Sunshine Ball Park Mountain Bike Ride
We will meet at the parking lot for Sunshine Ball Park. There is an entrance to the trails from there.
Chico and Ron will be leading this ride!
Helmets are required. This is a ride at your own risk trail. Sign in and acknowledgement of waiver a must to ride with the club for this ride.
Leader: Chicco, chiccosimov5@gmail.com
Routes: https://fredtrails.org/trails/motts-run/
Hopewell Church Ride
Location: 12018 Guinea Dr, Woodford, VA 22580
Come out and ride with us from Hopewell Methodist Church in Woodford, Va. Situated in a rural area just over the Spotsylvania County line, Hopewell allows us to branch out in multiple directions on safe, scenic, country roads. April through November, we break into multiple groups based on rider speed and distances. Slower groups generally go 20 to 36 miles at a 14-15mph pace, while faster riders opt for longer distances of at least 40 miles at a 16-18 mph pace.
During the normal riding season, Saturday rides feature the official No-Drop ride; however, all groups keep an eye out for newer riders and try to wait at intersections for anyone who is close behind. Look forward to riding with you!
We are no longer using or maintaining the former "marked" routes from Hopewell. We have certain canned routes that the ride leaders may choose or the group can determine where they want to ride. We will put the RWGPS files on the Hopewell calendar soon. "Standard" i.e. frequently used routes include:
1. The 28-mile to Nancy Wright's with a return via Sunshine School and Bethel Church. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48803731
2. The 33-mile to Quarters road with a return via Sunshine School and Bethel Church. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48803773
3. The 36 mile route to Bowling Green https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48803897
4. The 42-mile route to Chilesburg via Bull Church, Cedar Fork and Jericho roads. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48803843
Group: BC
RWGPS Routes: TBA
Ride leaders: Ron Fox r2534fox@yahoo.com
Paul Cariker pjcariker@comcast.net
New Years Day Ride
Start off the new year right and work off the New Years Eve festivities. Join us for a ride around the country side. There are 20, 36, 42, 50 and 60 mile options. The 20 mile route is marked with blue arrows and the 36 mile route is marked with green arrows. The remaining routes are not currently marked so please use the cue sheets.
RWGPS Routes: https://ridewithgps.com/events/123890-hm-hopewell-methodist-church
Ride leader: Chuck Daniels, 816 500-7468
Description: This year the banquet will be again held at Brock's Riverside Grill in the Rappahannock Room. This will be our 10th banquet at Brock's in the last 12 years and we are returning because of the excellent service and ambiance there.
Our guest speaker: TBA
Cost: $30 per person. Water, tea and coffee will be provided with the meal and a full cash bar will be available for other beverages.
Parking: Available along the street in front of Brock's, in the parking lot adjacent to Brock's and in the train station parking lot across the road.
Start time: The event starts at 430PM for a social hour, followed by dinner, our guest speaker and then club business. The latter includes a summary of the years' activities, and recognition of individuals for special contributions and awards. Lastly, we will hold our club elections. ALL positions, to include coordinators, are open. More information on that will be provided as we get closer to the event.
Point of Contact: Paul Cariker pjcariker@comcast.net