Note: Registration for this event will open Friday, October 11, 2024
Inglewood Bird Sactuary to Elliston Park 27
Ride Level: Urban ride, newcomers and intermediate, easy pace.
Coordinator: Peter Bradbury
Route description:
We start south along the Bow River pathway. After crossing the river, we veer back north beside the irrigation canal. The route is flat except for two short, steep inclines, ridable in low gear. The first gets us to a bluff, where we rest for a whole city view. In Dover, we go through Valleyview Park and into an old, quaint neighborhood with many big trees and community paths before crossing railroad tracks into Erin Woods. The Peigan Trail, in an open wilderness country, leads us to the Rotary Mattamy Greenway and Elliston Park. Then we circle Elliston lake and stop for lunch. We head west on the 26th Avenue bikeway. On the long 17th Avenue bridge, we cross the irrigation canal and the river and return to the start on the river pathway.
Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41995639
Location: Inglewood Bird Sanctuary at the east end of 9th Avenue SE. The south's approach is on the Deerfoot Trail, west on 17th Avenue, left at 19th Street, and left again onto 9th Avenue.
Operations
- The ride will have a co-leader, a sweep, employ radios, and regroup at intervals. No one will be left behind.
- Bring lunch, snacks, and water.
- 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 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
