Sumner Rhubarb Ride with S.P.O.K.E.S.

S.P.O.K.E.S. Sunday Pedallers On Kinda Easy Streets goes to Sumner!

Sumner is famous as a Rhubarb Festival site and the celebration is both Saturday and Sunday, August 4 and 5. We will meet on the East side of the Fred Meyer in Sumner to ride out to the Foothills Trail for a great country spin. We will go as far as South Prairie (although the trail now goes all the way to Buckley!) and come back to reward ourselves at the Rhubarb Festival for pie or ???

This is a rail trail with just a few streets to get onto the trailhead and back. Bathrooms at Fred Meyer at the beginning and available along the trail. This is a social ride with everyone staying together. There will be an opportunity for coffee and drinks at South Prairie. It could be on the warm side so bring plenty of water as well.  

Please register for this ride by creating a free Cascade Bike club (see Create a Cascade account link below) account. This will allow you to pre-sign the waiver for each posted ride by clicking on “Register Now”. Online registration closes two hours prior to ride time, and if you decide to ride after that we will have a waiver sheet for you to sign manually. Registration is not mandatory but it allows us to print the rider list beforehand and helps us save time at the ride start.

If you are a new rider, we are very happy to have you with us. Please read the New Rider link, below, and keep in mind that a helmet is required on all Cascade rides. Also, riders should be able to sustain the pace, carry nutrition/water, and have the know-how and equipment to fix a flat tire. Everyone should carry a phone to call for assistance if needed. We will regroup after major intersections. Arrive at least 20 minutes early so that you can get yourself ready, sign the waiver, and listen to the S.M.A.R.T. briefing. This allows us to have an on-time departure.

Cheers!  Melinda and Michelle