Garden Home, West Linn and Tryon Creek -- 35 mile/2200 vertical feet

This suburban route has a bit of everything. We start in Garden Home, head south through residential neighborhoods in Tigard and Tualatin, climb up the scenic Stafford Hills, enjoy an epic descent down to West Linn, and climb the Tryon Creek trail back home. A lot of gradual and steady climbing but no monstrous climbs.

WHO WILL LIKE THIS RIDE - Slow but steady riders who enjoy a variety of scenery and a lot of gradual ups and downs at a more relaxed pace.
If you have ridden with Tom or Jenny, you will find my pace much slower. Not an "easy" ride, not a brisk "training" ride, but somewhere in between. Fast riders welcome, too, but be prepared to wait!

RIDE START - Garden Home Recreational Center, on SW Oleson Rd.

WHEELS ROLL @ 9:00 Arrive a little early so we can start on time!

Ride leader: Adam 503-780-5565

ROUTE: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35653846

TRAFFIC? Yes! This route has a variety of suburban streets, rural roads, and trails. We will be passing through downtown Tualatin, West Linn and Lake Oswego. Many of the roads have marked bike lanes, but not all of them. Experienced urban riders will be fine, but please be confident of your ability to ride safely while sharing the road with cars before signing up.

PACE: Relaxed and social. I ride comfortably at about 14 mph on flat roads, slower with hills or headwinds. We'll wait for slow climbers, wait at all turns for those at the back, and no one will be dropped. Plan on a good 4 hours for the complete ride, maybe more, probably not less.

FOOD, WATER, BATHROOMS : Available in Tualatin (mile 7), West Linn, and Lake Oswego. I recommend TWO water bottles and enough snacks for the full 35 miles

WEATHER : Forecast is warm but not seriously hot. I'll post a comment by 8:30 in the morning if the weather forecast changes for the worse.

AND OF COURSE:

• Helmets at all times
• NO ear buds, please!
• Have spare tubes that FIT your bike, and pump or cartridges that fit your valves!
• And obey traffic laws.

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