Beacon Hill to Rocky Ridge 22
Usually, bicycle trips to Rocky Ridge come from the south, an uphill grunt. However, this ride approaches the higher reaches of Rocky Ridge from the east, across the landscape, reducing the gross elevation gain (sum of all uphills) to 141 m and the net elevation gain to 55 m (low to high points).
The route is an elongated circuit mostly on pathways and quiet connecting streets, through parks and bordering ponds. It starts from the Beacon Hill shopping center, goes south across Stoney Trail, and traverses Citadel before crossing back over the Trail on Country Hills Boulevard. After traveling Royal Oak, the route goes further west into Rocky Ridge and then loops north and returns east. We visit a new development of "Qube" houses. The course then goes northeast through Royal Oak, past lakes, and into Royal Vista. We pick up speed with a tailwind along the 112 Avenue path, view the city, and arrive back at the finish.
Location: Beacon Hill Shopping Center, at the north end, near Canadian Tire. The center is northeast of the Stoney Trail and Sarcee Trail intersection. Drive into the center north on Sarcee Trail.
We will ride in two small groups in tandem, each with a leader and a sweep equipped with radios. The ride will have regrouping at intervals. Bring lunch. It will be helpful if you arrive 15 minutes before the start for bike preparation, meet and greet, and a quick safety drill. Take your route tracking device for more enjoyment and the possibility of leading this ride or a suitable variant next year.
Cancellation: If you are signed up and find you have to cancel, please do so as soon as you know to leave space for someone else. Just put your FLC number in again and click "cancel sign up." If it is necessary to cancel because of weather or another reason, I will notify you on this page and by Email or telephone by 8 am on the event day.
See you. Peter
Meeting Location: Beacon Hill Shopping Center
Leader: Peter Bradbury, Gary Bodeux 403-246-3420
Sweep: Margaret Dunphy, TBD
There is a maximum of 25 riders on this ride.
It is now after 8:00am on the day of the ride. To cancel, please contact the leader directly.