Wheezers and Geezers

Description

Note: New route information.
At the suggestion of several participants, we will use more than one route this year. We will continue with the route from Sellwood Park in Portland to Clackamette Park in Oregon City, along the old Trolley Trail. In addition, we will occasionally use different routes with similar levels of difficulty and distance. For example, we may start as usual but connect to the Springwater near the Goodwill Bins location. Once on the Springwater, we will proceed to Gresham, stopping at Jazzy Bagel for our snack, then return on the same route. As always, you don’t have to be a wheezer or a geezer to be on this ride but you should be willing to ride like one. Pace will be slow, averaging about 10-12 mph. No one will be left behind. The routes will be mainly on paths and light traffic streets. For the Clackamette Park route, we cross McLoughlin Blvd. at one point. The intersection has a traffic light and walking across is fine. There is one relatively short uphill section, from just south of the Milwaukie Sewage Treatment facility to the end of the MAX line in Milwaukie. On this route, our break will be at a coffee shop on the return from Clackamette Park. Feel free to bring a snack, just in case.

Please note the 10:00 AM start time and please arrive 15 minutes before the start. Sign up at the start.