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