Team Thursday: Wandermere - Green Bluff - Big Meadows Anti-Clockwise

Start Time: Meet at 8:45, roll out at 9:00 AM

Meeting Location/Address: Wandermere Starbucks 12519 N Division St, Spokane, WA 99218

Distance: 40 miles

Pace: 13 – 15 MPH cruising speed on flat terrain

Terrain: Paved roads. Fair amount of climbing, some sustained gradual, some short and steep. Total elevation gain +/- 2400 ft.

Route Description: We start out on the Children of the Sun Trail for a couple of miles before losing some elevation on Shady Slope. We’ll regain it - and then some - starting on Golden and making our way through Colbert and up to Green Bluff via the challenging west side ascent. Beck’s Harvest House will provide a break for some good calorie intake. In the next 13 or so miles, via Big Meadows, Yale and Woolard, we’ll drop 600 feet, with a few uphill sections in the mix. Once we cross the Little Spokane River at mile 27, we’ll start climbing again, which will include a short double-digit section of Half Moon Road. We’ll likely pass fields of end-of-the-season drooping but still impressive sunflowers. At some point on Austin Rd we’ll begin a very pleasant 5-mile descent before the final 1-mile climb along the Wandermere bike trail back to the start.

Link to route map and download option: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52662408

Regroup Locations: to be determined during ride

Eat: Beck’s Harvest House MP 13.5

Weather cancellation: Rain, high winds, other extreme conditions may cancel. If Air Quality Index is near 100, the ride will likely be canceled. Check Meetup for status updates or contact ride leader.

Ride Leader: Tim Hunt 503.880.9896

Helmets required on all SBC rides