It's been a long journey through the online bike community to get to this forum, but this seems like a great source for info! I will be in town for a solid month in September into early October, and will have minimal obligations and so I'm planning on doing ALOT of riding. I do a bit of racing down here in Texas, but it looks like the season for you guys is basically over after August (only bringing the road bike, leaving the cross bike behind). I've looked over the Dcpaceline site and had a few questions:
I'll be based in the silver springs area and it looks like a fair number of rides start close by.
How many of those rides are year-round or even still active? Im not sure how recently that site has been updated and I can't find any confirmation of the rides on the groups websites or Facebook pages.
Are the Hain's Point informal rides a year round thing, just from the description they look like fun, and I could see myself hitting those up daily, maybe at both noon and 6?
Any routes you would recommend? I've heard the w&od trail is nice, and the mt Vernon trail was recommended to me, but I've heard mixed things. The c&o towpath looks great as well, but I'm not sure my bike is up to the challenge. I might head down to the blue ridge parkway or skyline drive to get in some climbing (a novelty for someone from Texas), plus it looks beautiful.
Your thoughts and suggestions are much appreciated!
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