Cycling4Fun

Description:
Route A: Longest route at 49.7 miles and 2,500?
Route B: Medium Route at 44.9 miles and 2,700?
Route C: Short Route at 41.9 miles and 2,250?

Directions to Ride Start:
Valley Car Wash in Castro Valley @ Redwood Road & Village Dr.
MapQuest / GPS: go to Peet’s Coffee at 20453 Redwood Road, Castro Valley.
Car wash is in back of Peet’s.

Cross the Golden Gate Bridge and enjoy various loops:

• Route 1: Marin Headlands & Paradise Dr Loop- 48 miles with 2,580 feet climbing.
• Route 2: Paradise Dr Loop without Headlands- 42 miles with1,840 feet climbing.
• Route 3: Tiburon and return- 35 miles with 1,200 feet climbing.
• Route 4: Out & Back to end of bike path at Richardson Bay- 18 miles with 600 feet climbing.

Directions to starting point via MapQuest: Sports Basement, 610 Mason Street, SF. Go to beach access parking near the bathroom building with wind sock.

Map of Rides

Start and end at the Orinda BART parking lot.

Route A: Full loop via Crockett is 49 miles with 3,700 feet of climbing (Lunch in Crockett)

Route B: Just 3 Bears Loop is 23.4 miles with 1,640 feet of climbing.

Please RSVP so we know to wait or ride.  Cancellation due to rain will be announced the morning of ride (via this website).

Orinda/Crockett/3 Bears Loop Route Map

First road ride of the new year. Several ACCCBT2009 riders have signed up for the Solvang Century on Saturday, March 14, 2009.  Hence, an aggressive 1QTR2009 schedule.

Description:
Intermediate, hilly. AKA: Almost the 2nd half of the Grizzly Peak Century)26.6 miles with 2,320 feet climbing.

Directions to Ride Start:
Valley Car Wash in Castro Valley @ Redwood Road & Village Dr.
MapQuest / GPS: go to Peet’s Coffee at 20453 Redwood Road, Castro Valley.
Car wash is in back of Peet’s.

Route:

Map & Elevation:

New Year’s Day has become an annual mountain bike adventure. This year we do the Monte Bello Open Space above Cupertino starting at 10:00am.

Distance is approximately 17.5 miles with 2,600 feet of climbing (most of it on Montebello Road to get to the summit) and then great downhills on fire trails and safe single track. Cross two creeks.

Directions to starting point: Parking at Stevens Creek Reservoir at the intersection of Stevens Canyon Road and Montebello Road, Cupertino. Use this link to get to the mapquest site. Bring food and water for the ride and we’ll have a BBQ back at the start/end point in the adjacent picnic area. Please RSVP to either Rich Sims (510-376-2792) or Jerry Kruse (510-388-8048) so we will know to wait or GO!

Monte Bello Open Space trail map