Sequoia Worker's Rides
6:45 am MEET for 7 am START
FROM FOOTHILL
for the 72 and 100 mile routes.
(For registered Sequoia workers only!
We have a list of volunteers)
The Worker's Ride, the next day's Workers-Rides-to-the-Picnic and Picnic are to thank everyone who worked on The Sequoia. Lunch will be provided for all routes. Register here by June 9 if you'd like to have lunch. Route sheets are available on the online ride schedule or at the ride start.
B/3(2200’)/32; C-/3(2800’)/37; C+/3(3500’)/46 SEQUOIA WORKERS’ RIDES Join us in La Honda (start, finish, and lunch). Enjoy the coastal section of the Sequoia route from La Honda to the Bike Hut on Tunitas and beyond. Separate B, C- and C+ groups. Shortcuts are available (see online route sheets). All riders will view Irish Ridge from Upper Lobitas Creek Road to Verde Road before taking various routes back to La Honda via Hwy 1, Stage Road, and Highway 84. C+ riders extend the ride on Higgins Canyon to Half Moon Bay. Meet at 9:15 am for 9:30 am departure from La Honda. Park along Hwy 84 across from La Honda stores. Bring snacks - lunch is provided in La Honda at end of ride. Ride open to Sequoia Volunteers only. Leader: Guy Shuman (shumansteiner@gmail.com)
Route sheets: Sequoia Workers B 2017 v1.pdf,
Sequoia Workers C 2017 v2.pdf.
GPS Files: B Route
C- Route
C+ Route
BC/5/19.5 W ALPINE – CAMP POMPONIO - OLD HAUL –PESCADERO CREEK! SEQUOIA WORKERS’ RIDE. This is a beautiful, short and very unique ride with lots of regroups and a bit of climbing! We start in La Honda, ascend W Alpine Road up through Heritage Grove, descend the little known Camp Pomponio Rd down into Pescadero Creek Co. Park, then out via Old Haul Road. (There are 5.4 miles of mixed terrain/hard pack gravel total.) If you’ve ever wanted to check out the mothballed and decaying “Sheriff’s Honor Camp” this is a great chance! (Adds 1.4 easy paved miles.) After Old Haul Rd, we’ll climb 2.5 miles back over Haskins Hill, then descend the last 3.4 miles back to La Honda. Meet at 9:15 am for 9:30 am departure from La Honda. Park along Hwy 84 across from La Honda stores. Bring snacks - lunch is provided in La Honda at end of ride. Ride open to Sequoia Volunteers only. Leader: Randall Braun I will bring route sheets/maps to the start. More info: (rgbraun@earthlink.net) Here is a link to the GPS file: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/21596079
CD/4/72 SEQUOIA WORKERS’ 72-MILE RIDE. The 72 mile follows exactly the 72 mile ride the Sunday before, and is a classic loop, with all the beautiful coast-side scenery, the fun climbs and descents and no options to cut any corners. Liquids and snacks will be available in La Honda and lunch will be provided at the Bike Hut to registered riders. It returns over the beautiful Tunitas Creek climb and enjoys the Kings Mtn. Rd descent before returning back to the start at Foothill College! Meet at the Foothill College parking lot number 3 at 6:45 a.m. for an 7:00 a.m. departure. There is a $3 parking fee to park at Foothill College payable by credit/debit card or exact cash. (the machines do not make change) Ride open to Sequoia Volunteers only. Route sheets/Map/GPS files TBA. Info: Hal Nystrom (nystromhal@gmail.com or 408-718-2153)
DE/4/100 SEQUOIA WORKERS’ 100-MILE RIDE. The 100 mile follows exactly the century ride the Sunday before and has 6 additions/extensions but if you trim off any one of them, you'll fall below the prestigious 10,000 ft elevation gain bar. This route will be a test of both body and mind, but the rewards will be yours to keep for years! Follows the 70-mile route, and adds a loop to Half Moon Bay. Liquids and snacks available in La Honda and lunch provided at the Bike Hut to registered riders. Meet at the Foothill College parking lot number 3 at 6:45 a.m. for an 7:00 a.m. departure. There is a $3 parking fee to park at Foothill College payable by credit/debit card or exact cash. (the machines do not make change). Ride open to Sequoia Volunteers only - please register online. Route sheets/Map/GPS files TBA. Info: Hal Nystrom (nystromhal@gmail.com or 408-718-2153).
Each of the volunteers who ride the Workers' Ride have given their time and best for the success of the club. The proceeds of The Sequoia fund club events and operations and offset the dues so the work helps the club a lot.
Some members don't ride The Sequoia that day so that they can make The Sequoia successful. The Workers' Ride is mostly for them so they can enjoy the routes of the ride that they made possible. And the Workers' Ride celebrates all the volunteers for their role in making The Sequoia a success.
We ask that folks who didn't work as a Sequoia volunteer not participate in these rides. Those of you who DID work as a volunteer, we thank you for helping the event, the Western Wheelers, and giving the riders of The Sequoia an extra special experience! Please DO ride and enjoy every mile of these challenging routes through world-class scenery. You helped to make The Sequoia a success.
