Weather: As of 4/8 the weather could not look better. 66 at the start and ending at 81 degrees, clear skies with no chance of rain, and a tame 2 mph Western wind with gusts up to 9 mph. My gravel bike is in the shop, so if it is not ready, I will be rolling pretty slow 12-13ish. Hoping folks of all paces show.
Route options for everyone, all are welcome, please share this ride. Bring what you need to take care of yourself and your bike, and bring friends. Rolling from Bell Lane Baptist Church in Clanton at 9am. Park at the far end of the lot behind the church.
All routes share the first 18 miles to the water stop at Isabella High School. This is the only stop for the 35mi route. I will place a cooler with ice and water in an alcove at the school. When you arrive at the school, it will be on your left. As soon as you roll past the front of that wing of the building, you will notice an alcove between it and the rest of the building. The cooler will be in the alcove. You can see the alcove in the pic below.
After the water stop, the 35 and 46 mile routes will double back 3/4mi and turn right on CR-29, and the 63 and 95 mile routes will continue straight ahead on CR-29.
The 35 and 46mi route will be common until mile 25, where the 35 mile route will take a left on CR-37, and the 46mi route will take a right on CR-37. The 46mi route will have a store stop at the Phillips 66 on CR-22 at mile 34 and then head back to the church.
The 63 mile route, after leaving Isabella HS will do a loop south of the HS, and then stop there again at mile 35, then stops at the Phillips 66 at mile 50 before heading back to the church.
The 95 mile route leaves Isabella HS and does two loops to the south, with water stops at Mt. Carmel Baptist at mile 33 and Pletcher Church at mile 49, before looping back to the HS at mile 67, and then the Phillips 66 at mile 83 before heading back to the church.
Here’s a link to some words and pics about the last time we did these routes back in September last year: https://alabamacyclingcalendar.com/09-13-25-peach-west-relocated-chicken-63mi-gravel-ride/
This is a self-supported ride. All are welcome so long as you are comfortable with the miles.
Download the Routes:
35: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44968400
46: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44968412