Crank Sisters Intermediate+. Co-Ed. This is a fast pace ride with few stops and not for beginners. Ride Starts at 4:15 PM and is expected to be finished in less than two hours.
Grand Ride is forested pretty trails mainly a Cross Country trail system; This ride is about 10 miles long with the first half mostly uphill and the second half down hill. The first half is mostly uphill and rolling, beautiful single track with some flowy sections, and a fast twisty semi technical downhill. Here is the route on Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/3291495407528331744
Directions:
It will be dark so park outside of the of parking lot on the dirt side of the street either on Duthie Hill Road or down further on SE Issaquah - Fall City Road. This is the parking lot address: 26100-26156 SE Issaquah-Fall City Rd . Meet at the parking lot picnic table.
- Restroom: there are restrooms at start.
Ride leader contact info: Bobbie Howard (425) 219-3110. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about this ride
Equipment:
- Please bring a mountain bike in good working order, helmet, 2+ liters of water, electrolytes, backpack with many snacks, and spare bike tube.
This ride is limited to 18+ years old unless riding with a parent or guardian. All riders need to meet the above experience requirements.
E-Bikes: King County Parks adopts the same position as DNR: You can legally use E-Bikes on trails if you have an ADA place card in your car. Here is the link to trails that allow E-Bikes without needing an ADA card: https://www.evergreenmtb.org/ebikeaccess.
RSVP:
Before you RSVP for this ride, please sign the waiver at https//.www.evergreenmtb.org/my/waiver: Right click and click open in new window. This waiver needs to be signed once a year. When you click the link, it will tell you whether you have signed this year. If not, it will give you a link to sign it.
- Please cancel your RSVP before the ride time if you can’t make the ride. Text the rider leader Bobbie Howard: 425-219-3110 if you have to cancel within two hours of the ride.Please RSVP at least 2 hours before the ride.
Conditions for cancellation: (heavy wind, lightning, flooding etc.) If a ride must be canceled, the ride leader will attempt to contact anyone signed up by 3pm the day before the ride or in the morning day of ride.