Ride Description and Notes: We will do a ride we’ve done several times in the past, The New Tour of Christian Valley, which is 19.1 miles, with 1620 ft. Of climbing. As usual for Thursdays, we will ride a casual pace, with multiple regroups, and I will sweep. I will have route sheets. We will meet at Meadow Vista Park, ride beginning at 8:30. We will enjoy a fun social gathering at the Local Cafe in Meadow Vista following the ride. Hope to see you there, Ron
Ps….sorry we had to change from Serene Lakes!
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- New Tour of Christian Valley -- 19.1 miles 0.0 Right -- Meadow Vista Road 0.1 Right -- Placer Hills Road 1.6 Right -- Pinewood Way 1.8 Right -- Bancroft Road 3.0 Right -- Christian Valley Road 4.2 Left -- Gregg Way 4.5 Right -- Allen Drive 4.8 Left -- Gayle Lane 5.8 Left -- Stanley Drive 6.7 Left -- Barbara Lane 7.2 Right -- Stanley Drive 7.9 Right -- Kimo Way 8.0 Right -- Kimo Way 8.2 Right -- Kenneth Way 8.5 Right -- Virginia Drive 8.8 Left -- Helen Lane 9.4 Right -- Virginia Drive 9.4 Right -- Moss Rock Drive 10.5 Left -- Blue Grass Drive 10.6 Right -- Riva Ridge Circle 11.3 Left -- Blue Grass Drive 11.4 Right -- Moss Rock Drive 11.7 Left -- Skyview Drive 12.3 Left -- Moss Rock Drive 12.3 Right -- Blue Grass Drive 12.5 Left -- Dry Creek Road 16.3 Right -- Lake Arthur Road 16.8 Left -- Pinewood Way 17.5 Left -- Placer Hills Road 19.0 Left -- Meadow Vista Road 19.1 Left Leader Cell:
Friday - 30 miles with stop at McBean Fri, Sep 12, 8:30am 0 comments
Ride Description and Notes: This ride is a variation on a Theme. We go up to Penryn and take Gilardi to Newcastle road, eventually down Chili Hill to our first regroup at mile 10.9 - that is the intersection of Chili Hill and Gold Hill. From there it is off to McBean Park, mile 17.8, for our second regroup where there is water and rest rooms. Finally through Sun City and back to Penryn Park n Ride where we started. The most dicy part of the ride is crossing Sierra Colledge to make the left onto English Coloney - please be careful. I figure it will be around 2.5 hours including regroups, 1800 feet of climbing overall. Coffee at Roanie's. Hope to see you there.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- 30 miles with stop at McBean -- 29.4 miles 0.1 Left -- Penryn Road 0.7 Right -- Taylor Road 0.8 Left -- Penryn Road 1.2 Right -- English Colony Way 1.6 Keep Right -- Rock Springs Road 1.7 Left -- Rock Springs Road 2.0 Left -- Gilardi Road 2.5 Right -- Gilardi Road 3.7 Left -- Newcastle Road 5.2 Right -- Old State Highway 5.4 Cont -- Old State Highway 5.4 Keep Right -- Old State Highway 5.5 Right -- Taylor Road 5.8 Left -- Ophir Road 6.2 Left -- Lozanos Road 7.2 Keep Left -- Chili Hill Road 9.0 Keep Right -- Chili Hill Road 10.9 Left -- Gold Hill Road 11.0 Right -- Virginiatown Road 11.3 Keep Right -- Virginiatown Road 13.1 Left -- Fowler Road 13.2 Right -- Virginiatown Road 16.9 Left -- East Avenue 17.6 Right -- McBean Park Drive 17.7 Left 17.8 Right -- McBean Park Drive 18.1 Right -- Ferrari Ranch Road 18.5 Left -- Sun City Boulevard 19.8 Left -- Del Webb Boulevard 20.0 Left -- Stoneridge Boulevard 21.1 Left -- Twelve Bridges Drive 22.4 Right -- Sierra College Boulevard 22.5 Keep Right -- Sierra College Boulevard 22.6 Left -- Sierra College Boulevard 23.2 Left -- English Colony Way 24.3 Right -- Humphrey Road 25.1 Cont -- Colwell Road 26.1 Right -- Swetzer Road 27.8 Left -- King Road 28.4 Left -- Boyington Road Leader Cell:
Saturday - EZ Riders Short & hillySat, Sep 13, 8:30am 0 comments
Ride Description and Notes: EZ Rider rides are designed for you if you've had a busy, exhausting week but still want time on you bike, are coming back from an injury, been off the bike for whatever reason - any excuse to be honest!
This week we've got a couple of hills so a few less miles. My goal is to keep these rides more recreational. We'll socialize with the rest of the Saturday riders afterwards at Ronnie's Cafe.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Beat the Heat II -- 14.9 miles 0.1 Left -- Penryn Road 0.7 Right -- Taylor Road 0.8 Left -- Penryn Road 1.2 Left -- English Colony Way 1.7 Right -- Clark Tunnel Road 2.0 Cont -- Clark Tunnel Road 2.4 Left -- Gold Rush Way 3.0 Right -- Butler Road 3.4 Keep Left -- Butler Road 3.7 Keep Left -- Butler Road 4.4 Left -- Butler Road 5.2 Right -- English Colony Way 5.6 Keep Left -- Delmar Avenue 6.9 Left -- Citrus Colony Road 7.7 Right -- Humphrey Road 8.7 Right -- King Road 9.2 Left -- Bankhead Road 9.9 Left -- Sierra College Boulevard 10.1 Keep Right -- Sierra College Boulevard 10.3 Left on Brace Road 11.6 Left -- Laird Road 11.6 Cont -- Horseshoe Bar Road 12.9 Left -- Val Verde Road 13.9 Left -- King Road 14.2 Right -- Penryn Road 14.9 Left -- Boyington Road Leader Cell:
Ride Description and Notes: Come out and join me for a 26+ Mile ride Saturday at 8:30am. This is a no sweep ride and we'll break up into several groups riding at one's pace.
Meeting Location
Penryn Park & Ride
3150 Boyington Rd
Penryn, CA 95663
Coffee and Conversation after ride.
Roanie's - Coffee & Cafe
3210 Boyington Rd
Loomis, CA 95650
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- 26+ Penryn, Ophir and Virginiatown Rd -- 26.5 miles 0.1 Left -- Penryn Road 0.7 Right -- Taylor Road 3.4 Right -- Old State Highway 3.7 Left -- Old State Highway 3.8 Left -- Old State Highway 3.9 Cont -- Old State Highway 4.0 Keep Right -- Old State Highway 4.1 Right -- Taylor Road 4.4 Left -- Ophir Road 6.3 Left 6.3 Left -- Wise Road 6.3 Keep Left 6.4 Left -- Wise Road 8.2 Keep Right -- Wise Road 12.5 Left -- Gold Hill Road 13.3 Right 13.3 Right -- Fruitvale Road 14.9 Left -- Fowler Road 15.8 Left -- Virginiatown Road 16.6 Cont -- Virginiatown Road 18.0 Right -- Gold Hill Road 18.6 Left -- Ridge Road 18.7 Left -- Ridge Road 20.1 Cont -- Ridge Road 22.2 Right -- Taylor Road 22.4 Left -- Old State Highway 22.5 Keep Left -- Old State Highway 22.7 Right -- Old State Highway 22.8 Right 22.8 Right -- Old State Highway 23.1 Left -- Taylor Road 25.8 Left -- Penryn Road 26.4 Right -- Boyington Road Leader Cell:
Ride Description and Notes: Counterclockwise loop starting in Sierraville, north to Portola thru Sierra Valley, A15, Hwy 89 back to Sierraville. Three rest stops including the beautiful new nature center on A23. Please park at the school on the left about 1/3 mile before the 49/89 intersection.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Sierraville, Portola, A15, 89, Sierraville -- 51.2 miles 0.3 Left -- CA-49 S/CA-89 N/S Lincoln St/W Main St (signs for Quincy/Down Eville) 4.3 Right -- Westside Rd 13.4 Cont -- Beckwourth Calpine Rd 18.9 Right -- Sierra Valley North Entrance Road 19.0 Make a U-turn -- Sierra Valley North Entrance Road 19.1 Right -- Beckwourth Calpine Road 19.9 Left -- Feather River Highway 21.5 Left -- Rocky Point Road 23.7 Left to bike trail 24.5 Straight -- E. Riverside Ave. 24.7 Left -- South Gulling Street 25.0 Portola Park on the Left 25.1 Make a U-turn 25.3 Left -- Commercial St 25.5 Left -- Pacific St 25.5 Right -- 1st Ave/Western Pacific Way 25.6 Left -- Main 25.7 Right -- 3rd Avenue 33.4 Left -- CA 89 42.5 Right -- Main Street 42.6 Left -- County Road 42.7 REST STOP at park on the Right 42.8 Left -- Calpine Avenue 42.9 Right -- CA 89 50.9 Right -- South Lincoln Street 51.2 Right - done Leader Cell:
Ride Description and Notes: We'll take on a favorite loop down Lozanos, over Chili Hill (the easy way), and out to Garden Bar & Wise for our first regroup. Back to Newcastle on Wise and Geraldson.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Chili - Wise -- 20.8 miles 0.2 Right -- Old State Hwy 0.5 Right -- Taylor Rd 0.9 Left -- Ophir Rd 1.2 Left -- Lozanos Rd 2.2 Left -- Bald Hill Rd 2.2 Cont -- Chili Hill Rd 5.9 Right -- Gold Hill Rd 6.7 Left -- Fruitvale Rd 8.5 Right -- Garden Bar Rd 9.6 Right -- W Wise Rd 11.9 Cont -- Mt Vernon Rd 12.7 Right -- Ayres Holmes Rd 13.6 Left -- Wise Rd 14.2 Right to stay on Wise Rd 17.4 Right -- Lozanos Rd 17.9 Left -- Bald Hill Rd 18.0 Right -- Lozanos Rd 18.1 Left -- Geraldson Rd 19.1 Right -- Ophir Rd 20.0 Right -- Taylor Rd 20.3 Left -- CA-193 W 20.4 Left -- Old State Hwy 20.6 Left -- Newcastle Rd Leader Cell:
Wednesday rides are the most aggressive rides of the week (26-40 miles) and are fairly hilly. Currently, this ride usually starts out of Meadow Vista Park in Meadow Vista. However, always check the calendar for a different start location.
Thursday rides are hilly, shorter, more casually paced rides (usually around 20 miles with approximately 1800 feet of climb). Ride is swept and everyone more or less stays fairly close together. There are also numerous regroups on this ride. Currently, this ride is out of Meadow Vista Park in Meadow Vista. The last Thursday of the month starts out at Railhead Park in Auburn.
The rides usually start at Meadow Vista Park. However, check the calendar for occasional changes to the start location.
All pace ride. Riders ride at their own pace or form groups riding a similar pace. Often times, there are no regroups due to the short distances offered. Approximately 25 miles. No sweep.
The Saturday ride USUALLY meets at PENYN PARK AND RIDE.
There is an A group and a B group. The groups can spread out then you can ride your own pace...usually two or three groups with pairs scattered about and some single riders too.
The ride ranges between 25-30 mi with 1500k- 2000k ft of climbing.
Sunday rides are at least 40 miles in length, giving moderate level riders the chance to ride a little further than our average distance. You'll find some rides that are flattish and some that are killer hilly. The average pace of the Sunday rides varies hugely based on the distance and the amount of climb. The start location of this ride varies weekly, so check the calendar.
Tuesday RideTue, Sep 23, 8:30am 0 comments
Where: Newcastle Park and Ride Newcastle, CA (map)
Tuesday rides are variable, depending on who leads and who shows up. Generally, the climbing is 1500-2500 feet, and the distance is 18-25 miles. Oftentimes, there are no regroups due to the short distances offered. This ride's start location is currently at the Newcastle Park & Ride.
Coffee and conversation afterward at Newcastle Produce.
Wednesday rides are the most aggressive rides of the week (26-40 miles) and are fairly hilly. Currently, this ride usually starts out of Meadow Vista Park in Meadow Vista. However, always check the calendar for a different start location.