Kirkland Social: Eastrail with 1/2 Norway Hill and Winery Hill descent (Steady)

Let's meet at Heritage Park Parking Lot. Be ready to ride at the start time, 11:00. We will begin with the required safety briefing, a discussion of the ride, rider introductions 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 from Heritage Park to Juanita Bay Park, climb Forbes Creek Drive and join the Cross Kirkland Corridor before climbing ½ of Norway Hill, wandering through the Kingsgate neighborhood and descending Winery Hill to the Sammamish Trail.  There will be a 30-minute food/snack stop at QFC/Starbucks-Bella Botega @ mile 20.3.  Our return winds back to the start via the Sammamish Trail, the 520 Trail, Old Redmond Rd, NE 80th St Bridge, Kirkland Ave, Lake St and Central Way.

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 Juanita Bay Park @ mile 1.7.  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.