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Sunday, 28 Jan, by 7:10am from St Ives for "Brunch at Warriewood" - return via Wakehurst Parkway - 94km - ETR 12:30pm

  • Cyclists should target arriving 1st Nosh Stop of West Head (BYO nibbles) at 8:55am.  If you are slow, start early.  If ya fast, start by above times.

  • Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston will be away in Bright Vic.

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday.

  • DON'T cycle 2 abreast on single lane roads with an unbroken centre line

  • Get well off the road at Sag Stops.

  • Road cycling may be dangerous with cyclists and 3rd parties getting killed or badly injured each year.  Membership of Bicycle NSW provides $20m Public Liability cover if you injure a fellow Mugg or motorist. 

  • If you cause an accident to another Mugg or 3rd party, you could lose your personal assets.  Or conversely, if you are badly injured by another cyclist, you might litigate the negligent cyclist.  If you regularly park your butt on a bicycle seat, and if you aren't a member of a cycle racing club, join Bicycle NSW or Bike Vic or check your household insurance policy which might cover 3rd party beyond your front fence or you might be able to add extensive 3rd party coverage to your household policy el cheapo.

SnapShot:
Rollout from St Ives car park between 7am and 7:10am for Terrey Hills, Duffy’s Forest, West Head (1st Nosh Stop – pack nibbles), Church Point, Warriewood (2nd Nosh Stop).  Return Wakehurst Parkway and Forest Way - ETR St Ives 12:30pm.

SagStops:

1.      outside Mona Vale Fruit Barn                                  (5 min)
2.      outside Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant                         (5 min)

3.      Cnr Frenchs Forest Rd and Wakehurst Parkway    (10 min) after 9.9km climb
NoshStops:

1st:    West Head from 8:55am (15 min)

2nd:   Warriewood Beach cafés from 10:25am (35 min)

KOM Climbs:

NIL

 

1st Leg: St Ives to West Head, via Duffys Forest - 41km - 115 min
 Depart St Ives car-park between 7am and 7:10am depending on your ride speed:

  • E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.2km;

  • L [opposite Forest Way - at Mona Vale Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd and take a fleeting Sag Stop (3 min);

  • 3km along Myoora Larool Rd until Tepko Rd which is 70m before Booralie Rd;

  • L into Tepko Rd (70m short of Booralie Rd) for 400m;

  • L into Booralie Rd and pedal like "shit out of Shanghai" 6.7km flat/fast stretch past Terrey Hills Golf Course and rifle range to Duffys Forest (amidst real pigs, goats, horses 'n cows);

  • "U" turn at the dead-end of Cow Corner – slower cyclists must turn around as soon as they see lead cyclists returning to return via same route and pull up under shady tree [left of the white road line] 150m past Terrey Hills neighbourhood shopping centre [opposite Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant] for a Sag Stop (3 min) - if you are slow, feel free to continue on to West Head;

  • Down McCarrs Creek Rd enter Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park for 3km to "V" (dual entrances to the park);

  • R at the "V" anti-clockwise and descend to McCarrs Creek;

  • L over bridge for 1.8km to "T" juncture (Akuna Bay Marina is 2.8km on LHS);

  • Ahead 12km along West Head Rd to the headland.

Pack lots of nibbles, ‘cause we take our 1st Nosh Stop (15 min) from 8:55am for a snack and a gawk at the majestic, shimmering blue peninsula - Pittwater/Lion Island stuff.

2nd Leg: West Head to Warriewood - 28km - 71 min
 9:10am -

  • Return 12km to "T" juncture with Akuna Bay,

  • Ahead descending 1.8km to McCarrs Creek bridge [55km],

  • L into McCarrs Creek Rd for 8.8km past Church Point, Bayview Marina and pulling up 50m before Cabbage Tree Rd (or immediately after turning,

  • R into Cabbage Tree Rd for Sag Stop from 9am - lift bike off the road above gutter (5 min) (Bayview Golf Course will be on both L and R);

  • Ahead for 1.5km leads into Samuel St and crosses Mona Vale Rd at roundabout,

  • R into Warriewood Rd 200m later crossing Pittwater Rd at traffic lights and immediately climbing up Hunter St [dog-leg L, then R] which leads to views of Blue Pacific overlooking majestic Warriewood Beach [around 10:25am - 69 km] for 2nd Nosh Stop (35 min).

 

A neighbourhood, strip-front shopping centre is immediately on RHS in Narrabeen Park Pde.  Nautilus Café is about 4 shops along.  Sunrise Milk Bar, on the Cnr, makes grouse burgers.

3rd Leg: Warriewood beach cafés to St Ives, via Wakehurst Parkway - 26km - 90 min

 

11am -

  • Sth adjacent to the coast for 2km - initially along Sydney Rd which becomes Ocean St;

  • R into Malcolm St for 50m;

  • L into Lagoon St for 1km;

  • R into Waterloo St for 300m; 

  • R into Pittwater Rd for 100m crossing bridge over Narrabeen Lakes;

  • veer L into Wakehurst Parkway for a toughish 9.9km (initially flat past Narrabeen Lakes thence a constant climb) for Sag Stop (5 min) approaching crest of climb under shade of trees 100m prior to traffic lights at French Forest Rd or at the lights, so long as you get off the road; 

  • R into French Forest Rd at lights for 800m;

  • R into Rabbett St for 200m decent;

  • L into Adams St for a 200m "real tough" grind/climb;

  • R onto Forest Way for 5.3km; and

  • L into Mona Vale for 6.2km to St Ives.

ETR 12:25pm - 94km.

Bank Teller's rap-up of Palm Beach ferry to Patonga to train at Woy Woy to Brooklyn ride to PitS and Bobbing Head - 92km - 15 cyclists

Holy smoke, wasn't it hot.  Congrats to Eric aka PapaBear and Laurence aka Tyro who cycled 121km in exhausting heat which approached 40o. Sig aka Smiling Assassin and Bank Teller completed 92k by catching the train from Woy Woy to Brooklyn.  ToothFairy, Michael M, Dieter and Helga had the good sense to finish pedalling at Woy Woy.

Matt aka Printer made his return after recent knee surgery were happy with Merv Cross' surgical acumen.  Matt, Martin aka Architect, Grant aka BeanCounter and Rex aka Pimpernel turned around at Palm Beach, so also did a few of Sig's Crocks.

Waiting for the 9am ferry to Patonga

Phil and Sig at a cafe in Woy Woy, not in any hurry to move on such was the oppressive heat

Scribe   21 Jan '07