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Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet Sunday, 6 Oct '19 - Tour de Windsor, Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville. Return Windsor for train to Riverstone. Cycle back to Hornsby via Galston: Hornsby car-park rollout 7:40am via Galston Gorge, Galston Bus Shelter 8:15am, Cattai Ridge Rd, Scheyville Rd, arriving Windsor at 9:35am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min). Thence anti-C/W loop via Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce, Windsor train to Riverstone - 117km - ETR 2:55pm 1st Nosh Stop Macquarie Square Windsor around 9:35am. |
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE: ...... [3rd Acceptor], are starting from Hornsby. Ride Organiser, Phil aka BankTeller [1st Acceptor], Ann aka ToothFairy [4th Acceptor], [5th Acceptor], are starting from Galston Bus Shelter @ 8:15am. , Lea aka SlowLea, Barry aka Backpacker, , , David aka MountainGoat , Kev aka TexDubbo, Jane aka NeoLuddite Justine aka Trumpeter, Jean aka ChiliDog, Bill aka Glasgow Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller [2nd Acceptor], APOLOGIES Pete aka CampyAficinado is visiting his son in Melb.
If you are confident of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', make sure that allot a minute to e-mail Scribe by 5pm Friday, and he will add ya in the above, 'cause Scribe allots a lot more time to 'jolly Muggs crew'. If your short term memory is now a struggle, when it didn't use to fail you in the past, watch this You Tube, so you won't look like a Silly Duffer |
1st Leg: Hornsby street front carpark 100m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St on West side of station to Galston Bus Shelter: - 11.5km approx - 45 min:
* Rollout 7:40am from Hornsby station carpark Nth up Jersey St for 500m,
* L into Bridge Rd 40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way,
* R Nth for 700m on Old Pacific H’way,
* L at lights into Galston Rd for 5km to Galston Gorge noisy timber bridge,
* Ascend for 3km to Crosslands Rd,
* L for 1.1km to main roundabout, then arrive Galston Bus Shelter by 8:15am.
2nd Leg: Galston Bus Shelter to Macquarie Square Windsor, via Cattai Ridge Rd (33.4km (45km agg.) 90 min:
8:15am west along Mid Dural Rd, R into Old Northern Rd, L into Cattai Ridge Rd, ahead Scheyville Rd arriving The Bridge Cafe, Macquarie Square, Windsor 9:35am for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min).
3rd Leg: Windsor, Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville ferry anti-clock loop back to Windsor station – 37km (82km agg.) - 105 min:
10:10am 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.
Left retracing to Windsor back along Sackville Rd. Left into King Rd. Left into Wilberforce Rd arriving Windsor station 12pm to catch a train to Riverstone which departs Windsor station every 30 mins at 26 min and 56 min after the hour and takes 14 mins to arrive at Riverstone.
4th Leg - Riverstone station to Galston - 23km (agg. 105km) - 75 min:
12:45pm ride nth up Garfield Rd East, Right into Windsor Rd, Left into Nelson Rd/Edwards Rd, Left into Annangrove Rd, Right into Kenthurst Rd, Left into Old Northern Rd, Right into Galston Rd arriving Galston shops at 2pm for 2nd Nosh Stop (20 min) at Galston shops.
5th Leg - Galston to Hornsby - 11.5km (agg 117km) - 45 min:
2:20pm ahead East along Galston Rd, down/up The Gorge, arriving Hornsby station carpark 2:55pm.
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Hornsby, Sommerville Rd, GG, Crosslands R to final descent to the Crosslands Convention Centre, U turn, Bevans Rd, Knights Rd, Bayfields Rd, Blacks Rd, Arcadia Rd, Bay Rd Berowra Waters. Thence ascend to Pac H'way, PitS, back to Hornsby - 67km - 5 riders - we passed Pete, Ron and Bill en route
There were three horses when pic was snapped, but one Nag seems transparent
But wait, a 'blow up' of the above pic reveals a white horse on RHS, or is it a brown horse wearing a horse cover?
Relaxing at PitS which alas was strewn with motor bikes, not push bikes as was once the case
Hornsby to Mt White, thence either Woy Woy or return - 70km - 5 riders
Five Happy Campers at Mt White, whereupon, Chris and Kali headed back, and Ann, Pete and BankTeller rolled on to The Fish Shop at 'Woy'
Hornsby to Woy Woy - 65km - 3 riders
You might be able to identify BankTeller, CampyAficinado and Publican at Mt White last Sunday - a shadowy pic
This Guy or Gal was a neighbour on my recent visit to Ningaloo Reef about 1,150km Nth or Perth.
Hornsby to Mt White, return via PitS - 70km - 4 riders
Scribe 6 May ‘19