Metis Path Skyview Ranch Nose Creek, Easy, 35km, 100m, GaryDavidge

Note:  Registration for this event will open Friday, September 27, 2024

Metis Path, Skyview Ranch, Nose Creek 35

Ride Level:  Urban ride, newcomers and intermediate, easy pace.

Coordinator:  Gary Davidge

Route description:

From Rotary Challenger Park, we will ride north on the pathway just west of Metis Trail. We turn east onto 80^th Ave NE, ride by the Saddleridge Lakes, and then cycle through City Scape and Skyview Ranch to the  Mattamy Greenway on 128^th Ave NE. Our ride will then follow the Mattamy pathway and Freeport Byway that will get us to 96^th Ave (Airport road). We cross under Deerfoot to access the Nose Creek trail to take us back to 32^nd Avenue for the last few km to Challenger Park. The total ride is less than 40k, with a change of 190 meters in elevation.

The ride will not have a snack break. Instead, we will adjourn to the “Wingfield Golf Course’s” Clubhouse across 48^th Ave for an optional lunch. All riders who join us at the Golf Club will get a complimentary first beverage. Those who stay for lunch will buy their own.

Location: Rotary Challenger Park 3688-48 Ave. NE. Lots of room for public parking. Aim for the northwest section of the park, the closest to the public washrooms.

Operations

• The ride will have a co-leader, a sweep, employ radios, and regroup at intervals. No one will be left behind. 
• Bring 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. Gary