Optimist Park, Springbank, Cougar Ridge 28

Note:  Registration for this event will open Friday July 29.

Optimist Park, Springbank, Cougar Ridge 28

Ride Level:  Urban ride, newcomer and intermediate, easy pace.

Coordinator:  Peter Bradbury

Route description:

Starting from Optimist Park, we head to Battalion Park in Signal Hill for views to the south. Then we ride up a gradual 4 km incline on Springbank Hill pathways. We follow the ravines in Aspen Woods and Wentworth, see some estates and arrive at Cougar Ridge. After stopping for a northern view from Paskapoo, we make our way through West Springs, ride the Bow Trail pathway, and descend along the Strathcona and Christie Estates forested ravines. We emerge onto the Sarcee Trail greenway, which returns us to Optimist Park.

Location: Optimist Park, just east of Sarcee Trail. Access is from the east along 26 Avenue SW. Park on the north side of the arena.

Operations

• The ride will have a sweep, employ radios, and regroup at intervals. No one will be left behind. 
• 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