River and Creek Trails, A Social Ride for Newer Cyclists

New to bicycling or been off your bike for a while? New to Cascade or to group riding? Make this your opportunity to get on the bike and do some summer riding. This is a social ride along a variety of flat trails and mostly flat roads with experienced ride leaders to get you started or continuing to ride. There are some short hills (less than 7% grade) to get you used to your gears and gain confidence. We will regroup at the top of all hills to give you a chance to recover.

We start and finish at the 192 Brewing Company where we get on the Burke Gilman trail and ride the Sammamish River, the UW Bothell campus, and the Parr and North Creek Trails.  We then head north on some Bothell roads before returning to the start. The ride is intended to give you the opportunity to learn and practice group riding skills and ask about riding techniques, training, and equipment. After the ride the ride leaders will remain at the 192 Brewing Company for refreshments and more conversations about biking.

Special Note: We will have student videographers from the Seattle Art Institute on the ride to document an example of a Cascade ride in a video for use by the club.  This may result in a short delay or two and some riders may be asked to participate as interviewees.

There are no restrooms at the start but we will stop at Blyth Park at mile 1.7.

Please park along NE 175th Street and not in the 192 Brewing Company parking lot.

All riders should come equipped to deal with their own mechanical problems and with necessary water/food. Please arrive at least 20 minutes early to get ready to ride and sign the waiver.

Showers or more severe weather will cancel the ride.  Ride cancellation will be announced in the comments section at least two hours before start time and the ride leaders will not be at the start.