Ride Calendar 2008 - Oct to Jan

DATE & Bullsheet

 DAY &
Elevation
Map

  RIDE DESCRIPTION and Street Map

KM &
Ride Schedule

# of
cyclists

   20 to 27 Jan

  Tues
  to Mon

Tour de Victorian Alps for Audax Alpine Classic,
Bright Victoria

50 to 130km
each day

 18 Jan   Sun

7:05am Hornsby, 7:20am Porters Lookout Dural (or 8:05am Glenorie Village shops for slower cyclists)
due Nth to Wisemans Ferry, West to Cliftonville, Sth to Stone House Cafe Maroota,
Wisemans Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd

 123, 99
or 83		  
 11 Jan   Sun 

Hornsby 6:50am or St Ives 7:15am “Whale Beach for Brunch, Palm Beach loop, Akuna Bay cafe for lunch”
Continuous 35km 1st Leg with no Sag Stops

104, 94, 85 or 76

  
    4 Jan

    Sun

BELOW TWO RIDE START GROUPS MEET-UP AT RICHMOND OVAL
Hornsby 6:40am via Galston Gorge & Pitt Town Rd to Richmond Oval - return via Cattai Ridge; or
 Porters Lookout Dural 6:55am cycle to Richmond station climb Bowen Mt 'n Bellbird Hill - train to Riverstone cycle to Dural

 115 
  110

    9

 1 Jan

   Thurs

Annual New Year's Day from Sutherland Leisure Centre @ 7:35am -  Tour de Wollongong then catch train from Nth Wollongong to Waterfall, drop down McKell Ave and back up thru RNP

89

  8

  30 Dec

    Tues


   7am Vimiera Rd carpark Marsfield, Eastwood, Meadowbank, Homebush Bay (Olympic Park), South Strathfield along Cooks River to Brighton le Sands for brunch along the waters of Botany Bay, on to Kurnell - train back - ETR 2:30pm  Or cycle back from Brighton le Sands
Midweek cyclists

 79 or 78     3

28 Dec  

Sun  

Hornsby 6:40am or Berowra 6:55am   Somersby "Bellbirds" anti-clockwise
Pack a few lollies for our 15 min Mt White Nosh Stop 'cause the joint is a "ghost town" during a re-build

125 or 103

 13

  26 Dec

         Boxing Day - Fri
 

7th annual "Boxing Day" early morn' hit-out, 
 Nth Turra' 6:30am Cinque Montagnes c/w; or Hornsby 7:05am Trois Montagnes c/w
for hot Cajun chicken bits at Andy's Cafe, Arcadia

  94
 or
 65

  12

  24 Dec

               Xmas Eve Wed

Turramurra station carpark 6:20am, Vimiera Rd 6:35am
M2, Seven Hills station (or Dural 6:30am via Annangrove Rd to Blacktown station), Emu Plains, Old Bathurst Rd, Blaxland, Springwood, Richmond station - M2 or Annangrove Rd home

 92  or 91

  7
  21 Dec

  Sun

Hornsby 6:30am or St Ives by 6:55am, Palm Beach Wagstaffe Wharf, Killcare, McMasters Beach,
Woy Woy, Kariong, Mt White, Pie In The Sky, Hornsby 

136, 107
 or 80		 6
  19 Dec  Fri

5am from West Head Gates for Annual Summer Solstice Ride to West Head to witness the Sunrise over Palm Beach - breakfast 6:45am Pattisons Patisserie

   24

   14 Dec

    Sun

Nth Turra' 6:40am, Hornsby 7:10am or Berowra 7:20am 
Yarramalong General Store - Wyong or Wyee Iron Horse; or
return from Mt White via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge

 119, 93 or 80.5
 or 101

   5

  7 Dec

     Sun

NORTHERN START OPTION: 7am Hornsby carpark or WESTERN START OPTION 7:15am Porters Scenic Lookout Dural for Tour de Windsor via Mid Dural Rd, Old Northern Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce Rd to Windsor Return via Pitt Town Rd, Kenthurst Rd to Dural, or onto Galston, thence Hornsby

 119 or
97		  9

 30 Nov

 Sun


St Ives by 7:10am Duffy's Forest, West Head to Warriewood Beach for Brunch, return via Wakehurst Pky  -  ETR 12:05pm
 

 94

 8
 23 Nov  Sun 

RIDE CANCELLED DUE TO STRONG WIND WARNING

Nth Turramurra from 6:50am or Hornsby from 7:15am  Cinque Montagnes (anti-clockwise)
1st Nosh Stop Andy's Cafe Arcadia after 66km from Nth Turra or 55km from Hornsby - skip the climb from Brooklyn Rd to Pie in the Sky if your slow, thereby reducing by 8km

 94
68		  
 16 Nov  Day 7
Sun

8:30am Start Berry Bakery, climb Berry Mountain to Kangaroo Valley, climb Barrengarry Mtn to Fitzroy Falls, climb Berry Mountain to Berry

  75.8

  
 15 Nov  Day 6
Sat		 8:48am Train from Berry to Albion Park, climb Macquarie Pass to Robertson Pie Shop, descend Jamberoo Pass, climb Fountaindale Rd to Saddleback Mtn, descend Saddleback Mtn Rd to Kiama   65.7  

 14 Nov

 Day 5
Fri

8:30am at Start Berry Bakery, climb Berry Mountain to Kangaroo Valley, climb Woodhill Mountain descend Berry Mtn to Berry

  47.2  
 13 Nov Day 4
Thurs

9am Start Berry Bakery, climb Woodhill Mountain descend to Kangaroo Valley, climb Cambewarra from Kangaroo Valley, descend to Bomaderry

   47.1  
 12 Nov Day 3
Wed

8:03am Train to Kiama - climb Saddleback Mtn Rd, descend Fountaindale Rd, climb Jamberoo Pass to Budderoo Plateau, then to Robertson Pie Shop descend Macq Pass to Albion Park- train to Berry

    61.7  
 11 Nov Day 2
Tues

8:54am Train to Bomaderry, climb Cambewarra to Kangaroo Valley, climb Cambewarra from Kangaroo Valley, climb Bellawongara to Berry

    44.2  

 10 Nov

 Day 1
Mon

11am Start Berry Showground climb Woodhill Mountain descend to Kangaroo Valley, climb Cambewarra Mtn, descend Berry Mtn to Berry

   52.6

 
 9 Nov Sun 

Hornsby 7:05am or St Ives 7:30am “Whale Beach for Brunch, Palm Beach loop, Akuna Bay cafe for lunch”
Continuous 35km 1st Leg with no Sag Stops

104, 94, 85 or 76

  9
  2 Nov Sun Annual MS Sydney to the Gong Ride
7am rollout from Sydney Park St Peters  		90  
 2 Nov Sun    Nth Turra'  7:05am Cinque Montagnes c/w; or  Hornsby 7:40am Trois Montagnes c/w
FAST PACE RIDE - FIRST NOSH STOP AFTER 61km FROM NTH TURRA' or 39km FROM HORNSBY

  94
   or 65 

   9
 25, 26 &
27 Oct

Sat
Sun
Mon

 Fitz's Challenge weekend staying at Victor Lodge Guest House Canberra 96 or
158		  
 26 Oct  Sun

7:05am Hornsby (to meet Woy Woy train), 7:20am Porters Lookout Dural (or 8:05am Glenorie Village shops for slower cyclists)
due Nth to Wisemans Ferry, West to Cliftonville, Sth to Stone House Cafe Maroota,
Wisemans Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd

 123, 99
or 83

7

 19 Oct

 Sun

7am (to beat the beginners) rollout St Leonards Park The City of Sydney Spring Cycle
presented by Bicycle NSW - beaut ride over Sydney Harbour Bridge and through The Rocks

50km route
+ 30km home

 7

 19 Oct

Sun

Hornsby 7:15am Longer 1st Leg Quatre Montagnes via 13km out/back Calga loop to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White - 48km 
Or 7:30am Shorter 1st Leg Quatre Montagnes directly to Road Warriors' Cafe - 35.5km
 If riding the 1st Longer Leg, turn back on Calga loop upon spotting the faster cyclists returning from Calga
Return directly to Hornsby  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge

103
or 82

   5 + 7
 15-Oct  Wed National Ride to Work Day    Register as a participant    NSW Community Breakfasts    

12 Oct

 Sun 

Hornsby 7:20am 51km to Windsor via Galston Gorge and Pitt Town Rd.  Return Cattai Ridge Rd, Galston Gorge - 104km 
Or Sackville Ferry Rd, Wisemans Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd, Galston Gorge - 133km
Porter's Lookout Dural by 7:35am 39km to Windsor via Pitt Town Rd for "Tour de Freemans Reach, Richmond, Lowlands, Cornwallis" - 36km loop.  Return via Cattai Ridge Rd - 112km 'in toto'

Both groups meet-up at Windsor for 1st Nosh Stop from 9:20am with option to join the other groups 2nd Leg to return home

  133 or 104

 105
  or 112		 10

6 Oct

Mon
Public
Holiday

Hornsby 7:15am Longer 1st Leg Quatre Montagnes via 13km out/back Peats Ridge loop to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White - 48km 
Or 7:30am Shorter 1st Leg Quatre Montagnes directly to Road Warriors' Cafe - 35.5km
 Sunrise is 6:26am being 2nd day of Daylight Saving
 If riding the 1st Longer Leg, turn back on Calga loop upon spotting the faster cyclists returning from Calga
Return directly to Hornsby  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge

103
or 82

 2
rain

5 Oct

Sun

POSTPONED 24 HOURS UNTIL MONDAY DUE TO RAIN
 Hornsby 7:15am Longer 1st Leg Quatre Montagnes via 13km out/back Peats Ridge loop to Road Warriors' Cafe Mt White - 48km 
Or 7:30am Shorter 1st Leg Quatre Montagnes directly to Road Warriors' Cafe - 35.5km
 Return directly to Hornsby  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge

103
or 82

 postponed due to
rain