West Seattle Neighborhoods Climbing from Lincoln Park (Moderate)

Let's meet at the parking lot in Lincoln Park for an 18-mile, 1800-ft elevation gain, moderate paced neighborhood climbing ride. Be there, ready to go at the time listed above. We will start with a required safety briefing and roll out when that's done.  All riders must attend the safety briefing to participate.

We'll be doing a tour of some of your friendly neighborhood ride leader's favorite hills of West Seattle, sticking as much as possible to bike lanes and quieter neighborhood streets while we get our climb on. We'll alternate climbs and flat sections around the Peninsula. First we'll head north out of Lincoln Park and then climb up 48th, back down to Beach Drive, then up Admiral, down Ferry, around Alki Point, up Avalon, up Gatewood Hill to High Point (520' where we can look down on the lesser hills of Capitol, Beacon, Magnolia and Queen Anne). From there it's on to a descent at Barton and then the epic climb up Marine View Drive before heading back down towards Lincoln Park.

We will climb and descend hills at our own pace, and we will regroup at major road crossings and top of hills. We'll also limit our speed on any multi-use paths to the legal maximum (usually 15 MPH, occasionally 10 MPH). While this ride is listed as Moderate (14-16mph on flat), this is really about going up and down and around, so be prepared for extended 6-8% climbs with a few short climbing segments and descents of up to 11%. 

Restrooms are available nearby the start in Lincoln Park. We will stop near the end of the ride at Bel Gatto (17.1) for coffee and pastries, which also has restrooms. Bring a spare tube and tools to fix a flat, just in case. Other things to bring: phone; ID; cash and/or credit card; ORCA card; water and a small snack. 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 cancel the ride and all registered riders will be sent a notification email. If the ride is cancelled at least two hours before the start, Ride Leader(s) will not be at the start location. Please check before leaving for the ride.

We hope you can join us!