C+,D/5/70 BOULDER CREEK LOOP

Meet Brian Begley (bbegley1@stanford.edu, (650)799-2131) at 8:00 AM for a 8:15 start at Lucky supermarket parking lot. 2175 Grant Road, Los Altos. Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/2175+Grant+Rd,+Los+Altos,+CA+94024/@37.3423192,-122.0737766,17z/da . 

The ride will be approximately 70 miles, 7800 ft climbing with only a few places to get water on this hilly and beautiful loop.  The route will be Foothill Expressway to Stevens Canyon to Redwood Gulch to Hwy 9 to Skyline to Bear Creek and lunch in Boulder Creek. 236 to smoothies in Big Basin Park to Hwy 9 to Saratoga Gap, down Hwy 9, down Gulch, down Stevens Canyon and Foothill back to Lucky. Long and hilly. We will pace ourselves and regroup at top of climbs and bottom of long descents. email with any questions.