The Gainesville Cycling Club
(GCC) will have its famous
Memorial Day picnic on Monday, May 28 at Hart Springs in Gilchrist County. The club will provide
barbecued sow, cow and fowl; club members should bring salads, side dishes and
deserts.
Please E-mail Chandler (that's me,
chanbike@xxxxxxx) with your choice of pork, beef
or chicken so we know how much flesh to order. Please let him know by 10
p.m. on Friday, so we can call the barbecue on Saturday to place a large
order.
Hart Springs has excellent swimming
(but 72 degrees!) and also has canoe, kayak and paddle board
rentals. Entrance to the park is $2 per person. The park opens at
9am.
Hart Springs is 38 miles west
of Gainesville. Go west on Newberry Road (State
Road 26), go through Newberry and Trenton. As you go west on SR 26, there
will be several signs directing you to Hart
Springs.
You can take either County Road 341
north (right turn) or CR 232 north (right turn) and follow the signs to Hart
Springs.
The Pedalers will meet at 9am
for a 9:15am departure. Expect a distance of 30 miles at a speed of about
11-14mph. We will probably go eastbound from the park until we get to 232, and
then go south to the Nature
Coast rail trail and ride east to
Trenton. This is
about 30 miles roundtrip. On the way back, when we get to the intersection with
232, we have an option of returning to the park (the 30 mile option) or going
south towards Fanning Springs or beyond on the rail trail.
Diann, Pedalers ride
captain
