Sunday, 10 April '11  

*     7am from Hornsby station carpark on West side of train line 60m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St for -
 Mt White return' - 71km ETR 12:20pm or Peats Ridge ETR 2:50pm

*     7:35am from Cowan station carpark for 128km for "Ride into Deliverance Country - Spencer Re-visited - catching Iron Horse from Wyong" to visit The Hub of the Universe, Spencer ETR Cowan station 4:47pm or Hornsby station 5:14pm. 

Both above start points arrive at Mt White "Road Warriors Cafe"  from 8:25am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min).

WHO, WHEN, WHERE
Phil aka Bank Teller, David aka CricketTragic, Richard aka Sloth, Jean aka ChiliDog, Pete aka CampyAficinado and Jane aka Luddite are starting from Cowan at 7:35am bound for The Hub of the Universe, Spencer and then onto the Wyong train. 

John aka Auckland, Ron aka Draughtsman and Barry aka BackPacker are starting from Hornsby station carpark at 7am bound for Mt White and return 71km
Start from Hornsby at Sparrow Fart, if you are returning from Mt. White after 1st Nosh Stop or Peats Ridge après 1st Sag Stop

If you are 80% confident of riding this Sunday, subject to fine weather, email Bank Teller and he will add ya moniker above.

1st Longer Leg:  Hornsby to Mt White - 35.5km - 95 min

Rollout from Hornsby station carpark by 7am cycling Nth up Old Pacific H'way passing Pie in the Sky, crossing Old Hawkesbury River bridge arriving Mt White "Road Warriors Cafe"  from 8:25am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min).

1st Shorter Leg:  Cowan to Mt White - 20.1km - 50 min

Rollout from Cowan station carpark by 7:35am cycling Nth up Old Pacific H'way passing Pie in the Sky, crossing Old Hawkesbury River bridge arriving Mt White "Road Warriors Cafe"  from 8:25am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min).

2nd Leg:  Mt White to Peats Ridge - 21km (agg 41.1km from Cowan) - 65 min

Depart "Road Warriors Cafe" 8:55am -

• Nth up Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km;

• L into Peats Ridge Rd for 15km continuous, gradual climb for 1st Sag Stop (10 min) at United Gas, Peats Ridge from 10:00am.

3rd Leg:  Peats Ridge to The Hub of the Universe, Spencer - 30.2km (agg 71.3km from Cowan) - 85 min

Re-mount 10:10am -

• L 300m Nth into George Downs Drive thence NNW for 3½km to Central Mangrove;

• L  SW  into Wisemans Ferry Rd at Central Mangrove descending thru Mangrove Mountain, Lower Mangrove following the river 26km to Spencer for 2nd Nosh Stop (35 min) at The Hub of the Universe, Spencer from 11:35am.

4th Leg:  Spencer to Friendly Store, Mangrove Mountain shopping centre - 22.8km (agg 94.1km from Cowan) - 75 min

Re-mount 12:10pm and retrace 22.8km up Wiseman's Ferry Rd to Friendly Store, Mangrove Mountain shops on LHS arriving from 1:25pm for 2nd Sag Stop (10 min).

5th Leg:  Friendly Store, Mangrove Mountain to Yarramalong Manor - 15.2km (agg 109.3km from Cowan)  - 40 min

Re-mount 1:35pm:

• retrace 600m up Wiseman's Ferry Rd; 

• Ahead into Bloodtree Rd for 3.8km (where Wiseman's Ferry Rd veers Right);

• L into George Downs Drive for 3.5km;

• R into Springs Rd for a Sign Post (3 min), thence 3.1km East twds Bumble Hill to Greta Rd;

• Ahead for 2.1km up Bumble Hill to Forest Rd

• Ahead 2.4km descending Bumble Hill cautiously;

• R for 60m to 3rd  Nosh Stop (25 min) from 2:15pm at Yarramalong Manor.

6th Leg: Yarramalong to Wyong station - 18.8km (agg 128.1km from Cowan) - 55 min
By 2:40pm commence 18.8km flat/fast hit-out E along Yarramalong Rd to Wyong station by 3:40pm.

All-stops trains depart Wyong 50 min past the hour, arriving Cowan station 57 min later and arriving Hornsby station a further 27 min later (all up from Wyong to Hornsby is 1 hr 24 min).

Express trains depart 33 min past the hour arriving Hornsby 60 min later.

ETR Cowan 4:47pm and Hornsby 5:14pm.  ETR Hornsby on Express train is 4:35pm or 5:33pm.