Mt Colah to Morpeth run

Mt Colah
McDonalds Cafe. Meet 30 minutes before departure. This is the spring board for all Hornsby Ulysses branch motorcycle runs. Please join us.

Mt Kuring gai
80 kpm zone

Berowra
60 kpm. Policed.

Berowra.
Take the Freeway route. Avoid Route 83 on this occasion.

Construction limits this section to 80 kpm

110 kpm

Brooklyn
Hawkesbury bridge is 110kpm. Be aware of trasffic banking back from the 90 kpm area on the north side of the bridge. It catches people unawares and inattentive drivers end up panic braking at the last second.

Mooney Mooney
100 kpm limit but 90 kpm if raining.

Mt White interchange
Keep on the F3

Peats ridge interchange

Glenworth Valley
Glenworth Valley horseriding school on the left in Cooks road.

Peats ridge
This is coming into a 60 kpm zone due to trucks entering the quarry on your left up ahead

Keep to the left of this big junction to keep heading north. 70 kpm.

Central Mangrove
Enter the cross roads carefully. Uncontrolled intersection.

George downs Dr.
Lots of 100 kpm ahead of you. Narrow single lane road. Be careful of overtaking cars and motorcycles.

Kulnura
This is a good spot to stop for a toilet and coffee break. People from the Central coast can meet us here. The cafe is on the right with tables out front and plenty of room to park.

Laguna
This is very ptetty country but the road is bumpy in a few spots. Watch the surface closely and enjoy this scenic ride.

Over the next 6 kms be wary of the tight bends and one offcamber corner before Wollombi which is right hander with armco fencing ready to capture you if you fall. Speed will be your undoing. Read the speed signs.

Wollombi
Watch for traffic here as this is a busy little township with the pub accounting for most activity here on the left as you enter Wollombi. Turn right here. We will stop here for a bum break.

Bellbird Heights

Cessnock
Suburban area. Will encounter 60 kpm limits

The road changes its name to Maitland Road

Abermain
Your are on Cessnock Road and coming into some populated areas

Weston
Do a left onto station st then a right soon after onto First St to get into Kurri Kurri. This is a main route so should be clear to follow.

Kurri Kurri
do a hard right onto Mitchell Ave. Roundabout

Concentrated suburban township. Turning left on Lang Street. Roundabout.

Cessnock Rd
State Route 135

Heddon Greta
Suburban area.

Gilleston Heights
Just a small locality on State Route 135

Maitland
We do a right turn on this roundabout. It is likely to be pretty busy. If this is two lanes ( most likely) we will keep to the right lane.

Central Maitland
This is the New England highway

Sth Maitland

New England Highway
Turn left onto Melbourne St signposted as tourist Route 31

Morpeth

Finish
Final destination. Lots of cafe lunch stops along Swan Street.
We can go home back to Kurri Kurri but then take route 135 south until it joins Route 82. This is a south ward run that takes us through Pelaw Main and down to freemans waterhole and onto the F3 again for a run home.

Mt Colah to Morpeth run
MotoWhere Route
Motorcycling
Mt Colah
McDonalds Cafe. Meet 30 minutes before departure. This is the spring board for all Hornsby Ulysses branch motorcycle runs. Please join us.
Mt Kuring gai
80 kpm zone
Berowra
60 kpm. Policed.
Berowra.
Take the Freeway route. Avoid Route 83 on this occasion.
Construction limits this section to 80 kpm
110 kpm
Brooklyn
Hawkesbury bridge is 110kpm. Be aware of trasffic banking back from the 90 kpm area on the north side of the bridge. It catches people unawares and inattentive drivers end up panic braking at the last second.
Mooney Mooney
100 kpm limit but 90 kpm if raining.
Mt White interchange
Keep on the F3
Peats ridge interchange
Glenworth Valley
Glenworth Valley horseriding school on the left in Cooks road.
Peats ridge
This is coming into a 60 kpm zone due to trucks entering the quarry on your left up ahead
Keep to the left of this big junction to keep heading north. 70 kpm.
Central Mangrove
Enter the cross roads carefully. Uncontrolled intersection.
George downs Dr.
Lots of 100 kpm ahead of you. Narrow single lane road. Be careful of overtaking cars and motorcycles.
Kulnura
This is a good spot to stop for a toilet and coffee break. People from the Central coast can meet us here. The cafe is on the right with tables out front and plenty of room to park.
Laguna
This is very ptetty country but the road is bumpy in a few spots. Watch the surface closely and enjoy this scenic ride.
Over the next 6 kms be wary of the tight bends and one offcamber corner before Wollombi which is right hander with armco fencing ready to capture you if you fall. Speed will be your undoing. Read the speed signs.
Wollombi
Watch for traffic here as this is a busy little township with the pub accounting for most activity here on the left as you enter Wollombi. Turn right here. We will stop here for a bum break.
Bellbird Heights
Cessnock
Suburban area. Will encounter 60 kpm limits
The road changes its name to Maitland Road
Abermain
Your are on Cessnock Road and coming into some populated areas
Weston
Do a left onto station st then a right soon after onto First St to get into Kurri Kurri. This is a main route so should be clear to follow.
Kurri Kurri
do a hard right onto Mitchell Ave. Roundabout
Concentrated suburban township. Turning left on Lang Street. Roundabout.
Cessnock Rd
State Route 135
Heddon Greta
Suburban area.
Gilleston Heights
Just a small locality on State Route 135
Maitland
We do a right turn on this roundabout. It is likely to be pretty busy. If this is two lanes ( most likely) we will keep to the right lane.
Central Maitland
This is the New England highway
Sth Maitland
New England Highway
Turn left onto Melbourne St signposted as tourist Route 31
Morpeth
Finish
Final destination. Lots of cafe lunch stops along Swan Street.
We can go home back to Kurri Kurri but then take route 135 south until it joins Route 82. This is a south ward run that takes us through Pelaw Main and down to freemans waterhole and onto the F3 again for a run home.