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- Ride Details
- Ride Title:
- Blackwater NWR to Hoopers Is.
- Category:
- All Pace Long
- Ride Date:
- Thursday, Oct 11 10:30am - 3pm
- Location:
- Blackwater Visitors Center
- Distance:
- 34- miles
- Leaders Pace:
- 10 mph
- Ride Terrain:
- Flat
- Regrouping:
- Frequent with Sweep
- Rest stops:
- Lunch
- Ride Leader:
- Bud Lippert
- Email:
- essexknight@aim.com.
- Phone:
- 443.570.0542
Blackwater Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. Key Wallace Drive, Cambridge, Maryland 21613
Telephone: 410-228-2677
Description: This is a 34 mile flat ride with the exception of the bridge to Hooper Island. There will be three groups heading out; the faster group departs first then the others; the sweep will trail the last group. The first segment takes us through Blackwater Wildlife Refuge; the second segment takes through farmland and marshes; third crosses the bridge onto Upper Hoopers Island: You may continue south crossing another bridge onto Middle Hoopers Island. Lunch will be a The Salty Dog; has restrooms and gift shop.
Directions: The refuge is located ~12 miles south of the town of Cambridge on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. From Route 50 in Cambridge take Route 16 West (Church Creek Road) until the blinker light (~5 miles), then turn left onto Egypt Road. Follow Egypt road for ~ 7 miles and it will dead end at Key Wallace Drive. Turn turn right to the Visitor center. Turn Left into the visitor Center.
- Ride Poster:
- Essexknight