Note: Registration for this event will open Friday May 20.
Glenmore Park, Glenbrook, Mount Royal 27 km.
Ride Level: Urban ride, newcomers and intermediate, easy pace
Coordinator: Peter Bradbury
Route description:
This circuit traverses many established, leafy neighborhoods using quiet bikeway streets.
We start at Glenmore North Park and ride some hidden pathways in Lakeview Village, Lakeview, and Glamorgan, where we see well-kept front gardens. Next are Glenbrook and Glengarry, with faster rides along 19th and 26th Avenues before we encounter the single hill of the ride. A stretch along 30th Avenue brings us to wealthy Mount Royal, which we traverse in three passes to see its mansions, big trees, and park. We have lunch there overlooking the city, next to a villa that resembles a castle. We ride south through Altador, beside Sandy Beach Park, across the Glenmore dam, and alongside the reservoir. On our return to Glenmore Park, we have refreshments.
Location: Glenmore Park North, Parking Lot "B." Easiest entry to the park is south along Crowchild Trail from Glenmore Trail. The parking lot is on the right-hand side of the road.
Operations
- The ride will have a sweep, employ radios, and regroup at intervals. No one will be left behind.
- We will operate with two groups in "Tandem" if the number of participants warrants it.
- Bring lunch, snacks, and water.
- Bring a mask and sanitizer in case of a flat, accident, or washroom use.
- Take your route recording device for more enjoyment and the possibility of leading this ride or a suitable variant next year.
- It will be helpful if you arrive 15 minutes before the start for bike preparation, meet and greet, and a quick safety drill.
- E-Bikes are welcome.
Notification and Registration: The system will notify all my Friday events and open them for rider registration ONE week beforehand.
Non-members are welcome as guests. They must fill out the waiver on our website under the Join Us/Guest Waiver and email it to guest@elbowvalleycc.org. Members can sponsor and register one guest. Unsponsored guests will be registered as guests of the coordinator after receipt of their waivers.
Waitlist: If you find the ride filled, you are encouraged to put your name on the waitlist. The chances are that you will replace a cancellation done automatically.
Cancellation: Suppose you are signed up and find you have to cancel. Please do so as soon as you know to leave space for someone else. Suppose it is necessary to cancel because of weather or another reason. In that case, I will notify you on this page and by Email or telephone by 8 am on the event day.
See you. Peter
