Baltimore EcoTour Saturday, April 18, 2009

(Please print and bring on tour)

Bring your Bike, Helmet and Lock – you may make arrangements to rent any and all from assigned Bike Shops (call for list) by mentioning WFH EcoTour! Please get your bike inspected before the ride free at this store as well.

Approx 15 miles (20 miles with options)

Primarily ride in Baltimore is hilly (much of the route is on signed bike routes and /or trails- but riders should be comfortable with city traffic) - helmets mandatory

In partnership with the Roland Park County School, Baltimore EcoFestival and Baltimore Green Works

1. (9:30 check-in) Start at Roland Park County School Green School (LEED certified building)

2. Sherwood Gardens

3. Farmers Market

(Optional sprint for energetic to Lake Montebello ~5 Mi R/T)

1. School Garden at Barclay Elementary

   1. Walk across street to Book Thing- free book exchange

Bike Exchange-Velocipede

Jones Falls Trail

Druid Hill Park (merge with EcoFestival)

1. Loop around the lake for a view over the city

At Druid Hill Park:

1) Have lunch at own choice vendor (option to re-gather and debrief on EcoTour) Note (2nd group of 25 cyclists): 1:30 – 2:30 PM meetup - 2nd Afternoon riders JOIN US (ride is 2 hours and ~8 miles)

2) Ride by Conservatory

3) Ride by Baltimore Zoo

4) Jones Falls Trail to Clipper Mill

5) Johns Hopkins Campus or Hampden to Roland Park Country School

6) Roland Park Country School, return to EcoFestival via Hampden and Jones Falls Trail or Hopkins/ Wyman Park to Jones Falls Trail

7) Again those morning EcoTour cyclists still enjoying EcoFestival - Bus back if available for novice that had too much