Update 1/12 #3: This ride is canceled because of the weather conditions - high winds and wet roads are not going to be good conditions for a ride.
Update 1/12 #2: It looks like wind gusts are supposed to be around 40 mph tomorrow during the ride, so we may cancel. We'll make a decision Friday night at 10 p.m. and email everyone.
Update 1/11: Jenn has warned me that Fairhaven Road is closed at the bottom of that hill (it looks like there are concerns about the structure of the road, not just flooding). This affects only the 51 mile route. I'll update the RWGPS route on Friday, but we'll avoid the issue by staying on Friendship Rd back to Route 2, north on Route 2, then right on Fairhaven and left on Franklin Gibson. I think this might add a mile or so to the route.
Update 1/12: Updated RWGPS 51 mile route link below. The distance actually worked out the same - 51.2 miles.
Join us for a 38 or 51 mile romp through southern Anne Arundel County! The temperature looks good, around 50 degrees at the start, and sinking slightly from there as the day goes on. However, it does look like we'll have some wind to contend with.
(Note: I've hosted the 51 mile route before. If you still have it in your computer, I just corrected a small error in Deale that had us detouring briefly on to a side road, so you may want to download it again.)
We will regroup regularly so no one is left behind.
Route details: Both routes follow Harwood and Sands to the Pindells, then swing back north and cross route 4 again at Bay Front, then to McKendree.
After McKendree, the 51 mile route follows Wilson and Friendship to North Beach via 5th Ave. Break at the Chesapeake Market & Deli in Rose Haven at mile 31.6. Then up the hill, down past Jenn's place, up Leitch, then back down into Deale and Churchton, then back to the start via Nutwell-Sudley. (No planned stop in Deale, unless participants need it.)
The 38 mile route turns left on Jewell, then crosses Route 2 to Fairhaven, then left on Franklin Gibson, then right down into Deale. Rest stop at the South County Cafe in Deale at mile 27.6. Then as in the 51 route, north to Churchton, then back to the start via Nutwell-Sudley.
Route changes: RJ has a new rule for rides he leads - no route changes on the day of the ride, unless there is a major problem, such as a road closure or the weather takes a serious turn for the worse. Late-breaking route changes generate confusion and frustration, so this rule is intended to avoid them.
If you have a safety concern or spot another issue with the route, please bring them up prior to the day of the ride, so that it can be addressed and everyone can have the corrected route in their bike computers. If you have ideas to improve the route, please let me know - I'm happy to adjust my routes for future rides.
posted by RJM
