Title: Tick Ridge Ramble Ride (2 Groups)
Distance: 44 miles
Start Location: Athens Wellness Center, 209 Fitness Way, Athens, AL
Date and Start Time: Saturday, 23 Sep@ 7:30 AM
Ride Leader: Hunter Chockley,chockleyj@bellsouth.net, 256 527-8643, & Keri Fletcher,
k3lyfl@hotmail.com, 256 998-8682
Description:This will be a beautiful moderate ride with abundant hills, but no major climb. It is a very scenic route which follows some rural back roads. Hunter will lead the faster group with an average pace of 15-16 mph and Keri’s group will have a 14-15 mph average pace. The route has a cumulative climb of 1644 ft (Garmin showed 1982 ft).
Rest Stops: Sparkman Park (twice) at ~11 and ~32 miles. The map and cue for the route is:https://ridewithgps.com/routes/12602912.
This route is included in the SCCC RWGPS Club Account.
Bring a cue sheet and/or a map to the ride and also have the phone number of the Ride Leader and the phone number of at least one friend.
Again, this is a moderate ride of 44 miles and it has abundant hills, so be sure you can do the stated average pace for thestated distance.
If you choose to ride at a much faster pace than the leader or deviate from the route, then you are on your own.