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Scio Covered Bridges

  • Start date: 05/14/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/14/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Leave Eugene by 8:00AM driving to 38765 N Main St., Scio. We'll start riding at 9:30am, Obsidian time. The route is 30 miles with a few rollers. Make sure that your bike is in working order, tires inflated, chain lubed and you have a spare tube and air pump. We will take a lunch break upon reaching Larwood Bridge, so bring your lunch, snacks and water. Also I may add an optional route of 50 miles with 1200' of gain if there is sufficient interest. In case the weather forecast does not look promising, I will change the date of the ride and let you know.

  • Event Leader: Richard Hughes

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-579-3098

  • Event Leader Email: hughes97405@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type:

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 123

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Bike, spare tube, air pump, lunch, snacks, layered clothing and water.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 30

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 400

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The Covered Bridges ride on Mother's Day found ten cyclists cranking down the road through spits and splatters of drizzle. Soon as the sun shone lightly through the clouds, we began shedding those layers of rain gear and looking forward to a dry ride. With not more than twenty minutes before the ride's end, Mother Nature decided to nourish the earth with a steady downpour. Back at the cars the riders seemed energized and happy to have gotten out for the day despite looking like wet rats.