Penrith to Kulnura via Cowan and Yarramalong

Start point: Ulysses rides
Probable departure from near the cnr of Ransley and Mulgoa.

Richmond Road

Northern Road
This Cambridge Gardens. Head north

Windsor
Windsor Road is the Start of Route 69 for us. Just few hundred metres ahead the roundabout at George Street is quite busy. so please watch for rapid approaching cars.

George St
Roundabout on crest and poor visibilty . Soon crossing the Hawkesbery River

Wilberforce
There is a Caltex on the left before we go down King Road. suggest you are fueled up at the beginning of the run, but this is your late and last opportunity if you are low on fuel.

Sackville road.
Scenic slow route with narrow roads but little traffic usually.

Ebeneezer

Sackville Ferry
This is a cable Ferry. No fees required. May have to wait 5 minutes for return ferry.

Sackville North
This is an open uncontrlled intersection. Watch for trucks.

Sth Maroota
All very rural narrow roads in good order. 80 kpm limits but you should go slower here.

Halcrows road
This is slow left slightly up hill. IT comes up fast and may have gravel. Look for the large Electricity substation on your left as the indicator to turn left

Halcrows Road
All of Halcrows road is narrow and you really must keep left and be aware of 4WDs taking up their fair share, or more, of the road

Hillside
Cattai Ridge Road

Glenorie
We join Old Northern Road, an 80 kpm Road and this is an uncontrolled intersection which we approach uphill and requires deceptively sudden deceleration after having had a full throlle going uphill. Turn right. Watch for gravel under foot.

Wylds road

Arcadia road
Turn right. Uncontrolled. Gravel may be about on the road surface.

Galston
This roundabout is pretty safe. We turn left here. On this intersection is the Greenshades Cafe. For those doing a short run we will come back here for lunch.

Galston gorge turn off
Open T junction. Approach carefully due to gravel and open intersection which invites drivers to take up lots of road here.

Galston Gorge
You will drive over the oldest known wooden truss bridge of its kind in NSW. You may have to give way.

Gorge
You have about six 15 KPH hairpin bends ahead of you, all uphill on the eaast side of the gorge. Cruisers need more room. Position yourself so you dont cross to the wrong side on the exits to the hairpins.

Hornsby Heights
We will stop here to wait for the tail enders to catch up. Caltex Station on your left is here. We will pull off the road and post a marker on the raod side to capture the tailenders and Charlie.

Asquith
Traffic lights and now in a suburban 60 kpm area.

Mt Colah
Lady Street is a common start pont for Ulysses Hornsby branch runs. McCafe here.

Watch out for police radar in this deceptive 60 zone as the radar hides in Playfair road , just 500 m ahead, ready to assist your efforts to slow down

Mt colah
Now in an 80 kpm zone

Berowra
60 zone starts after the F3 intersection
This radar controlled road is a 60 zone. Long straight and safe road and therefore perfect trap.

Turn off to follow Route 83, the Old Road, otherwise called Pacific Hwy

Cowan
60 zone. Radar patrolled and hidden road side radar
seen at southern end of straight along railway line section

Start 80 kpm, but watch for road works leaving loose loam/ dust on roadway

Pie in the Sky Cafe
Pie in the SkyMeeting place for Hornsby and other Ulysses branches and clubs.
This may be the turn around point for short run riders, but only a coffee break for ulysseans who may contibue fiurther north after coffee.

Calga

Peats Ridge
Corrugated Cafe

Central Mangrove

Jerry Cafe Kulnura
We will have lunch here. Plenty of seats and shade outside for alfresco lunch. Motorcycle friendly.

Springs Road
Turn left here

Yarramalong village
Watch the 50 kpm signs here. Pedestrians.

Wyong
All of Yarramalong road is 80kpm with a few 60 kpm thrown in, but very pterry country and worth taking you time. Very rural.

Braithewaite Park
Turn left into Old Maitland road

Ourimbah
We will cut onto the F3 down to Brooklyn

Peats ridge interchange
Carry on South to Brooklyn

We will have passed the Gosford turn off and continue toward Brooklyn

Mt White interchange
Get off here. Left ramp off

Rejoining route 83, we turn left

Mooney Mooney

PITS Cafe
We can stop here briefly for a leg stretch.

Wahroonga
End of F3

Pennant Hills Rd
turn into Boundary Rd

New Line Road

Old northern road
Lots of 60 zones abound through here

Round Corner

Annangrove road

Windsor road

Garfield Road

Richmond road

The Northern road

Follow Route 9
The Northern Road

Kingswood

Back home in Penrith
End of the ride.

Penrith to Kulnura via Cowan and Yarramalong
MotoWhere Route
Motorcycling
Start point: Ulysses rides
Probable departure from near the cnr of Ransley and Mulgoa.
Richmond Road
Northern Road
This Cambridge Gardens. Head north
Windsor
Windsor Road is the Start of Route 69 for us. Just few hundred metres ahead the roundabout at George Street is quite busy. so please watch for rapid approaching cars.
George St
Roundabout on crest and poor visibilty . Soon crossing the Hawkesbery River
Wilberforce
There is a Caltex on the left before we go down King Road. suggest you are fueled up at the beginning of the run, but this is your late and last opportunity if you are low on fuel.
Sackville road.
Scenic slow route with narrow roads but little traffic usually.
Ebeneezer
Sackville Ferry
This is a cable Ferry. No fees required. May have to wait 5 minutes for return ferry.
Sackville North
This is an open uncontrlled intersection. Watch for trucks.
Sth Maroota
All very rural narrow roads in good order. 80 kpm limits but you should go slower here.
Halcrows road
This is slow left slightly up hill. IT comes up fast and may have gravel. Look for the large Electricity substation on your left as the indicator to turn left
Halcrows Road
All of Halcrows road is narrow and you really must keep left and be aware of 4WDs taking up their fair share, or more, of the road
Hillside
Cattai Ridge Road
Glenorie
We join Old Northern Road, an 80 kpm Road and this is an uncontrolled intersection which we approach uphill and requires deceptively sudden deceleration after having had a full throlle going uphill. Turn right. Watch for gravel under foot.
Wylds road
Arcadia road
Turn right. Uncontrolled. Gravel may be about on the road surface.
Galston
This roundabout is pretty safe. We turn left here. On this intersection is the Greenshades Cafe. For those doing a short run we will come back here for lunch.
Galston gorge turn off
Open T junction. Approach carefully due to gravel and open intersection which invites drivers to take up lots of road here.
Galston Gorge
You will drive over the oldest known wooden truss bridge of its kind in NSW. You may have to give way.
Gorge
You have about six 15 KPH hairpin bends ahead of you, all uphill on the eaast side of the gorge. Cruisers need more room. Position yourself so you dont cross to the wrong side on the exits to the hairpins.
Hornsby Heights
We will stop here to wait for the tail enders to catch up. Caltex Station on your left is here. We will pull off the road and post a marker on the raod side to capture the tailenders and Charlie.
Asquith
Traffic lights and now in a suburban 60 kpm area.
Mt Colah
Lady Street is a common start pont for Ulysses Hornsby branch runs. McCafe here.
Watch out for police radar in this deceptive 60 zone as the radar hides in Playfair road , just 500 m ahead, ready to assist your efforts to slow down
Mt colah
Now in an 80 kpm zone
Berowra
60 zone starts after the F3 intersection
This radar controlled road is a 60 zone. Long straight and safe road and therefore perfect trap.
Turn off to follow Route 83, the Old Road, otherwise called Pacific Hwy
Cowan
60 zone. Radar patrolled and hidden road side radar
seen at southern end of straight along railway line section
Start 80 kpm, but watch for road works leaving loose loam/ dust on roadway
Pie in the Sky Cafe
Pie in the SkyMeeting place for Hornsby and other Ulysses branches and clubs.
This may be the turn around point for short run riders, but only a coffee break for ulysseans who may contibue fiurther north after coffee.
Calga
Peats Ridge
Corrugated Cafe
Central Mangrove
Jerry Cafe Kulnura
We will have lunch here. Plenty of seats and shade outside for alfresco lunch. Motorcycle friendly.
Springs Road
Turn left here
Yarramalong village
Watch the 50 kpm signs here. Pedestrians.
Wyong
All of Yarramalong road is 80kpm with a few 60 kpm thrown in, but very pterry country and worth taking you time. Very rural.
Braithewaite Park
Turn left into Old Maitland road
Ourimbah
We will cut onto the F3 down to Brooklyn
Peats ridge interchange
Carry on South to Brooklyn
We will have passed the Gosford turn off and continue toward Brooklyn
Mt White interchange
Get off here. Left ramp off
Rejoining route 83, we turn left
Mooney Mooney
PITS Cafe
We can stop here briefly for a leg stretch.
Wahroonga
End of F3
Pennant Hills Rd
turn into Boundary Rd
New Line Road
Old northern road
Lots of 60 zones abound through here
Round Corner
Annangrove road
Windsor road
Garfield Road
Richmond road
The Northern road
Follow Route 9
The Northern Road
Kingswood
Back home in Penrith
End of the ride.