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The 2023 Hay Ride Fondo!
Ride and Apres-ride Social
Coordinator: Suzanne C
Distance: 36 km
Pace: your on pace
Elevation Gain: 310m
Ride Level: Urban ride, newcomers and intermediate, easy pace.
E-Bikes allowed: Yes
New meeting place/parking:
Due to Hayride Fondo's popularity, a larger parking space was needed. The new starting point is Heritage Pointe Soccer Fields- Access along Dunbow Road, either west from the Deerfoot or east from Highway 2A. Kindly use this area for parking: https://goo.gl/maps/mM6gToZwe5yb6oU39
Route
This ride might be better titled "Saskatoon Berry Pie Ride" because of what awaits us at the farm. We classify it as an "Urban" ride because we cycle on quiet roads with virtually no traffic.
Starting from the Heritage Pointe Soccer Field, we head southeast through the pleasant countryside. Arriving at the farm, we head to a picnic spot overlooking a valley, where we have lunch. We can pick up our saskatoon berry pies on our entry to the farm or upon our exit, where we can eat them on the spot with ice cream. When finished, we ride back along the same route we came along or on a slightly different one.
Google map:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Soccer+Field,+Heritage+Pointe,+AB+T0L+0X0/The+Saskatoon+Farm,+338+Avenue+East,+Foothills+County,+AB/@50.7911314,-113.9759962,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x53719e7fcfe2e3f3:0xa3b4a503ebd5c5ab!2m2!1d-114.0072684!2d50.8360229!1m5!1m1!1s0x53719a6356220cc5:0x71646c7971d97daf!2m2!1d-113.861328!2d50.7462128!3e1?entry=ttu
Operations
- The ride will have a co-leader, a sweep and regroup at intervals. No one will be left behind. There will be trivia and stories to share at each corner while we wait for all riders to reach us.
- 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.
Apres-ride social: Please leave your vehicle at the soccer field and walk to the Stockman's restaurant & lounge for after the ride social.
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.
