Monday Morning Wake-Up (featuring 7 Hills Kirkland)

Start your week off right on a tightened-up version of the traditional "7 Hills of Kirkland" course (see note below; we may opt for a 6 hill route if it's a hot day). We're riding on Monday this week, hoping to beat anticipated midweek air quality issues. Note the 9:00am start.

We'll ride out of the parking lot at the far east end of 60 Acres park, on the south side of 116th /York.

The new Redmond Connector will deliver us to our warm-up on Rose Hill, then we'll climb Market, Juanita, Seminary, Norway, Kingsgate, and Winery Hills in turn. Relax between the climbs on relatively flat stretches, at a "social" mid-brisk (17mph +/-) pace.

Riders who can hang with the group on hilly moderate-pace rides are welcome, too! Regroup points are marked on the Ride With GPS route/cue sheet; take the hills at your own pace and we'll regroup at the top. And it's possible to bypass Seminary Hill (Holmes Point) if you want to save some energy for later. We will try to stay together, but riders who might find this hilly course challenging should bring navigation aids, in case you find yourself substantially off of group pace and need to finish on your own.

Faster-than-brisk riders are welcome to join us and ride ahead of the group on hills, if you don't mind hanging around for the regroups (and the relaxed pace between climbs). The ride becomes self-led for those ahead of or behind the group.

We will observe the speed limit on the multi-use trails.

Sanicans at the start, proper restrooms/water at the 60 Acres lot just to the west of this one (you can see the building on the south side of 116th/York on the way to the start). Restroom/water at Kirkland Marina Park, mile 9.3. Quick (15 min.) Starbucks break at mile 19.2. Quick restroom/water at 132nd Square Park (mi 27 on 6 Hills route, mi 33.6 on 7 Hills route).

Route map and cue sheet at the Link, below.

Bring tools and knowledge to repair flats; we'll pause briefly for flat repair and minor mechanicals, but have a phone and a plan to get home/back to the start if needed. 

Please register in advance on this website to save time at the start. Online registration closes 2 hours before ride start (that's the earliest that the waiver will get printed.) You can also register manually at the start. Please arrive 15 minutes early for briefing and ride prep.

A bad air quality forecast will cancel the ride, in which case the ride leader will not be at the start, and notice will be posted here two hours prior. Be sure to log in and check "Comments" (below) before heading to the start (and check your email, if you already registered online)

NOTE: Download both 7 and 6 Hill RWGPS routes linked below. We might opt for the 6 Hills alternative (which bypasses Winery Hill and gets us back to the start sooner) if heat is an issue.