bcaverly
August 26th, 2002, 01:22 PM
++++++ Kid's Ride +++++++
Date: 09/02
Pace: casual
Terrain: easy
Meet at: 9:00am
Location: Tire Playground parking lot at Seneca Creek Park
The ride will start at the tire playground (right where you turn to go to the boat house). Go down the field to the lake and turn right. Follow the lake trail to the Kingfisher Overlook and the dam, then cross the road to the Long Draft Branch trail. Take that loop around until it re-crosses the road on the south side of the lake and then follow the white trail the rest of the way around the lake.
This is almost exactly 6 miles. My 7 year old son has done about 4 miles of this (on a 20" kid's MTB) in the past and there are a couple of opportunities for people to bail out if kids are not able to handle it. For those who know Seneca Creek State Park but may not have been there recently, there are several stretches of trail on the south side of the lake which have now been re-routed to slightly higher ground eliminating some of the very rooty sections that used to be right along the edge of the water. This should actually make it even better for kids/begginers.
This is great single track trail, but with very little elevation change and few significant obstacles. Bring out that budding NORBA XC champ that keeps complaining you never take him/her riding with you and find out how fun it can be to ride with your kids!
For safety reasons all children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over 18; no more than 2 kids per parent/guardian please. Properly fitting helmets must be worn by all riders.
Please RSVP to let me know how many to expect.
Contact: Bob Caverly, bcaverly@metavr.com 301-996-4164(c), 301-428-0332(h), 301-212-7819(w)
Date: 09/02
Pace: casual
Terrain: easy
Meet at: 9:00am
Location: Tire Playground parking lot at Seneca Creek Park
The ride will start at the tire playground (right where you turn to go to the boat house). Go down the field to the lake and turn right. Follow the lake trail to the Kingfisher Overlook and the dam, then cross the road to the Long Draft Branch trail. Take that loop around until it re-crosses the road on the south side of the lake and then follow the white trail the rest of the way around the lake.
This is almost exactly 6 miles. My 7 year old son has done about 4 miles of this (on a 20" kid's MTB) in the past and there are a couple of opportunities for people to bail out if kids are not able to handle it. For those who know Seneca Creek State Park but may not have been there recently, there are several stretches of trail on the south side of the lake which have now been re-routed to slightly higher ground eliminating some of the very rooty sections that used to be right along the edge of the water. This should actually make it even better for kids/begginers.
This is great single track trail, but with very little elevation change and few significant obstacles. Bring out that budding NORBA XC champ that keeps complaining you never take him/her riding with you and find out how fun it can be to ride with your kids!
For safety reasons all children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over 18; no more than 2 kids per parent/guardian please. Properly fitting helmets must be worn by all riders.
Please RSVP to let me know how many to expect.
Contact: Bob Caverly, bcaverly@metavr.com 301-996-4164(c), 301-428-0332(h), 301-212-7819(w)