EcoRide 2005

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EcoRide 2005: Great Weather! More Riders! More Pledges!

What is the EcoRide?

The EcoRide is a family-friendly event where you and your friends can come together for a fun bike ride to raise money for the Ecology Center's programs for a safe and healthy environment. We offer a variety of supported routes to choose from, so there’s something for everyone! The loop inside the park is especially great for walkers and rollerbladers, too. Stick around for food, activities, music and more!

Register and Raise Money Online!

Click here to register!

EcoRide registration is just a few clicks away. You can create your own personal fundraising page and send emails to your friends and family asking for their support.

For more information about the 2008 EcoRide and how you can participate or help out, contact Stephanie Feldstein at (734) 761-3186 ext. 110.

Volunteers Needed

We need you to make this bike-a-thon fundraiser a success!

Help is needed in these and other areas:

• Registration
• Checkpoints
• SAG wagon

For more information on how to volunteer, contact Stephanie at (734) 761-3186 ext 110 or e-mail to stephanie@ecocenter.org.

Be Ready to Ride:

• Always wear a bicycle helmet
• Have your bike in good repair
• Observe all traffic laws: obey all traffic signs and signals; ride to the right of the lane or path; signal for turns and stops; don't bike more than two abreast; please be courteous to pedestrians, other cyclists and motorists.
• Remember to bring: filled water bottle, sunscreen, extra inner tube
• Cyclists should try a practice ride or two at the chosen distance before ride day. This is strongly recommended for the two longer routes.

Routes, Schedules, & Honor Rides

2 Mile Loop (Riders & Walkers!)

Relaxing and safe for families. Leaves from Greenhills School and winds through quiet neighborhoods. Repeat for more miles. Walkers are welcome, too!

8 Miles (10:00**)

This ride over the gentle hills northeast of Ann Arbor is great for intermediate riders and families. Midway stop at the Matthei Botanical Gardens.

15 Miles (9:30**)

A mostly level route—some rolling hills. It explores the neighborhoods, wetlands and farms northeast of Ann Arbor, with Park Northfield as the midpoint.

30 Miles (8:30**)

Climbs out of the Huron River valley to Whitmore Lake. Heads east through the fields and woods of northern Washtenaw County to Park Northfield, then descends over rolling hills back to the school.

65 Miles (7:30**)

This challenging ride follows the 30 mile route to Whitmore Lake, then twists between small lakes and over rolling fields of Livingston County, then through diverse land uses along the S. Oakland Trail to Kent Lake. Return via Brighton and Whitmore Lake to fields and woods along the final rolling descent.

*Registration will run from 7am—noon. Riders, based on ability, should time the start of their ride so as to finish at Greenhills School no later than 2pm.

**Group start time for each ride—for riders who wish to meet others and ride in pairs or small groups.