Plan now to take advantage of (hopefully) beautiful weather and some of the most amazing views in Seattle?with Bike the Bluff, the annual family-friendly bike ride that celebrates scenic Magnolia while supporting the students of Catharine Blaine K-8 School.? This year?s ride will be held on Sunday, September 9. Registration opens at 10 a.m., and you?can register and?start your ride?any time after that. The course officially closes at 2 p.m. Click here?for advance registration and more information. (Register in advance and?you will automatically be entered to win a Giro child?s bicycle helmet).
Riders can choose either a 5- or 7-mile loop, both of which begin and end at the Blaine playground, immediately adjacent to the Pop Mounger Pool parking lot on 32nd Ave. W.? Water stations along the way will offer water and free treats such as Power Bars,apples, and popsicles.? Beginners may want to take a 2-mile-round trip?sidewalk route from the Blaine playground to Government Way, where they can reward themselves with a treat at the water station there before heading back.? Bike the Bluff is not a race, so each rider can set his or her own comfortable pace. After the?ride?there will be hot dogs, drinks, snacks, and sweets for sale on the playground.
Now in its 21st year, Bike the Bluff is the main fundraiser for the annual trip that Blaine fifth-graders take to Islandwood, a four-day environmental science camp on Bainbridge Island.? Bike the Bluff entry fees, which include an event t-shirt, are $15 for riders 12 and older, $10 for riders under 12, and $30 for a family (which includes two event t-shirts).? Additional Bike the Bluff t-shirts are available for $10 each.? Helmets are required for all riders.