Cycling Ride

Level 2

Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 10:30am

Sign-up is allowed on Thurs April 22 @ 8 am.


Ride will go north from Stanley Park along Elbow River to Lindsay Park; then across river north along new 2nd Street bike way then east along 12th Avenue bike way to Victoria Park; then across Elbow River into Ramsay area, meandering thru the neighbourhood to 12th Street SE bike way and north to the Bow River; then east making a loop thru Pearce Estate across the Bow River at 17th Avenue; then north and west along the north side of the river to the Bridgeland CTrain Station then north across the pedestrian bridge to Murdoch Park/1st Ave SE/Starbucks for lunch. After lunch the ride will go back over CTrain Station, then west along Bow River to Prince’s Island pedestrian overpass, crossing over north into Sunnyside looping along the pathways and residential streets to the CTrain overpass and bridge, crossing south onto the Bow River pathway going east thru Prince’s Island to East Village. The last stretch is south on the 4th St bikeway to 12th Ave bike way then west to 2nd St bikeway, then south to the Elbow River pathway back to Stanley Park.

The tour is essentially “flat” with no serious hills.

Arrive by 10:15 a.m. to have your bike ready and meet some of your fellow cyclists.  We will go over the covid rules and depart at 10:30.  
Please use Jake’s cell number 403-816-9696 for additional info.

RIDERS:
Come prepared: bring your helmet, lunch, water, emergency information, sun glasses, sun screen, spare tires, tire pump, band-aids, and your smile. Be sure your bike is in good working order: bike bell, tires pumped, brakes and gears working, clean chain, mirror is a bonus.
Recheck the ride writeup after 8 am the day of the Ride for possible ride cancellations or other changes. If the ride is cancelled, email notifications are sent to all riders signed up for the Ride.
MEETING LOCATION:
Stanley Park, West Parking Lot – Directions: Option A- From Macleod Tr, west on 42nd Ave, turn right on 4A St, then turn right on Riverdale Ave and east to the parking lot. Option B- From Elbow Dr, go east on Landsdowne Ave, turn left on 5A St or 5th St north to Riverdale Ave, then right and east to the parking lot.

 

Meeting Location: Stanley Park, West Parking Lot
Leader: Jake Mayell 403-816-9696
Sweep: TBD

There is a maximum of 10 riders on this ride.

It is now after 8:00am on the day of the ride. To cancel, please contact the leader directly.

Riders

  • Hazel B.
  • Cathy M.
  • Phil M.
  • Frank M.
  • Patricia M.
  • Jake M.
  • Volker M.
  • Ken M.
  • Heidi M.
  • Colin R.

Wait List

  • Linda M.

The wait list is in the order in which the sign ups were received.