Riverside Pk to CRNRA Paces Mill + HILLS

Saddle up and gear up for an sunny, winter ride that starts at Riverside Park (the RH lot as you pull in, parking nearest the road) and travels down a series of bike paths, trails, roadways, boardwalks, sidewalks and such ALLL the way down to Paces Mill in Smyrna...yes Smyrna from Roswell by bicycle! 

The pace will be swift and the hills are a little ridiculous, but the suffering is well worth it at the end! After all we are on a lot of flat smooth sections where recovery can be obtained easily. 

I'll be on my cyclocross (CX) bike but you can manage on a hybrid, mountain bike or even an experienced roadie could manage...but keep in mind we have dirt, gravel, paved and boards under our tires for 30+ miles. Now with that being said, we are alongside traffic a couple of times, (this is not for the faint of heart or inexperienced) be prepared to get vetted if I've never ridden bikes with you. 

Once we get down to the end of the "out & back" part of this loop (Rotten Wood Creek Trail) we'll take a quick second to snap a photo use the bathrooms, get our light gear set if we haven't already and head back up the hills we just came in on. I've done this loop b4 so I know that the last section (thankfully all pathways) may be dark, so lights are REQUIRED.

Once we get back, it's a quick stretch and head out with a killer 34-ish mile ride under our belts...that you'll be itching to get back to tomorrow :)

Cheers

 p.s. this is a section that could potentially link a cyclist in Cumming, GA to be able to link paths all the way to Alabama's Chief Ladiga Trail System...maybe we can approach that like section hiking the AT, ahhh the possibilities! 

if you click on the GPS link above :: this gives you a pin drop to the Riverside Park - and the area where we muster before "wheels down" 

But the park is off Riverside Drive in Roswell just east of Atlanta St & Roswell Rd :: General address is:

575 Riverside Rd, Roswell, GA 30075

if you have any questions please call or email me...we'll get ya there if you're not already familar with that park.

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