I've been meaning to lead a climb up Bohlman since November, but rain was in the forecast whenever I remembered, and that is not a road to descend in the wet.
We'll leave from Shoup Park and head straight down Foothill and Stevens Creek to Monta Vista park and pick up anyone there. Then we'll take the maze, up the hard way to the end of Bohlmann via Norton, Kittredge, Quickert, On Orbit. Return via Bohlman and Pierce/Mt. Eden to Rancho San Antonio for lunch. Then finish via Mora, Moody, and Foothills Nature Preserve.
This is a route with many bailout options:
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Easiest, but not nearly as much fun, would be to meet up with the group as it rides by Monta Vista Park, and finish there on the way back. That almost halves the distance, but retains most of the climbing- 25 miles and 3300 feet.
We will not be stopping, so people should be at the intersection, ready to go by around 9:15.
- Anyone who wants to skip lunch at Rancho San Antonio can return via Foothill Expressway, the previous HRU Bohlman route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30107145- 36 miles and 3600 feet.
- Doing lunch, but skipping Foothills Nature Preserve saves 9 miles and 1100 feet. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55182330- 40 miles and 4200 feet.
Regroups at the cemetery at the base of Bohlman (both directions), at the bottom of Mt Eden Road (bathroom and water close by), and Vista Hill in Foothills- remember to get water and use the bathroom by the park entrance on the way in because we do not pass it on the way out.
Starting Location: Shoup Park (park along University or Lincoln Avenues)
Start Time: 8:45 for a 9 am departure. Moderate rain cancels.
Distance: 49 miles
Elevation: 5300 feet
Lunch: BYOL to eat at Rancho San Antonio
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55182040
Cue sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55182040/cue_sheet
Weather: https://go.randoplan.com/Tpkj1Q
Rider Leader: Mark Huie
