This mostly flat ride will start at Burney Park – a beach park in Historic American Beach on Amelia Island with ample parking. Restrooms and a water fountain. Along with the 66-mile route riders, we will travel down Heckscher Drive, passing through Big Talbot and Little Talbot Island State Parks, enjoying scenic water views of Amelia River, Fort George Inlet, along the St. Johns River to Blount Island, where the route takes us inland, near preserves and north on US 17/MainStreet. At about 50 miles, at Pages Dairy Road, the 66-mile cyclists head east, and the 100-mile cyclists head west. We cross I-95 and do a loop in western Nassau County before heading back to explore the back roads of Yulee before crossing the bridge onto Amelia Island and back to Burney Park. Most of this ride uses roads with wide shoulders/bike lanes or quiet back roads. There is a rough section on SR-200 before the bridge crossing back onto Amelia Island - caution should be taken.
The 100-mile riders may break into front and back groups. The rider leader, Jonathan Tomassetti, will stay with the furthest back cyclists, and no rider will be left behind. There are plenty of gas station convenience stores along the way for re-grouping, supplies, and facilities. Note: Wear GREEN on March SevenTEEN.