Annual New Year's Tour de Wollongong ride - Wednesday 1st Jan '25 - 8:10am from Sutherland Leisure Centre.  Thence catch Iron Horse from Nth Wollongong train station back to Waterfall station, drop down McKell Ave to cycle up thru RNP to Sutherland - 88.8km – ETR 2:20pm (7:24am train from Town Hall station (Platform 4) arrives at Sutherland station at 8:00am)

Shorten ride to -

*    47km by cycling west to Bulli train station, after our visit to Ruby's Cafe on Bulli Beach ; or

*    60km by staying on the train from Nth Wollongong back to Sutherland station

Start 40 mins earlier at 7:30am if you are entering RNP and descending to Audley Weir then ascending Gibraltar and riding down Sir Bertram Stevens Drive and Lawrence Hargraves Drivee Hargraves Drive

Snap Shot:
At sparrow fart it is only 55 minutes drive from Chatswood [38km] to the Sutherland Leisure Centre at Waratah Park off Rawson Ave (approx 900m south of Sutherland shopping centre and train station).  Park in middle of largish open-air carpark outside the swimming complex.  Rollout down the Princess H'way to Waterfall, thence Right onto Old Princes Highway and left into Lawrence Hargraves Drive and descend Bald Hill even right into Lawrence Hargraves Drive to Ruby's Cafe on Bulli Beach 1st Nosh Stop (35 min). 
Thence south to Wollongong Harbour 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min).  2km to Nth Wollongong to catch train to Waterfall (or Sutherland). Drop down McKell Ave for 3rd Nosh Stop (10 min), thence 5km to Waratah Park - ETR 2:20pm.
Nosh Stops:
Ruby's Cafe on Bulli Beach                                          from 10:15am          35 min
LeVendi's Seafood, Wollongong Harbour                   from 11:30am           25 min
Audley Weir cafe                                                           from 1:50pm           10 min
Sag Stops:
100m into Lawrence Hargraves Drive off-ramp           from 8:50am             5 min

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:

*        [1st Acceptor],,  [2nd Acceptor], Eric aka PapaBear [3rd Acceptor], Lois aka LoisLane  [4th Acceptor], are starting at 8:10am from Sutherland Leisure Centre carpark.  BankTeller is catching the 6:53am train (3rd carriage) from Artarmon to Town Hall (Platform 2) and 7:19am from Platform 4 that arrives at Sutherland station at 7:57am.  Eric is catching same train earlier from Wahroonga station at 6:32am.
Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller [5th Acceptor] is also starting at 8:10am and immediately descending into the RNP down Farnell Ave to Audley Weir to then ascend Gibraltar along Sir Bertram Stevens Drive and continue south thru RNP to our 1st Nosh Stop at Ruby's Cafe on Bulli Beach.

 George aka Englishman [5th Acceptor],   Jane aka NeoLuddite,  Lea aka SlowLea    John aka L'Etape , Bill aka Glasgow , Martin aka Architect , Matt aka Printer;  Pete aka Pelvis, Terry aka Navigator;  ,

APOLOGIES:
Ride Organiser, Phil Johnston aka BankTeller is dog-sitting his son's greyhound at Darlinghurst.

       Ann aka ToothFairy is hiking in Tasmania.

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

Ø   Don't ride two abreast on single lane roads with an unbroken centre line

Ø   Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving a car without Third Party -
join Bicycle NSW or Bike Vic for PL insurance, or upgrade your household policy to include PL beyond your front fence, so that all Muggs are better protected, 'cause if you cause a serious accident it could cost you upwards of $1m in PL claims by the injured party

Ø   When passing a fellow Mugg, always provide a metre clearance.  If you can't, or are passing on the inside, you MUST call out loudly eg. "passing inside tight" etc

Ø   No trackwork on the South Coast Line

1st Leg:  Sutherland Leisure Centre via Princess H'way to Ruby's Cafe on Bulli Beach -  45km - 130 min

8:10am:

Left South along Rawson Ave for 1.1km;

Ahead South down Princess H'way for 14km to Waterfall

300m after passing Waterfall train station, right onto Old Princess H'way for 11km;

Left at roundabout into Lawrence Hargraves Drive (Symbio Wildlife Park sign) for 1st Sag Stop (5 min) from 8:55am at roundabout about 300m from ;

Left due E for 3.1km to Bald Hill (juncture of Lawrence Hargraves Drive and Lady Wakehurst Drive) [25km];
Right 2.7km Sth descending from Stanwell Tops descending to Stanwell Park continuing along Lawrence Hargraves Drive crossing new Bridge, passing thru Coalcliff, Clifton, Cape Horn, Scarborough, Wombarra, Coledale, arriving from 10:15am for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) at Ruby's Cafe on Bulli Beach.

2nd Leg:  Ruby's Cafe on Bulli Beach  to LeVendi Seafood, Wollongong Harbour - 13km - 40 min (agg 58km)

10:50am Sth past Thirroul, Bulli, Woonona Beach to Wollongong Harbour around 11:30am.

A	Lawrence Hargraves Dr.	3.0	McCauley St	~	SW	42
L	McCauley St	0.7	Surfers Pde.	~	SE	43
L	Surfers Pde.	0.2	Craig St	~	E	43
R	Craig St	0.1	Hamilton Rd	~	S	43
L	Hamilton Rd	0.3	Cycleway	~	S	44
A	Cycleway	2.2	Farrell Rd	~	S	46
A	Cycleway	4.7	Murray Rd	~	S	50
R	Murray Rd	0.5	Cawley St	~	E	51
L	Cawley St	0.3	Cycleway	~	S	51
A	Cycleway	4.7	Wollongong Harbour	~	S	56

Arrive LeVendi Seafood, Wollongong Harbour at 11:30am after 58km for 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min).

3rd Leg:  Wollongong Harbour to North Wollongong station -  1.9km - 5 min (agg 59.9km)

11:55am -

• Nth retracing up Cliff Rd for 1km;

• L into Bourke St for 600m;

• R into Princes H'way for 200m;

• L into station St for 25m;

• L into Stafford St 50m to Nth Wollongong station arriving at 12pm to catch 11:49am 'limited stops' train to Waterfall station arriving Waterfall at 12:31pm.  Or remain on train to arrive at Sutherland station at 12:41.

4th Leg: Waterfall train station to Audley Weir 25.4km - 75 min (agg 85.3km)

At 12:35pm drop 4.7km down McKell Ave and cross concrete bridge.

Left into Sir Bertram Stevens Drive for 5.5km Nth to Garie Beach Rd.

Ahead for 5.5km for further fleeting 3rd Sag Stop (3 min) at intersection of Bundeena Drive. 

Continue NW another 9.8km for a 3rd Nosh Stop (10 min) from 1:50pm at Audley Kiosk 50m before Audley Weir - excellent coffee 'n maggot sacks.

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

5th Leg: Audley Weir to Waratah Park, Sutherland Centre -  6km - 25 min (agg 88.8km)

1:55pm cross the weir and ascend precipitous Farnell Ave in single file to Princess H'way and R onto Princess H'way, shortly pass Loftus Oval on RHS.  1km after traffic lights at Rawson Ave turn R into Sutherland Leisure Centre - ETR 2:20pm.