Level 2, 3 Ride Ridge Rd -Raleigh

Ridge Rd from Wade Ave to Glen Eden
Level 2-3
Distance 1.4 miles each way

It's best to park in the Whole Foods parking lot if you drive to this ride. Head up Ridge Rd and start Trikking at about Churchill Dr., due to some sharp inclines and ripped up sidewalk and messy concrete from Wade to Churchill. From there you should stay in the bike lane on the street, but on the weekends there are cars parked there so have a little fun zooming up and off the sidewalk as needed. Almost all down hill to Lake Boone. It's a blast to zoom down through here and slip through the intersection with the cars! This point is at a little over .5 miles so it would be just fine to turn around here. Venture on from there to Airline Dr, and it goes up slightly and down slightly but gets tougher to Glen Eden because the bike lane ends and there is no sidewalk from Glen Eden to Airline .1 miles on the return.

Watch for traffic-- even with the bike lanes. Avoid the ride during church hours because the bike lanes are full of parked cars.