As T.S. Eliot might have said, good ride leaders borrow; great ride leaders steal.  So let's steal most of Don's great ride from last week, but do it in the other direction.  

We'll start at Shoup again, first heading out to Los Gatos and Lexington.  Past Lexington we'll do something a little different from the traditional HRU Lexington route, climbing Redwood Estates out of Holy City, in lieu of our usual Mountain Charlie ascent.  We'll continue on across Summit/Bear Creek/Skyline to Page Mill.  

Make sure and load up with two water bottles before leaving Los Gatos.  There should be food and beverages to buy at the Redwood Estates store, halfway up the climb, but it's wise to have supplies that will last until the Castle Rock parking area.  

Starting Location:  Meet at Shoup Park at 8:45 for a 9:00M roll.

Distance: 58 miles

Elevation: 5200 feet

Lunch: Bring lunch to eat at Redwood Estates Park on Summit. or buy lunch at the small market halfway up the Redwood Estates climb, and carry it up to the park.

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Note:  be aware that there is a 1.5 mile section of dirt on the Los Gatos Creek trail. In this direction the trail starts flat, and then has a short steeper gravel section which is easily walkable.  From there it's quite rideable to the climb across the dam face, although care should be taken when exiting the short bridge onto the gravel, just before the asphalt dam climb.