Woodinville Social Ride for Coffee - Saturday Edition (9:45am Start)

Join us for a ride starting from Wilmot Gateway Park in Woodinville on an approximate 40 mile route at a Moderate pace (14-16 mph on the flats). This is a route which merges modest rolling hills with some fairly flat terrain using bike trails, bike lanes and largely quiet neighborhood streets. This Saturday ride replaces our usual Sunday ride for this week only due to ride leader schedule commitments.

This week we will ride around Lake Sammamish on one of the "classic" routes. We will have a short rest stop at Idylwood Park at mile 9.4. We will have a 25 minute combined coffee and rest stop at approximately mile 20.3 at the Issaquah Coffee Company (or equivalent if the lines are long). Please bring suitable funds if you plan to purchase food or drink at our coffee/rest stop. We will have a last optional rest stop at mile 31.8 in Marymoor Park. Our route will use an approximate 1.6 mile packed gravel section of the new Eastrail on the way out and on the return - this segment has worked well for our previous rides in this area. A downloadable ride map and cue sheet for GPS navigation devices is at the Link, below.

Let's meet at the Wilmot Gateway Park by the tables under the pergolas in the park at 9:45 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 the major hills at our own pace and will regroup at the top as needed.

Restrooms and water are available at the start and at the rest stops. Please bring any snacks you may want to have during the ride. 

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.

If you are driving to the start, please consider adding a little extra time for your travels as youth athletic activities have started recently and parking might have to be a little farther away than what you have experienced over the last couple of months.

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!