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Stage 6, Port Stephens-Bateau Bay, 155 kms:

Tuesday, October 26, 1999


Detailed Route Description


Start    9.30    Start of Race

  2.9            RHT - Roundabout - Port Stephens Drive

  7.6            RHT - Roundabout - Nelson Bay Road

  9.9            SIGN - BOB'S FARM

 17.7            Divided road

 19.2            Divided road ends

 23.1            Tilligerry Creek

 23.9            Roundabout - straight ahead

 24.7   10.06    RHT - Richardson Road - To Raymond Terrace

 29.3            Roundabout - straight ahead - Richardson Rd

 29.6            SIGN - CAMP VALE

 37.4            SIGN - RAYMOND TERRACE

 39.4            Roundabout - Straight Ahead

 39.6            Roundabout - Straight Ahead

 39.9            Roundabout - Straight Ahead

 40.3            LHT- Pacific Highway

 41.9            RHT- William Street - Traffic Lights -

 42.0            Roundabout - Straight Ahead

 42.2   10.32    Raymond Terrace  -  Commonwealth Bank

 42.4            Roundabout - RHT - Port Stephens Street

 42.6            Roundabout - Straight Ahead

 43.0            Roundabout - LHT - Seaham Road

 43.5            Fitzgerald Bridge - Williams River

 43.7            SIGN - NELSONS PLAINS

 44.4            LHT -Raymond Terrace Rd to Maitland

 45.4            Irrawang Bridge - Hunter River

 45.6            SIGN - MILLERS FOREST

 48.7            Roundabout - Straight Ahead

 51.8            SIGN - THORNTON

 56.4            Four Mile Creek

 56.8            SIGN - EAST MAITLAND

 58.3            Roundabout Straight Ahead

 58.7            One Mile Creek

 59.6            RHT -Lindesay Street

 59.9            Roundabout - LHT - High Street

 60.3            Traffic Lights - Straight Ahead Lawes Street

 60.6   10.59    Traffic Lights - Straight Ahead Cross New England H'way

 61.1   11.00    LHT - Brisbane Street

 61.3            Keep to right - Roundabout RHT - Richardson Street

 65.6            SIGN - BUCHANAN

 71.7            RHT - John Renshaw Drive to Kurri Kurri

 72.2            SIGN - Wallis Creeek

 75.3            SIGN - STANFORD MERTHYR

 76.2            LHT - Roundabout - to Toronto - Sydney

 76.6            LHT - Railway Street to Toronto & Sydney

 76.7            SIGN - PELAW MAIN

 84.0   11.34    Straight Ahead - Sign (Lake road to Cessnock/Branxton)

 86.4            SIGN - Wallis Creek

 87.0            SIGN - Church Creek

 90.1            SIGN - Bangalow Creek

 90.6            SIGN - BRUNKERVILLE

 91.8   11.48    KOM - Category 2

 93.5            KOM sprint ends

 95.6            Roundabout - Straight ahead - Freemans Drive

 96.0            Nobles Bridge

 99.0            Straight Ahead - Over Freeway to Cooranbong and Morisset

103.4            Over Freeway

106.6            SIGN - COORANBONG

112.3            Under Freeway

112.3            SIGN - MORISSET

114.9            Straight Ahead- Roundabout to Doyalson

120.6   12.25    SIGN - WYEE

122.3            RHT - Hue Hue Road

123.7            Over Freeway

131.0            Straight Ahead to Wyong (Sparks Road)

137.6            RHT - Yarramalong Road

138.0            Woodburys Bridge - Wyong River

138.1            SIGN - Wyong Creek

138.3   12.53    LHT - Old Maitland Road

142.0            Road swings left into Cobbs Road

142.3            Over Freeway

142.6            SIGN - MARDI

143.0            R/about - Straight Ahead - (Woodbury Park Rd)

143.6            R/about - Straight Ahead - (Gavenlock Road)

144.0            R/about - Straight Ahead - (Pacific Highway)

144.6            R/about - Straight Ahead - (Bryant Drive)

145.5            R/about - Straight Ahead - (Reliance Drive)

146.0   13.04    R/about - Straight Ahead - ( Geoffrey Road)

146.4   13.05    R/about - Straight Ahead - (Chittaway Road)

147.5            R/about - Straight Ahead - (Kingsford SmithDr)

148.1            Traffic Lights - Straight Ahead - Berkeley Road

149.3            R/about - Straight Ahead - (Pindarri Avenue)

150.3            R/about - Straight Ahead - (Beckingham St)

151.0            R/about - Straight Ahead - (Tumbi Creek Road)

151.3            R/about - Straight Ahead - (Tumbi Road)

151.7   13.12    SIGN - KILLARNEY VALE

152.0            R/about - Straight Ahead - (Cornish Ave)

152.1            Traffic Lights (Pedestrian)

152.6            R/about - Straight Ahead - (South Street)

152.7            Traffic Lights (Pedestrian)

153.2            R/about - Straight Ahead - (Brooke Ave)

154.1            R/about - RHT - The Entrance Road

154.3            Traffic Lights (Pedestrian)

154.5            R/about - Straight Ahead - Yakkalla Street

155.25           R/about - RHT - Eastern Road

155.5            RHT - Bay Village Shopping Centre

156.1   13.19    FINISH - Bay Village Shopping Centre Car Park

Legend:

LHT = Left hand turn
RHT = Right hand turn