Thursday Billy Goat Ride (Route B) - 6:15pm
Grant Szabo
We’ll keep the route the same as last week – which is an alternate goat path. Thursday might be your last shot at a group ride for a few days due to the weather so I hope you can make it. We’ll depart promptly at 6:15pm. Sending the note out a day early so you can plan for it.
Rain at ride start will cancel.
Grant “ZZZZ” Szabo
7-Hills Racing Thursday Billy Goat Ride (Route B)
Departure: 6:15PM Corner of Wilmer and Airport Rd. in the parking lot in front of Lunken Airport Terminal
Total Distance: About 24 miles with 2300 feet of climb, longer if you follow the MOST IMPORTANT RULE.
Return Time: 8PM - 8:30PM
Required Equipment: Lights and reflective clothing.
Visual Route: http://classic.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/oh/cincinnati/259129847704133612
* Most Important Rule – At the top of each climb, loop back down to the last rider and ride back to the top with them. You should not be seen waiting at these points for other riders unless you are gassed.
* This is a training ride structured to build power, stamina, and test your limits of endurance. This is not a hill race.
* There will be more than 10 good climbs during this ride. Again, stronger riders should be looping back down to bring up the rear. If you are cresting climbs too quickly, try pushing a bigger gear to slow yourself down.
* If you need to cry "uncle", you can bail out at any time. Just let someone know you are bailing so that we aren't left wondering if we left you behind or had a mechanical that nobody noticed, etc. and then go back looking for you.
1. We depart out of Lunken Parking Lot by going LEFT on Wilmer
2. RIGHT on Eastern
3. LEFT on Heeken to Ault Park. Go around the park to the right.
4. RIGHT on Observatory to take you out of the park, continue to Paxton.
5. RIGHT on Paxton, cross Linwood and do the 3 step climb up to Alpine.
6. LEFT on Alpine, careful down the hill.
7. RIGHT on Delta.
8. LEFT on Kroger.
9. RIGHT on Stanley.
10. RIGHT on Grandin.
11. LEFT at the bottom onto Athens, turns into Hoge St.
12. LEFT on Handman Ave.
13. LEFT on Stanley.
14. RIGHT on Vinyard Pl, then stay to the right, turns in Tusculum.
15. LEFT up and around Alms Park and back down to Tusculum.
16. LEFT on Tusculum to the bottom, cross Columbia Parkway at the light.
17. RIGHT on Eastern to USBANK arena.
18. Loop around US Bank Arena and return on Eastern.
19. LEFT on Eggleston.
20. Meander to the right like you are going to go onto Columbia Pkwy, but then
21. LEFT onto the base of Monastary.
22. LEFT at top of “base” onto Van Meter.
23. RIGHT on Warehem. Climb all the way to the top and then go up the switchbacks to the art museum.
24. Follow the road (Mt. Adams Dr.) around the Art Museum.
25. RIGHT on Art Museum Dr., taking this down the hill to Eden Park Dr.
26. RIGHT on Eden Park Dr., wrap around and climb up past Krohn Conservatory.
27. Road turns into Victory Pkwy.
28. RIGHT on McMillan
29. LEFT on Woodburn.
30. RIGHT on Taft.
31. LEFT at light onto Hackberry.
32. RIGHT on Madison.
33. RIGHT on Grandin.
34. LEFT on Edwards.
35. Immediate RIGHT on Lower Grandin.
36. LEFT onto Grandin Ridge Dr.
37. LEFT on Alpine Terrace
38. RIGHT on Delta
39. LEFT on Eastern.
40. RIGHT on Airport.
41. Return to Lunken Parking Lot.
All are welcome at this ride, but you ride with the group at your own risk and understand cycling is an inherently dangerous activity, taking place on traffic-maintained roads, that may cause injury or death. By participating, you specifically release and indemnify 7HR, its members, sponsors, friends and leadership from any responsibility for any incident resulting from your actions, or the actions of others, or behavior before, during, or following the ride. You warrant you will wear an ANSI-approved helmet, and that you maintain valid health insurance. If you are under age 18, you warrant you have parent or guardian permission to do this ride, and that the person that granted you permission understands the risks.
