**CANCELLED** Woodinville - Silver Lake loop

This ride follows the Climbing Hills Everywhere in Winter #4 route, to give riders another option after the official Saturday training ride, or an alternative to avoid the forecast rainy weather for Saturday.  This is a Free Group Ride and is not part of the training series.  The ride starts in Woodinville, heads west over Norway Hill, then north through Alderwood Manor and by Martha Lake and Silver Lake.  From there, we will head east for a hill climb loop to the Snohomish valley and back up, and finish by riding south through North Creek to Woodinville.  

The park and ride where this route starts has neither bathrooms nor drinking water, but there will be a rest stop at Wilmot Park at mile point 1. We will make a restroom stop at Silver Lake at mile point 21 and a food stop at Safeway/Starbucks at mile point 22.  There is an additional opportunity for a rest stop at mile point 32 (Willis Tucker Park) if needed.  

Please be ready to ride at 11 a.m.  This later start time is due to expected very cold temperatures.  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.

Ride pace is Moderate with speed in the 14-16 mph range on the flats with no wind. Please bring a spare tube or patches to fix a flat, but note that the group may not be able to wait for you, if you are substantially off the ride pace or time-consuming mechanical repairs are needed. If you don't have a navigation device with you, please print out a cue sheet so you can navigate the route, should you be unable to stay with the group.  

It is a good idea to click on the route link below to see where and what kind of hills we will be climbing. The ride profile appears just below the map. If you scroll over the profile, you can see how long the climbs are and the approximate grade.

We will climb and descend hills at our own pace, and our goal will be to regroup at the top of hills. Ride leader will maintain a conservative pace on climbs, but faster riders are welcome to go ahead until the summit is reached.  We'll limit our speed on any multi-use paths to the legal maximum (usually 15 mph.)

FENDERS - Please have full fenders if the roads are wet, or you will be expected to ride at the rear of the group.

Note: If weather conditions meet the weather cancelation 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.