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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.

August 2023 - Meet at 8:45 AM and roll at 9:00 AM departure. DE riders will depart first, C+ will follow.

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

Ride Leaders rotate weekly - Don Johann, Cathy Switzer, Jack Jones and Steve Rempel, with guest appearances by Michael Khaw, Gary Virshup, 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, October 12, 2022 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    Meet at Cataldi Park at 8:45 for a 9 AM departure.

    We'll proceed through the neighborhoods to Alum Rock Park and intercept CA 130 to the top of Mt. Hamilton, the highest paved road in the Bay Area.  On the return is the out-n-back of Kincaid Road.  This is a D-paced ride, faster and slower groups are welcome to form.

    Distance - 59 miles
    Elevation gain - 7,112'
    Lunch - bring food for the top of Mt Hamilton

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    Weather from Randoplan>

    Ride leader - Jack Jones

  • Mon, October 03, 2022 8:28 PM | Anonymous member

    Starting Location and Time:  Shoup Park for a 9 am departure

    Lunch at the Bike Hut

    Distance: 56 miles

    Elevation: 5200 feet

    Routehttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/33031168

    Cue Sheethttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/33031168/cue_sheet

    Weatherhttps://bit.ly/3CqsZGz

    Ride Leader: Don Johann


  • Wed, September 28, 2022 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    All the good roads are being chip-sealed in San Mateo County so let's move further south for a while

    Starting Location: Parking Lot .3 mi past the dam at Lexington Reservoir. There is now 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.

    Distance: 56 miles

    Elevation: 5500 feet

    Lunch: Bring or Buy to eat at the Covered Bridge County Park in Felton (at the intersection of Mt Hermon Rd and Graham Hill Rd)

    Routehttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/36675620

    Cue Sheethttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/36675620/cue_sheet

    Weatherhttps://bit.ly/3RkWjCG

    Ride Leader: Don Johann

    Co-Leaders:  Steve Rempel, Jack Jones


  • Wed, September 21, 2022 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    Starting location and time: Meet at Shoup Park in Los Altos; 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM departure.

    The forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning is looking a little iffy, so let's stay on this side of the coastal divide this week.  When I tested this ride out a few years ago on a few friends, I called it my "tour of gratuitous climbs and secret passages".  We'll do a vertical mile of climbing without ever getting too far from Shoup, should inclement weather chase us back to the start.  See the Los Altos, Palo Alto, and Portola hills like you've never seen them before.

    Elevation Gain - 5258'

    Distance - 51 miles

    Ride Leader - Steve Rempel

    Route

    Cue Sheet

    Weather

    Lunch - 28 Miles in at Roberts on Alpine Road.


  • Wed, September 14, 2022 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    Mt Umunhum D/3.6/62

    Starting location and time: Meet at Monta Vista Park, Cupertino; 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM departure.

    Climbing Kennedy, Hicks and then Mt Umunhum. We may need to detour around Arroyo de Arguello, new asphalt is being placed.

    Elevation Gain - 5,700'

    Distance - 62 miles

    Ride Leader - Jack Jones

    Route

    Cue Sheet

    Weather

    Lunch - Bring food for the summit of Um


  • Wed, September 07, 2022 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    Ride is canceled due to extreme heat warning

    Note:  Starting location is at the Pioneer Hotel, Woodside.

    Meet at 8:45 for a 9:00 AM start.  We'll do our best with the heat, climbing E Old La Honda, down 84 to Pescadero Road.  Return via Stage Rd to HWY 84, W Old La Honda and back on HWY 84.  This is a D paced ride, faster and slower riders can form their own groups.

    Lunch - Bring or buy at Archengeli's in Pescadero

    Route

    Cue Sheet

    Weather via Randoplan

    Ride leader - Jack Jones


  • Wed, August 31, 2022 9:00 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    By special request - Page Mill! Weather forecast is cool, clear, cloudy, and clear again. Warm up with a climb up Page Mill, descend West Alpine. Up and over Haskins Hill, lunch at Arcangeli Grocery. North on Stage Road and on to the Bike Hut. Enjoy the climb back up Tunitas while you can - chip seal is scheduled for the 3rd week of September.

    Start location - Shoup Park, Los Altos. 
    Start time - rolling at 9:00 AM

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    Lunch at Arcangeli Grocery, Pescadero (~ mile 30)
    And of course, a mini break at the Bike Hut (dessert perhaps?!)

    Ride leader - Cathy Switzer

  • Wed, August 24, 2022 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    Starting location and time: Meet at the Pioneer Inn Parking Lot , Woodside; 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM departure.

    Let's do Jack's great route from last week, only in the other direction, and from the Pioneer, as it looks like it may be hot again, but without the cloud cover Jack so brilliantly arranged for last week's big ride.  It's our last chance to do Lobitas Creek, Higgins Purisima, and Verde before chip seal rains from the sky.  

    Elevation Gain - 5890'

    Distance - 59 miles

    Ride Leader - Steve Rempel

    Route

    Cue Sheet

    Weather

    Lunch - Bring or buy in Half Moon Bay


  • Wed, August 17, 2022 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    Starting location and time: Meet at Shoup Park, Los Altos; 8:45 AM for a 9:00 AM departure.

    Climbing Old La Honda E. We'll make a clockwise loop of 84, 1, Higgins, Purisima, Verde, Lobitos and Tunitas, return on Foothill Expy. This is a D paced ride, faster and slower groups can make their own pace.

    Elevation Gain - 6,956'

    Distance - 75 miles

    Ride Leader - Jack Jones

    Route

    Cue Sheet

    Weather

    Lunch - Bring or buy in Half Moon Bay


  • Wed, August 10, 2022 9:00 AM | Anonymous member

    It's been 10 months since the last time we did this route, so let's do something just a little different - San Bruno Mountain via Skyline and Pacifica.  It's a ride and set of views I really like, even though this route is a bit more urban than a typical HRU ride.  The forecast looks pretty ideal - warmish at the end, but cool on the climbs. 

    Note that this ride starts at the Pioneer Inn Parking in Woodside.  We'll ride along Skyline, before dropping down into Pacifica, then working our way back up to Skyline, and over to the base of San Bruno Mountain.  We'll climb the mountain for the (hopefully) killer views and then descend to Daly City for some great Tacos, before working our way through the City of the Dead, almost to SFO, and then back up to Skyline, for the final downwind leg of our journey.

    Starting time and location:  Meet at the Pioneer Inn at 8:45 for a 9:00 start

    Distance: 62 miles

    Elevation gain: 5250'

    Ride Leader:  Steve Rempel

    Bring or buy lunch at the Taqueria in Daly City.    

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