River Valley Hill Circuit – 2026
When: 6:30pm start time.
Where: Meet in the North parking lot area of Hawrelak Park.
What: Ride a couple of warm-up laps of the renovated Hawrelak Park. Then use the Buena Vista / Hawrelak Park Footbridge and ride to the base of Zoo Hill (Buena Vista Road) for some hill climbs. All riders reconvene at the bottom before heading up together on the next effort. Try to push yourself hard to keep pace with everyone. If not, no worries. Ride your best pace possible and meet back at the bottom.
Ride back towards the North end of Groat Road Bridge via Valleyview Drive/MacKinnon Ravine. Stay on the River Valley Road bike path towards Fortway Drive. BUT, if the Victoria Park Road Bike Lane has been installed, then ride that climb. Loop down the bike path behind Grant Notely Park and through the Royal Glenora Club parking lot to find the base of Fortway Drive. Ride at least 2x up through the Legislature Grounds. The group usually catches its breath together up at the transit depot before rolling back down to meet up in the Royal Glenora parking lot.
Ride the LRT pedway bridge across the river and head to Emily Murphy Park Road. Drop down Emily Murphy and then just inside the gate to Hawrelak Park. Everybody meets up again to ride at least 2x up Emily Murphy to complete the night.
Coach Kevin will have something additional in mind for each climb to spice things up!
Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
Always carry your ID.
If any mishap happens to you or another rider on the track:
- Ensure you are safely off the road.
- Call 911 if needed
- Station a rider to direct traffic away from the scene.
- While waiting for 911 help to arrive, administer any first aid you know that will help.
- Send a cyclist for help if necessary, or to direct emergency services to the site.
- Nearest Hospital is: University of Alberta Hospital 8440 112 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7