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Sunday, 1 July '12 -  Palm Beach 'n back

8:05am from Jersey St carpark Hornsby station to St Ives carpark - ETR 2:30pm; or

 

8:35m from St Ives carpark for brunch at Palm Beach General Store, returning -

  • via Akuna Bay Café for lunch (85km from St Ives - ETR St Ives 1:45pm); or

  • straight back (78km from St Ives - ETR St Ives 12:35pm)

 

1st Leg may be shortened by 8km (25 min) by staying on Barrenjoey Rd and not cycling the Whale Beach Rd hilly, scenic coastal route

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
 Phil aka BankTeller and John aka BakerBoy are start from Hornsby.  David aka CricketTragic, Jean aka ChiliDog, PacificPete and John aka Auckland are starting from St Ives car park by 8:35am. 
If you think you are >80% confident of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', can you e-mail Scribe, and he will add ya.
Snapshot:
 8:05am rollout Hornsby station carpark in Jersey St (300m NW of Hornsby station in Jersey St) to St Ives car park on Mona Vale Rd [opposite Pattisons Patisserie and Stanley St. junction] for 8:30am rollout for 6.5km to Terrey Hills Fruit Barn. 
Descend McCarrs Creek Rd to Church Point 1st Sag Stop. 
L into Mona St to Barrenjoey Rd for 8.5m up main beach road and turn R into Whale Beach Rd arriving Palm Beach General Store - 1st Nosh Stop.
Return from Palm Beach along Barrenjoey Rd to top of Avalon golf course, L for 3km back-road thru Serpentine Lookout Bilgola Beach returning to Barrenjoey Rd at Sth Bilgola Beach with at Akuna Bay Café - 2nd Nosh Stop.
 SagStops:
 1st:         Church Point (10 min)

2nd:        Serpentine Lookout Bilgola Beach (5 min)
 NoshStops:
1st:         Palm Beach General Store (30 min) from 10:35am
2nd:        Akuna Bay café (25 min) from 12:25pm

Prologue Leg:  Hornsby Jersey St carpark to St Ives carpark - 9km - 25 min  

8:05am cycle -

Early on Sunday morn' the following route has low road traffic which follows the street signs to St Ives: 

*        L down Pacific H'way for 800m

*        L into Edgeworth David Ave to F3 Overpass for 2km

*        Ahead into Junction Rd for 1.3km

*        R into Eastern Rd for 700m

*        L into Burns Rd for 2.2km,

*        Ahead into Killeaton St for 2.3km,

*        Right into Memorial Ave for 500m,

*        Left into Mona Vale Rd for 100m. 

If cycling from St Ives back to Hornsby at the tail of this ride, the back road route listed at the bottom of this ride invitation is recommended.

 

 

1st Leg:  St Ives carpark on Mona Vale Rd opposite Pattisons Patisserie to Church Point - 20km - 50 min

8:35am rollout:

  • E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km;

  • L into Myoora Rd opposite Forest Way - and Terrey Hills Fruit Barn;

  • Ahead along Myoora Rd for 300m;

  • Ahead into Larool Rd for 2.9km

  • R into Booralie Rd for 300m passing Terrey Hills shops and roundabout;

  • L to McCarrs Creek Rd descend 2.2km into the park - to the V (dual entrances to the park);

  • R fork and pedal 2.8km descending McCarrs Creek Rd to McCarrs Creek bridge;

  • Ahead 5.5km along McCarrs Creek Rd to Church Point [20km] - the descent is slippery in wet weather for 1st Sag Stop (10 min) from 9:25am.

 

2nd Leg:  Church Point to Palm Beach General Store - 20km - 55 min (agg 40km from St Ives)

 

9:35am rollout:

  • East twds Mona Vale for 3½km - road becomes Pittwater Rd past Cabbage Tree Rd (on RHS) to Mona St - 500m short of Mona Vale shops;

  • Left into Mona St for 700m;

  • Right into Waterview St for 700m;

  • Left into Barrenjoey Rd for 9km

  • SignPost R into Whale Beach Rd and ascend/descend for 2.4km to The Strand Rd

  • Nth on Whale Beach Rd/Florida Rd/Palm Beach Rd for 3km hugging the coastline to Palm Beach for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 10:30am at Palm Beach General Store.

3rd Leg:  Palm Beach to Akuna Bay Café - 25.7km - 80 min  (agg 65.7km from St Ives)

11:00am -

  • L Sth onto Barrenjoey Rd for 5.6km passing Avalon Golf Course on RHS;

  • SignPost  L into Serpentine Lookout Bilgola Beach - 2nd Sag Stop (10 min) for 3km adjunct into/out of Bilgola Beach which avoids a tight section of Barrenjoey Rd;

  • L back onto Barrenjoey Rd for 2km passing Newport Beach and climb a short humdinger up Newport hill;

  • Ahead 1.5km and passing Bungan Beach on LHS, and approach Mona Vale;

  • R back into Darley St for 700m (wait until it is safe to cross over to R lane);

  • R into Pittwater Rd for 8.5km to Church Point to McCarrs Creek bridge;

  • R into West Head Rd for 1.5km to "T" intersection;

  • L into Liberator General San Martin Drive for 2.8km to Akuna Bay Café for 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min) from 12:20pm.

4th Leg:  Akuna Bay to St Ives - 20.3km - 60 min (agg 86km from St Ives)

12:45pm final leg -

  • West for 8.1km along Liberator General San Martin Drive passing Illawong Bay, Cottage Point Rd, park entrance toll-both to "V" juncture at McCarrs Creek Rd, 

  • Ahead for 2.2km to the apex of McCarrs Creek Rd;

  • R into Booralie Rd for 200m;

  • L into Myoora Rd for 3.3km;

  • R into Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km to St. Ives car-park

  • ETR St Ives 1:45pm  (ETR 12:40pm if you skip Akuna Bay)

Finale Leg: St Ives to Hornsby - 10km - 30 min

2:10pm -  L

Mona Vale Rd

0.9

Pentecost Ave

R

Pentecost Ave

2.0

Ku'ring'gai  Ave

A

Boomerang St

0.7

Eastern Rd

R

Eastern Rd

0.7

Bangalla St

L

Bangalla St

1.0

Millewa St

R

Millewa St

1.4

F3 Overpass

A

Alexandra Pde

1.5

Pattisons Ave/Leonard St

L

Pattisons Ave/Leonard St

0.5

Pacific H'way

R

Pacific H'way

0.8

Coronation St   

R

Coronation St   

0.3

Jersey St

L

Jersey St

0.1

Hornsby car park - ETR 2:30pm

Bank Teller's  rap-up of Windsor, Richmond, Springwood, Penrith, North Rocks Rd loop -  9 cyclists - 114km for the five diehards who didn't 'Uie' at Windsor 

T'was a glorious blue sky, no wind, day which you need when you head West approaching mid-Winter.  We snagged beaut cafes at both Windsor and Springwood which captured the Sun's warmth - very important unless you are a Polar Bear. 

 

Vimiera Rd starters didn't return 'til 5:04pm, even after catching the train from Penrith to Westmead station which enabled a 3km back-roads cut-thru Parramatta Park & Cumberland Hospital to access North Rocks Rd.  Perhaps we dallied too long at sunny cafes, or maybe the sun sets too early around the Winter solstice.  The days are now getting longer, albeit ever so slowly, but will continue get colder 'til end-July.  See Sunrise/Sunset times and July lowest ever max temp is 7.7o 19 July 1868 

Pete aka CampyAficinado, Terry aka Navigator and John aka BakerBoy are out of above picture

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Take one' above and 'Take two' below at Yarramundi Lookout

Basking in the sun at Springwood

Bank Teller       25 June '12