October 15 @ 10:00, 17 miles

Start: North Lake Center - Maryvale Elementary School.?

15101 Bauer Dr, Rockville, MD 20853,?

It is a swing school with lots of parking places close to the intersection of Trailway Dr and Bauer Dr in Rockville MD.

We will ride up the Emory Lane Bike Path to the ICC trail bike path to Layhill Park, turning S onto the Layhill Rd bike lane into Plaza Mercado for lunch at Passion Bakery Cafe/Plaza Mercado (various eating options). Continuing S on Layhill bike lane, we turn Right (at Midvale Lane) onto the Mathew Henson trail. This shady boardwalk bike trail goes through picturescque swamps down to Turkey Branch Lane to the Rock Creek Bike path. Taking the Rock Creek bike path north (hill), we pass the bridge over Viers Mill, under Norbeck and take the Right connector to the scenic Lake Frank path. At the Trailway connector we leave the Lake Frank trail (passing by our house) and end up at the North Lake School parking lot.?

Most of the trail is on bike paths or lanes.

We plan to ride to Passion bakery cafe in the Plaza Mercado complex, it has sandwiches and wraps, but no alcohol. There is also a BBQ and beer place, and Azucar Mexican if a large crowd shows up.

Ethan and Marla

Our cell phone?301-538-7544.

As always, additional rides are welcome!

Thanks,

Laurie and Ed