HillsRUs

Sweeney's Devilish Slide, C+/D 3.6(6296)/70.6, Wednesday April 30th meet at 8:45 for a 9am start.

C+/D and those riders in between are all invited to enjoy the fun and good times. Go with the fast anti-social group:) or enjoy a laid back pace and the gorgeous views with the social group.

Assemble at Pioneer Saloon in Woodside, a couple rows behind the building. Meet at 8:45am for a 9am start, be there or be square.

Lunch will be in Half Moon Bay at the concrete park on the corner of Kelley and Main.

70.6 miles, 6396’ of climbing.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50527572

Weather by Randoplan: https://bit.ly/42C9NDa

Leader: Shawnery Hardin 

This week's HillsRUs starts from Monta Vista Park in Cupertino and goes to Big Basin by way of Redwood Gulch, Castle Rock, and Bear Creek Road. We return along Highway 236 and backtrack down Highway 9 and Redwood Gulch. Riders are free to bypass Redwood Gulch on the way back, but it is the most direct way and many people prefer not to finish the ride with a climb up Mt Eden Road.

Though temperatures are going to fall a bit going into the week, it doesn't look like this ride will be as wet and cold as when I led last month. Famous last words.

62 miles of riding with 7000 feet of elevation gain.

Start Location and Time: Meet at Monta Vista Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 staggered departure.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46015117

Cue Sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46015117/cue_sheet

Weather from RandoPlan: https://bit.ly/3Yb6dNx

Lunch: At Big Basin Park, Bring or buy in Boulder Creek 9 miles and 1000 feet of elevation gain earlier.

Ride leader: Mark Huie

Huckleberry's, Big & Beautiful Coastal Loop, C+/D 4.3(7458)/68.6, Wednesday April 16th meet at 8:45 for a 9am start.

C+/D and those riders in between are all invited to enjoy the fun and good times. Go with the fast anti-social group:) or enjoy a laid back pace and the gorgeous views with the social group.

Assemble at Shoup park. Meet at 8:45am for a 9am start, be there or be square.

Lunch will be in Pescadero at Arcangeli's.

68.6 miles, 7458’ of climbing.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50276932

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

Leader: Shawnery Hardin 

Huckleberry's, Black by way of Alba, C+/D 5.1(7011)/55, Wednesday April 9th for a 9am start.

C+/D and those riders in between are all invited to enjoy the fun and good times. Go with the fast anti-social group:) or enjoy a laid back pace and the gorgeous views with the social group.

Assemble at Castle Rock parking lot, a few miles south on Skyline from 9. You can park in the lot for a fee or .25 of a mile south at the trailhead on the right side if headed south. Meet at 8:45am for a 9am start, be there or be square.

Lunch will be in Boulder Creek. Bring lunch or buy at gricery store in Boulder Creek. Please check maps for regroups.

55 miles, 7011’ of climbing.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50200907

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

Leader: Shawnery Hardin 

The weather gods are again smiling, with clear, but slightly chilly skies now predicted for Wednesday, so let's take advantage and do a unique, but somewhat unlikely HRU ride (a bit urban in spots) that always reminds me of Peter Grace - San Bruno Mountain.  With this kind of weather, I feel we have a good shot at seeing the Farallon islands out in the distance.  

Assemble at the Woodside public parking lot, adjacent to the Pioneer Saloon, at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure, with D/E riders launching a bit before the Social Climbers. 

63 miles, with 5150' of climbing.  

Lunch is at the Taqueria at the base of the mountain.  

Route

Weather from Randoplan 

Ride leader - Steve Rempel

This ride is somewhat the reverse of the first ride I did with the Western Wheelers, but with a Steve Rempel flair to it. What I like about this direction is it gets the Foothill slog out of the way early and the final descent- okay, the only descent for this ride- is pretty close to the end.

It goes around Lexington, up Old Santa Cruz Highway, and then takes a shortcut through Redwood Estates to skip the climb up Mountain Charlie and the steeper parts of Summit. After lunch at Redwood Estates, it continues on Summit Rd and Bear Creek Rd to return via Skyline and Page Mill.

Note: This ride will go up the dirt Los Gatos Creek Trail to Lexington

Elevation Gain - 5,200'

Distance - 57 miles

Start time and location: meet at Shoup Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure. Faster riders will blast out first followed by the Social Climbers. Moderate rain cancels.

Lunch: Will be relatively early at Upper Redwood Estates Park on Summit. Food available at the Redwood Store as we pass it a mile and 500 feet down from the park.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36052004

Weather: https://bit.ly/4l5pmuf

We will be riding the Classic Coastal Classic on Wednesday.  The weather isn't fantastic but compared to the weather lately it's great. We should be able to complete it without worrying about rain.

Start time and location: meet at Shoup Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure. Faster riders will blast out first followed by the Social Clinbers

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50004397

Cue Sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50004397/cue_sheet

Weather: https://bit.ly/3FAWOsc

59 miles with 5600 feet of elevation gain

Lunch: Bring lunch to eat at the Bike Hut 

Ride Leader:  Don Johann

Rather than have HillsRUs cancelled two weeks in a row due to rain I am moving this week's HRU to Tuesday. The route is a tour of our local hills showcasing how green they are right now. The ride goes up Page turns north on Skyline, down WOLH and 84, back up WAlpine and then turns south on Skyline before descending Hwy 9.

Start time and location: meet at Shoup Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49919226

Cue Sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49919226/cue_sheet

Weather: https://bit.ly/43DVBKq

53 miles with 5800 feet of elevation gain

Lunch: Bring lunch to eat at Alpine Pond (at the intersection of Page and Skyline)

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 has happened quite often this year), I'm posting a local hills ride.  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. 

42 miles, with 4200' 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

The weather looks pretty warm this Wednesday, some might consider it a bit hot near the end of the ride. We will depart from Monta Vista Park in Cupertino and take a relatively direct route up Redwood Gulch and all the way along Highway 9 to climb Zayante and return via Skyline, Hwy 9, and Mt Eden.

Unfortunately, there are few bailouts. At Skyline you can either turn around, go north and return via Page Mill, or go south and take Black, Gist, Bear Creek, or Summit and return via Los Gatos.

Keeping to the route achieves 63 miles of riding and 6800' of climbing.

Start Location and Time: meet at Monta Vista Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure. Social climbers can wait a few seconds and watch everyone else struggle on the first hill just half a mile in.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49799550

Cue Sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49799550/cue_sheet

Weather from RandoPlan: https://bit.ly/3QvFEhV

Lunch: At Ben Lomond Park. Ben Lomond Market just up the block has prepared food, or bring your own.

Ride leader: Mark Huie