimiera Rd by 7:15am
Bill aka Glasgow [6th Responder] and Ann aka ToothFairy are also joining M2 at top of Vimiera Rd

Tony aka Yorky [4th Responder] may start from Hornsby or top of Vimiera Rd.

APOLOGIES:

If ya think you are 80% confident of starting, contingent upon a fine morn', e-mail Scribe, and he'll add ya to this list

i)     Southern Start Route: 1st Leg: from Turramurra station to Windsor – 50km - 110 min:

Rollout 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 enter M2 breakdown lane at gate and ride 15km to start of M7. 

Continue ahead onto M7 for 7km to off-ramp 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. 
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.  Continue on main drag of Windsor/Richmond Rd for 5km for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) from approx 8:50am at The Bridge Cafe on LHS in Macquarie St [historic Thompson Square] off George St. Windsor.