Ride leader: Steve Palincsar
Members: Patricia Sanders, Connie Quickstad
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54729183 32 miles, 1570' elevation gain
Weather: Sunny,around 70 at the start rising to around 80 by early afternoon
AMS: 12.3
Mishaps & mechanicals: none
An early preview of Rural Legacy roads, designed for scenery and easy (relative to the area, of course) terrain. We went down North Keys, took Molly Berry to Van Brady, then up Van Brady to Duley Station and down Croom Airport to the Patuxent River Park Pavilion for a rest stop. After the break we backtracked to Duvall, took it to Mt Calvert, then Croom to St Thomas Church, Mattaponi back to Croom to Nottingham, then around the bend to Tanyard, across Croom to Brooks Church, then Croom back to Candy Hill, and Molly Berry and North Keys back to the park.
A very pleasant route, and a treat to see the area again after what seems like many months. The only issue noted was remembering the large groups we used to have riding from North Keys Park on Thursdays and seeing how few we can muster now.
