Probable departure from near the cnr of Ransley and Mulgoa.

This Cambridge Gardens. Head north

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.

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

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.

Scenic slow route with narrow roads but little traffic usually.

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

This is an open uncontrlled intersection. Watch for trucks.

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

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

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

Cattai Ridge Road

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Traffic lights and now in a suburban 60 kpm area.

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

Now in an 80 kpm zone

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

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 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.

Corrugated Cafe

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

Turn left here

Watch the 50 kpm signs here. Pedestrians.

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

Turn left into Old Maitland road

We will cut onto the F3 down to Brooklyn

Carry on South to Brooklyn

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

Get off here. Left ramp off

We can stop here briefly for a leg stretch.

End of F3

turn into Boundary Rd

Lots of 60 zones abound through here

The Northern Road

End of the ride.