HillsRUs

The weather should be more mild than recent weeks for this variation on a coastal classic in reverse. Up Kings by way of Huddart park, down Tunitas with a spin through Lobitos. Lunch at the Bike Hut. Up Hwy 1, CA-84 to West Old La Honda, along Skyline and down Page Mill. Sorry, no Page Milling this time.

Distance: 66 miles

Elevation: 6675 feet

Bathrooms at Portola Valley Town Center, Bike Hut, San Gregorio General Store, and Alpine @ Skyline.

Start: Shoup Park at 8:45am for a 9:00am departure

Lunch: Bike Hut. Bring your own food or see what snacks they have there.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30146074

Cue sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30146074/cue_sheet

Weather from RandoPlan: https://bit.ly/3WYydnp Bring a layer for the ride down Tunitas, just in case. Rain or AQI>100 cancels!

Ride Leader: Mark Huie

Posting this ride for Gary Virshup who has graciously agreed to lead HRU this week.

After a respectful visit, or attempt at a visit, to the Medicine Buddha , we head into Santa Cruz and pick up/buy cookies at the Pacific Cookie Company, then up through UCSC to the Empire Grade and Ice Cream Grade and then down to the coast for a ride back to the start.

55 miles with 4300 feet of climbing.

Start time and Location: Meet in Capitola at Jade Street Park at 9:15 for a 9:30 start. Directions: Hwy17 to Hwy1. Take 41st St Exit, Turn R on 41st St, L on Jade Street.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37268313

Weather: https://bit.ly/3Adu5He

Cue Sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37268313/cue_sheet

Lunch: Lunch will be at the Fire Station on Empire Grade Rd at Mile 29 of the ride. Bring your Lunch.

Ride Leader: Gary Virshup (for Shawnery)

The weather has finally cooled off a bit and I can't resist doing one of my favorite rides: Zayante from Monta Vista Park

60 miles with 6400 feet of elevation gain.

Meet at Monta Vista Park (on Voss Ave off of Foothill Blvd) at 8:45 for at 9:00 departure. The DE group will depart first followed by the C+D group

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39695888

Weather: https://bit.ly/4c7IZft

Cue Sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39695888/cue_sheet

Lunch will be at Ben Lomond park on Mill St in Ben Lomond at mile 27. Bring or buy in Boulder Creek or Ben Lomond

Ride Leader is Don Johann

The heat is returning.  Normally this is an occasion to head for the coast and come back Tunitas to the Pioneer, but after doing that twice in the past three weeks, I'm going to take us on a ride that Valerie and Mike introduced me to back during the pandemic - a coastal loop from La Honda that dives into the redwoods on the way out to Gazos and beyond, with scenic coastal vistas on the way back.  

Assemble at the La Honda Market at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure, with D/E riders launching a bit before the Social Climbers.  Park curbside along 84 in front of the shops, or park off the road next to the fence on the other side of 84.  Don't park past the fence, as this blocks the view of drivers exiting the adjacent driveway.

There is a restroom and water 2.6 miles into the ride, at Sam McDonald Park.

67 miles, 4360' of climbing.  Note the route change made on Monday at 3:30 PM.  I moved the lunch from Pescadero to Costanoa, as the timing is better, and Costanoa is a kind of cool place many of you likely haven't been to in a while. 

Lunch - The Costanoa Resort, at mile 35.   

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Weather from Randoplan 

Ride leader - Steve Rempel

If you haven't done the Bike Hut Challenge yet, you're out of luck on this ride unless you miss the turnoff from 84. Please inform the ride leader if you plan on doing so.

With the break in the weather, we're bringing the start of the ride back to Shoup Park this week, climbing Old La Honda, checking the road condition on the descent down West Old La Honda then climbing Alpine Road and having lunch at Alpine Lake. From there we will take Skyline to Highway 9, climb Pierce, and *handwave* take some back roads to Foothill and back to Shoup.

Starting Location and Time>  Shoup Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure. Everyone will leave at the same time unless the Social Climbers are talking too much ;-)

Route> https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31379681

Cue Sheet> https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31379681/cue_sheet

Weather from Randoplan> https://bit.ly/3zHteyg

Lunch> There are no stores near Alpine Lake, so bring your own food

Ride leader> Mark Huie, subbing for Jack Jones

It's going to be hot again Wednesday so let's head out to coast were it will be cool. We will head to Pescadero from Woodside and then return by the coolest possible way - Tunitas only this time riding along the ocean to get there. To avoid the heat even more we will start and end at Woodside to avoid the hot ride back to Shoup.

Starting Location and Time: Pioneer Hotel in Woodside at at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure. Faster riders will leave first followed by the Social Climbers

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42537268

Cue Sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42537268/cue_sheet

Weather: https://bit.ly/3zCGC6Q

Lunch:  Bring or Buy to eat at Arcangeli's in Pescadero

Ride Leader: Don Johann

It's going to be crazy hot on our side of the hill (Rando says 102 at the finish of our ride), so let's see if we can find a nice marine layer over on the coast to cool our jets, and some cool coastal redwoods on Tunitas to shade us for the climb home.

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

61 miles, 5000' of climbing.

Lunch - Mac Dutra Park at the corner of Kelly and Main Street.  Lots of food options nearby.  Sandwiches across the street, or coffee and pastries just a few doors down.  

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Weather from Randoplan 

Ride leader - Steve Rempel leading for Don Johan.

Meet another first time HRU leader Jasmine Wu at Lexington Reservoir (parking areas just past the dam); 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM departure.  

After climbing Old Santa Cruz, the ride descends San Jose Soquel to Capitola,  returning via Corralitos and Eureka Canyon.

Elevation Gain - 4940'

Distance - 62 miles

Lunch - Bring or buy lunch at the Corralitos market in Corralitos.  

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Ride Leader - Jasmine Wu (subbing for Steve Rempel)

Meet first time HRU leader Mark Huie at Shoup Park, Los Altos; 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM departure.

After climbing Page Mill the ride will loop south on Skyline and return via Lexington and the Los Gatos Creek trail (gravel).

Elevation Gain - 5,501'

Distance - 58 miles

Lunch - Bring food for Redwood Estates Upper Park

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Weather from Randoplan>

Ride Leader - Mark Huie

Starting location and time:   Meet at Shoup Park, Los Altos; 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM departure.

Hopefully we'll beat the forecast heat. Up Page Mill and down W Alpine, making a clockwise loop of 84, Stage and Tunitas, returning around Portola Valley.

Elevation Gain - 5,941'

Distance - 58 miles

Lunch - Bring, or buy at San Gregorio store for the Bike Hut

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Weather

Ride Leader - Jack Jones, subbing for Shawnery