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HillsRUs rolls weekly on Wednesdays

Route often includes Hwy 9, Page Mill, Old La Honda, Kings Mountain, West Alpine or Tunitas Creek. Always be prepared for variable weather on Skyline. Foul weather in the hills keeps the ride in the valley.

Start location and route announced Monday prior, via wwbc-rides email list and this page (scroll down to the blog).

Meet at 8:45 AM and roll at 9:00 AM departure. DE riders will depart first, C+ will follow.

Ride Leaders rotate weekly - Don Johann, Shawnery Hardin, Jack Jones and Steve Rempel, with guest appearances by Michael Khaw, Gary Virshup, Cathy Switzer, and others.

A selection of routes can be found in the WW Ride with GPS Route Catalog > use tag "HRU".

Last update: 20-Jul-2023 CBS

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  • Wed, December 04, 2024 8:45 AM | Anonymous member

    The ride this week is a basic loop along Foothill and Sand Hill, up King's, along Skyline, down 84 to the duck pond for lunch. We return up West Alpine and down Page Mill.

    Start location and time: Shoup Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure. Rain cancels

    Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31822705 

    Weather: https://bit.ly/4fPVD5h 

    Cue sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31822705/cue_sheet


    Lunch: At the duck pond/Reflection Lake. Bring or buy at La Honda.

    48 miles and 5200 feet of climbing.

    Ride leader: Mark Huie 

  • Sun, November 24, 2024 8:00 PM | Anonymous member

    HILLSRUS C+DE/3.8(5070)/61.4 FOR Nov 27


    We'll be enjoying the slide ride clockwise for a bit of a new feel on an old favorite. People may be concerned with climbing 1 to devil's slide from this direction but its exactly the same as the opposite direction, sucky. Traffic should be super light the time of day we'll be climbing it though. As for climbing Sharp Park, there is an incredible amount of bike lane headed up to Skyline College so no concerns there at all, I've done it multiple times.


    Meet at pioneer @ 845 for a 9am start.


    61.4 miles, 5070’ of climbing 


    Lunch: Will be at the Devil's slide rest stop, with hopefully beautiful views to help wash lunch down our gullets. Either bring lunch or pick something up at the Half Moon Bay regroup.



    Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49137090



    Weather by Randoplan: https://bit.ly/3OpRj0s




    Leader: Shawnery Hardin 

  • Thu, November 21, 2024 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    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 Sheethttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/30146275/cue_sheet

    Weatherhttps://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

  • Wed, November 13, 2024 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    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


  • Wed, November 06, 2024 8:45 AM | Anonymous member

    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 


  • Wed, October 30, 2024 9:00 PM | Anonymous member

    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 

  • Wed, October 23, 2024 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    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

  • Wed, October 16, 2024 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    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 

  • Wed, October 09, 2024 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    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


  • Mon, September 30, 2024 2:59 PM | Anonymous member

    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 

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