TREATS: Over the hills and through the woods

NOTE: RIDE START CHANGED TO 11:00AM TO LET TEMPERATURES RISE A BIT.

Join us for a ride from Sixty Acres Park in Redmond on a 34-mile route at steady pace (12-14 mph on flat terrain, your own pace uphill).  This is a re-do of Clarice Sackett’s 12/6 TREATS, which was canceled due to ice and snow on the road shoulders at higher elevations.  

We will cycle through neighborhoods, up and down over hills, on some quiet suburban roads.  As you can see from the elevation and distance information, this is a hilly area.   Most of the hills are in the first half of the ride, with many downhill portions in the second half of the ride.

Let's meet at the Sixty Acres Park, the southeast parking lot (there are three parking lots--go to the large parking lot on the south side of 116th and to the east of the park) and please be ready to ride at 10AM. 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 with each rider at their own pace, and our goal will be to regroup occasionally, and at the top of each long hill.  However, we won’t be able to wait long for anyone substantially off the pace.  Please bring navigation aids in case you need to finish on your own.  We'll also limit our speed on any multi-use paths to the legal maximum (usually 15 MPH).

Portapotties are available at the start. We will stop along the way for restrooms/water and coffee/lunch at 17 miles. 

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 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.

We hope you can join us!