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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

  • Wed, November 18, 2015 10:00 AM | Anonymous member

     

    The Hills-R-Us ride for 11/18/15 will be: OLH and West Alpine
    Leader: Paul Melville
    Distance: 39 miles
    Elevation: 4300 ft
    Lunch: La Honda

    Remember the new 10 am start time.  Rain Cancels

    OLH - West Alpine

    L  University Ave

    L  Burke Rd
    R  Old Altos Rd

    R  W Fremont Rd

    L  Concepcion Rd

    R  Purissima Rd

    L  Purissima Rd

    L  Arastradero Rd

    L  Page Mill Rd

    R  Arastradero Rd

    L  Alpine Rd

    R  Portola Rd

    REGROUP Triangle Green Park

    L  Old La Honda Rd

    REGOUP OLH @ Skyline Blvd

    C  West Old La Honda

    SAFETY REGROUP WOLH @ Hwy 84

    L  CA-84 W

    REGROUP   New La Honda Market
    C  CA-84 W

    L  Pescadero Rd

    S  Alpine Rd

    S  Page Mill Rd

    REGROUP Page Mill @ Skyline

    R  Altamont Rd

    L  Taaffe Rd

    R  Elena Rd

    L  Robleda Rd

    R  Chapin Rd

    L  Burke Rd

    R  University Ave

  • Mon, November 09, 2015 11:56 AM | Anonymous member

    Reminder - Social riders start at 10 and fast folks at 10:15

    Moody, Foothills Park, Alpine/Joaquin, Westridge, St. Francis/La Cresta
    42 miles 4,100 ft
    Lunch: Late or no Lunch, bring food!

    Link to route at Ride With GPS 

    Turn Notes Miles
    Start Start of route 0.0
    R University Ave 0.0
    L Burke Rd 0.2
    R Chapin Rd 0.6
    Cont. Robleda Rd 0.9
    L Elena Rd 1.7
    Cont. El Monte Rd 2.5
    R Voorhees Dr 3.3
    R Clausen Ct 3.4
    Cont. Barley Hill Rd 3.6
    L Hilltop Dr 3.9
    R Hillview Rd 4.3
    R Magdalena Ave 4.7
    R Stonebrook Dr 5.8
    Cont. Laura Ct 6.1
    R Kate Dr 6.1
    L Teresa Way 6.2
    R Stonebrook Dr 6.3
    R Oak Knoll Cir 6.5
    Cont. Prospect Ave 7.1
    L La Loma Dr 7.5
    R Summit Wood 7.8
    L Tepa Way 8.2
    L Moody Rd 8.4
    R Page Mill Rd 10.9
    L Foothill Park 11.2
    L Slight L 11.4
    R Slight R 12.2
    R Page Mill Rd 13.4
    R Altamont Rd 13.8
    L Briones Way 14.0
    L Ventana Way 14.3
    R Page Mill Rd 14.5
    L Arastradero Rd 16.0
    L Alpine Rd 17.9
    L Joaquin Rd 22.3
    R Old Spanish Trail 22.7
    L Vista Verde Way 23.1
    R Ramona Rd 23.4
    R Los Trancos Rd 24.1
    L Fire Rd Only 25.1
    L Valley Oak St 25.2
    L Indian Crossing 25.8
    L Alpine Rd 25.9
    R Willowbrook Dr 26.1
    L Portola Rd 26.9
    R Westridge Dr 27.3
    R Golden Hills Dr 28.4
    R Meadowood Dr 28.6
    R Cervantes Rd 29.0
    L Shawnee Pass 29.0
    R Iroquois Trail 29.4
    Cont. Georgia Ln 29.6
    L Portola Rd 29.9
    L Alpine Rd 30.4
    R Junipero Serra 34.7
    Cont. Foothill Expy 37.1
    R Hillview Ave 37.7
    Cont. Fremont Rd 38.4
    R St Francis Rd 39.0
    L La Cresta Dr 39.6
    L Viscaino Rd 40.4
    L Concepcion Rd 40.8
    R Fremont Rd 41.1
    L W Edith Ave 41.9
    R University Ave 42.1
    End End of route 42.2



  • Wed, November 04, 2015 10:00 AM | Deleted user

    Remember that this week Hills-R-Us starts an hour later at 10 am (10:15 am for the faster group).

    Due to the shorter day we will be doing shorter rides during the winter. This ride takes us up both sides of OLH and then North to King's after a lunch at Skylonda Market.

    Rain cancels.

    Distance :: 44 miles

    Elevation :: 4000 ft

    Lunch :: Skylonda

    Leader :: Doug Hahn

    Route :: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/11024585

       Distance    |     Climbing     |      Directions

     Total    Last |  Elev Total Last | 

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------

      0.00    0.00 |   209     0    0 | Left      University Ave

      0.13    0.13 |   204     0    0 | Left      Burke Rd

      0.20    0.07 |   191     0    0 | Right     Old Altos Rd

      0.31    0.11 |   201    19   19 | Right     W Fremont Rd

      1.38    1.07 |   216    89   70 | Left      Concepcion Rd

      2.24    0.86 |   371   247  158 | Right     Purissima Rd

      3.61    1.37 |   224   262   15 | Left      Arastradero Rd

      4.29    0.68 |   231   343   81 | Left      Page Mill Rd

      4.54    0.25 |   249   367   24 | Right     Arastradero Rd

      6.53    1.99 |   389   600  234 | Left      Alpine Rd

      7.68    1.15 |   561   772  172 | Right     Portola Rd

    REGROUP Little Peoples Park

     10.55    2.88 |   386   816   44 | Left      Old La Honda Rd

    REGROUP OLH and Skyline

     13.95    3.40 |  1711  2155 1339 | Right     CA-35 N

     15.42    1.47 |  1465  2217   62 | Left      CA-84 W

     18.24    2.81 |  1099  2245   28 | Sharp L   Old La Honda Rd

     20.79    2.55 |  1711  2891  646 | Left      CA-35 N

    REGROUP Skywood Market, Sky Londa

    continue Skyline Blvd

    REGROUP Kings @ Skyline

     27.79    7.00 |  2068  3852  961 | Right     Kings Mountain Rd

     32.74    4.95 |   398  3872   20 | Left      Woodside Rd

    REGROUP Roberts Market, Woodside

     33.68    0.94 |   402  3906   34 | Right     Whiskey Hill Rd

     35.06    1.37 |   307  3936   30 | Left      Sand Hill Rd

     38.00    2.94 |   156  4084  148 | Right     Santa Cruz Ave

     38.09    0.10 |   155  4086    2 | Left      Junipero Serra Blvd

     40.52    2.42 |   159  4179   92 | Straight  Foothill Expy

     43.84    3.32 |   189  4301  122 | Right     W Edith Ave

     43.85    0.01 |   188  4301    0 | Left      University Ave

     44.30    0.46 |   209  4322   21 | Arrive    400 University Ave

  • Wed, October 28, 2015 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

     The Hills-R-Us route:  Five Bumps to Montebello

    Rain Cancels and current forecast has possible rain for Wed.  

    Leader: Paul Melville
    Distance:  40 miles
    Elevation:  4600 ft 
    Lunch: No planned lunch stop, bring food

    Route:

    D  University Ave

    L  Border Rd

    R  Valley View Dr

    R  Summerhill Ave

    L  Hilltop Dr

    L  Hillview Rd

    R  Fairway Dr

    L  Fairway Dr

    S  Loyola Dr

    R  Esberg Rd

    R  Mora Dr

    REGROUP Top of Mora Dr

    S  Mora Trail

    L  Lower Meadow Trail

    R  Rancho San Antonio Trail

    R  Permanente Creek Trail

    REGROUP Restrooms & water in Rancho San Antonio parking lot

    R  Cristo Rey Dr

    R  N Foothill Blvd

    L  Stevens Creek Blvd

    R  Janice Ave

    R  Mira Vista Rd

    L  McClellan Rd

    R  Linda Vista Dr

    R  Hyannisport Dr

    L  Linda Vista Dr

    L  Linda Vista Dr

    R  Santa Teresa Dr

    R  Terra Bella Dr

    L  Lindy Ln

    L  Regnart Rd

    R  Monrovia St

    R  Bubb Rd

    L  Rainbow Dr

    R  7 Springs Ln

    L  7 Springs Dr

    L  7 Springs Pkwy

    R  7 Springs Pkwy

    L  Prospect Rd

    R  Parker Ranch Rd

    L  at fork

    S  Calabazas Creek

    REGROUP end of Calabazas/start of Parker Ranch Ct

    C  Parker Ranch Ct

    S  Star Ridge Ct

    L  Star Ridge Ct

    L  Comer Dr

    R  Pierce Rd

    L  Sarahills Dr

    L  Sarahills Dr

    REGROUP top of Sarahills

    L  Verde Vista Ln

    R  Tamworth Ave

    R  Seaton Ave

    L  Malcom Ave

    L  Trinity Ave

    R  Pontiac Ave

    L  Saratoga Hills Rd

    R  Reid Ln

    L  Canyon View Dr

    R  Elva Ave

    L  4th St

    R  Springer Ave

    REGROUP end of Springer @ Hwy 9

    R  Hwy 9

    R  Toll Gate Rd

    S  Saratoga Heights Dr

    R  Saratoga Heights Dr

    R  Pierce Rd

    L  Mt Eden Rd

    S  Stevens Canyon Rd

    REGROUP detour to Stevens Canyon rest stop?

    L  Montebello Rd

    REGROUP top of Montebello       

    L  Stevens Canyon Rd

    S  S Foothill Blvd

    L  S El Monte Ave

    R  University Ave

    A  Shoup Park

     

  • Wed, October 21, 2015 9:00 AM | Deleted user
    Pescadero Clockwise

    Link to route on Ride With GPS: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2175070

    Distance:  66 miles
    Elevation:  6400 ft
    Lunch: Bring or buy lunch in Pescadero

    Route:
    Shoup Park
    L University
    L Burke, almost to end
    R Chapin
    cont. Robleda, to end
    R Elena
    L Taaffe
    R Altamont
    REGROUP Black Mountain
    cont. Altamont
    L Page Mill
    REGROUP Skyline
    X Skyline
    cont. W Alpine
    L Pescadero
    REGROUP Sam McDonald(?) Park (on R, before summit)
    cont. Pescadero
    R Stage
    LUNCH Arcangeli's Bakery
    cont. Stage
    R Hwy 84
    R W Old La Honda
    L Skyline
    REGROUP Skywood Mkt, Sky Londa
    L Hwy 84 (towards Woodside)
    R Portola Rd, to end
    L Sand Hill
    R+L Alpine to Junipero Serra
    X Oregon/Page Mill
    cont. Foothill
    R Main/Burke
    L University
    R Shoup Park

     



  • Wed, October 14, 2015 9:00 AM | Deleted user
    Link to route at Ride with GPS: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1504447
    Distance: 68 miles
    Elevation: 8900 ft per Ride with GPS
    Lunch: Big Basin Park HQ, very small store so bring food

    Leader: Doug Hahn

    Optional: North Escape, Lodge



    Route:
    Big Basin + China Grade
    Depart University Ave
    L El Monte Ave
    R Foothill Expy
    S Stevens Canyon
    R Stevens Canyon
    REGROUP restrooms on Mt. Eden fork
    L Stevens Canyon
    R Mt. Eden
    R Pierce
    R Hwy 9 (Big Basin Hwy)
    REGROUP Saratoga Gap @ Skyline
    - Water at CDF fire station if needed
    S Hwy 9
    REGROUP Hwy 9 @ Hwy 236
    S Hwy 236
    REGROUP Big Basin Park HQ (Lunch)
    S Hwy 236
    L China Grade
    R Hwy 236
    REGROUP Hwy 236 @ Hwy 9 STOP sign
    S Hwy 9
    L Skyline
    REGROUP CDF fire station
    R Page Mill Rd
    R Altamont Rd
    L Taaffe Rd
    R Elena Rd
    L Robleda Rd
    S Chapin Rd
    L Burke Rd
    R University Ave
    A Shoup Park

  • Wed, October 07, 2015 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    ALTERNATE TO COASTAL CLASSIC

    One last longer ride while weather is good. Kings, Tunitas, Lobitos, Verde, Lobitos Cutoff, Tunitas, Hwy 1, Stage Road, 84, Alpine, Down Page


    Lunch at Bike Hut. 61 miles, 6500 ft. Rain cancels

    Route on Ride With GPS



    Type    Notes    Distance
    Start    Shoup Park    0.0
    Left    University Ave    0.1
    Left    Burke Rd    0.2
    Right    Old Altos Rd    0.3
    Right    Fremont Rd    0.4
    Left    Concepcion Rd    1.5
    Right    Purissima Rd    2.4
    Left    Turn left to stay on Purissima Rd    2.6
    Left    Arastradero Rd    3.7
    Left    Page Mill Rd    4.4
    Right    Arastradero Rd    4.7
    Left    Alpine Rd    6.7
    Right    Portola Rd    7.8
    Water    Bathrooms and Water    9.3
    Left    Turn left to stay on Portola Rd    11.2
    Left    Slight left to stay on Portola Rd    11.4
    Straight    onto Woodside Rd    12.0
    Left    Slight left onto Tripp Rd    13.1
    Water    Regroup and Water    14.0
    Left    Kings Mountain Rd    14.0
    Summit    Regroup Top of Kings    18.3
    Straight    continue onto Tunitas Creek Rd    18.3
    Right    onto Lobitos Creek Rd    24.0
    Regroup    first ocean view on Lobitos    24.4
    Left    Sharp left onto Verde Rd    28.1
    Left    Lobitos Creek Rd/Lobitos Creek Cutoff    28.3
    Right    Tunitas Creek Rd    30.0
    Food    Lunch at Bike Hut    31.1
    Left    CA-1 S    32.0
    Left    Stage Rd    33.5
    Left    CA-84 E    34.7
    Regroup    Before Staring up 84    34.7
    Right    Pescadero Rd    42.2
    Straight    Continue straight onto Alpine Rd    43.3
    Left    Turn left to stay on Alpine Rd    46.0
    Left    Turn left to stay on Alpine Rd    46.9
    Straight    Continue onto Page Mill Rd    50.8
    Summit    Regroup at Alpine and Skyline    50.8
    Right    Altamont Rd    57.2
    Left    Taaffe Rd    58.3
    Left    Turn left to stay on Taaffe Rd    58.6
    Right    Elena Rd    59.2
    Left    Robleda Rd    59.4
    Right    Slight right onto Chapin Rd    60.2
    Left    Burke Rd    60.4
    Right    University Ave    60.9
    Right    Turn right    61.0
    Right    Shoup Park    61.1
    End    End of route    61.1
  • Wed, September 30, 2015 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

     The Hills-R-Us route:  Kings Mt, Native Sons, Star Hill + Bear Gulch West Option

    Leader: Paul Melville
    Distance:  55 miles
    Elevation:  5700 ft 
    Lunch: Skywood Market

    Route:

    Shoup Park

    L University

    R Burke

    L Foothill

    R+L Alpine to Sand Hill

    R Whiskey Hill, to end

    L Hwy 84 (Woodside Rd)

    REGROUP Robert's Market

    cont. Hwy 84

    R Albion

    L Manuella, to end

    R Kings Mountain

    REGROUP Skyline @ Tunitas

    cont. Tunitas

    L Star Hill

    R Native Sons, to end: REGROUP

    U-turn back to Star Hill

    R Star Hill, to end: REGROUP

    U-turn back to Swett

    R Swett, to end

    R Skyline towards Sky Londa

    - BEAR GULCH WEST OPTION-

    R Bear Gulch West, to gate

    U-turn back to Skyline

    R Skyline (to Sky Londa)

    REGROUP/LUNCH  Skywood Market

    L Hwy 84 towards Woodside

    R Portola

    REGROUP Portola/Sand Hill junction

    R Portola, to end

    L Alpine

    R Arastradero, to end

    L Page Mill

    R Arastradero

    R Purissima, to end

    L Robleda

    R Chapin

    L Burke

    R University

    R Shoup Park

  • Wed, September 23, 2015 9:00 AM | Deleted user

    Shorter ride from Shoup, just shy of the Coast but Tunitas should be shady and cool.  Social Climbers leave at 9:00; D/E riders leave at 9:15. 

    http://ridewithgps.com/routes/10491285

    OLH/TUNITAS   55mi/5500’

    Depart    University
    Right    Old Altos Rd
    Right    W Fremont Rd
    Left        Concepcion Rd
    Right    Purissima Rd
    Left         Arastradero Rd
    Left        Page Mill Rd
    Right     Arastradero Rd
    Left         Alpine Rd
    Right     Portola Rd
    REGROUP Little Peoples Park (Town Center)
    Left        OLH  (Old La Honda)
    Left        Skyline Blvd
    Right     W OLH (West Old La Honda)
    Left        CA-84
    Right    Stage Rd @ San Gregorio
    Right     CA-1
    Right     Tunitas Rd
    REGROUP Bike Hut
    Left        Tunitas Rd
    Slight Left   Kings Mountain
    Left        Woodside Rd
    Right     Mountain Home Rd
    Left        Manzanita Way
    Left         Sand Hill Rd
    Right    Santa Cruz Ave
    Left        Junipero Serra Blvd
    Straight    Foothill Expy
    Right     W Edith Ave
    Left        University
    SHOUP PARK


  • Wed, September 16, 2015 9:00 AM | Deleted user

    A short but steep collection of roads we don't ride very often. Mora, Redwood Gulch, Sanborn, Norton, Kittredge, Quickert, On-Orbit, Bohlman.

    Extra credit for descending Montevina and ascending Black.

    Leader :: Doug Hahn

    Distance :: 42 miles

    Elevation :: 4500 ft

    No lunch stop but bring a snack for the top of Bohlman.


    http://ridewithgps.com/routes/10364792


    Routesheet ::

    Right University Ave 0.06
    Straight Continue onto Anita Ave 1.11
    Left Border Rd 1.16
    Right Valley View Dr 1.5
    Right Summerhill Ave 1.89
    Left Hilltop Dr 1.91
    Left Hillview Rd 2.03
    Right Fairway Dr 2.56
    Straight Continue straight onto Loyola Dr 3.05
    Right Esberg Rd 3.26
    Right Mora Dr 3.36
    Straight Continue onto Mora Trail 4.19
    Left Turn left to stay on Mora Trail 4.8
    Right Turn right to stay on Mora Trail 4.8
    Left Rancho San Antonio Service Rd 4.81
    Right Cristo Rey Dr 6.13
    Straight stay on Cristo Rey Dr 6.27
    Right N Foothill Blvd 7.08
    Straight Continue onto Stevens Canyon Rd 8.28
    Right Turn right to stay on Stevens Canyon Rd 11.44
    Left Slight left onto Redwood Gulch Rd 13.1
    Straight Continue onto CA-9 N 14.5
    Right Sanborn Rd 16.23
    Right Turn right 17.28
    Left Slight left toward Sanborn Rd 17.54
    Left Sanborn Rd 17.61
    Right Slight right onto CA-9 N/Big Basin Way 18.66
    Right 6th St 20.8
    Right Bohlman Rd 20.94
    Left Norton Rd 21.25
    Right Kittridge Rd 21.78
    Left Quickert Rd 22.2
    Left Turn left to stay on Quickert Rd 22.55
    Left On Orbit Dr 22.8
    Left Slight left onto Bohlman Rd 23.54
    Right Slight right to stay on Bohlman Rd 25.24
    Left Turn left to stay on Bohlman Rd 27.73
    Right Turn right to stay on Bohlman Rd 27.93
    Left 6th St 29.44
    Right Big Basin Way 29.58
    Left 4th St 29.73
    Right Elva Ave 29.99
    Left Canyon View Dr 30.21
    Right Reid Ln 30.23
    Left Saratoga Hills Rd 30.3
    Right Pontiac Ave 30.36
    Left Trinity Ave 30.47
    Right Malcom Ave 30.51
    Right Seaton Ave 30.65
    Left Tamworth Ave 30.81
    Left Verde Vista Ln 30.92
    Right Sarahills Dr 31.1
    Right Saraview Dr 31.26
    Left Surrey Ln 31.43
    Right Slight right onto Pierce Rd 31.61
    Left Comer Dr 32
    Right Arroyo De Arguello 32.11
    Straight Continue onto Vía Roncole 32.98
    Left Prospect Rd 33.26
    Straight Continue onto S Stelling Rd 33.53
    Left Rainbow Dr 34.01
    Right Bubb Rd 34.52
    Left Hyannisport Dr 35.28
    Right Linda Vista Dr 35.75
    Left Turn left to stay on Linda Vista Dr 35.8
    Left McClellan Rd 35.93
    Right becomes Mira Vista Ave 36.29
    Left Palm Ave 36.44
    Right Palo Vista Rd 36.51
    Left Janice Ave 36.75
    Left Stevens Creek Blvd 36.89
    Right N Foothill Blvd 36.99
    Left Keep left to continue on Foothill Expy 37.65
    Left S El Monte Ave 41.35
    Right University Ave 41.5
    Left Turn left 42.11
    End End of route 42.16
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