Cycling Merit Badge 25 Mile Ride

When: Saturday October 8, 2005. The ride must start no later than 11:00 AM.

You must have: 1) A bike in good working order; 2) A helmet; 3) WATER!

The planned ride:

Meet at Pine Baron Pathway on Lone Pine Rd (West Otsego Lake drive to Old
Alba Rd. to Lone Pine) 10:45 at the latest.

Ride one lap around the outer loop of the Pine Baron Pathway - 6 miles -
Trail riding

Ride one loop around any one of the four inner loop trails - 2 miles - Trail
riding

Ride Lone Pine Rd. to Old Alba Rd. - 1 mile - Paved residential road

Old Alba Road to West Otsego Lake Drive - 2.5 miles - Paved county road

West Otsego Lake Road to Mancelona Road - 5 miles - Paved county road - most
with wide brim for bikes. Climb and descend the newly paved West Otsego Lake
Rd. hill from the east side and the west side!

Reverse the West Otsego Lake Rd to Lone Pine Rd. ride - 8.5 miles

Total ride 25 miles, estimated ride time 3.5 hours.

Please let me know if you will be at this ride! If no one else can make
this 25 mile ride, we can come up with an alternative for another 25 mile
ride and the final 50 mile tour.

The Pine Baron Pathway is trail riding. It is an easier trail then the
single loop trail at Aspen Park. The trail is hard packed and wide enough
that you can ride two wide. There are no switch backs and it is a fairly
flat trail. The Whoopsy Loop has the most grade. It has one short incline
that may have some Scouts walking up.
http://www.fishweb.com/maps/otsego/hike/pine_baron/ for a trail map.