REVISION: I learned that the Flushing River Trail is closed for general use due to the annual Trail of Terror community event. As such, I have revised the route to exclude the river trail and take us out on city streets to North McKinley Road instead. If you downloaded the route, it should show the corrections because updates were sent out through RWGPS, as well.
The "C-Group" has been doing an annual orchard ride in the Flushing area each year. For this year, we have a route planned that takes us to 4 locations on mixed surfaces, starting from Bueche's Food World on Main St. in Flushing, along the river trail, out to Flushing Farms, then Montrose Orchards, then south to Koan and Al-Mar Orchards. The roads will be paved and gravel, so a gravel or hybrid bike would be recommended. We are planning to do the ride this Saturday, but if rain comes sooner than predicted, we'll target the following Saturday as a secondary option. As long as you can use the RWGPS route, you can ride with the group or at your own pace. I anticipate an average pace of 13-15 for the group.
DATE: Saturday, October 18 (Rain-out alternate date: October 25)
START TIME: 9:00 am
START LOCATION: Bueche's Food World, 300 W. Main St., Flushing, MI. 48433
PACE: 13-15 mph (or your own pace)
DISTANCE: 33.7 miles (Note: If you know the area, you can cut your ride short by skipping the last two orchards and returning to Bueche's after leaving Montrose.)
RWGPS ROUTE MAP: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53037414
Joyce Wierzbicki
Joyce Wierzbicki