Kirkland Social: Kirkland and Bellevue (Steady)

Let's meet at Heritage Park Parking Lot. Be ready to ride at the time listed above. We will start with the required safety briefing and roll out when that's done.  All riders must attend the safety briefing to participate. If you plan to join enroute please contact the ride leader in advance to arrange for a safety briefing.

We will ride south from Heritage Park on Lake Washington Blvd and turn east on Northup to 120^th and the Spring Street area.  The route then turns west on NE 12^th to ride through Bellevue neighborhoods before turning north.  There will be a rest stop at Medina City Hall, mile 9.8.  The route joins the 520 Trail at 92nd Ave NE  and then turns north to wind through south Kirkland and over the 60^th St bridge before continuing on to Snyders Corner Starbucks for a 30-minute food/snack/rest stop at mile 18.5.  The return route is via the north Rose Hill/Norkirk neighborhoods greenway.

We will climb and descend hills at our own pace and will regroup when necessary. Riders should be able to sustain a 12-14 mile per hour pace on the flats with a commensurate level of effort on the hills.

Restrooms and water are not available at the start, but we will stop at Marina Bay Park @ mile 0.3. Bring a spare tube and tools to fix a flat, just in case. Other things to bring are a phone, ID; cash and/or credit card; ORCA card; water and a small snack. 

Note: If weather conditions meet the weather cancellation criterion listed in the Weather Status 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, the Ride Leader(s) will not be at the start location. Please check before leaving for the ride.

We hope you can join us.