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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, June 20, 2012 9:00 AM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)
    Mike Harding leads this 58 mile, 6200’-climb ride.
  • Tue, June 19, 2012 9:55 AM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)
    This entry is just to preserve a link to the Google Maps/Weather.com mashup Trip-planner.
  • Wed, June 13, 2012 9:00 AM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)
    Leader: Paul Melville
    Distance: 70 miles
    Elevation: 6,600 ft
    Lunch: Half Moon Bay

    Revised route information by Steve Chapel:


    Cue sheet generated using googlemap_cuesheet from route: http://tinyurl.com/86aoler

    Route: 400 University Avenue to Foothill Expy
    Distance:  68.02 miles
    Total Ascent: 6821 feet

       Distance    |     Climbing     |      Directions
     Total    Last |  Elev Total Last | 
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
      0.00    0.00 |   209     0    0 | Depart    University Ave
      0.13    0.13 |   204     0    0 | Right     Main St
      0.16    0.03 |   202     0    0 | Left      Foothill Expy
      1.78    1.62 |   113     0    0 | Slight Lt Foothill Expy
      3.20    1.42 |   160    79   79 | Straight  G5
      5.60    2.40 |   155   163   84 | Right     Santa Cruz Ave
      5.72    0.11 |   155   167    3 | Left      Sand Hill Rd
      8.63    2.91 |   312   468  301 | Sharp Rt  Whiskey Hill Rd
     10.02    1.38 |   402   593  125 | Left      Woodside Rd
     10.95    0.94 |   398   622   30 | Right     Kings Mountain Rd
     15.92    4.96 |  2068  2314 1691 | Straight  Tunitas Creek Rd
     17.21    1.29 |  1894  2328   14 | Right     Tunitas Creek Rd
     23.26    6.05 |   190  2499  171 | Slight Rt Lobitos Creek Cutoff
     24.94    1.68 |   181  2746  248 | Right     Verde Rd
     26.72    1.78 |   209  2884  138 | Right     Purisima Creek Rd
     30.26    3.53 |   426  3152  267 | Left      Higgins Canyon Rd
     34.64    4.38 |    96  3561  409 | Right     Main St
     36.93    2.29 |    96  3613   53 | Right     Main St
     36.96    0.04 |    96  3614    1 | Left      CA-1 S
     40.16    3.20 |   144  3666   52 | Left      Verde Rd
     40.52    0.36 |   209  3732   65 | Right     Verde Rd
     42.13    1.61 |   192  3834  103 | Slight Lt Lobitos Creek Rd
     46.21    4.08 |   483  4595  761 | Slight Lt Tunitas Creek Rd
     50.59    4.38 |  1894  6161 1566 | Left      Tunitas Creek Rd
     51.89    1.29 |  2068  6348  188 | Straight  Kings Mountain Rd
     56.85    4.96 |   398  6370   22 | Left      Woodside Rd
     57.57    0.72 |   371  6374    4 | Right     Mountain Home Rd
     57.97    0.40 |   388  6409   35 | Left      Manzanita Way
     58.22    0.25 |   381  6428   18 | Left      Manzanita Way
     59.25    1.03 |   310  6440   13 | Left      Sand Hill Rd
     62.34    3.09 |   156  6602  161 | Right     Santa Cruz Ave
     62.44    0.10 |   155  6604    2 | Left      G5
     64.86    2.42 |   159  6696   93 | Straight  Foothill Expy
     68.02    3.16 |   208  6821  124 | Arrive    Foothill Expy

    Google Map (link):


    Profile:

  • Wed, June 06, 2012 9:00 AM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)
    Dave Fitch leads this ride from behind.
  • Wed, May 30, 2012 10:00 AM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)
    Mike Harding leads this 46 mile, 6000(?) ft. ride.

    Cue sheet generated using googlemap_cuesheet from route: http://tinyurl.com/7ytfuaq
    
       Distance    |    Directions
     Total    Last |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
      0.00    0.00 | Depart    University Ave
      0.59    0.59 | Left      S El Monte Ave
      0.71    0.12 | Right     Foothill Expy
      4.40    3.69 | Straight  N Foothill Blvd
      5.60    1.21 | Straight  Stevens Canyon Rd
      7.39    1.79 | Right     Montebello Rd
     12.58    5.19 | U-Turn    Montebello Rd
     17.78    5.19 | Slight Rt Stevens Canyon Rd
     19.15    1.37 | Right     Stevens Canyon Rd
     20.80    1.65 | Slight Lt Redwood Gulch Rd
     22.20    1.40 | Sharp Rt  Big Basin Way
     25.29    3.08 | Straight  CA-35 N
     31.65    6.36 | Right     Page Mill Rd
     38.06    6.41 | Right     Altamont Rd
     39.12    1.07 | Left      Taaffe Rd
     40.01    0.88 | Right     Elena Rd
     40.19    0.18 | Left      Robleda Rd
     41.00    0.82 | Slight Rt Chapin Rd
     41.26    0.25 | Left      Burke Rd
     41.70    0.44 | Right     University Ave
     41.86    0.17 | Arrive    University Ave
    
    

  • Wed, May 23, 2012 10:00 AM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)
    Steve Chapel leads this 46 mile, 5800 ft ride
  • Wed, May 16, 2012 10:00 AM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)
    Paul Melville leads this 55 mile, 5600 ft Hills R Us favorite. Full route description.
  • Wed, May 09, 2012 10:00 AM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)
    Mike Harding leads this week.

    Cue sheet generated using googlemap_cuesheet from route: http://tinyurl.com/6mghwy8

    Route: Los Altos, California to 4th St
    Distance:  33.18 miles
    Total Ascent: 4012 feet

       Distance    |     Climbing     |      Directions
     Total    Last |  Elev Total Last | 
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
      0.00    0.00 |   209     0    0 | Depart    University Ave
      0.13    0.13 |   204     0    0 | Left      Burke Rd
      0.20    0.07 |   191     0    0 | Right     Old Altos Rd
      0.30    0.11 |   201    10    9 | Right     W Fremont Rd
      1.38    1.07 |   216    80   70 | Left      Concepcion Rd
      2.24    0.86 |   371   239  160 | Right     Purissima Rd
      2.46    0.22 |   360   246    6 | Left      Purissima Rd
      3.61    1.15 |   224   254    8 | Left      Arastradero Rd
      4.29    0.68 |   231   335   81 | Left      Page Mill Rd
      4.54    0.25 |   249   359   24 | Right     Arastradero Rd
      6.53    1.99 |   389   592  234 | Left      Alpine Rd
      7.67    1.15 |   561   764  172 | Right     Portola Rd
     10.55    2.88 |   386   808   44 | Left      Old La Honda Rd
     10.89    0.34 |   498   919  111 | Left      Old La Honda Rd
     11.35    0.46 |   672  1093  174 | Right     Old La Honda Rd
     11.43    0.08 |   707  1129   36 | Slight Rt Old La Honda Rd
     13.10    1.67 |  1373  1799  670 | Slight Rt Old La Honda Rd
     13.95    0.85 |  1711  2147  348 | Left      Skyline Blvd
     26.06   12.11 |  2622  3812 1665 | Left      Big Basin Way
     30.84    4.78 |   890  3929  116 | Left      Big Basin Way
     33.12    2.28 |   497  4012   84 | Left      4th St
     33.18    0.05 |   473  4012    0 | Arrive    4th St

    Google Map (link):


    Profile:

  • Wed, May 02, 2012 10:00 AM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)
    Big Basin by Redwood Gulch, Hwy 9, Skyline, Bear Creek, Big Basin, Hwy 9, Skyline, Page Mill
    Leader: Paul Melville
    Distance: est 65 miles
    Elevation: est 6,000 ft
    Lunch: Big Basin

    Route

    Depart University Ave
    L El Monte Ave
    R Foothill Expy
    S Stevens Canyon Rd
    R Stevens Canyon Rd
    REGROUP restrooms on Mt. Eden fork
    L Redwood Gulch Rd
    R CA-9 S
    REGROUP Saratoga Gap @ Skyline
    L Skyline
    REGROUP Skyline @ Bear Creek
    L Bear Creek
    L Hwy 9
    R Big Basin Hwy 236
    REGROUP Big Basin Park HQ (Lunch)
    S Big Basin Hwy
    REGROUP HWY 236/HWY 9 junction STOP sign
    L Hwy 9
    REGROUP Saratoga Gap
    L Skyline
    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, April 25, 2012 10:00 AM | Michael Khaw (Administrator)
    Steve Chapel leads this 70 mile ride to Half Moon Bay and back via Kings Mtn and Tunitas Creek, north on Hwy 1 to Half Moon Bay, back on Higgins-Purisima and Lobitos Creek. Bring or buy lunch to eat in Half Moon Bay. Questionable weather changes route to the modified PA Bike Ring of Fire.

    Cue sheet generated using googlemap_cuesheet from route: http://tinyurl.com/886ndze

       Distance    |     Climbing     |      Directions
     Total    Last |  Elev Total Last | 
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
      0.00    0.00 |   209     0    0 | Depart    University Ave
      0.13    0.13 |   204     0    0 | Right     Main St
      0.16    0.03 |   202     0    0 | Left      Foothill Expy
      1.78    1.62 |   113     0    0 | Slight Lt Foothill Expy
      3.20    1.42 |   160    79   79 | Straight  G5
      5.60    2.40 |   155   163   84 | Right     Santa Cruz Ave
      5.72    0.11 |   155   166    3 | Left      Sand Hill Rd
      8.63    2.91 |   312   468  301 | Sharp Rt  Whiskey Hill Rd
     10.02    1.38 |   402   593  125 | Left      Woodside Rd
     10.95    0.94 |   398   622   30 | Right     Kings Mountain Rd
     15.91    4.95 |  2068  2314 1692 | Slight Rt Tunitas Creek Rd
     17.20    1.30 |  1894  2328   14 | Right     Tunitas Creek Rd
     23.25    6.05 |   190  2499  171 | Left      Tunitas Creek Rd
     25.27    2.02 |   111  2559   59 | Right     CA-1 N
     32.02    6.75 |   100  2728  170 | Right     Main St
     32.09    0.07 |    96  2728    0 | Left      Main St
     34.21    2.12 |    96  2759   31 | Left      Higgins Canyon Rd
     38.59    4.38 |   426  3499  741 | Right     Purisima Creek Rd
     42.12    3.53 |   209  3550   51 | Left      Verde Rd
     43.73    1.61 |   192  3653  102 | Slight Lt Lobitos Creek Rd
     47.81    4.08 |   483  4421  768 | Slight Lt Tunitas Creek Rd
     52.19    4.38 |  1894  5987 1566 | Left      Tunitas Creek Rd
     53.49    1.30 |  2068  6175  188 | Slight Lt Kings Mountain Rd
     58.44    4.95 |   398  6197   23 | Left      Woodside Rd
     59.38    0.94 |   402  6231   34 | Right     Whiskey Hill Rd
     60.76    1.38 |   307  6261   30 | Left      Sand Hill Rd
     63.69    2.94 |   156  6409  148 | Right     Santa Cruz Ave
     63.79    0.10 |   155  6411    2 | Left      G5
     66.22    2.42 |   159  6504   93 | Straight  Foothill Expy
     69.22    3.01 |   202  6625  121 | Right     Main St
     69.25    0.03 |   204  6626    2 | Left      University Ave
     69.33    0.07 |   209  6631    5 | Slight Rt University Ave
     69.39    0.06 |   209  6631    0 | Arrive    University Ave

    Google Map (link):


    Profile:

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