Berowra Mobil
Meeting Point Berowra Mobil 8.30 am for a 9 am departure. Fuel/food/toilets available. Fill your tank here before the ride.
Berowra Mobil.
at 0kmTurn left onto Pacific Highway.
Berowra.
at 0kmTurn left at lights onto Berowra Waters Road.
Continue straight through roundabout.
at 1kmTurn right onto Berowra Waters Road at roundabout.
at 1kmTurn left at roundabout and continue on Berowra Waters Road.
at 2kmTurn right and continue on Berowra Waters Road.
at 2kmBerowra Heights.
at 3kmStart of the down hill section. Some real narrow sections with some bumps along here with a few hairpins thrown in as well. Watch for traffic coming up the hill. They tend to hog all the road.
Berowra Waters.
at 6kmBerowra Waters Car Ferry. Cross on the ferry to continue. Car ferry no. 1.
Berowra Waters Marina. Food/toilets available here. Have a c...
at 7kmBerowra Waters Marina. Food/toilets available here. Have a coffee and some cake and feed the scraps to the mullet that frequent the water under the cafes veranda. Continue on straight ahead on Bay Road.
Arcadia Park.
at 13kmSwing around to the left and continue on straight ahead on Arcadia Road.
Turn right and stay on Arcadia Road. This corner is tight an...
at 14kmTurn right and stay on Arcadia Road. This corner is tight and may have some gravel on the verges.
Arcadia.
at 15kmTurn right onto Arcadia Road.
Turn left onto Arcadia Road.
at 16kmArcadia.
at 17kmCafe on right. Good stop for coffee/food.
Turn right onto Wylds Road.
at 17kmGlenorie.
at 19kmTurn right onto Old Northern Road.
Turn left onto Cattai Ridge Road.
at 19kmHillside.
at 27kmVeer right onto Halcrows Road. Can be some gravel on intersection.
Cattai.
at 34kmTurn right onto Wisemans Ferry Road. There might be some gravel build up on this intersection.
Sackville North.
at 45kmTurn left onto Sackville Ferry Road.
Sackville Ferry.
at 53kmCross the Hawkesbury River on the Sackville Car Ferry. This is ferry no. 2.
Toilets are available on the park overlooking the river.
at 56kmSackville.
at 56kmStop here to regroup and have toilet break. Continuing on Sackville Road.
Turn right onto West Portland Road and head up the hill.
at 56kmLower Portland.
at 69kmTurn right to go to Lower Portland Car Ferry. This corner comes up very quickly and is easy to overshoot and go over the brigde.
Lower Portland Car Ferry.
at 69kmCross the Hawkesbury River once again on the Lower Portland Car Ferry. This is car ferry no. 3.
Lower Portland.
at 70kmRegroup here until everbody crosses th river. Then turn left onto River Road. This road is narrow and has gravel in some corners. Watch out for traffic as they tend to hog the road towing their boats.
Webbs Creek Ferry.
at 92kmTurn left and cross the Hawkesbury River once again on the Webbs Creek Car Ferry. This is ferry no. 4.
Webbs Creek.
at 92kmTurn right onto St Albans Road.
St Albans.
at 97kmRoad used to be gravel at this point and is now tar all the way to St Albans.
St Albans Pub.
at 112kmFind a shady spot to park the bike and grab a locally brewed beer and a snack at the historic St Albans Pub. Returning to Wisemans Pub via Settlers Road which is gravel and potholes, alternativly return via Webbs Creek ferry staying on the tar.
Turn left from the pub into Wharf Street.
St Albans.
at 112kmTurn right onto Bulga Street. This then turns into Settlers Road.
Continue straight on Settlers Road.
at 116kmWisemans Car Ferry.
at 132kmTurn right and cross the Hawkesbury River again on the Wisemans Car Ferry. This is ferry no. 5.
Wisemans Ferry.
at 133kmAfter crossing the river head to Wisemans Ferry Pub for lunch and rejoin the other riders who didn't do the St Albans loop. You can grab a coffee or a snack at the kiosk in the park.
Wisemans Pub.
at 133kmGrab some lunch and a spot in the beer garden in the Wisemans Pub.
After lunch we will head back to the Wisemans Car Ferry to head back along the Spencer Road. Alternatively you can return via the Old Northern Road to Dural.
Wisemans Car Ferry.
at 134kmCross the river once again on the Wisemans Car Ferry.
Wisemans Ferry.
at 135kmTurn right onto Wisemans Ferry Road and head towards Spencer.
Spencer.
at 160kmGrad a coffee or a snack at the Spencer General Store. Fuel also available here.
Greengrove.
at 172kmThis uphill section is a good bit of road on a bike. Watch for some gravel though on some corners.
Central Mangrove.
at 188kmTurn right onto George Downes Drive.
Peats Ridge.
at 190kmTurn right onto Peats Ridges Road.
Fuel up at Peats Ridge service station. Toilets/food also av...
at 190kmFuel up at Peats Ridge service station. Toilets/food also available.
Nice set of wide sweeping corners through here. Good blast i...
at 198kmNice set of wide sweeping corners through here. Good blast if no police around.
Calga Interchange.
at 204kmTake the Sydney Exit. If you go left you will end up on the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway.
Calga.
at 204kmTurn right onto the Old Pacific Highway.
Turn left onto the Old Pacific Highway. Watch out for a poli...
at 205kmTurn left onto the Old Pacific Highway. Watch out for a police present on the Old Road as it is 60 kph for most of the way.
Road Warriors Cafe, Mt White.
at 211kmStop for a coffee and a snack at the Road Warriors Cafe, Mt White. Popular bike stop for riders of the Old Road. Toilets available.
Hawkesbury River.
at 221kmCrossing the Hawkesbury River for the final time on the twin bridges.
Pie in the Sky.
at 226kmStop for the last time for a coffee and a blueberry tart and ice-cream at the Pie in the Sky. Toilets available.
Cowan.
at 230kmWatch for police around the 60 kph zone through Cowan.
End of Run.
at 235kmYou have now complete the full loop of the Five Ferries Run.