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Picnic Run to Patonga starting at Thompson's Corner
| Bring picnic rug and picnic lunch, although food
and drink (very good fish & chips) are available at Patonga, our lunch
stop. |
| Watch speed limits on the Old Pacific Highway – Police
constantly patrol the road and use stationary speed cameras at weekends
- and fixed speed camera on Woy Woy Road. |
| For those that want to play cricket, feel free to
bring your bat and ball.
There is a pitch near the rotunda at Patonga. |
Route Card
Thompson’s
Corner to Patonga (85km), 10am for a 10.30am start
Actual
start 10.30am – arrive at Patonga 12 approx.
| Left out of car park and on to Castle Hill Road |
| Right at first lights into New Line Road, |
| Right at second roundabout onto Boundary Road, |
| Left at second set of traffic lights onto Pennant
Hills Road – proceed to Pearce’s Corner, |
| Left onto Pacific Highway at Pearce’s Corner and
follow the Pacific Highway through Waitara, Hornsby, Asquith, Mt Colah,
Mt Kuring-gai. There are several Shell & Mobil Fuel stops along
the way. |
| Turn left off the old tollway onto the Pacific Highway
to Cowan. |
Group-up Point 1
Stop on the right hand side adjacent to the Old Toll Gates.
| Proceed to Cowan, Mooney Mooney & Mount White |
Group-up Point 2
Stop at the old fuel stop at Tee Intersection.
| Turn right towards Peats Ridge, then turn right again
to Gosford (this road is newly sealed using large gravel – beware of
gravel drifts!) |
| Proceed towards Gosford, past old Sydney Town.
At the roundabout turn right towards Gosford – proceed under freeway |
| At traffic lights turn left to Gosford |
| Right turn at second set of traffic lights to Woy
Woy on Woy Woy Road |
| 66 Km Fixed Speed Camera – (80kph) Woy Woy Road |
| At first roundabout turn right towards Patonga and
Pearl beach (BP & Shell) |
| 74 Km Fixed Speed Camera – (60kph) Ocean Beach Road |
| At roundabout on Ocean Beach Road & Sydney Avenue
turn right |
| Beware the last few kms into Patonga, it can be bumpy
and there are concealed driveways |
| Park at shops across the road from the beach – there
should be ample parking |
Trip Home - Options
| Retrace the above or... |
| Via the F3 back to Sydney or... |
| Via Freemans Drive & Newline Road (More than 100kms!) |
ENJOY YOUR DAY
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