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Alternate Eclipse Ride

Date and Time

Monday, April 08, 2024, 1:30 PM until 4:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)

Location

Departs from the Black Swamp Preserve parking lot. (DO NOT park in the Montessori School lot.)
1014 S Maple St
Bowling Green, OH  43402.
USA

Event Contact(s)

Kevin Compton

Category

"C" Ride; 10-14mph, 10-30 miles

Registration Info

Registration is not Required

About this event

We will ride the Slippery Elm Bike Trail from Bowling Green, Ohio to North Baltimore, Ohio to observe the April 8 Total Solar Eclipse. We will leave the north terminus of the trail in Bowling Green at 1:40 pm EDT (sharp -- arrive at least 10 minutes before!). We will ride 11 miles to the south terminus of the trail in North Baltimore. The eclipse begins at 1:56 pm EDT so part of the ride will take place after the eclipse has begun. We will arrive at the south terminus well in advance of totality, which begins at 3:10:54 pm EDT and lasts 3 minutes 26 seconds. We will depart when it becomes light enough to ride back. We should arrive back before 4:30 pm EDT.
REQUIRED:
1. Helmet
2. Approved eclipse glasses or pinhole camera. No one (even a former president) should look directly at a solar eclipse!
3. Sign in on the ride captain's signup sheet.