Kingwood Park Century (or 25, 50, 75 miles)

Kingwood Park Century 101 miles or 25, 50, 75 miles

This is a self-supported ride.

The park has parking, bathrooms, water, and picnic tables. The route stays on the plateau and has few hills, it returns us to the park every 25 miles so that we can make use of the facilities, replenish our ride supplies (food, water, electrolytes), and rest.  

At the 50 mile mark, riders will take a longer break and have a tailgate picnic lunch.  Pack your cooler with all your favorite food and drink.  Bring a chair.

Plan to stay for a while after the ride, and with the other members, swap lies recounting how well you rode. An adult beverage or two would be appropriate.

Some more information that may be useful:

1. Members do not have to complete all four loops, you can do 25, 50, 75, or 100 miles.

2. There are no stores on the route, bring all the supplies you need.  You can leave stuff in your car and replenish supplies every 25 miles.

3. You and your bike should be in good shape for a full day of riding.  A clean drive train does wonders.

4. There are a limited number of roads on the plateau so we do see some of the roads a few times.  I kept the route on the plateau to keep the number of hills to a minimum.

5. The route passes Gabby’s Cafe and the ice cream window several times.

6. I expect that there will be a wide range of ability among the riders and because this is an all day ride, I expect that folks will naturally break up into smaller groups.  Therefore, riders should have the route downloaded to their GPS device and be able to navigate the route themselves.  A cue sheet wouldn’t hurt either. The route is NOT marked on the road.

7. The morning route is cleverly noted as #1 while the afternoon route is #2.

8. There are many bailout opportunities during the ride in case you get done in.  In general, if you go west on Route 12 to Route 519 in Kingwood you are within a mile of Kingwood Park. Before the ride, look at a map and familiarize yourself with the area.

9. The day of the ride is not the time to test out new food, drink or bike stuff.  Do all your testing well before the ride. This is a long ride, bikers should eat and drink every 20 minutes or so throughout the ride, don’t let yourself get depleated. 

10. While testing ride food, try some ‘real food’ instead of a pre-packaged bar.  Fruit or a PB&J sandwich is a nice switch up.

11. Bring the necessary tools and tubes to change a flat.  If this is a mystery to you, look on You Tube for inspiration.

12. This is a long ride, pace yourself.  Take a break halfway through each loop, get off the bike and eat and drink something.

Arrive early enough so you are ready to roll at 8 o'clock.

Helmets are mandatory.  Front and rear flashers as well as mirrors are highly recommended.

Morning Loop:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48490118

Afternoon Loop:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48490358

• Ride Start: Kingwood Park

• Contact Ride Leader
• email:  Kurt.Grabfelder@gmail.com
• Phone: 570-677-3591

• Ride Route: See Above