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RIDE DESCRIPTON: This is an intermediate skill level ride at a casual old fart pace and will include Jim Branch, Hookers Creek and Ridgeline. About 11 miles, 1100 feet elevation gain and 2 hours.
WAIVER: Your ride leader will have a RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY, ASSUMPTION OF RISK, AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT which every participant will need to read and sign.
NOTE: All rides leave promptly at the time stated. Give yourself enough time (at least 15 minutes) to get your bike unloaded and all geared up. Please remember if the weather looks "iffy" or gets bad before the start date and time, then the ride leader may not be there and you may be riding on your own.
HYDRATION, NOURISHMENT AND RESTROOMS: Full bathrooms are available in the parking lot.
EQUIPMENT: Helmets and water bottles are mandatory. You should be fully self-sufficient for repair of flat tires and small mechanical issues.
GROUP RIDE SAFETY RULES:
• Obey ALL trail rules
• Yield to hikers, runners, equestrians and also up-hill bicycle riders.
• Stop and dismount for horses unless told otherwise by the handler.
• Wear an approved, properly fitted bicycle helmet.
• Carry ID and special medical need instructions.
• Make sure your bicycle is in safe working order before the ride.
• Always ride within your ability.
Respect the trail and local land managers: The allowed use of e-Bikes is at the discretion of our local land managers and are not allowed on any natural surface trail within public lands such as Bent Creek Experimental Forest, Dupont State Forest, Green River Game Lands and Pisgah National Forest.
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