Die Hard - Groat Road and Mill Creek Loop - Sun, Nov 11 2012

Die Hard - Groat Road and Mill Creek Loop (11/11/2012)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Bike

Event Location:

Glenora Park

Date(s) & Time:

Sun, Nov 11 2012 12:00 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Sun, Nov 11 2012 10:00:00 AM

Event Duration:

4 Hours Approximately

Difficulty Rating:

D4: Moderate to Difficult

Event Coordinator(s):

Andrew H
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Member Cost:

Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, All - DO NOT USE

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

2 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

The Die Hard series of bike rides are meant to be fun, yet a bit challenging. Simply riding a bike in the winter is a bit of a challenge compared to summer riding. Getting out and riding even though it may be cold, snowy, windy, slippery or any combination gives a great sense of accomplishment, almost like going against the odds and coming out on top.

BE PREPARED! Make sure you have suitable tires on your bike, and NO COTTON clothing! Have appropriate layers to keep cool enough or warm enough depending on all the possibilities nature can throw at us.
Andrew is a die-hard cyclist (or trying to convince himself he is) so this ride will go unless the temperature is below -25 Celsius.

We will start at Glenora Park and work our way to and then zoom down the path along Groat Road through Government House Park. Then we'll follow the river valley to the low level bridge where we'll cross over to follow along to and through Mill Creek Ravine all the way to 39 Ave.
There we will follow along 39 Ave to 106 Street, then head north up to 60 Ave which we'll follow West to 113 Street where the route will take us North to 76 Ave for a Westward path to Saskatchewan drive where we will see some impressive properties as we head north to Groat Road and follow that to Saskatchewan drive again for some Eastern travel to the steep hill down to the LRT foot bridge where we'll cross over to River Valley Road and head West again to Government House Park and climb back up along Groat Road to our starting point.

At this point we can head somewhere nearby for a late lunch/early dinner and some cold drinks.

Required Items to Bring:
Bike (all types are fine as long as there are condition suitable tires equipped)
Helmet (NO EXCEPTIONS)
Water
Weather appropriate clothing
Fun and Friendly Attitude

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
Money for food and drinks afterwards

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Look for the coordinator/s wearing Yellow EOC Ball Caps near the starting point.

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Notes:

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Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $2.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
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