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- Ride Title:
- Happy Pain Happy CANCELLED
- Category:
- 16 And Over
- Ride Date:
- Sunday, May 22 9am - 2pm
- Location:
- Myersville Park & Ride, 300 Ventrie Ct, Myersville, MD 21773
- Distance:
- 75 miles
- Leaders Pace:
- 15 mph
- Ride Terrain:
- Hilly
- Regrouping:
- Some
- Rest stops:
- Snack
- Weather Cancellation:
- Sprinkles
- Ride Leader:
- Mike Harris
- Email:
- titancyle@gmail.com
- Phone:
- 443-912-2016
- Website:
- https://ridewithgps.com/routes/3329166
This is a join ride with the PPTC, our sister bicycling club. 5500 El. gain.
Mike Whitney created this ride & it is even more spectacular than the older Happy Happy Pain Pain ride! It has become a club favorite. So join us & find out why.
It is sort of the reverse of Happy Happy Pain Pain without High Rock and dropping off South Mountain into Carroll Valley. The route works over to Loy Wolfe and then drops into Smithburg; continuing North to a rest stop in Rouzerville. Then Mentzer Gap to Mt Alto and a long steady climb up to South Mountain and long descent into rest stop in Carroll Valley. A 5 mile shortcut is available by staying on Old Fort (vs. left on Metzer Gap) for the climb up South Mountain through the park with a right turn at the T to get back on course.
Return via another long steady climb up Iron Springs and Gum Springs into Blue Ridge Summit (optional rest stop). Last 12 miles are mostly all downhill into Myersville.
No go in rain.
- Ride Poster:
- Mike Harris