Canola Fields Madden Gravel Easy Fondo, Int, 57km, 400m, LyleOpseth

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The 2025 Canola Fields Fondo!

Ride and Apres-ride Social

                 New Date: Aug 2nd, 2025

Coordinator: Lyle Opseth

Distance: 57km

Pace: 15-19 km/h 

Elevation Gain:  407 m 

E-Bikes allowed: Yes 

Meeting place/parking:  All road rides start/finish at Madden Community Centre

Route:

Canola Fields Fondo – A Scenic Gravel Adventure

Enjoy a beautiful ride through vibrant canola fields with a mix of gravel and pavement surfaces. This route is a shorter version and slower-paced version of Greg Achtem's longer Crossfield-Cremona gravel ride.

Key highlights:

• Mixed surfaces: mostly gravel with some pavement stretches
  
• This is a shorter, slower-paced gravel ride suitable as an introduction to gravel riding
  
• Estimated return to the golf course by 2:00 PM, perfect timing for a post-ride refreshment
  
• E-bikes and mountain bikes welcome.
  
• You should have tires at least 35 mm wide
  

Longer Option:

For anyone wanting to extend the ride, they can do an extra 24 km loop west of Madden upon completion of the 56 km ride. See the second map below. 

Longer Option:

Apres-ride social: Join us after the ride for social at the Madden Golf Club patio where you can purchase refreshments and snacks at the Club House.

Note:  This event will be rescheduled in case of inclement weather, you will be notified the day before the event.