Saturday April 22, Strays will depart from the grass parking lot at the intersection of 234 (Angle Road) and the Gainesville Hawthorne Trail, for a 32 mile ride through Phifer, across the River Styx, through Evinston, McIntosh, and Micanopy.

Arrive at 8:45 am for a 9 am start.

Speeds 6 - 28 mph, depending on terrain. Average speed has typically been 13 mph in recent times. This ride is mostly flat.

There will be convenience store / rest room stops in McIntosh and Micanopy.

No pacelines, no racing, no wheel sucking, just a fun social ride.

Post ride, the interested and hungry, will head to the Boulware Springs end of the Gainesville Hawthorne Trail to check out the Earth Day festivities and refreshments..

Helmets are REQUIRED on all Strays rides, mirrors recommended, headphones forbidden.

If you haven't been on a ride with the Strays before,

please read this information on Safety Protocols.:

http://gccfla.org/strays.html

Any other questions:

Rob Wilt

GCC VP

380-0561

(All calls are screened, if you identify yourself

as a club member and I am home, I will pick up)

To get to the start point:

Go east out of Gainesville on 20, turn right on 2082 soon after crossing the Paynes Prairie bridge (where Kates Fish Camp is), proceed 1.25 miles to 234 (Angle Road). The parking lot is on the right, at the wooden posts. There is a rest room about a quarter mile east (left) on the Gainesville Hawthorne Trail from the parking area, if needed.

Sunday April 23, Strays will ride from the Progress Park area, near Alachua, for an ON Road ride of approx. 30 miles. Watch your email Saturday evening for details.