Bike Ride from Noahs Ark to High Falls Park & Back

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Bike Ride from Noahs Ark to High Falls Park & Back

The Basics:

Event Type:

Bike

Event Location:

Southside (Locust Grove, GA)

Bike: Bike Ride from Noahs Ark to High Falls Park & Back

Date(s) & Time:

Sat, Sep 8 2012 9:00 am >> Sat, Sep 8 2012 12:00 pm

Registration Opens:

Mon, Aug 20 2012 9:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Fri, Sep 7 2012 5:00 pm

Event Duration:

4 Hours

Difficulty Rating:

D4: Moderate to Difficult

Distance:

35 Miles

Pace:

Moderate

Trip Leader(s):

Amy
John L

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

10 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

This ride will be about 35 hilly highway miles. Our pace will be around 15 miles per hour. It's an out and back course, but we really need to stay together because there are many turns along the route.

We will be riding from Noah's Ark to High Falls Park, where you can relax at the visitors center, enjoy the waterfalls, refill your water bottles and purchase a snack. We'll rest for about 15-20 minutes, then head back the way we came.

Noah's Ark (http://www.noahs-ark.org/) is an animal rehabilitation and shelter for wild animals that are found injured or in the wrong hands. The gates at Noah's Ark open at 9 am. We'll park there and shoot for wheels down by 9:15. We should be able to make it to High Falls Park and back by noon to enjoy an optional picnic and a stroll through the animal park. Please bring any food or beverage you would like for lunch. After the picnic (in front of the Emus!) everyone is welcome to check out the park; it's not big, but you will be amazed at the wonderful animals housed there...tiger, lion, bear oH my!!..

If you have any kind of dog food, cat food, bird seed, parrot pellets or fruit or vegetables (i.e., bag of carrots) that you can bring with you, please do. Peanut Butter is a big hit with the monkeys, we are told. We would like to help out any way we can. The park does not charge to visit, but they keep their animals cared for by public donations.

Required Items to Bring:

Bike (mountain, hybrid, road, tri)
Helmet is REQUIRED!
Water is REQUIRED!
Spare tire tubes - REQUIRED!
CO2 cartridges or air pump
Tool(s) for removing your wheel and changing a tube

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

Road or tri bike is recommended!
Snacks
Money
Picture ID
Picnic lunch

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

33.308967,-84.132088

http://www.noahs-ark.org/location/

http://www.noahs-ark.org/pages/map-and-directions

DIRECTIONS FROM ATLANTA:

Take I-75 South, Exit 212, Locust Grove, GA (same exit as Tanger Outlets)

On exit ramp, turn LEFT onto Bill Gardner Pkwy. Drive 0.7 miles.

Turn RIGHT onto US-23 S. Drive 0.9 miles.

Turn RIGHT onto L G Griffin Rd. Drive 2.5 miles.

Noah's Ark will be on your LEFT.

712 LG Griffin Road Locust Grove, GA 30248-4317

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