**CANCELLED** Getting Ready to Ride - North #7: Everett Lowell Loop (Steady)

Are you new to bicycling, or just been off your bike for a while? Is 2024 your year to get active, begin commuting, take part in the Free Group Rides, or maybe even tackle your first century (100-mile ride), the STP, or another personal challenge? Are you a bit unsure about your biking capabilities, riding in groups, or cycling during winter? If so, then the Getting Ready to Ride Series (GR2R) is for you. GR2R is an early season, eight-week progressive series that adds a bit of elevation gain, distance or technical difficulty each week.

GR2R rides are free and open to anyone. You will ride with others who share your pace and enthusiasm for riding. All rides will be led by Cascade Ride Leaders.  They are experienced volunteers who enjoy riding, are knowledgeable about bike safety and the rules of the road, and who know the routes.

During the North End Series, we will primarily explore Snohomish County (often with great views) and take advantage of some of the trails, less traveled country roads and neighborhood streets. These will be social, stay-together rides with waits at the top of hills and at all critical turns, along with some photo-op stops. We have posted some links below which we believe may be helpful particularly if you are not an experienced rider.

For this week: 

For our seventh ride of the GR2R North series we start at Rotary Park in Everett and have a fairly flat ride along the south side of the Snohomish River to Snohomish. From there we ride on the north side of the river and across the trestle back to Everett where we explore Everett's north end. There are some hills, but nothing major. At the start there is a vault toilet but no water. We will make a brief stop in Snohomish at mile 6 where both restrooms and water are available. We will also make a rest stop at Legion Memorial Park (mile 19).

We hope you can join us!