Fayetteville rides (20-40 mi) this weekend?

Don't know anything about them but there is this:

http://crosscreekcyclingclub.org/Portal/Default.aspx

I'm based near Southern Pines and do some of my riding on the Fort Bragg Reservation.

Alan

Roxanne,

Do you know what time the Cross Creek rides start?

Thanks

Alan

9 a.m. for the Developmental rides Sat morning, and I believe there's an afternoon ride at 1:30, but not sure of the length on that one.

You should check it out!  And to add one more thing, you actually need to be ready and on your bike ready to roll at 9.

DrPete or Swussow,

Can you give more details about the Pope loop?

Does the loop include Manchester, Reilly and Hurst/New Hurst roads?

Also, where is the place to park and where is the running trail?

Thanks, Alan.

Alan--here's a link to one of my Pope loop rides:

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/sw/BHOTNP2QQDXNXKUL7VBFW6R46A

You see I went around a few different ways--I found that when you're coming south on Reilly, turning right onto Boxcar then left on Interceptor and taking that to Hurst is the simplest, and avoids the section of Reilly that gets a little snarled up with traffic. Don't get on Manchester as parts of it are closed to accommodate things which may or may not officially exist on Ft. Bragg and you'll hit a dead end if you try to take it all the way around.

I parked in the parking lot of the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, which is where the start/finish marks are. It's a decent sized parking lot and usually has some free spaces.

The running path basically follows the same route and is a wide sidewalk with a little softer surface on the northern part of the loop along Reilly.

Total for the lap is about 6.2 miles as you can see, and is pretty flat and fast with one traffic light and one or two stop signs.

Hope that helps, and maybe I'll see you out there sometime.

Pete

Hey, Dr. P, let's get together sometime and ride/run the loop. I work at Bragg and have ridden the loop many times. It's a good route and you can really open it up around the back. 

Alan,  the loop is whatever you want it to be. If you start on Pope, you don't have to even get on the hell route that is Reilly. 

Maybe we can get a BT ride going around Pope some day soon.

Sounds good. Not to drag the thread too far off, but I'm also looking for a pool on the Pinehurst/SP side. If you've got any suggestions, can you shoot me a PM? Thanks.

I'm all for working on a BT ride at Pope. It would be especially good on the weekends. Very newb-friendly and lots of places to let it rip, like you said.

Thanks Dood and DrPete!  This looks like a good place for Stacey to ride to get used to her new tri bike.  I'm doing White Lake Half and I'm trying to help her get ready if she decides to do White Lake Sprint.

Too bad the workout is marked as private.

OK, this should be an actual viewable link.

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/70645454