HillsRUs

One non-rain day this week. Let's do Montebello Tool Gate, Parker Ranch and Mora. Time leftover for last minute Christmas shipping.

Montebello, Mt. Eden (+ Sarahills and Toll Gate), Parker Ranch (from Comer), and finish with Mora and the Quarry in Los Altos Hills. 43 miles, 4800 ft. No lunch stop planned, bring lunch to eat at regroup. Rain cancels.

Route on Ride With GPS

Start Shoup Park    0
R University Ave    0.09
L S El Monte Ave    0.71
R Foothill Expy    0.83
Cont. Stevens Canyon Rd    5.73
R Montebello Rd    7.52
Top of Climb    12.75
R Stevens Canyon Rd    17.99
Cont. Mt Eden Rd    19.36
L Pierce Rd    21.67
R Sarahills Dr    22.28
L to stay on Sarahills Dr    22.5
L Verde Vista Ln    23.07
R Tamworth Ave    23.25
R Seaton Ave    23.37
L Malcom Ave    23.53
L Trinity Ave    23.67
R Pontiac Ave    23.71
L Saratoga Hills Rd    23.82
R Reid Ln    23.88
L Canyon View Dr    23.95
R Elva Ave    23.97
L 4th St    24.18
R Springer Ave    24.26
L to stay on Springer Ave    24.58
R Hwy 9    24.61
R Toll Gate Rd    24.87
Cont. Saratoga Heights Dr    25.39
R Pierce Rd    25.87
L Comer Dr    27.59
Cont. Comer Ct    27.98
L to stay on Comer Ct    28.1
R Star Ridge Ct    28.14
L to stay on Parker Ranch Ct    28.61
Cont. onto Parker Ranch Rd    28.83
L Prospect Rd    29.46
R Seven Springs Pkwy    29.49
R Seven Springs Dr    29.86
R toward Rainbow Dr    30.13
L Rainbow Dr    30.18
R Bubb Rd    30.43
L Columbus Ave    30.9
R Santa Teresa Dr    31.25
L Hyannisport Dr    31.48
R Linda Vista Dr    31.62
L to stay on Linda Vista    31.67
L McClellan Rd    31.8
L Palm Ave    32.31
R Mira Vista Rd    32.32
L Janice Ave    32.56
L Stevens Creek Blvd    32.76
R N Foothill Blvd    32.86
L Cristo Rey Dr    33.52
Straight at traffic circle to stay on Cristo Rey     34.3
L Rancho San Antonio Service Rd    34.48
R at Bathrooms    34.88
R Rancho San Antonio Bike Path    34.94
cho San Antonio Bike Path    34.96
L Lower Meadow Trail    35.32
R Rancho San Antonio Service Rd    35.33
R Mora Trail    35.82
Cont. onto Mora Dr    36.44
L Sunhills Dr    36.54
L Kenbar Rd    36.65
R Rolly Rd    36.75
L W Loyola Dr    36.86
Cont. onto Camino Hermoso Dr    37.08
L Magdalena Rd    37.26
L Stonebrook Dr    37.99
Continue onto Laura Ct    38.26
R Kate Dr    38.32
L Teresa Way    38.43
R Oak Knoll Cir    38.73
R to stay on Oak Knoll Cir    38.78
L to stay on Oak Knoll Cir    39.22
R to stay on Oak Knoll Cir    39.28
Cont. onto Prospect Ave    39.33
L La Loma Dr    39.69
R Summit Wood Rd    39.96
Slight left onto Tepa Way    40.4
R Moody Rd    40.57
L Elena Rd    40.89
R Robleda Rd    41.65
R Chapin Rd    42.46
L Burke Rd    42.72
R University Ave    43.16
R into Shoup    43.3

 Looks like good weather for Wed so lets get a trip to the coast while still we can.  The Hills-R-Us ride for 9/16/15 will be: The Coastal Classic, rain cancels
Link: https://www.westernwheelersbicycleclub.wildapricot.org/page-1111752/681757
Leader: Paul Melville
Distance:  56 miles
Elevation:  5500 ft
Lunch: The Bike Hut, bring or buy at La Honda Mkt
  
Route:
Shoup Park
L University Ave

L Burke Rd

R Old Altos Rd

R W Fremont Rd

L Concepcion Rd

R Purissima Rd

L Arastradero Rd

L Page Mill Rd

R Arastradero Rd 

L Alpine Rd

R Portola Rd 

Regroup at Little Peoples Park

L Old La Honda Rd 

Regroup at top (Skyline Blvd)

S Old La Honda West

L CA Hwy 84 group

Regroup at La Honda Mkt

L Stage Rd

R Hwy 1

R Tunitas Creek

Lunch at the Bike Hut

Regroup at top (Skyline Blvd)

C Kings Mountain

L Woodside Rd (Hwy 84)

Regroup at Roberts Store

R Mountain Home Rd

L Manzanita Wy

L Sand Hill Rd

R Santa Cruz Ave

L Junipero Serra Blvd 

C Foothill Expy.

R Main St

L University Ave

R Shoup Park                

Let's ride before it rains!  OLH and West Alpine, 39 miles/4300'.   Rain Cancels

Social Climbers meet 9:45, leave 10:00.   D/E group meets 10:00, leaves 10:15. 

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 Little People’s Park (Portola Town Center), Bathroom
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, buy lunch if needed
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

The forecast is looking good so let's go up to Skyline.

Distance :: 45 mi

Elevation :: 4200 ft

Lunch :: Skylonda

Leader :: Doug Hahn

Route :: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/11337877

Start of route	0
Turn left onto University Ave	0.05
Turn left onto Burke Rd	0.19
Turn right onto Old Altos Rd	0.27
Turn right onto Fremont Rd	0.37
Turn left onto Concepcion Rd	1.45
Turn right onto Purissima Rd	2.31
Turn left to stay on Purissima Rd	2.54
Turn left onto Arastradero Rd	3.69
Turn left onto Page Mill Rd	4.37
Turn right onto Arastradero Rd	4.62
Turn left onto Alpine Rd	6.62
Turn right onto Portola Rd	7.76
Turn left to stay on Portola Rd	11.15
Slight left to stay on Portola Rd	11.34
Continue onto Woodside Rd	11.98
Slight left onto Tripp Rd	13.09
Turn left onto Kings Mountain Rd	13.95
Turn left at Tunitas Creek onto CA-35	18.26
Turn right toward CA-84 W	23.74
Turn right onto CA-84 W	23.78
Sharp left onto Old La Honda Rd	26.55
Turn right onto Skyline Blvd	29.13
Slight left onto Page Mill Rd	34.86
Turn right onto Altamont Rd	41.3
Turn left onto Taaffe Rd	42.37
Turn left to stay on Taaffe Rd	42.65
Turn right onto Elena Rd	43.26
Turn left onto Robleda Rd	43.44
Slight right onto Chapin Rd	44.26
Turn left onto Burke Rd	44.51
Turn right onto University Ave	44.95
Turn right	45.09
End of route	45.15

It is cold and wet roads. Not a good day to do steeps or go to skyline. Let’s do Kennedy Shannon.

Link to Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1851295

Steve C

Route sheet at: http://www.westernwheelers.org/main/routes/spro/routesheets/ShoupPark_Peach_KennedyShannon.pdf

Moody, Golden Oak, Summit Springs, Patrol, Kings

It might be raining wed morning so stay close to home at start.

Some steep, shorter hills to link Moody and Kings. 45 miles, 5200 ft Moody, Patrol, Kings Mountain. Bring or buy lunch at Skywood Market, Sky Londa. Rain cancels, fog or heavy winds on Skyline changes route.

Ride With GPS Route

Turns    Distance
Start Shoup    0
L University Ave    0.04
L Burke Rd    0.19
R Chapin Rd    0.63
Cont. Robleda    0.88
L Elena Rd    1.7
R Moody Rd    2.44
R Moody Rd    2.46
R Page Mill    5.29
L Arastradero    7.81
L Alpine Rd    9.81
R Golden Oak    9.88
R Peak Ln    10.64
R Cervantes    10.73
L Fawn Ln    10.77
L Golden Hills    11.13
L Westridge Dr    11.79
R Portola Rd    12.88
Cont. Woodside Rd    15.97
L Tripp Rd    17.08
L Noel Rd    17.21
R Partition Rd    17.3
L Summit Spring    17.6
U Turn    18.17
L Patrol    18.5
U-Turn    19.58
L Entrance Way    20.24
L Kings Mountain Rd    20.34
L CA-35    24.48
R CA-84/La Honda Rd    29.97
R Portola Rd    33.46
L Alpine Rd    37.68
R Arastradero Rd    38.82
L Page Mill    40.81
R Arastradero    41.05
R La Cresta Dr    41.99
L Viscaino Rd    43
L to stay on Viscaino Rd    43.33
L Concepcion Rd    43.41
R Fremont Rd    43.69
L Edith Ave    44.47
R University Ave    44.64
Right into Shoup    45.05
End of route    45.16

 

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

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

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 | 

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  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

 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