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HillsRUs

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

  • Half Moon Bay via Kings 68 miles/6100'

    Wed, March 13, 2013 10:00 AM | Deleted user
    http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1305847


  • HillsRUs 3/6/13: Louis Lunacy Modified

    Wed, March 06, 2013 10:00 AM | Anonymous member
    It looks like rain is likely but if it turns out ok, we will stay close to home and do Louis's Lunacy Modified. Rain cancels

    Ride Leader Steve Chapel

    Cue sheet generated using googlemap_cuesheet from route: 
    http://tinyurl.com/7bgxnub


    Route: Shoup to Shoup With Los Altos Hills Steeps In Between
Distance:  28.19 miles
Total Ascent: approximately 3500 feet



       Distance    |     Climbing     |      Directions
 Total    Last |  Elev Total Last |
----------------------------------------------------------------------
  0.00    0.00 |   209     0    0 | Right    University Ave
  0.63    0.63 |   241    36   36 | Left      S El Monte Ave
  0.74    0.12 |   231    36    0 | Right     Foothill Expy
  2.37    1.63 |   226    37    1 | Right     Loyola Dr
  2.52    0.15 |   236    46    9 | Right     Loyola Dr
  2.56    0.03 |   238    48    2 | Slight Lt Loyola Dr
  2.58    0.02 |   240    50    2 | Slight Lt Terrace Dr
  2.90    0.32 |   282   105   55 | Slight Rt Mora Dr
  3.67    0.77 |   477   313  208 | Left      Mora Dr
  3.84    0.17 |   535   370   57 | Right     Sunhills Dr
  3.95    0.11 |   499   370    0 | Left      Kenbar Dr
  4.05    0.10 |   569   440   70 | Right     Rolly Rd
  4.16    0.11 |   557   440    0 | Left      W Loyola Dr
  4.37    0.21 |   544   461   21 | Right     Ravensbury Ave
  5.01    0.64 |   367   466    5 | Left      Camino Hermosa Dr
  5.09    0.08 |   414   514   47 | Left      Camino Hermosa Dr
  5.43    0.34 |   580   680  166 | Right     Magdalena Ave
  6.15    0.72 |   498   733   53 | Left      Stonebrook Dr
  6.42    0.27 |   458   756   23 | Straight  Laura Ct
  6.49    0.06 |   450   760    3 | Right     Kate Dr
  6.59    0.10 |   435   760    0 | Left      Teresa Way
  6.64    0.06 |   436   763    4 | Slight Rt Stonebrook Dr
  6.89    0.25 |   490   839   76 | Left      Prospect Ave
  7.25    0.36 |   565   914   75 | Left      La Loma Dr
  7.52    0.27 |   574   947   33 | Right     Summit Wood Rd
  7.87    0.35 |   434   954    6 | Left      Summit Wood Rd
  7.96    0.09 |   402   954    0 | Slight Lt Tepa Way
  8.13    0.17 |   357   959    5 | Right     Moody Rd
  8.17    0.04 |   366   968    9 | Left      Altamont Rd
  9.30    1.13 |   726  1330  362 | Right     Taaffe Rd
  9.58    0.27 |   595  1330    0 | Left      Taaffe Rd
 10.19    0.61 |   469  1353   23 | Right     Elena Rd
 10.37    0.18 |   414  1353    0 | Left      Robleda Rd
 10.73    0.37 |   344  1354    1 | Sharp Lt  Alta Tierra Rd
 11.04    0.31 |   363  1439   85 | Right     La Paloma Rd
 11.27    0.23 |   308  1439    0 | Left      Westwind Way
 11.47    0.20 |   331  1518   79 | Right     Concepcion Rd
 11.83    0.37 |   255  1523    5 | Left      Viscaino Rd
 11.91    0.07 |   298  1566   43 | Right     Viscaino Rd
 12.24    0.34 |   476  1752  186 | Slight Rt La Cresta Dr
 13.04    0.79 |   304  1767   14 | Right     St Francis Rd
 13.37    0.34 |   187  1768    1 | Right     Anacapa Dr
 13.73    0.35 |   344  1948  180 | Right     Anacapa Dr
 13.98    0.26 |   476  2080  132 | Sharp Lt  Viscaino Rd
 14.32    0.34 |   298  2088    8 | Left      Viscaino Rd
 14.39    0.07 |   255  2088    0 | Left      Concepcion Rd
 14.68    0.28 |   216  2089    1 | Slight Lt W Fremont Rd
 14.91    0.24 |   192  2089    0 | Left      St Francis Rd
 15.01    0.09 |   194  2091    2 | Left      Ascension Dr
 15.32    0.31 |   344  2241  150 | Left      Anacapa Dr
 15.58    0.26 |   476  2373  132 | Straight  Viscaino Rd
 15.66    0.09 |   413  2373    0 | Left      Roble Ladera Rd
 16.01    0.35 |   360  2382    9 | Straight  Purissima Rd
 16.13    0.12 |   356  2385    2 | Right     La Barranca Rd
 16.53    0.40 |   475  2518  133 | Left      Elena Rd
 16.58    0.05 |   468  2518    0 | Left      Elena Rd
 18.06    1.49 |   343  2668  150 | Right
 18.08    0.02 |   329  2668    0 | Right     Moody Rd
 20.38    2.30 |   664  3047  379 | Right     Moody Rd
 20.90    0.52 |   959  3350  303 | Right     Page Mill Rd
 21.13    0.23 |   854  3352    2 | Left
 21.37    0.25 |   859  3393   41 | Left
 22.15    0.78 |   654  3406   12 | Slight Rt
 23.50    1.35 |   854  3755  350 | Straight  Page Mill Rd
 23.86    0.36 |   739  3763    7 | Right     Altamont Rd
 26.06    2.20 |   366  3897  135 | Straight  Moody Rd
 26.33    0.27 |   329  3897    0 | Slight Rt El Monte Rd
 26.37    0.04 |   319  3897    0 | Right
 26.71    0.35 |   328  3920   23 | Left      El Monte Rd
 26.72    0.01 |   329  3921    1 | Right
 26.73    0.01 |   337  3929    8 | Slight Lt El Monte Rd
 27.66    0.93 |   241  3929    0 | Left      University Ave
 28.19    0.53 |   211  3934    5 | Arrive    Shoup Park

  • Ride for Wed March 6 is Cancelled

    Wed, March 06, 2013 7:37 AM | Anonymous member
    HillsRUs for Wed  March 6 is cancelled. Weather Underground is forecasting an 80% chance of rain throughout the day.

  • Rain moves Social Climbers to Tuesday 3/5 for Louis' Lunacy

    Tue, March 05, 2013 9:45 AM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)

    Due to the rain on Wednesday, the Social D group is going to meet at Shoup (9:45 for 10:00 start) tomorrow, Tuesday, March 5th.  We'll do the Wednesday listed ride, Louis Lunacy, Modified. Route sheet here, or see the Hills R Us blog entry for Wednesday March 6.

    Hope to see you there.  

    Martha and Gene  

  • Mike Harding retires, Martha Landis Kiernan joins route planners

    Fri, March 01, 2013 2:57 PM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)
    After sharing leadership of Hills R Us for over a year, as well as having been substitute leader countless times before, Mike Harding has retired from leading Hills R Us. Thanks, Mike! We hope you'll be back to ride with us and will miss you.

    Martha Landis Kiernan, who co-leads the Social Climbers version of the ride, will join the route planning rotation in Mike's place.

  • Pescadero Clockwise

    Wed, February 27, 2013 10:00 AM | Anonymous member
    Hi All,  I have the following route for Wed 2/27/13.  Time to stretch our legs, weather forecast looks good but a route change is possible with high winds or heavy fog on Skyline or ocean-side.
     
    The Hills-R-Us route:  Pescadero Clockwise
    Route link:  http://www.schapel.info/sites/default/files/HillsRUs_Routes/routes/PescaderoClockwise.txt
    Leader: Paul Melville
    Distance:  66 miles
    Elevation:  6400 ft 
    Lunch: Bring or buy lunch in Pescadero
    Route:
    Pescadero Clockwise
    D  Shoup Park
    L  University Ave
    L  Burke Rd
    R  Chapin Rd
    S  Robleda Rd
    R  Elena Rd
    L  Taaffe Rd
    R  Taaffe Rd
    R  Altamont    Rd
    Regroup at Black Rd
    L  Page Mill Rd
    Regroup Top of Page Mill
    S  Alpine Rd
    L  Pescadero Creek Rd
    Regroup at Sam McDonald Pk
    R  Stage Rd
    Lunch in Pescadero
    R  CA-84 E
    R  Old La Honda Rd
    L  CA-35 N
    Regroup in Sky La Honda
    L  CA-84
    R  Portola Rd
    L  Sand Hill Rd
    R  Santa Cruz Ave
    L  Foothill Expy (G5)
    R  Main St
    L  University Ave
    A  Shoup Park

  • Hilly San Carlos via Palomar Drive

    Wed, February 20, 2013 10:00 AM | Deleted user

    DE/3.7 (4,100’)/44 San Carlos Hills Plus, II


    This ride sticks to mid-Peninsula hills, Redwood City to Belmont


    Start Shoup Park

    L  University

    R  Burke

    L  Foothill

    L  Page Mill

    R  Arastradero

    L  Alpine

    R  Portola

    R  Mountain Home

    Regroup @ Roberts

    C  Canada

    R  Edgewood

    L  Scenic (Palomar Park)

    L  Clifford

    L  Palomar Dr

    R  Palomar Dr

    L  Palomar Dr

    R  Palomar (steep)

    C  thru ped gate to

    Pebble Dr

    L  La Mesa

    R  Crestview

    R  Club Dr

    R  Beverly

    R  Bayview

    L  Dolton

    R  Beverly

    R  Windsor

    L  Devonshire

    S  Wellington @ San Carlos

    R  Shelford

    R,L  Shelford @ Dartmouth

    R  Buckland

    L  Ensenada

    R  Hillcrest @ Shelford

    L  Valley (down hill)

    L  Vine (steep)

    R  Vine @ Arden

    L  6th Av

    R  O’Neill

    L  Shopping ctr

        Optional coffee/snack stop;

        Peet’s, Starbuck’s, etc;

    R  6th Av

    L  Ralston Av

    L  Chula Vista

    L  Alameda

    R San Carlos

    R  Devonshire

    L  Windsor

    R, L @ Roslyn to Torino

    L  Melendy Dr

    R Hewitt Dr

    L  Brittan Av

    R Alameda

    C  Santa Cruz

    S @ Alpine

    L  Junipero Serra

    C  Foothill Expy

    R  Burke

    L  University

    End  Shoup Park


    PDF cue sheet (2-columns, 1-page)


    Map



    Profile

    click image for larger version


    GPX track (for Garmin Edge 605, 705, 800)

    GPX route (for Garmin Edge 200, 305, 500)

    RideWithGPS page

  • website reorg—may break some image links

    Tue, February 19, 2013 11:52 AM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)
    I'm reorganizing some of the directory structure of the image files used on the Western Wheelers website to reduce clutter and chaos. I don't know how smart the underlying service is about it. If it isn't some of the older posts on this blog may suffer "broken image" links. I'll fix them up as they're found.

  • Kennedy Shannon

    Wed, February 13, 2013 10:00 AM | Anonymous member
    It is going to be great weather so let’s do Kennedy Shannon with the option to come back via Mike’s Los Gatos Maze.

    Ride Leader Steve Chapel

    The route contains a short bike-path connector to Deodar Ln. 48 miles, 3400 ft. ACTC goats: MEN Mt. Eden/Pierce, PHO Peach Hill/Ojai, SKE Shannon Kennedy. Lunch is at about mile 30 at the Los Gatos Town Plaza Park, so it'll be late, around 1:30-2 pm. The post lunch route meanders through Monte Sereno/Saratoga but we could shorten it by 2-3 miles by taking Hwy 9 to Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd instead.


    Notes    Mile
    R  University Ave    0.06
    L  S El Monte Ave    0.6
    R  Foothill Expy    0.72
    Continue  N Foothill Blvd    4.41
    Continue  Stevens Canyon Rd    5.62
    Continue  Mt Eden Rd    8.78
    R  Damon Ln    10.91
    L  Teerlink Way    10.94
    R  Pierce Rd    11.23
    REGROUP at Winery   
    L  Big Basin Way    12.09
    R  6th St    13.47
    L  St Charles St    13.54
    Sharp right  Oak St    13.65
    L  Lomita Ave    13.7
    L  Vickery Ave    13.91
    R  Saratoga Los Gatos Rd    14.31
    R  Montalvo Rd    14.33
    L  Piedmont Rd    14.97
    REGROUP Villa Montalvo   
    R  Peach Hill Rd    15.53
    Slight left  Glen Una Dr    16.35
    R to stay on Glen Una Dr    16.63
    R  Saratoga Los Gatos Rd    17.13
    R  Austin Way    17.54
    R  Lancaster Rd    17.74
    L  Matilija Dr    18.02
    L  Ojai Dr    18.37
    L  Greenwood Ln    18.48
    R  Greenwood Rd    18.97
    Path to   Deodar   
    L  Withey Rd    19.31
    R  Beck Ave    19.86
    R  Hernandez Ave    19.88
    R Glen Ridge Ave    20.47
    L  Pennsylvania Ave    20.58
    R  Bayview Ave    20.68
    L  W Main St    20.71
    REGROUP Town Plaza   
    Continue  Los Gatos Blvd    21.44
    R  Kennedy Rd    22.02
    REGROUP Top Kennedy   
    L  Shannon Rd    25.37
    L  Englewood Ave    27.84
    R  Kennedy Rd    28.26
    Continue  Caldwell Ave    28.48
    L  Bella Vista Ave    28.64
    Continue  New York Ave    29.04
    L  Pleasant St    29.13
    R  E Main St    29.27
    LUNCH - Town Plaza   
    R  University Ave    29.75
    L  Bachman Ave    30.09
    R  N Santa Cruz Ave    30.18
    Continue  Winchester Blvd    30.92
    L  Daves Ave    31.12
    R Vía Caballero    31.95
    Continue  Twin Creeks Rd    32.12
    L  Quito Rd    32.7
    R  Sobey Rd    32.74
    L  Chester Ave    33.62
    REGROUP Chester L turn   
    L  Allendale Ave    34.98
    R  Fruitvale Ave    35.79
    R  Saratoga Ave    36.08
    L  Scotland Dr    36.16
    REGROUP @ Scotland L turn   
    R  Cumberland Dr    36.68
    L  Cox Ave    37.22
    Continue  Wardell Rd    37.8
    R  Arroyo De Arguello    38.13
    Continue  Vía Roncole    38.62
    L  Prospect Rd    38.9
    Continue  S Stelling Rd    39.17
    L  Rainbow Dr    39.66
    R  Bubb Rd    40.16
    L  Hyannisport Dr    40.92
    R  Linda Vista Dr    41.39
    L to stay on Linda Vista Dr    41.44
    L  McClellan Rd    41.58
    L  Palm Ave    42.09
    R  Mira Vista Rd    42.1
    L  Janice Ave    42.34
    REGROUP before Stevens Creek L turn
    L  Stevens Creek Blvd    42.54
    R  N Foothill Blvd    42.63
    L  Main St    47.63
    R Shoup    47.89   



  • Page Mill, Portola State Park, WOLH

    Wed, February 06, 2013 10:00 AM | Anonymous member
    Hi All,  I have the following route for Wed 2/6/13.  The weather forecast looks good but a route change is possible with high winds or heavy fog on Skyline or ocean-side.
     
    The Hills-R-Us route:  Page Mill, Portola State Park, WOLH
    Route link:  http://www.westernwheelersbicycleclub.memberlodge.com/hillsrus?mode=PostView&bmi=749240
    Leader: Paul Melville
    Distance:  46 miles
    Elevation:  5700 ft 
    Lunch: Bring or buy lunch at New La Honda Market in La Honda
    Route:

    Left      University Ave

    Left      Burke Rd

    Right     Chapin Rd

    Straight  Robleda Rd

    Right     Elena Rd

    Left      Taaffe Rd

    Right     Altamont Rd

    REGROUP Altamont @ Black Mountain

    Left      Page Mill Rd

    REGROUP Skyline @ Page Mill

    Straight  Alpine Rd

    Bear L    Portola State Park Rd

    REGROUP Park HQ/Visitors Center

    U-Turn    Portola State Park Rd

    Left      Alpine Rd

    Straight  Pescadero Rd

    Right     CA-84 E

    REGROUP/LUNCH New La Honda Market

    Right     Old La Honda Rd

    Cross     Skyline Blvd

    Straight  Old La Honda Rd

    REGROUP Skyline @ OLH

    Right     Portola Rd

    Left      Alpine Rd

    Right     Arastradero Rd

    Left      Page Mill Rd

    Right     Arastradero Rd

    Right     Purissima Rd

    Left      Robleda Rd

    Slight R  Chapin Rd

    Left      Burke Rd

    Right     University Ave

    Arrive    Shoup Park
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