This weekend's Baltimore Bike Club rides (For contact information, go to http://www.baltobikeclub.org/index.pl/scheduled ):

Saturday - May 5
CASUAL – 9 am - 17 miles
START: Anneslie Shopping Center on York Rd.
A revival of an old Club favorite developed by Virginia Phelan: The Spring Garden tour. We will visit Cylburn Park, the Conservatory at Druid Hill Park, and Sherwood Gardens tulips. Some hills to climb. We will regroup several times. Directions from I-695, go south on York Rd. approximately 4 miles to Anneslie Shopping Center on the Left. Park in the adjacent Drumcastle Center lot. Bring a snack. Optional lunch afterwards at Paneras.

10/12 MPH - 10 am - 32 miles
START: Fells Point, Baltimore. Recommended parking locations are anywhere you would normally park to go to the Inner Harbor or the streets east of Fell's Point (S. Broadway) and south of Eastern Ave. Just arrive early enough to bike to ride start from parking location if not parking in Fells Point itself. Meet at the bottom of S. Broadway.
Scott's famous Baltimore Waterfront Ride to North Point State Park. Flat, partly rural ride through Fells Point, Canton, Dundalk, Edgemere, Millers Island and North Point State Park on the Chesapeake Bay. Food/rest stop enroute.

10/12MPH - 10 am - 36 miles
START: Western MD Rail Trail, Big Pool - West on I-70 to Exit 12. Take MD 56 South toward C & O Canal, Ft. Frederick and Big Pool. Go half mile to parking lot on right Western Maryland Rail Trail. Travel time from Baltimore is about 2 hours.
Western Maryland Rail Trail. Start at Big Pool and ride to Hancock for lunch at Weavers; then back to start.

13/15 MPH - 9 am - 56 miles
START: RUN - Runnymede Elem. School
Carol and Walt's ride to Thurmont.

15/17 MPH - 9 am - 63 miles
START: SPK - Sparks Elem. School
Gene's classic Sparks to Hampstead to Madonna Ride. Rest stops in Hampstead at 20 miles and at Cucina's at 40 miles. Will provide maps and bailout options.

18 MPH - 10am - 64 miles
START: NOC - North Carroll High School
Firecracker ride up to Taneytown for lunch.

Sunday - May 6
CASUAL – 10 am - 25 miles
START: Carroll Island Shopping Center
Tour de Chesapeake: Relatively flat ride through the scenic Bowley's Quarters and Carroll Island sections of Baltimore County. Directions from I695: go East on the Beltway to Exit #36 SR 702 (from the Left Lane). Left turn on Eastern Blvd. at Traffic Light. Go 4 miles to right turn on Carroll Island Rd., then Right turn into Shopping Center.

10/12 MPH - 10 am - 28+/- miles
START: SPK - Sparks Elem. School
Scenic, moderately hilly, low traffic roads w/ stop @ Mia Cucina (formerly Twin Oaks)

13/15 & 15/17 MPH - 9 am - 46/54/61 miles
START: MTV - Mountain View Middle School
John Picket Ride - Beautiful country ride through Carroll and Howard counties. Snack or Lunch stop in Lisbon with opportunity for an additional stop late in the ride. Mostly low traffic areas. Hilly to moderately hilly. The ride includes 1 mile on a well-packed unpaved road but the cue sheet includes an option to avoid it.

15/17 AND 18 MPH - 09:30 am - 63 miles
START: HHS - Hereford Middle School
New Freedom Metric

TANDEM - 10 am - 37/45 miles
START: TMP - Taneytown Memorial Park
Ride to Gettysburg; come join us for a pleasant ride on scenic country roads with a tour of the Battlefield in its spring glory. Lunch / rest stop in Gettysburg; easy to rolling terrain.

For contact information, go to http://www.baltobikeclub.org/index.pl/scheduled