Medium(+) Level: Deale or No Deale (Cue Sheet/Garmin Ride)

NoVA CBG has a turn by turn RideWithGPS club account that's free. https://www.meetup.com/novacbg/events/271742916/

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The Ride: Summary
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• RIDE NAME: Deale or No Deale
• START LOC: Deale Elementary, Deale, MD
• START GPS: https://goo.gl/maps/KhEyACVUMuyq4XsY7
• START PARKING: Any open spot
• ARRIVAL: 10:00am
• SPEECH: 10:15am
• ROLLING: 10:30am
• LEVEL: Medium(+)
• PACE: 13 to 15+ mph
• DISTANCE: 39 mile
• TERRAIN: Country road riding, hills
• RIDEWITHGPS ROUTE:
  CBG_DEALE_OR_NO_DEALE_2025
  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/5461637

NOTES:

• This is a Cue Sheet / Garmin ride
• There is NO sweep

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The Ride : Detail
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For your riding pleasure NoVA CBG presents ... Deale or No Deale.

This is nice, country, ALL ROAD riding on the western shore of the Chesapeake.

Meet / Start is at Deale Elementary School. There is no water here, but there are porta-johns at the left side of the building near some sporting fields. They were in pretty good shape when I last checked. From here the route loops north up to near Harwood, passes through Lothian, McKendree, Friendship, and then descends into North Beach.

Stops planned are as such:
@ Mile 12
Gibson's Shell Station
101 Mt Zion Marlboro Rd
Lothian, MD 20711

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@ Mile 12
Dunkin Donuts
5075 Solomons Island Rd
Lothian, MD 20711
(443) 294-6774

@ Mile 26.8
Sweet Sues Bake Shop
9132 Bay Ave
North Beach, MD 20714
(410) 286-8041
(really good eclairs)

At this point, we head back north along the coast of the bay, and head back inland until we re-join our outbound route for a bit, climb and descend a ridge near Fairhaven Cliffs, and then run back to Deale.

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The Meeting Spot:
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Deale Elementary School
759 Masons Beach Rd
Deale, MD 20751
GPS: https://goo.gl/maps/KhEyACVUMuyq4XsY7
PARKING: On Site

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The Ride After The Ride:
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Skippers Pier
6158 Drum Point Rd
Deale, MD 20751
(410) 867-7110
GPS: https://goo.gl/maps/rHu6UYDLRoSsws86A

Skipper's Pier is a nice dock bar at the end of a point in Deale

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Ride Level Chart
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NoVA CBG tries to accommodate all levels of cyclists by offering different types/levels of rides. We just ask that you come to the ride that suits your current riding ability the best.

• Introductory Level: If you haven't ridden a bike in a number of years (or are uncertain of your abilities on a bicycle).
• Beginner Level: You can ride for 10+ miles at a pace of 10+ to 12+ mph with potentially minor hills involved.
• Medium Level: You can ride for 20+ miles at a pace of 13+ to 15+ mph with potentially moderate hills involved.
• Advanced Level: You can ride for 20++ miles at a pace of 15+ mph with potentially major hills involved.

Both Medium and Advanced Levels might require handling various challenges such as reading cue sheets, using a Garmin or navigation app, night riding, out of town travel, or any other odd cycling situations.

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The Fine Print:
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