This week we will close out our KVBC
rides for July with our ever-popular tour to Bowdoinham. The ride starts
at the Laura Richards School in Gardiner and takes many of the roads
less-traveled down to Richmond and Bowdoinham. It's a ride that features
quiet roads and great scenery, and should serve as a great prelude for
our rides coming up in August! Hope you can join us!
Sunday, July 29th - GARDINER
"Biking to Bowdoinham" - a tour of the southern
Kennebec Valley through Gardiner, Richmond and Bowdoinham.
START: 9:00 AM, at the Laura Richards School, Rt.
201 in Gardiner, 1.5 miles south of the junction of Rt. 201 and Rt.s 126/9 (the
junction near the A-1 Diner). The school is a modern brick building with a "spiked
ball" sculpture, on the west side of Rt. 201, on the left past the Gardiner
Armory (just as you enter the "thickly settled" area). Park in the lot on the
north side of the school.
DISTANCE: 40 miles.
TERRAIN: Moderately hilly.
HIGHLIGHTS: quiet back roads along streams and
farmland south & west of Gardiner.
LEADER: Joe Renda, geologyjoe@gmail.com.
LINK to ROUTE MAP (2015): http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
Kennebec Valley Bicycle Club rides are open to
members and to the cycling public. Helmets are required of all riders at KVBC
events. It is also recommended that you bring with you on KVBC rides: a map of
the area in case you stray off route; tools for simple roadside repairs,
especially a tire pump, spare tube and/or patch kit; water bottles or hydration
systems; personal ID and a small first aid kit; and money for purchasing snacks
& drinks en-route. In case of severe weather, scheduled rides may be
postponed or designated as "show & go" rides at the discretion of the ride
leader.
We welcome suggestions for improving our rides and
encourage active participation of all members. For more information, contact
Jim Merrick at 293-3784 or hjmerrick@gmail.com, follow us on
Facebook or check out "Posted Roads" - our club blog at http://postedroads.blogspot.co
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