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6:50am Sunday, 21 Jan '07, Nth Turra' to Palm Beach, catch 9am ferry to Patonga, pedal to Woy Woy, catch Iron Horse to Brooklyn and pedal back to Nth Turra' - 91.6km -  ETR 12:50pm

*        Shorter option:  Stay on train from Woy Woy all the way to Hornsby reducing route by 20km; or

*        Longer option:  Skip train and cycle from Woy Woy via Kariong, Calga, Mt White to PitS, adding 31km

Ø    Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston  9513.9532 wk and cell

Ø    Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø    RTA paints a solid centre-line on single lane roads when there isn't sufficient vision to overtake.  'Ipso facto' always cycle single-file if an unbroken centre-line.

Ø   Click on: Risk Warnings which warns of -
(i)     dangers of cycling on public roads with motor cars where approx 60 cyclists die on Australian roads each year from 2000  -  see "Report on Cyclists Deaths" - July 2006;
(ii)    potholes and over bridges with vertical timber planks with gaps; and
(iii)   possibility of being sued for big bucks if your negligence causes a 3rd party to be seriously injured,
so join Bicycle NSW for $20m PL insurance, so that all Muggs are better protected

1st Leg: Nth Turra' to Church Point - 20km - 56 min

Rollout by 6:50am depending on ya ride speed to Church Point for 1st Sag Stop (3 min) outside Fruit Barn and 2nd Sag Stop (10 min) at Church Point from 7:50am:

Dir	From	Dis.	To	Agg km
R	Bobbin Hd Rd	0.8	Burns Rd	0.8
L	Burns Rd/Killeaton St	3.5	Mona Vale Rd	4.3
L	Mona Vale Rd	6.3	Myoora Rd	6.3
L	Myoora Rd	0.1	opposite Terrey Hill Fruit Barn	6.4
	1st Sag Stop		Terrey Hill Fruit Barn
A	Myoora Rd	3.0	Booralie Rd	9.4
R	Booralie Rd	0.3	McCarrs Creek Rd	9.7
L	McCarrs Creek Rd	2.2	dual entrance to park	11.9
A	McCarrs Creek Rd	2.8	McCarrs Creek Bridge	14.7
A	McCarrs Creek Rd	5.3	Church Point	20.0
	2nd Sag Stop		Church Point

2nd Leg:  Church Point to Palm Beach Wharf - 19.6km (agg 39.6 km) - 42 min

At 8am hightail it straight to Palm Beach Wharf ostensibly up the main each road, with brief shortcut thru Avalon Shopping Centre where you L at roundabout into Old Barrenjoey Rd after departing Bilgola Beach to arrive by 8:50am to catch the 9am ferry to Patonga Wharf on Palm Beach and Hawkesbury River Cruises

A	McCarrs Creek Rd	2.1	Bayview Marina	26.4
A	Pittwater Rd	1.4	Darley St	27.8
L	Darley St	0.2	50m into Darley St	28.0
	3rd Sag Stop		50m into Darley St
A	Darley St	0.4	Barrenjoey Rd	28.4
L	Barrenjoey Rd	1.2	Beach Rd - Bungan Beach	29.6
A	Barrenjoey Rd	4.2	Old Barrenjoey Rd	33.8
L	Old Barrenjoey Rd	0.9	entrance to Barrenjoey Rd - past Avalon shops	34.7
	4th Sag Stop		entrance to Barrenjoey Rd - past Avalon shops
L	Barrenjoey Rd	1.3	Nth Avalon Rd	36.0
A	Barrenjoey Rd	0.2	Whale Beach Rd	36.2
A	Barrenjoey Rd	4.7	Palm Beach Wharf	40.9
	1st Nosh Stop		Palm Beach Wharf

3rd Leg:  Patonga to Woy Woy station - 15km (agg 53.6 km) - 45 min
After 30 min entering majestic/blue Brooklyn Waters from Palm Beach wharf at 9:30am, cycle -

• 5.3km up Patonga Drive initially from Start 100m up from wharf at Transformer box for 2.77km ave gradient 6.77% to KOM at 4 Wheel Drive Unsealed Road on LHS Pearl Beach Drive on RHS;

• Ahead for 3.2km past the Umina Beach 180^o "U" turn (during the descent) where road changes to Mt Ettalong Rd, then thru Ettalong to SW Woy Woy;

• R into Hobart for 200m;

• L into Sydney Ave for 150m Sag Stop (5 min) outside Shell petrol station just prior to Ocean Beach Rd and GET OFF THE ROADWAY;

• Ahead crossing Ocean Beach Rd and along West St for 400m;

• L into Trafalgar Ave for 2.9km;

• R into McMasters Rd for 450m; and

• L into Blackwall Rd for 750m to Acropolis Yeeros cafe (3/5 Blackwall Rd) to post haste grab a GobFull.

Thence pedal 100m NNW along Blackwall Rd and cross Railway St (at traffic lights) to Woy Woy station and catch the hourly All-Stops train at 10:23am [$3 fare] (or Express to Hornsby at 10:58am) arriving at Hawkesbury River station 14 min later at 10:37am. 

4th Leg:  Brooklyn to Pie in the Sky - 7.5km (agg 61 km) - 23 min
Cycle 3.6km West along Brooklyn Rd and climb 3.9km Nth for 3^rd Nosh Stop (20 min) at Pie in the Sky from 11am.  

5th Leg:  Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 18.7km or Nth Turra' - 27.8km (agg 91.8 km) - 56 min

11:20am commence final leg Sth for 15.7km, then L heading E thru Bobbin Head for 12.1km -  ETR Nth Turra' 12:50pm -  88.6km.

Scribe's rap-up of Mt White, Yarramalong, Wyee - 123km - 15 cyclists

Greg aka ArchitectToo, Kerry, Todd aka I.T Nerd ' Tony aka Samurai at Kalkari Reserve after 14.1km

No bastard looken' at the camera.  But what else is new.

Above 'n below snaps at Peats Ridge

Some were even looking in the vicinity of the camera.

Yarramalong Manor after our contingent of 8 had dined at one of our favourite lunch spots.

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