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Monday January 1, Strays will ride the Gainesville Hawthorne Trail from the Gainesville end to the Hawthorne end and back, about 32-35 miles.
 
Arrive at Boulware Springs at 9 am for a 9:15 departure.  Sorry, no slack for the wicked.
 
Speeds 2.5 - 46 mph, depending on terrain. Average speed has typically been 13 - 14 mph in recent times for the Strays.
 
There will be a rest room / convenience store stop at the mid point in the ride, and possibly more stops.
 
Post ride the hungry may head to a local restaurant. Currently the word is that Sonnys will be the only place available. That being the case we will meet up with the EZ Riders there post ride. 
 
No pacelines, no racing, no wheel sucking, just a fun social ride.
 
Helmets are REQUIRED on all Strays rides, mirrors recommended, headphones forbidden.
 
Safety  protocols  are  always  observed on Strays rides
NEW RIDERS  must read  the  following  before  joining  us:
 
Any other questions:
 
Rob Wilt
GCC VP
380-0561
 
(All calls are screened, if you identify yourself
as a GCC member, I will pick up, if home)
Cell available on ride request only
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.
 
Park either in the dirt lot or the paved lot down near the spring house. We gather for the ride at the picnic tables next to the dirt lot.
 
There is supposed to be a restroom available at the spring house, however it is usually locked in the morning when we try to use it. For those that need it,  there is a rest room on the south side of the trail about a mile out from Boulware just before you encounter Ranch Road.