HillsRUs

Due to the rain forecast on Wednesday HillsRUs will be moved to Thursday for this week. In keeping with this we will revive the HRU Winter Classic FIVE BUMPS TO MONTEBELLO. This too may be cancelled if the forecast for Thursday changes or the roads are excessively wet so stay tuned for any updates. The Five bumps are: Mora, Parker Ranch, Sarahills, TollGate and Mt. Eden

Start Location and Time: meet at Shoup Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure. Faster riders will leave first followed by the Social Climbers

Route:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30146275

Cue Sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30146275/cue_sheet

Weather: https://bit.ly/3Oeppon

 Lunch : No official lunch.  Bring snacks to eat at the top of climbs. Regroups will be at the top of each climb

39 miles with 4200 feet of climbing

Ride Leader:  Don Johann

It's likely that HRU will be cancelled this week due to rain or wet roads, but just in case we get lucky (as happened a few months ago), I'm posting a local hills ride I found in route listings, with a subtext that this was Mike Khaw's swan song.  On an iffy day like this, I like to do rides that circle the drain, so we can make an early exit if need be.

If the roads are wet and/or the radar looks bad, I'll send out an email in the morning, but if the roads are dry and the radar looks OK, I'll show up at Shoup and give it a go.

Assemble at Shoup Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure, with D/E riders launching a bit before the Social Climbers. 

43 miles, with 4100' of climbing.  

Lunch - We'll do an impromptu lunch somewhere along the route - TBD, so bring what you need.

Route

Weather from Randoplan 

Ride leader - Steve Rempel

I am planning for this week's ride to ascend Kings then Swett, follow Skyline, descend 84 West/La Honda Road, up West Old La Honda, and back along Skyline to Page Mill.

Some weather reports call for brisk winds and up to 90+ minutes lost to wind, according to Randoplan. If the forecast continues to look windy, we can fall back on Five Bumps to Montebello which shows only 50 minutes lost to wind.

49 miles and 4900 feet of elevation gain if climbing Kings, or 40 miles and 4400 feet if climbing Montebello. 

Start location and time: Shoup Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure, route will be finalized then.

Route:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48970298 
Alternate route if too windy: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30146275

Weather: https://bit.ly/3YDuTxF 
Alternate weather: https://bit.ly/3YRB2Yp 
Rain cancels.

Cue sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48970298/cue_sheet 
Alternate: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30146275/cue_sheet

Lunch: In Sky Londa- sample the cuisine from the market or bring your own, or wherever we can find out of the wind.

Ride leader: Mark Huie 

HRU gets Moody on Black Mountain Road!!

We'll be heading up Page Mill with a bit of a Moody beginning. Then making our way along Skyline to Bear Creek. We'll make our way down Bear Creek to face the struggle known as Black Mtn. Then there's lunch at Castle Rock before we finish our out and back to Shoup Park.

Meet at Shoup Park @ 845 for a 9am start.

59.2 miles, 7076’ of climbing

Late Lunch: Will be at Castle Rock Park on the return to Shoup Park.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48898318

Weather by Randoplan: https://bit.ly/3YgVvnK

Leader: Shawnery Hardin 

We haven't ridden beautiful Eureka Canyon for a few months and the weather looks good for it. Santa Cruz is waiting for us !

As usual there will be two groups with the fastest riders leaving first followed by the Social Climbers(C+D)

Starting Location: Parking Lot .3 mi past the dam at Lexington Reservoir. There is a $6 fee to park there (Credit/Debit Card). There is also a free dirt area across the street from the parking lot that can handle about 8 cars.

Directions: take the Bear Creek Rd exit off of Hwy 17, go across Hwy 17 and turn left like you were getting on 17. Take Alma Bridge Rd and go .6 mi to the parking lot just past the dam

Start Time: be there by 8:45 for a 9 am departure.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35706625

Cue Sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35706625/cue_sheet

Weather: https://bit.ly/3AaB9EP

62 miles with 5000 feet of elevation gain

Lunch: Bring or buy to eat in Corralitos

Ride Leader:  Don Johann

HILLSRUS C+DE/4.2(6953)/65.5 FOR Oct 16 : Huckleberry's Birthday Bonanza

There's two options available this Wednesday, the more or less adventurous versions. The adventurous will head through the bottom of windy hill, all easy well maintained smooth wide trails, then make our way up Dirty Alpine. The less adventurous will head up Old La Honda and then follow Skyline to the first regroup at the bathrooms at Russian Ridge on the corner of Skyline and West Alpine. One thing to point out is Wurr Rd. that we take just before Memorial park, it's a beautiful little of the beaten path road that exits back on to Pescadero right before the Loma Mar store.

Assemble at The Pioneer parking lot at the corner of Whiskey Hill and Woodside Rd. in the town of woodside. Meet at 845 for a 9am start, be there or break Huckleberry's heart.;)

Regroups and lunch stop are on the rwgps map.

65.5 miles, 6953’ of climbing for the adventurous group.

65.9 miles, 7130’ of climbing for the less adventurous group.

Pick your poison!!

Lunch - Will be at Arcangeli Store/Pescadero Bakery.

Route for the Adventurous Group: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48762757

Route for the Less Adventurous Group: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48763268

Weather by Randoplan: https://bit.ly/4f2SD4J

Leader: Shawnery Hardin 

Temperatures will hopefully be twenty degrees cooler than last weekend, so let's ride to Hicks and decide whether or not we want to climb Mt Umunhum.

6,600 feet of elevation gain over 61 miles, or 4,400' and 50 miles if skipping Um.

Start Location and Time: Meet at Monta Vista Park- 22601 Voss Ave, Cupertino- at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48689851

Cue sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48689851/cue_sheet

Weather: https://bit.ly/4dDUMmz

Lunch: Bring lunch to eat on Mt Umunhum or at Blossom Hill Park

Ride Leader: Mark Huie

HILLSRUS C+DE/2.7(4695)/69.1 FOR Oct 2 : Huckleberry Coastal Pretzel!

We'll be heading south on one from Half Moon Bay down to Pescadero and then North to Devil's Slide. Lunch will be in Half Moon Bay at the concrete bridge with ample local options.

Assemble at The Concrete Park, at the intersection of Kelly and Main in Half Moon Bay. Parking available on Purissima near Kelly, one street West of Main. Meet at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure. 

69.1 miles, 4695’ of climbing.

Lunch - Bring lunch to enjoy or buy something in Half Moon Bay.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48626955

Weather by Randoplan: https://bit.ly/4drAwEj

Leader: Shawnery Hardin 

We haven't done this beautiful ride for a couple of years, mostly due to the lack of water availability in Big Basin. We now know that if you go a mile past  the turnoff to China Grade you can get water at the Jamison Creek Fire Station. This makes this ride much more approachable and I've been waiting for some good weather to try it.

57 miles with 6900 feet of climbing

Start Location and Time: meet at Monta Vista Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure . Faster riders will depart first followed by the Social Climbers.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48532617

Cue Sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48532617/cue_sheet

Weather: https://bit.ly/3XyJdHc

Lunch:  Bring lunch to eat in Big Basin Park

Ride Leader: Don Johann

It's more likely than not that HRU will be cancelled this week, due to the start of the rainy season (can it really be here already).  But just in case, I'm posting a silly ride that includes the Kittridge Mile of Pain, which I used to do as an after work ride for many years.  I found this route last year when I was perusing the WW catalog of rides tagged as HRU.  

Assemble at Shoup Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure, with D/E riders launching a bit before the Social Climbers. 

38 miles, with 3900' of climbing.  

Lunch - We'll do an impromptu lunch at the top of Bohlman, so bring what you need.

Route

Weather from Randoplan 

Ride leader - Steve Rempel