2023 Watermelon Ride
In view of the weather forecast this event is postponed to Sunday July 16th at 9:00 am
The club continues its tradition of an all-class ride after the Fourth of July that ends with everyone enjoying cold watermelon. This year, the ride leaves from the Indian Head Village Green at 9 am with a choice of 25-, 40- and 49-miles or an option of up to 26 miles on the Indian Head Rail Trail.
Directions to Ride Start: Indian Head Village Green
Take MD-210 (Indian Head Highway) to the town of Indian Head. At the top of the hill, pass Indian Head Elementary School on the right and turn right into Lackey Drive. Continue to IHRT parking on Dr. Mitchell Lane.
Ride Leaders:
| Trail Ride |
Randy Schoch
|
| 25 C/CC |
Dan Donahue
|
| 40 CC |
Ellen Goodwin
|
49 CC
|
Joan Oppel
|
| 49 A/B |
Diane Harris
|
Routes:
All routes leave from the Village Green and take the Indian Head Rail Trail to Bumpy Oak Road. The on-road routes turn right on Bumpy Oak Road and continue on MD-225 (Hawthorne Rd) and Ripley Road to Poorhouse Rd, where the 25-mile route turns right toward Pisgah and the 40- and 49-mile routes turn left and go to a rest stop at Scott's Store in Welcome MD.
Cuesheets:
25-mile route: https://bit.ly/448e6DO
40-mile route: https://bit.ly/3CIv7c5
49-mile route: https://bit.ly/3CG260C
Ride With GPS Routes:
https://bit.ly/46lA6xd
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