The Route: Will start from Boulware Springs going south and proceeding around 41st Ave to SE 27th street north to SR20 (Hawthorne Rd), where we will turn towards Gainesville then turn north to SR26 (University Ave) and follow it east past Loften High School and take the right fork east to Newnan's Lake where we will turn south onto CR329B (Lakeshore Dr) and take it back to SR20. We will then follow SR20 southeast, then turn south onto CR325 and take it to CR346 will take us west across the River Styx to CR225 which we will take south until it intersects with 441 at the "red barn", then take 441 south through Macintosh to 193rd Street (Dungarvin Rd), which we will take west to 100 Ave Rd which will carry us south to the rest stop at the Flemington park. After the rest stop we will proceed north on CR329, which becomes CR234 at the Alachua County border and follow it to Seminary Rd, which we will take east into Micanopy then turn north and travel past the Pearl Country Store onto CR234 and follow it to the Hawthorne Rail-Trail at Rochelle, which we will take back to Boulware Springs.

Note: This is the second of a series of 4-5 rides targeting coverage of the Cycling Festival routes, to prepare our riders to participate in either or both of these events, or to give them a taste of both routes if they have generously volunteered to serve as support staff for one or both of those official events. If you have not yet volunteered to help stage one of the two events, please consider contacting Roger Pierce to find out how you can help make these important annual charity events work, knowing that you will already have experienced these routes as part of our training program and not be left entirely out of the loop when people talk about their Festival rides.

The Ride: This is a moderately easy but longer ride of ~57 miles, with a few significant hills and mostly smooth roads. Expect ride speeds of 17-19 mph with a target pedaling speed of 17 mph and an average speed of 16-17 mph. This is a no-drop friendly ride for riders in reasonable physical condition; we will soft pedal as necessary to keep the core of the group together because riders on this ride are expected to be able to ride at the stated group speed; nevertheless we will wait for everyone to regroup at each major turn and after fun sprints, if necessary to prevent drops. Helmets are required, suntan lotion is recommended, as some parts of this ride are in sunny open areas. Due to the added length of this Horse Farm 100 preview ride, we may adjust our target average speed down slightly, at the ride group's discretion, to hit the lower end of the target average speed range if necessary.

The Rest Stop: Will be in the Flemington park at approximately 35 miles; there are restrooms at the park and a small country store with snacks and drinks nearby; an additional short rest stop at the Pearl Country Store is available, if necessary.

The Start Point: Will be at Boulware Springs at the dirt parking lot (the second entrance gate to Boulware Springs when coming from the north) near 15th street; there are restrooms and a water fountain in the historic pump house at the park. We will leave from this gate going south on 15th Street.

The Ride Aids: Route maps will be available at the start of the ride; if you want a preview map of the ride or a Garmin .tcx file, email Ed at the address below. A copy of the General Plan for the Bee-17s has been posted on the GCC mail list and is also available upon request.