Note: Registration for this event will open Friday, August 9, 2024
Best of Okotoks 27
Ride Level: Urban ride, newcomers and intermediate, easy pace.
Coordinator: Peter Bradbury
Route description:
Starting from the Lion's Campground, pathways along the south side of the Sheep River lead to the Cimarron Lakes and Park, a distinguishing feature in Okotoks, which we circle. Then, the long path on the north side of the river brings us to the one hill of the day. We ride around the pathways and bike-friendly streets of Crystal Ridge and Crytal Green beside the golf course, stopping for lunch at one of Drake Landing's lakes. (Gain 154 m.) Next, we travel around the north end of the local airport and pass four more lakes south and west before crossing the river to return on a trail to the campground.
Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41995690
Location: Okotoks Lion's Campground. Drive South on the 2A, cross the Sheep River in Okotoks, turn left on Woodhaven Drive, and immediately into the park.
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
