"Medium" Hill Repeats - Queen Anne

This is a weekly series of hill repeats, which are great training to improve your hill climbing abilities.  To warm up we will ride just about 2 miles from Gas Works over the Fremont bridge and then along the Canal to Seattle Pacific University on 3rd Ave. West. That is where the fun starts.

The hill is just under 1 mile, the same distance as the Magnolia hill climb.  However this hill is a little steeper with less run up.  Here we gain 300' in a mile, where as in Magnolia we only gained 200' in a mile.  So come and see what a difference just 100' per mile will make.  

The beginning has a grade of 3-5% and then it quickly kicks up to a 5-9% grade.  We will do as many repeats of the hill as we can in 45 minutes to an hour. Riders do the repeats at their own pace and we regroup for the return.  When we are finished, we will return to Gas Works the way we came.

Route Note:  Cue sheets are not needed but can be printed off the RWGPS link below. The mileage and elevation gain shown on the RWGPS link is for two hill repeats.  Your actual mileage and elevation gain will vary, depending on how many repeats you do. (Each repeat is approximately 1 mile up and 1.2 mile down (we come down a different/safer way) and adds an additional 300' of elevation gain.)

Please be sure to arrive 15 minutes early so we are ready to depart at 5:30.  

Cancellation: Unless there is heavy rain, the ride will go forward.  If there is a need to cancel, I will post that at least 2 hours before the ride start in the Comments section below.

Please be sure to Register, by clicking the Red REGISTER NOW Button above (you will need a Cascade Bike Club account, but the account is free) as it will save us time at the start.  As with all club rides, a helmet is required and you should have tools for fixing a flat with you.