Riding Group Middle Bees   Info
Middle Orange Lake Loop
Sunday, August 27   7:20 AM
Road Ride
Meet: Micanopy Town Hall
      706 NE 1st St
Planned Miles: 41
Route: Middle Orange Lake Loop
Ride Leader: Dean Mimms Mobile Phone Text

Meet at 7:20 a.m. Sunday for a 7:30 start from the Micanopy Town Hall parking lot. We will ride around Orange Lake via County Roads 346 and 325, stopping briefly at Rawlings Park, then continuing on 6 miles to Citra on US 301, and then another 6 miles on CR 318 to the town of Orange Lake where we will take a longer rest stop at one of the convenience stores on the corner of US 441 and CR 318. (We will need this stop after dealing with the nasty little hill at the end of CR 318.) After that rest stop we will head 1.5 miles north on US 441, then 5 miles west on Dungarvin Road, where we will enjoy the "roller coasters" before pausing briefly to catch our breath at CR 329. From there, we will travel 2 miles north on CR 329 to CR 320 where we turn left and travel 2.5 miles to a right turn onto NW 136 Avenue Road then 1/2 mile later a right onto NW 221st Street Road (don't you love those Marion County road names). Three more miles and we join up with CR 234 for the final two miles back to Micanopy. 

As usual this is a moderately paced, no drop ride. Expect cruising speeds of 17-19 mph with an average speed of 17-17.5 mph. Coffee afterwards at the Pearl Country Store in Micanopy.