The Bee-17s will ride from Flemington
to
Jumbolair (John Travolta's fly-in home near Ocala), Saturday, October
29th.
The Route: Will
start
from the park at Flemington going south on CR239, then turn south onto
CR25A at
Lowell, then east on 326 (NE 76th St), then north on Anthony Road to NE
77th Ave
to the south end of the Jumbolair runway, then backtrack on NE 77th to
Anthony
Rd, then north to NE 95th St, then east to Co Hwy 200A (NE Jacksonville Rd)
which we will take north to CR316, which we will take west to 441, which we
will
take northwest to NW 193rd St (Dungarvin Rd), which we will follow west to
NW
100th Ave Rd which we will take back southwest to
Flemington.
Note: We will
ride to
the entrance on the south end of the 7000' paved runway and see what we can
see,
then the route will take us around to the north end of the runway for a
different view. No, we have NOT been invited inside to see his Boeing
707
jet, but this ride will give us some new roads to ride on from a familiar
starting place.
The Time: Meet at
8:00AM, ride at 8:15AM, Saturday, October
29th. Expect a ride time of ~3:00 hours
including
the rest stop.
The Ride: This is
a typical Marion County ride of ~40 miles,
with a few longer hills and a few rough chip-seal road stretches. 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.
The Rest Stop:
Will
be in Anthony, Florida, at a convenience store, approximately 20 miles
into
the route.
The Start Point:
Will
be at the park at Flemington. The easy route to Flemington is to go
south
from Gainesville on I-75 to the CR318 exit (exit 368) marked as "Orange
Lake/
Irvine", then take it and go ~3 miles west towards Irvine &
Flemington until you reach the intersection with CR239 at Flemington
(by
a small country store) then turn north and go ~300 feet on
CR239 and
make a left turn into the park at Flemington. You can also go by many
different routes by bike to Micanopy, then take CR234 south and
follow
it into Marion County, where it will be renamed to CR239 at the county
line,
then follow it south to the park in Flemington. There are restrooms
and
covered picnic tables and parking at the park, and the country store
nearby
carries a modest selection of drinks and snack foods.
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 from me upon request.