This week’s ride
info:
Day:
Saturday, March 14th
Time:
9:00am meeting, 9:15 departure
Meeting Place:
Trailhead for the Gainesville- Hawthorn Trail at Boulware Springs.
To get to the Boulware Springs dirt
lot:
From the
intersection of
Waldo Road (24/331) and University Ave (26), proceed East on University for
about a quarter mile, the road forks, take the right fork, which is
Hawthorne
Rd. (20), in about another block take a right (going south) on SE 15th
St..,
continue south for about 2.25 miles until you see the brown Gainesville
Hawthorne Trail sign on your right. Pass the first entrance to the park,
but
enter the second entrance a few hundred feet further south.
Route and Mileage:
We will ride out from the trailhead to Lakeshore Drive and take that to
University
Avenue
(SR 26) and head to Melrose.
After a stop in Melrose we’ll head
south
on CR 219A to CR 1474 turning west to CR 234 at Windsor. From there
we’ll take CR 234
to where it crosses the GHT and take that back about 6 miles to the
trailhead. I
am estimating that the ride will be around 38-40 miles.
Pace:
The HighBees ride pace is about 16-17 MPH; a little faster based on terrain
and
slower on climbs. This is a friendly, no drop ride; we re-group at all
turns
when needed.
If you are
new to GCC and
are looking for a weekly ride with a moderate pace and moderate distance,
please feel free to join us.
Thanks,
Mike