1st Leg:
St Ives carpark via Duffys Forest to Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant Sag Stop - 20.5km
- 60
min
7:10am
-
* E
along Mona Vale
Rd for
6.7km,
* L
[opposite Forest Way - at Mona Vale Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd and
take a
1st Sag Stop
(3 min) ,
* Ahead 3km along
Myoora Larool
Rd,
* L
into
Tepko Rd
(75m short
of Booralie Rd)
for
400m,
* L
into Booralie Rd,
'n pedal 6km on a flat/fast stretch past Terrey Hills Golf Course
and rifle range to Duffy's Forest (amidst real pigs, goats, horses 'n cows),
* "U"-
turn at the dead-end of
Cow Corner –
NOTE: turn around as soon as you see faster cyclists returning.
Continue past Terrey Hills
neighbourhood shopping centre, thru roundabout and take
2nd Sag Stop
(5 min) from
8:10am
outside
Thai Restaurant at top of
McCarrs Creek Rd -
muster on LHS of white
road line under tree
cover.
2nd
Leg: Thai Restaurant to West Head - 18.4km
(agg. 38.9km) -
60 min
8 :15am
-
* Descend McCarrs Creek Rd and enter Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
3.2km to "V" (dual entrances to the park),
* R continuing
on McCarrs Creek Rd
for 2km,
* L
at McCarrs Creek bridge for 1.4km to T juncture (Akuna Bay Marina is
2.8km downhill on LHS).
* Ahead along West Head Rd for 12km to The Headland
for 1st
Sag Stop (15 min)
from 9:15am [41.3km] - pack
nibbles, ‘cause we take a gawk
at the majestic, shimmering peninsula - Pittwater/Lion
Island.
3rd
Leg: West Head to
Bayview Marina
Kiosk - 21.5km (agg 60.4km) - 65 min
9:30am
-
* Retrace
13.4km to McCarrs Creek bridge,
* L
into McCarrs Creek Rd for 7.5km passing Church Point arriving at
Bayview Marina Kiosk
from
10:35am for
2nd Nosh Stop (30min).
4th
Leg:
Bayview Marina to
Akuna Bay
- 12.8km (agg 73.2km) - 50 min
At 10:55am,
cycle 7.4km up McCarrs
Creek, turn R to Akuna Bay anti-clock, a further
4.5km for Brunch 3rd Nosh Stop
(30 min) at
Akuna Bay
from 11:45am.
5th
Leg:
Akuna Bay to St Ives - 19.4km (agg 92.6km) - 65 min
12:15pm
-
Climb
anti-clockwise from Akuna Bay to Terrey Hills and re-enter Mona Vale Rd via -
* Myoora Larool
Rd after passing the Mona Vale Fruit Barn, or
* the
tunnel under Mona Vale Rd.
* R
into Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km
to St Ives
from 1:20pm.
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