Date: Saturday Jan 12, 8AM (rain date: Sat. Jan 19, 8AM)
Speed: C (13-15mph) moderate hills.
Difficulty: Probably for seasoned cyclists.
What to bring: Warm clothes : It will probably be in the 20's
when we start. Protect your head, hands and feet.
Check the Icebike site for information
on how to dress for the cold.
Helmet required.
Some food : There will be stores about every 10-15 miles.
Water : Enough to get you from store to store. Perhaps more if their
spigot
is frozen.
Enough tools to change or repair a tube on your bike.
Other information: There really aren't any good bail out options on
this ride. We pass through Oxford (the county seat) at 25 and 75 miles.
You could stop there and call someone to come get you. But it's an out
an back century, so there's no good way to shorten it.
I plan to ride as long as the forecast does not call for rain and ice.
If it's dry and will get into the 30's, I'll ride. If it's going to be
in the teens, I might just do a 50 mile trip where we bike 25 miles to
Oxford, get a nice breakfast and bike 25 miles back. If it's below 10 F,
I'll probably abort, but you're welcome to ride.
Starting location: 531 Woodland Church Rd.
Large map of Raleigh showing how to get
near my place
Smaller detailed map of my neighborhood
From Raleigh: Take US1 / Capital Blvd. north to the Wake Forest
exit at Hwy 98.
Exit at the Hwy 98 / Wake Forest exit.
Turn Left at the light toward Durham.
Go miles 2.1 miles and turn Right on Camp Kanata Rd.
Go 3.7 miles to the end.
Turn Left at the T onto Woodland Church Rd.
Go 0.5 miles. 1st trailer on the Left.
My number is 554-9754 if you get totally lost.
Route: The route parallels Hwy 96 from the southeast corner of Granville county to the northwest corner.
Map / Cue sheet 1
Map / Cue sheet 2
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