Come out and join this fully supported tour for two days in October. Enjoy the beauty of the North Bend Rail Trail in the heart of
Saturday Evening – 5pm to 7pm Join us for our Pre-Registration Carb Party! To help us get to the trail Sunday morning we have planned to offer you a carb party while at the same time pre-registering the night before. This would be a great time to come out and meet some of the fellow riders that you will accompany over the next two days. Let us know if you plan on staying at the lodge on Saturday night. The cost is on the rider, however, we will be more than happy to make the reservation for you. The cost of the room is $70 for single occupancy or $35 for double.
Sunday – Day One 57.5 miles from North Bend SP Lodge to Happy Valley and return If you have not pre-registered for the bike ride, registration will begin at 6:00am on Sunday. Breakfast will be served in the Lodge starting at 6:30am. On day one we will start out at the North Bend State Park Lodge on the top of the hill and we will ride to the bottom of the hill to the access point of the North Bend Rail Trail. As we head west on the trail we will ride through two tunnels, so take your flash lights with you. We will make rest stops in Petroleum and Walker with Happy Valley being our lunch stop. When you are finished with lunch, head back east on the trail and we will be making our rest stops in Walker and Cairo and then back to the State Park where there will be transportation waiting to take you back to the top of the mountain, unless you prefer to ride your bike back up. We will be having dinner in the lodge this evening and we invite all the one day riders to join us for the meal and awards ceremony before you depart.
Monday – Day Two 43.6 miles from North Bend SP Lodge to Wolf Summit Breakfast will be served in the lodge starting at 7:00am. Before breakfast, bring your luggage down to the lobby and there will be a hospitality room available to store your belongings until we return to the lodge in the afternoon. We will start off by riding down the hill again to the trail, this time heading east. We will be traveling through 8 tunnels on day two so be sure to have your flashlights with you. We will be making a rest stop in Pennsboro before heading to West Union where lunch will be served. After lunch continue east on the rail trail making a rest stop in Salem. After this rest area it is requested that we stay as a group so that we all make it to Wolf Summit around the same time. At Wolf Summit you will be placing your bike in the U-Haul and there will be transportation to take us back to the State Park to pick up belongings and vehicles.
Day One Mileage North Bend SP to Petroleum 11.8 miles Petroleum to Walker 6.9 miles Walker to Happy Valley 10.5 miles Happy Valley to Walker 10.1 miles Walker to Cairo 14.4 miles Cairo to State Park 3.8 miles Total 57.5 miles
Day Two Mileage North Bend SP to Pennsboro 11.7 miles Pennsboro to West Union 11.6 miles West Union to Salem 14.6 miles Salem to Wolf Summit 5.7 miles Total 43.6 miles ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOURLY SCHEDULE |
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