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| 2008 MdVRA Ride Schedule | |||||||||
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| APRIL | |||||||||
| Sunday 27th |
10:30 am |
Greenspring Station Glenrock, PA |
Glen Rock PA Blessing of the Bikes Ride will leave at 10:30 Sharp. We will ride up Falls Rd take some back roads cross the Dam and head up to Glen Rock PA to the Church. We will stop to Fill up just before the Church as there is a ride after the Blessing for anyone who wants to go along. We need to be at the church around Noon. Lunch will be held at church Lunch - Hotdogs, hamburgers, chips, sodas, side dishes and dessert - plenty of food so come with an appetite. Web site is www.glenviewcma.org Ride Captain: Len |
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| Saturday 17th |
lv 9:15 AM lv. 10:15 AM 11:30-12:30 1:00-2:30 ar. 5:30 PM |
Snowden River Parkway Exxon Rosedale WAWA Turkey Point Lighthouse Nauti Goose Saloon Restaurant Rosedale WAWA |
Turkey Point Lighthouse Ride Ride to Turkey Point Lighthouse in Elk Neck State Park where we'll meet up with riders from SCPAVRA (South Central PA VRA chapter). After spending about an hour at the southernmost point of Elk Neck State Park, we'll ride about 11 miles north for lunch at the Nauti Goose Saloon Restaurant in North East. Following lunch, we'll ride about 30 miles in Cecil County with SCPAVRA before breaking off, head back across Conowingo Dam, ride a bit in Harford County, make an ice cream stop at Arctic Circle in Churchville, and then make our way back to the Rosedale WAWA. View ride map here Ride length from Rosedale WAWA and back is about 160 miles. Meetup at Snowden River Parkway Exxon (Columbia) at 9:00 AM, leave promptly at 9:15 AM. Ride to Rosedale WAWA Meetup at Rosedale WAWA at 9:45 AM, leave promptly at 10:15 AM Ride Captain: MikeK |
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| Saturday 31st |
Breakfast 9 AM Ride Meetup 10:15 AM Leave 10:30 AM |
Daniels Restaurant & Bar 5854 Washington Blvd (Rt. 1) Elkridge, MD (410) 796-4678 |
Frederick County Covered Bridges Ride Ride the back roads of Frederick County, visiting all 3 covered bridges still in existence. Daniels has very good breakfast, so please come early for breakfast, starting at 9:00 AM. Ride Captain: Mike Hale |
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| 30th |
Breakfast 9 AM Ride Meetup 10:15 AM Leave 10:30 AM |
Holiday Inn College Park |
Ride to Damascus Meeting place at the Holiday Inn, 10000 Baltimore Ave., College Park. As you come into parking lot we will stage near the Moose Creek Restaurant which is connected to the Inn. Can't miss seeing from Route 1 and the big blue Ikea store directly behind it. The Inn is directly on the north side of the 495 Beltway. Directions to Inn: - Traveling south on Rt.1 from Laurel make a right turn to the Inn just before Beltway - Coming south on I-95 to the 495 connection it's important to make sure you take the center exit lane to College Park. Once on the access lane to Baltimore Ave. stay in left lane. Take 2nd exit to Rt.1 north then merge on Rt.1 to left lane. After passing by the Inn make u-turn or turn left at the light . - Traveling from the east going west on 495 take the Rt.1 exit and cross over the highway at the light. You will go around the inn (toward Ikea) to go around to the front parking lot Areas traveling through include Sandy Spring, Olney, Brookeville, Sunshine, Glenwood, Florence, Damascus and a touch of Mt. Airy. Mostly country roads with great scenery, farms and estates. There are 2 motorcycle shops along the route which are opened on Saturdays. Good to know in case anyone has a problem. Estimate mileage is 75 miles round trip. Ride will end in Laurel where gas is cheaper than most other areas. Hope to see everyone on the ride Ride Captain: Lou Kerdock |
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| 6th | Ride Postponed to September 7th due to weather | ||||||||
| 7th |
Breakfast 9 AM Ride Meetup 10:15 AM Leave 10:30 AM |
Holiday Inn College Park |
Ride to Damascus (repeated for those that missed the 8/30 ride) Meeting place at the Holiday Inn, 10000 Baltimore Ave., College Park. As you come into parking lot we will stage near the Moose Creek Restaurant which is connected to the Inn. Can't miss seeing from Route 1 and the big blue Ikea store directly behind it. The Inn is directly on the north side of the 495 Beltway. Directions to Inn: - Traveling south on Rt.1 from Laurel make a right turn to the Inn just before Beltway - Coming south on I-95 to the 495 connection it's important to make sure you take the center exit lane to College Park. Once on the access lane to Baltimore Ave. stay in left lane. Take 2nd exit to Rt.1 north then merge on Rt.1 to left lane. After passing by the Inn make u-turn or turn left at the light . - Traveling from the east going west on 495 take the Rt.1 exit and cross over the highway at the light. You will go around the inn (toward Ikea) to go around to the front parking lot Areas traveling through include Sandy Spring, Olney, Brookeville, Sunshine, Glenwood, Florence, Damascus and a touch of Mt. Airy. Mostly country roads with great scenery, farms and estates. There are 2 motorcycle shops along the route which are opened on Saturdays. Good to know in case anyone has a problem. Estimate mileage is 75 miles round trip. Ride will end in Laurel where gas is cheaper than most other areas. Hope to see everyone on the ride Ride Captain: Lou Kerdock | ||||||
| 20th | Leave 10:00 AM |
Dunkin Donuts 8305 Ice Crystal Dr, Laurel East of 29 off 216 |
Ride to Barbara Fritchies in Frederick for Lunch We will travel backroads thru Howard, Montgomery and Fredrick Counties. Along the way, we'll take a break stop at the 7-Eleven at Rt 80 right off of 270. This will probably be around 11:15 AM From there we will continue North West on Rt 80 and other backroads to Barbara Fritchies on Rt 40 (1513 W Patrick St) Frederick, MD. Stopping here for Lunch at about 12:00 noon. We can end the ride here or for those wishing to continue we could ride out to Devils Backbone Park just west of Boonsboro. We could also continue down to Sharpsburg and Antietam National Park and work our way down Burnside Bridge Road thru Burkittsville and back North to Rt 40 at Middletown. This would be another hour and half ride not including stops. Ride Captain: Gary Thompson |
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