HillsRUs

All the best to Jack Trexler! Parents Suzie and Jay are great supporters for our cycling community, let's send great healing vibes to the entire family.

Sunny day, a bit brisk to start. Warm up by climbing Page Mill, store your residual heat and bundle up for the West Alpine descent. Through the frozen tundra to 84 and on to Stage Road. Lunch in the sun at the Bike Hut and enjoy the Redwoods as we climb Tunitas Creek. A careful descent on Kings Mountain Road, we’ll avoid Foothill and head back to Shoup Park.

8:45 AM, meet at Shoup Park, roll out at 9:00 AM

Distance: 58 miles

Elevation: 5,941’

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Lunch > Bring to enjoy at the Bike Hut

Ride leader > Cathy Switzer (contact info via Member Directory)

Load the route to your navigation device or print the cue sheet. Ride aware, and point or /call out debris or hazards. 

Meet at Shoup Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 AM departure.

We'll climb Old La Honda, avoiding West Old La Honda due to the washout on our way to W Alpine Road.  After lunch, continue on Skyline then down Hwy 9 and Redwood Gulch.

Bring food for lunch at the 'Duck Pond' (Alpine Lake).

52 miles, 5,300' of climbing

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Ride Leader - Jack Jones

If you've been missing riding on the west side of the mountains because of all the rain and road damage then this is your chance to ride these beautiful roads again.

I scouted these roads today and found them all to be open (for bikes) and rideable.  Due to a slide out, Higgins Road is closed to thru traffic for cars but one can easily pass the slide by walking the bike.

Starting Location and Time:  Pioneer Parking Lot in Woodside for a 9am departure. Those who want a longer ride can ride to the start

Distance: 48 miles 

Climb: 5400 feet

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41841311

Cue Sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41841311/cue_sheet

Weather: https://bit.ly/3ZVZtCr

Lunch is at the San Benito House In Half Moon Bay (bring or buy)

Ride Leader:  Don Johann

Looking for a break in the Atmospheric River/Bomb Cyclone/General Deluge? It may arrive Tuesday and stay through Wednesday.  Given the road damage reports, we will stay out of the way as best we can, and keep to this side of the hill.

It'll be a chilly morning, perfect for Page Mill. South on Skyline to Castle Rock Park for lunch. Descend Highway 9, and back to Shoup Park via Rancho San Antonio. Climbing is front-loaded, with some entertaining short pops in the second half.

Meet at Shoup Park, Los Altos at 8:45 A.M., roll out at 9:00 A.M.

Distance: 48 miles

Elevation Gain: 5,799' (ok, just round it up to 5,800')

Lunch: bring to enjoy at Castle Rock Park

Ride Leader: Cathy Switzer

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Load the route to your navigation device or print the cue sheet. Ride aware, and point /call out debris or hazards. Page Mill and Highway 9 both may have short sections of one-way traffic control.

Update: With a now 90% chance of rain, tomorrow's HRU is cancelled, but all is not lost.  The ride will instead take place on Thursday at 9AM, when the forecast is for cloudy weather, but no rain.  I can tell you from recent experience that there will be some wet roads along the way, and likely a few muddy spots where the hillsides have washed down.  The muddy spots are very short, so I encourage everyone to walk across and remount rather than riding through.  If you do that, you'll be amazed how easy it will be to simply brush off the other debris, once you get back to the start.

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

Elevation Gain - 4450'

Distance - 43 miles

Ride Leader - Steve Rempel

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Lunch - There is no officially planned lunch stop, so bring enough food to get by for the day.  

Rain will be arriving in the morning.  A Flash Flood watch and High Wind Warning will be in effect.  Foothill Nature Preserve, part of the route, will be closed Wednesday and Thursday.

The first HRU of the year is a short one with many bail-out options.  Weather, as of this post, is for rain.  Rain or wet roads cancels.

Meet at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure from Shoup Park, Los Altos.

Distance: 30.8 miles
Elevation: 3,243'
Lunch:  No lunch planned, bring snacks.

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Ride leader - Jack Jones

Last HRU of 2022, it's a fav - Page Mill! Page to Cheryl’s summit , REGROUP at Page & 35 AFTER summiting. REGROUP on the 2nd pass through Sky Londa. Weather forecast seems to be a moving target, bring warm clothes, and a rain jacket "just in case".

Lunch is late-in-the-ride, bring snacks to hold you over … to Rossotti’s at mile 37

Start: Shoup Park, meet at 8:45 AM, roll at 9:00 AM
Distance: 43 miles
Climb: 4,512’

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Lunch: at Rossotti’s at mile 37, no outside food allowed. Note: Rossotti’s is closed 12/24 - 12/27, reopening on 12/28.

Ride Leader: Cathy Switzer 

It looks like the weather is warming slightly so let's go visit our old friend Tunitas who we haven't seen for a while.

Starting Location and Time:  Shoup Park at 8:45 for a 9:00 departure

Lunch at the Bike Hut

Distance: 56 miles

Climb: 5200 feet

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33031168

Cue Sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33031168/cue_sheet

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Ride Leader:  Don Johann

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

Rain cancels, so keep an eye on the ride eList for updates.  Rain was originally predicted for Wednesday, which was why this route was chosen.  That has changed, but it may yet change again.

Elevation Gain - 4900' (of course it will actually be more)

Distance - 43 miles

Ride Leader - Don Johan for Steve Rempel

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Lunch - There is no officially planned lunch stop, so bring enough food to get by for the day.  

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.

Good cool day for climbing Kennedy, Hicks and then Mt Umunhum. Bring an extra layer for the descent. 

Elevation Gain - 5,700'

Distance - 62 miles

Ride Leader - Cathy Switzer for Jack Jones

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Lunch - Bring food for the summit of Um

This is a social-paced D ride with regroups; faster riders are welcome to form a D+/E group. Rain cancels.