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Three Creek Century Volunteer Picnic and Ride
Location
Penn Township Volunteer Fire Compnay
1750 Pine Road
Newville, PA 17241
USA
Category
a) Ride Leader Assigned
Registration Info
Registration is not Required
About this event
For people signed up as 3CC volunteers only.
Because you are volunteering, we recognize that you may not be able to ride during the actual Three Creek Century event on September 15th. To thank you for volunteering and give you an opportunity to ride the official routes, we have a Volunteer Ride & Lunch on Sunday, August 25 at the Penn Township Fire Department complex, 1750 Pine Road, Newville, PA 17241.
Please join us on August 25th for a ride and lunch, or even just for lunch at 1:00 p.m.
You can ride any of the routes that will be used for the event. All cue sheets and GPS downloads can be found at www.ThreeCreekCentury.com
18 mile Cumberland Valley Rail Trail
20 mile Newville 20 - New for 2024!
32 mile Shippensburg 32 - New for 2024!
51 mile Big Spring Meander
47 mile Big Spring Meander with South Mountain Challenge
11 mile Kings Gap Climb from the Firehouse
Regardless of which route(s) you ride, please be back at the Firehouse for lunch at 1:00 p.m.
You are free to ride on your own, or join one of the following organized rides on that day:
• 32 mile Shippensburg 32 led by Marilyn Chastek at 9:00 a.m., anticipated speed average 11 to 13 mph (C pace)
• 51 mile Big Spring Meander Reverse led by Dick Norford and Lou Searles at 8:00 a.m.
13-15 mph (C+ pace)
• 20 mile Newville 20 – 10:00 a.m. No leader has volunteered yet, but you can meet and ride together as a group from the firehouse, splitting up into smaller groups determined by pace. Be sure to download the directions or print a cue sheet before you come.
• Nancy Shearer will lead the 18 -22 mile route on the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Newville Trailhead, 23 McFarland Street, Newville.
Please do not use the driveway behind the firehouse. That is reserved for emergency vehicle use only.