**CANCELLED** Climbing hills in Redmond/Sammamish

This ride starts from the paved parking lot at the southeast corner of 60 Acres Park. Port-a-lets are available at the start, but drinking water is not. Please, come prepared with enough water or hydration mix for the ride. We will make a restroom/snack stop at the Safeway/Starbucks at mile point 12.7.

The route was originally schedule for Jan. 2 as the kick-off of the Climbing Hills Everywhere in Winter (CHEW) series, but adverse winter conditions caused its cancellation. So this is an attempt to unofficially complete the series.

The route is challenging and if you cannot hold the posted pace you may have to finish the ride on your own. If you don't have a GPS unit or cell phone guidance for your bicycle, please, print out a cue sheet so you can navigate the route. Unless the day is dry, it is advisable to download both the full route and the rain route or to print out a cue sheet for both. Barring cancellation, the decision on which route to use is usually made at the ride start.

Let's meet in the north end of the parking lot and please be ready to ride at 8:30 a.m. We will start with a required safety briefing, and roll out when that's done.  If you miss the briefing you will not be able to ride with the group.

We will climb and descend hills at our own pace, and our goal will be to regroup occasionally. We'll limit our speed on any multi-use paths to the legal maximum (usually 15 mph.)

Bring a spare tube and tools to fix a flat, just in case. Please have full fenders if the roads are wet, or you may be asked to ride at the rear of the group.

Note: If weather conditions meet the weather cancellation criterion listed above or if there are unforeseen hazardous riding conditions or other unexpected events, the Ride Leader will post a ride-canceled note in the Comments section below at least two hours prior to the start and Ride Leader(s) will not be at the start location.