I’ve used this route before (a few times) on days with a south wind like Thursday’s forecast is predicting. We’ll use the Gateway Trail for shelter from some of that south wind going home. 

Start at Oakdale Nature Preserve with indoor bathrooms and water. This is a deluxe package ride with indoor bathrooms and water at the start and at our rest stop at the Washington County Public Works building on Myeron Road at 14.3 miles. No food there, so bring whatever snacks you’ll need to keep you going. We don’t go all the way to Pine Point.

The wind should push us up Hilton Trail and Jamaca through Withrow and out to our rest stop. There are a couple very short pieces going south so we’ll get a little sampling of the wind. After the deluxe rest stop, we immediately jump on the Gateway Trail and head home hopefully with some shelter from the wind. We exit the Gateway onto 50^th, loop through a park trail, again for a little wind protection, and we’re back.  

B/C pace, averaging around 12.5-13ish mph at the end. Faster riders are welcome to ride off ahead. 

Route is here so please grab, download or pin to your phone. If the forecast changes and any rain or unpleasant weather, I’ll cancel or postpone. Any questions or concerns, call or text me at 612-381-6711, check the Forum or Ride Calendar or your email for any updates if you’ve pre-registered. 

I think Lyle plans to do a C version of this ride, so choose whichever ride works for you.