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Anna May Daulton Joe Pool Lake – Rusty Chain Gang

Grand Prairie, TX · Joe Pool Lake · Road

When
Every Saturday, 8:00 amSaturdays, 8:00 am in the warm months and 9:00 am in the cold months (check the FWBA calendar for the week's time). Arrive 30 minutes early. Next: Sat Oct 3, 2026 at 8:00 am.
Starts at
Anna May Daulton school parking lot, Grand Prairie (rides head southwest toward Britton) Map ↗
Distance
16 and up miles
Pace
Slow group 12–14 mph (16 miles); faster groups go longerNo-drop: nobody gets left
Next ride
Hosted by
Fort Worth Bicycling AssociationClub
Kind of ride
Road
Map of Texas with this ride's start
Grand Prairie, TXAll rides near Dallas →

For visitors

The ride leader's page says to arrive 30 minutes early and use the restroom at the marina lot before the start. FWBA posts each ride on its calendar and asks riders to register for it.

First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
Bring
a helmet, water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
Arrive
Ten or fifteen minutes before 8:00 am. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
Pace
Expect 12–14 mph: relaxed, with time to talk. It's no-drop: if you fall off the back, someone waits. That's the point of a group ride.
Check
Look at the host's website the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.

About the Anna May Daulton Joe Pool Lake – Rusty Chain Gang group ride

Anna May Daulton Joe Pool Lake – Rusty Chain Gang is a road group ride in Grand Prairie, TX. It rolls every Saturday at 8:00 am from Anna May Daulton school parking lot, Grand Prairie (rides head southwest toward Britton).

A Saturday ride at Joe Pool Lake on the Fort Worth Bicycling Association calendar. There is always a slow 16-mile group at 12 to 14 mph, and some riders go longer and faster. The leader says the ride follows a no-drop policy. Starts at 8:00 in the warm months and 9:00 in the cold ones.

Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.

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