The Saddle Tramps will
ride Wednesday January 25th,
from the Gainsville Northside Park on a loop through
Alachua. We will ride north on SR121 (NW 34th St) to newly
paved
CR231 (the right fork) and follow it north to NW 156th Ave, then take that
west
to CR237, which we will take north to CR235, which we will follow southwest
to
the rest stop in Alachua. We will resume south on CR235/241 to
CR2054,
which we will take east until it runs into US441, which we will take
southeast to Hague and turn north onto CR237 and follow it back to NW
156th
Ave which we will take east back to SR121, which we will follow south back to
Northside Park.
This is a ~34 mile
ride with mostly smooth roads and a few hills.
Restrooms are
available at the Northside Park Senior Center or at a convenience
store
just south of the park entrance on NW 34th Street, and at the rest stop
in Alachua. Meet at 8:45AM for a departure at
9:00AM.
Expect level-ground pedaling speeds
between
13-15 mph, and an average speed of ~14 mph on this route. This
is a
no-drop friendly ride; nobody needs to stress themselves
to
keep up with the leader or faster riders, because we will
stop
and wait for everyone to regroup at each major
turn. Helmets
are required.
The Gainesville Northside
Park entrance is located on NW 34th Street (SR
121), just south of the county DMV office where car tags are
issued, a short distance south of the DMV drivers license office and
Florida
Highway Patrol station on 441. The Senior Recreation Center
should be
open by the time we leave at 9AM.
If you would like to receive a preview
map of
the ride, or a Garmin .tcx file of the route, please email Ed at the
address
below.
This ride will be lead by Ed Gardner in
the
absence of our fearless leader Melinda Koken, who is going to be busy
paddling some of her friends.
Where: Gainesville
Northside
Park and Senior Citizen Center (on SR121 [NW 34th St] just south of
441)
When: 8:45AM
meeting,
9:00AM departure, Wednesday January 25th
Distance: ~34 miles, 1 rest
stop
in Alachua
Speed:
13-15
mph
Duration: ~
3:00 hours