Bicycling WOW Trail in Laconia

  WHAT: WOW Trail, Laconia

WHEN: Wednesday, July 31, 9:30 a.m.

WHERE: Union Avenue and Elm Street, Lakeport/Laconia

LEADERS: Bennie DiNardo

Park in the Laconia Lakeport Parking Lot off Elm Street at the corner of Union Avenue and Elm Street in Lakeport, across from the Lakeport Opera House (about a 40-minute drive from Wolfeboro). The round-trip ride is 11 miles, with 400 feet of climbing. We'll follow the trail through downtown Laconia to its end in Winnisquam, then turn around and ride back. It's all trail or sidewalk; no riding in traffic, if memory serves.

Several locations available in downtown Laconia for lunch or snack, or we can ride all the way back and get a great sandwich at Wayfarer Coffee in the Lakeport Opera House, just across the street from the trail's start/finish.

 Make sure your bike is ready to ride; my simple reminder to myself is to check ABC (air, brakes, and cables) before leaving the house. You should have a spare tube and be able to change your own if you get a flat; we can help with simple needs, but I am no bike mechanic. Helmets are required. Flashing lights at the rear to warn cars of your presence is an excellent idea. Nordic Skier has some good ones.

Please register if you are interested! Weather looks good now; I'll check in the morning and email those who have registered if we need to cancel.

If you want to download the ride to a Garmin or other device, here's a link to the Ride with GPS map for the last time I did it, but be warned I took a few wrong turns and loops through downtown. Use this just for informational purposes: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/125143576https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46593935