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2004 Women’s Rides Where: UAF Patty Center Parking lot (unless otherwise indicated)
May 5: Tour de University—get used to your bike again. Rolling terrain. 5-10 miles May 12: Ride out Sheep Creek Road to Gold Hill, to Parks Hwy, Cripple Creek, up Isberg. Back on Chena Ridge. 20 miles. May 19: Ride out Sheep Creek to Murphy Dome Road and back. Option of riding along Murphy Dome Road. 13-20 miles. May 26: Ride out Sheep Creek to Goldstream, Ballaine Road to Farmer’s Loop and Back to UAF. Option of extending ride to Yankovich to Miller Hill ad back to UAF 17-22 miles. June 2: Ride Farmer’s Loop to Summit. Up Summit and down Skyview to Farmer’s Loop. Option of climbing back up Skyview and down Summit to Farmer’s Loop and back to UAF. 16-22 miles. June 9: Meet in Fox at the Road House. Ride north on the Steese Highway to Cleary Summit. This ride ascends a four-mile hill. Spectacular views, great company! *June 12: Meet at Sally’s house on Rosie Creek Rd. for shuttle to Denali. Ride into the park for overnight on mountain bikes. Take park shuttle bus back. Great scenery. Lots of fun! June 16: Ride Chena Ridge to Chena Pump and back to UAF. Option of extending ride to include Gold Hill. Back to UAF. 23-30 miles. June 23: Meet in Ester at weigh station. Ride the Old Nenana to Park’s Hwy and back to weigh station. Option of meeting at UAF at 5:30pm and riding from there. 16-30 miles. *June 26: Chena Hot Springs Bike Classic. Ride from town or from Valley Center to Chena Hot Springs Resort for babeque and soak. Shuttle transportation back to town. June 30: Ride Farmer’s Loop to McGrath Rd. Follow Old Steese north to Fox. Turn onto Goldstream Rd. and ride Sheep Creek back to UAF. 29 miles. July 7: TBA—call 459-8126 for update *July 10: Meet at UAF for van ride south on Richardson Hwy. Begin ride at Salcha Elementary School toward Endestad cabin located 30 miles from Delta Junction. Ride as much or as little as you want on your way there. Call 459-8126 for more details. **July 14: Mountain bike ride meeting at the turnout on Sheep Creek Rd. at Ester Dome Road (3.5 miles from UAF). Ride up Ester Dome Road to St. Patrick’s to the Equinox Marathon Trail. Ride up the Alder Chute (or more than likely, push it up!) and back to Sheep Creek and UAF. Option of starting at UAF at 5:30pm. 16-23 miles. **July 21: Mountain bike ride meets at the Fox Road House. We ride up the Elliot Highway to Silver Fox Rd. Ride up to Pedro Dome. Blueberries should be ripe. Ride down the Steese back to Fox. 18 miles. *July 25: Meet at UAF for car pooling to Chris Broda or Christine Matson’s house. Mountain bike up Amanita Road to Gilmore Trail and back to their house for a barbeque. Start ride at 1:00pm. July 28: Ride out Sheep Creek Road to Gold Hill, to Parks Hwy, Cripple Cre3ek, up Isberg. Back on Chena Ridge. 20 miles. August 4: Meet at Superior Hardwoods on the Old Steese, a few blocks before Currey’s Corner. Ride out the Old Steese to Fox, up the Elliot to Hill Top (4 miles) and back on the New Steese. Option of extending the ride on Chena Hot Springs Road. 18-? Miles. August 11: Ride old Nenana loop again (because it is fun and beautiful scenery too!). 23-30 miles. End of the season potluck at Sally’s house on Rosie Creek following the ride. *Indicates not a Wednesday night ride, but a great ride you will not want to miss. **Indicates a mountain bike ride For more information email xcskiers@gci.net
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