Sunday, 25 Feb '18, 7:35am from Sutherland Leisure Centre - Tour de Royal National Park via Bundeena and Otford - 94km – ETR 2:10pm
Add 5.3km by cycling down to Garie Beach and climbing the KOM Climb.

Snap Shot:
At sparrow fart on a Sunday morn' it is only 60 minutes drive from Chatswood [38km] to the Sutherland Leisure Centre at Waratah Park off Rawson Ave (approx 1km south of Sutherland shopping centre).  Park in middle of largish open-air carpark outside the swimming complex. 
Nosh Stops:
Bundeena Beach Cafe                      from  8:55am           30 min
Otford Pie Shop                                from 10:55am           30 min
Audley Weir cafe                             from   1:30pm           15 min
Sag Stops:
Bundeena Drive turn-off   from   9:25am          5 min
Bundeena Drive turn-off   from 10:40am          5 min
Bundeena Drive turn-off   from  1:50pm           5 min
KOM Climbs:
2.65km from Audley Weir to 55km p/h sign at apex of Artillery Hill
4.1km from McKell Ave to Garie Beach Rd KOM
2.65km from Garie Beach to Sir Bertram Stevens Drive
1.55km from Audley Weir to TollBooth

Directions from North Shore, either –

Ø         Homebush Bay Drive / Centenary Drive / Roberts Rd / Wiley Ave / King George's Rd / Princess H’way; or

Ø         Pacific Highway over Harbour Bridge onto Princess H’way at Broadway, remaining on Princess H’way crossing George’s River Bridge and passing thru Sylvania and Gymea. 
Then -

  (a)      continue straight into The Grand Pde (when most of the traffic turns L into Arcadia Rd.)

  (b)      250m later veer L into Old Princess H'way which 250m later, after passing President Ave on LHS, becomes Rawson Ave.

  (c)      150m later L into carpark at Waratah Park and park down the bottom on RHS in front of the Swimming Centre. 

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser, Phil Johnston aka BankTeller 0434 715.861 [1st Acceptor], Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller [2nd Acceptor], George aka EnglishMan [3rd Acceptor],  are starting at 7:35am from Sutherland Leisure Centre.

  Andrew aka TugBoat [3rd Responder],   [4th Responder], Lea aka SlowLea  [6th Responder], Terry aka Navigator [5th Responder] Martin aka Architect 50/50 [4th Acceptor], Eric aka PapaBear [5th Acceptor], Jean aka ChiliDog [6th Acceptor], Jane aka NeoLuddite ,

APOLOGIES:

Pursuant to Division 5 of the Civil Liabilities and Personal Responsibility Act (NSW) 2002, any Invitee cyclist that decides to accept a Ride Invitation (such as that contained in this Bullsheet) to participate in a Dangerous Recreational Activity needs to inform the Inviter by email before attending the Ride.  The alternative to notifying the Inviter by email by 5pm the day before the ride that he/she intends to participate in, is for the Inviter to re-introduce his former Ride Sign On Sheet which Bike North and other BUGs assiduously use to mitigate Inviter risk.

1st Leg: Sutherland to Bundeena Beach Cafe - 26km  - 80 mins

Rollout 7:35am Sth along Rawson Ave for 600m taking care crossing Princess Highway.

Ahead along Princess Highway for 1km passing Loftus Oval on LHS.

L into Farnell Ave (some maps call it Sir Bertram Stevens Drive).

Pass the toll booths where road changes to Audley Weir Rd and shortly descend on a dog leg R and hook L, then R to cross Audley Weir [after 5km. 

Veer R (becomes Sir Bertram Stevens Drive) up wonderfully steep Artillery Hill to Gibraltar Rock [after 7km] and along Flat Rock, passing Warumbul Rd on LHS to Bundeena Drive [after 11km].

After hooking L into Bundeena Drive pause 50m along for our 1st Sag Stop (5 min) [after 15km].  Pedal 10.2km due E to 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 8:55am at picturesque Bundeena Beach Cafe [25.5km] with spectacular views NW twds Sydney Harbour and cafés overlooking the pristine beach. 

2nd Leg: Bundeena Beach to Otford Pie Shop - 31km (agg 57km)  -  90 mins

9:25am commence 2^nd climb, retracing up Bundeena Drive and halting 50m shy of Sir Bertram Stevens Drive for 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) [36.2km].

After re-grouping, hook a L into Sir Bertram Stevens Drive and high tail it along the ridge.  Pass Garie Beach turn-off on LHS [41km], thence pass a bridge on RHS to McKell Ave [46km].  Road becomes Lady Wakehurst Drive which takes us to 2nd Nosh Stop (35 min) Otford Pie Shop [56.6km] with fabulous views of the Blue Pacific - arriving 10:55am.

3rd Leg: Otford Pie Shop to Audley Weir - 32km (agg 89km)  - 120 mins

11:30am cycle Nth back up Lady Wakehurst Drive, initial 300m along the coast with spectacular views of the Blue Pacific, and then into the wooded forest where it is up-hill initially, then predominantly undulating.  After 67.4km pass McKell Ave bridge (Waterfall exit) on the LHS.  Cycle a further 9.5km N along Sir Bertram Stevens Drive for a further fleeting 3rd Sag Stop (5 min) at intersection of Bundeena Drive.  Continue NW another 9.8km for a 3rd Nosh Stop (15 min) from 1:30pm at Audley Kiosk 50m before Audley Weir - excellent coffee 'n maggot sacks.

4th Leg: Audley Weir to Sutherland - 5km (agg 94km)  -  25 mins

1:45pm cycle over the weir and up precipitous Farnell Ave to Princess H'way and R onto the H'way, shortly pass Loftus Oval on RHS.  2km after traffic lights at Rawson Ave turn R into Sutherland Leisure Centre - ETR 2:10pm.

CARE: Keep well to LHS along the final legs from Bundeena to Audley Weir and up to Princess H'way.  If a cue of cars is behind you, pull over to side of road and allow them to pass.

Sun, 18 Feb 18 - Hornsby, Mt White, Yarramalong Valley, Wyee train station - 106km - 4 riders

Hornsby to Wyee, 18 Feb - 106km  -  4 riders

Midweek ride Coniston up Mt Kiera, along Mt Kembla, down Cordeaux Rd to Corrimal station - 35km - 3 riders

Eric aka PapaBear, BankTeller and Richard aka Sloth enjoying balmy sunshine at the Mt. Kiera Lookout after a very lumpy route from Coniston station - not to be repeated (as easier route from Wollongong station via the hospital

Sun, 9 Apr 17 - Hornsby, St Ives, Palm Beach ferry to Patonga, Woy Woy - 61km - 7 riders although only 4 boarded the ferry to Patonga

Brill morn', blue skies, fresh Autumn air.  And a new wharf at Palm Beach with impressive black poles

Pete aka CampyAficinado thought that we were behaving 'immature like'.

That thing up the pole is a Pelican enjoying "a bird's eye view" of Patonga on a pristine, perfect morn'

We called a 'Power Play' Nosh Stop at the General Store after alighting the Patonga Ferry and doing the customary 5 min clockwise reconnoiter of Patonga taking us thru the camp ground, cause that nasty climb up Patonga rd awaited.