Save Helvetia! Bike Ride

Saturday, September 5th
10am—noon

What? A free, recreational and educational bike ride to raise awareness and garner support for the proposal to designate all candidate Urban Reserve areas north of Hwy 26 as Rural Reserves. We will make a couple stops at farms and scenic viewpoints along the route where local farmers and area residents will provide more background about the Save Helvetia cause and share their personal stories.

When? Saturday September 5, 10am - Noon

Where? We meet at 9:30am at the office of Team Estrogen (located at 21350 NW Mauzey Rd in Hillsboro, close to the intersection of Cornelius Pass Rd and West Union, just off exit 62B on Hwy 26).

Ride starts at 10:00am and ends at noon.

Routes: riders will get to choose from two options:
a) A short route that loops clockwise around the Helvetia area. We plan stops along the route at Furrow Farm, Helvetia Church and La Finquita Del Buho CSA.
b) A longer route (with some more elevation gain) that loops counter-clockwise via Rock Creek Trail, Springville Rd, Old Germantown Rd, Kaiser Rd and Old Cornelius Pass Rd. This route will include stops at Malinowski Farm and La Finquita del Buho CSA.

Route map: http://tinyurl.com/lfwhbb

Optional post-ride lunch and drinks: at Orenco New Seasons where the Bicycle Transportation Alliance will have a benefit BBQ that day.

Some important notes:

• While we plan to have a ride leader and "ride sweeper" for each ride, this will essentially be a self-supported ride.
• Riders will have access to bathrooms or honey buckets at the beginning and end of the ride.
• Both routes will mostly follow roads/streets without bike lanes or shoulders and will include some elevation gain, making the rides less suitable for kids or riders who are not confident riding on these types of roads.

More info:
Questions about the ride: Kris Schamp kris@nw-trail.org