Upcoming Rides

Check back often as updates are posted regularly.

August 

August 12  Weekday ride to Fredericktown on HWY 67.  Meet at                     Engler Park at 8am.  SAG available, ride one or                     both ways!  Rain day will be Thursday August 14.                          Email   tvblaine@sbcglobal.net

August 16/17  Moonlight Ramble Ride the Night!  18 mile loop in                 Downtown St. Louis or a 9 mile shortened loop.  Rain or moonshine!

August 23  Schoolhouse ride Madison Co. IL.  85 miles of 

              beautiful paved trails.  Email tvblaine @sbcglobal.net

              if you would like to participate.
 

          September 

Sept 6  Ride to Ste. Genevieve.  Details to come. 

 Sept. 20 Pedal the Parkland 'a fat and skinny ride' in

                Park Hills, Mo

October 

October 4  Tour de Cape  Offers beautiful falls rides of

              15, 30, 65, and 100 miles starting in                                          Historic  Downtown Cape Girardeau

October  Tunnel Hill Ride in IL -  Times To Be Decided 

Got a ride or trail to share ?

 Kaintuck Trail west of Rolla Mo is an off-road, hilly, rocky, rutted, creek-filled 14 mile treasure in the Mark Twain National Forest.  There is a 175' natural bridge with a creek running under it and large enough to walk through.  The trails are both rough and steep in areas and meandering  and pine-covered on  ridgetops.  There is a  huge drained pond with a spring that flows 3 million gallons a day.  The trails are marked well and easily followed with a map from the Forest website.  One more note, the trail is multi-use, bikes must yield to horses. If you have some fat tires, and one, or better two, shocks on your ride, the Kaintuck is a fun and challenging trail.  

Possum Hollow Ride  is a fun and hilly road ride south of Farmington.  Parking at Engler Park and pedaling East to H Hwy.  Cross H Hwy onto Copenhagen and follow that to a right turn onto Old Fredericktown. Turn right at Possum Hollow and continue on a hilly ride to DD Hwy at Knob Lick.  Make a left on DD for a short distance then a left  on Knob Lick Rd.  Follow Knob Lick Rd. to a left back onto  Old Fred. where you can follow back to Engler Park.  This ride is about 24 miles, has some houses with some dogs, but is a good example of rural riding around the Parkland.

   September 20, 2008