Sumner to Narrows Bridge and Gig Harbor

Please note: During COVID-19 restrictions, all Free Group Rides are limited in the number of allowed participants. Registration for the ride (using the red “Register Now” button above) is REQUIRED to participate. If you decide not to ride, please click the red "Cancel My Registration" button above so that an additional spot will be made available to another.

Face coverings (for mouth and nose) are required when the group makes extended stops. Face coverings are recommended for the duration of the ride. Please bring personal hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes and tissues for use at rest stops.

We will observe current social distancing guidelines when off the bike, and strive to maintain at least 10-12ft separation between riders when on the bike.

Please join Cynthia Lehmann-Clemens and myself for a ride from Sumner Fred Meyer on a 63 mile route, at moderate pace of 14-16 MPH, 

We will work our way through Tacoma and ride along the Tacoma waterfront. We will take a ride along 5 Mile Drive in Point Defiance before heading over the Tacoma Narrows bridge to our turn-around & lunch stop at Cutter Point Coffee in Gig Harbor. The return trip will find us working our way through downtown Tacoma and the Port of Tacoma.

We will meet at the Sumner Fred Meyer parking lot @ 9:00AM, our pre-ride safety briefing will begin at 9:20AM, with a departure 0f 9:30AM.

We will climb and descend hills at our own pace, and we will regroup after hills and before turns if we get spread out.  

Restrooms are available at the start inside Fred Meyer. We will stop along the way for restrooms/water at miles 19, 34, 51. Lunch will be at Cutters Point coffee in Gig Harbor at mile 34.

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.

We hope you can join us!