This week’s ride info:

Day: Saturday, January 3^rd  

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 on the GHT to CR 325 and turn right to go to CR 346 and turn south to go to Macintosh. We’ll probably take a rest stop in Macintosh. From there we’ll take CR 320 to CR 329 in Shiloh up to Micanopy.  Following that we will head out on CR 234 back to the GHT and return to Boulware Springs. I am estimating that the ride will be around 42-43 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