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July 4th Coney Island Skate (Beginner and Intermediate Segments)

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July 4th Coney Island Skate (Beginner and Intermediate Segments)

Details

This is a 25-mile skate with both a beginner and intermediate portion. For the beginner segment, you should be able to brake and skate on minor inclines. There will be some street skating. For the intermediate segment, you must be able to brake comfortably on sharp inclines and skate amongst the cars unassisted. There will be a bridge.

You can view a map of our planned route in the photo section below.

Beginner Segment:
Start: Riverside Drive and West 145th St at 12:00pm (25 miles to end)
Pickup 1: Skater's Circle at 2:00pm (20 miles to end)
Break: Hang out and skate at Skater's Circle from 2pm to 3pm
Segment End: Pier 76 at 4pm (17 miles to end)

Intermediate Segment:
Pickup 2: Pier 76 at 4pm (17 miles to end)
Pickup 3: Washington Square Park at 5pm (15 miles to end)
Pick up 4: Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn at 7pm (9 miles to end)
End: Coney Island-Stillwell Q stop at 8pm (0 miles to end)

Contact organizer for group chat link. Please also let me know where you plan to start. Times and distances are approximate and subject to change based on unforeseen circumstances.

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