Mt Colah
Mt Colah Hornsby ulysses start here for all rides. McDonalds carpark is on the cnr of Lady St and Pacific Hwy. Mt Colah. Caltex are about 1 km north on the highway and stock Vortex Premium (98 Ron) if you need to top up
Mt Kuringai
80 kpm
Berowra F3 intersection
This only takes you towards Sydney/Parramatta on the F3. Keep on 83 to go North
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.
Follow 83 signs. Veer left
Cowan
60 zone. Radar patrolled and hidden road side radar seen at southern end of straight along railway line section
Start 80 kpm. Some road works as at Jan 2008 and 65kpm advis...
Start 80 kpm. Some road works as at Jan 2008 and 65kpm advisory signs due to loose road surface (washed loam/soil)
PITS Cafe . Cowan
Pie in the SkyMeeting place for Hornsby and other Ulysses branches and clubs
Brooklyn
Watch 60 kpm zone signs on north side of bridge
60 kpm
Mooney Mooney
Follow 83 signs
Cheero Point
All 60 kpm ahead and policed. Watch rear mirrors for bikes overtaking.
Mt White
Up ahead on the right in the former Road Warrior Cafe closed down in Dec 2008 and reopening as a restaurant in 2009.
Mt White weigh station
Calga
Turn right and follow 83 signs
Turn left now and head up towards Peats Ridge
Calga
Keeping to the left we take a sweeping left loop that takes us up to the Peats Ridge Road. Full 360 degree loop.
Peats Ridge road commences
100kpm road
Glenworth Valley
Horse riding signs on your left. 100 kpm from here on. Open road .Good visibility
Peats Ridge
A 60 kpm zone due to the quarry on your left and trucks entering regularly
School zone
Corrugated Cafe
Popular motorcycle stop. ULP (91) petrol across the road. Always busy with good food. Garden seating or verandah or inside seating. We may stop and collect riders here.
Central Mangrove
Watch the large cross road intersection.
Speeds vary between 80kpm and 90 kpm
Springs road
Very narrow bitumen road but beautiful country side. Keep to the far left and watch for 4WDs
Bumble hill. Yarramalong
Very narrow but beautiful country side. Keep to the far left at all times. 60 kpm limit.
Yaramalong
Picturesque village with 50 kpm signs and pedestrians commonly encountered
Yarramalong road
Shady road with occasional loose surface after rain. Pretty countryside. Mainly 80kpm but some 60 kpm too.
Wyong Creek
Braithewaite Park
Look aout for Hue Hue Road turning left before the bridge over the freeway. Take Hue Hue Rd.
Wyee
After crossing the F3 we will be soon turning left and following the route 82 signs
Freemans Drive Morriset
Still on route 82
Cross F3
Cooranbong
60 kpm
Freemans Waterhole
Brunkerville
Mt Vincent
Route 82. Mostly 80kpm .
Richmond Vale
Start Route 135
Pelaw Main
60 kpm
Kurri Kurri
Follow Route 135 signs and turn rt at Lang Street at traffic lights at top of the hill.
Lang Street
Heddon Greta
Cliftleigh
Maitland
Approaching the New England Hwy where we turn right
Travel 2 kms before turning left into Melbourne Street. Ther...
Travel 2 kms before turning left into Melbourne Street. There is a Caltex station just a 200m further along the NE Hwy if we need fuel, with 98 RON in stock.
Howes Lagoon
Morpeth
Plenty of parking in the street but we may split up to get a spot each. Have lunch in this town.
Lunch destination.
Maitland
Kurri Kurri
Turn Rt at Mitchell
Turn left at Northcott St
Weston
Cessnock Road
Abermain
Neath
Cessnock
Wollombi Road
Follow through to Wollombi pub
BellBird Hts
Greta Main
Sweetmans Creek
Laguna
Yallambie
There are 35 kpm bends in one section through here and an up...
There are 35 kpm bends in one section through here and an uphill section is known as Lemmings Corner about 20 kms after Wollombi on this run home. Watch your speed.
Bucketty
Now on George Downs Drive
Jerrys Cafe
We will stop here briefly for a break. another 50 km to the PITS
Kulnura
Central Mangrove
Peats Ridge
Calga
Folow the Route 83 signs now.
Cheero Point
Mooney Mooney
Brooklyn Bridge
Pits Cafe Cowan
We finish the ride here.