Tuesday, July 16, 2024
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Sewallcrest Park in SE Portland, SE 31st Ave & SE Stephens St
We'll meet on SE 31st Avenue just south of the baseball diamond
Gravelland
Tue, Jul 16, 2024, 6:00 PM
Let's leave at 6:15
7:40 PM
Ride is a loop
Tandem riding on gravel?? What a ridiculous idea, so let's do it! Our city was built on a forest, and that forest still exists along the gravel roads. This ten-mile loop in SE Portland covers some of Gravelland's favorite SE gravel sections, including the shoulder of Mt Tabor park. First-time gravel riders, if you're game, this is not a race, it's all about the fun of gravel in the city; we don't have the resources for sweeping the course but this is a no-drop ride. There will be frequent gathering spots along the way. And while most of the gravel is fairly smooth and level, every section has a paved road that parallels it, and there's not a thing wrong with opting out of some of the steeper, more rutted sections. You'll want gravel or knobby tires for this event; smooth road tires will not work. There is one potentially difficult crossing of SE 52nd (there is a traffic light a few blocks away if we need it), and a couple other crossings of moderate difficulty. There will be no crossing marshals (corkers), we'll have to be careful and help each other. So we can get an idea of attendance, please go here - https://www.gravellandpdx.com/supportoursite - click Contact at the bottom of the page and let us know if you plan to participate. Here's the route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47145736 FYI, you can get access to all of Gravelland's routes for your device - just request access through RideWithGPS.
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