Ride Description and Notes: Please join me for a repeat of the Memorial Day ride I led in May. A nice tour of Christian Valley and a double cross of Hwy 49. 32 miles, 2857 ft. Casual pace, with regroups and a leader that sweeps! Coffee afterwards at The Local Cafe. RAIN IS FORCAST SO CHECK YOUR EMAIL @7:30, when I make the final call.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- 2025 Memorial Ride (32 miles/2850 climb) -- 32.1 miles 0.2 Right -- Meadow Vista Road 0.3 Right -- Placer Hills Road 1.8 Right -- Pinewood Way 2.0 Right -- Bancroft Rd 3.2 Right -- Christian Valley Rd 5.4 Left -- Stanley Dr 6.4 Left -- Virginia Dr 7.0 Right -- Moss Rock Dr 8.1 Right -- Blue Grass Dr 8.3 Right -- Dry Creek Rd 9.4 Left into Regional Park - bathroom 9.4 Left -- Dry Creek Rd 9.6 Right -- Richardson Dr 10.1 Left -- Joeger Rd 12.8 Cont -- Mount Vernon Road 16.8 Left -- Ayres Holmes Road 17.8 Left -- Wise Road 18.3 Left -- Baxter Grade Road 20.4 Right -- Mount Vernon Road 21.1 Keep Right to stay on Mt. Vernon 21.7 Cont -- Atwood Road 22.9 Right -- Bean Road 23.2 Left -- Kemper Rd 23.9 Cont -- New Airport Rd 25.0 Right -- Bell Road 25.8 Right -- Old Airport Road 26.5 Left -- Old Airport Road 27.0 Left -- Bowman Road 28.3 Right -- Lake Arthur Rd 29.6 Left -- Pinewood Way, continue to Placer Hills Rd,Left. 30.3 Left -- Placer Hills Rd 31.8 Left -- Meadow Vista Rd 32.1 Done Leader Cell:
Friday - B.O.B. Hill from Flower Farm Fri, Nov 21, 9:00am 0 comments
Ride Description and Notes: Please print your own route sheet.
All pace ride. Riders ride at their own pace or form groups riding a similar pace. No sweep.
Please park in the gravel lot in the back. Do not park near the cafe!
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- B.O.B. Hill from Flower Farm -- 30.8 miles 0.1 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 1.1 Left -- King Road 5.3 Right -- Humphrey Road 6.8 Right -- Colwell Road 7.8 Left -- Swetzer Road 8.4 Right -- English Colony Way 8.6 Left -- Clark Tunnel Road 8.9 Keep Right -- Callison Road 9.0 Keep Left -- Callison Road 9.1 Keep Right -- Callison Road 10.3 Left -- Taylor Road 11.3 Right -- Old State Highway 11.4 Left -- Buena Vista Avenue 11.5 Right -- Page Street 11.6 Left -- Main Street 11.7 Right -- Old State Highway 11.8 Right -- Taylor Road 12.1 Left -- Ophir Road 12.4 Left -- Lozanos Road 13.4 Right -- Bald Hill Road 13.5 Keep Left -- Bald Hill Road 14.4 Right -- Bald Hill Road 15.7 Keep Right -- Bald Hill Road 16.0 Right -- Mount Vernon Road 17.2 Right -- Millertown Road 18.0 Keep Left -- Millertown Road 19.6 Right -- Wise Road 20.9 Keep Left -- Lozanos Road 21.6 Left -- Geraldson Road 22.6 Right -- Ophir Road 23.5 Right -- Taylor Road 26.3 Griffith Quarry Park Restroom 26.3 Left -- Rock Springs Road 28.2 Right -- Brennans Road 29.5 Left -- King Road 29.8 Right -- Auburn Folsom Road 30.8 Right -- Horseshoe Bar Road 30.8 Left -- Flower Farm
Ride Description and Notes: One stop at Restrooms on Sterling. Coffee afterwards at Roanie’s. Join us for a pre-turkey dinner ride.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Penryn Park&Ride 2.2024 -- 27.4 miles 0.1 Left -- Penryn Road 0.7 Left -- Taylor Road 1.6 Right -- Rippey Road 2.6 Right -- Taylor Road 2.7 Right -- King Road 4.1 Left -- Sierra College Boulevard 5.5 Left— Brace Rd 6.6 Right -- Barton Road 9.8 Right -- Cavitt Stallman Road 12.2 Left -- Olive Ranch Road 13.2 Right -- Stirling Street (Regroup) 13.4 Right -- Olive Ranch Road 14.2 Left -- Barton Road 15.0 Right -- Del Oro Road 15.5 Left -- Del Oro Road 15.6 Right -- Cavitt Stallman Road 16.7 Left -- Laird Road 18.0 Right -- Wells Avenue 19.0 Right -- Dick Cook Road 20.6 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 22.8 Left -- King Road 22.9 Right -- Brennans Road 24.2 Left -- Rock Springs Road 26.2 Left -- Penryn Road 26.7 Right -- Taylor Road 26.7 Left -- Penryn Road 27.3 Right -- Boyington Road Leader Cell:
Sunday - Carbondale/Buena Vista - 9:30 StartSun, Nov 23, 9:30am 0 comments
Ride Description and Notes: Now that it is greening up, let's do Wig & Laura's Carbondale Loop. This is a very pretty bucolic route in Amador County that incorporates some of the Party Pardee course.
In the past, there has been an outhouse at the start/finish across the street at the schoolhouse. There is also bathrooms inside the Buena Vista store.
Afterwards, we can have our post ride chitchat at Starbucks, 4311 Town Center Blvd, El Dorado Hills.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Carbondale/Buena Vista -- 48.8 miles 0.2 START Park in dirt area near mail boxes across from historic schoolhouse Cont -- Carbondale Rd 2.9 Left -- Irish Hill Rd 8.6 Left -- CA-104 E 9.3 Right -- 5 Mile Dr 10.1 Left to stay on 5 Mile Dr 10.9 Cont -- Dave Brubeck Rd 13.0 Left to stay on Dave Brubeck Rd 14.2 Dave Brubeck Rd turns Left and becomes Jackson Valley Rd 18.3 Right -- Buena Vista Rd/Ione Buena Vista RdREST STOP water, food, drinks available at store 18.3 Buena Vista Store 22.2 Right -- Camanche Pkwy N 24.9 Right -- Coal Mine Rd 27.2 Left -- Buena Vista Rd/Ione Buena Vista Rd 27.7 Buena Vista Store on Right REST STOP 27.7 Buena Vista Store 27.7 Left -- Jackson Valley Rd/Old Valley Rd 31.3 Left to stay on Jackson Valley Rd 31.8 Jackson Valley Rd turns Right and becomes Dave Brubeck Rd 32.9 Right to stay on Dave Brubeck Rd 35.2 Cont -- 5 Mile Dr 35.9 Right to stay on 5 Mile Dr 36.7 Left -- CA-104 W 38.2 Right -- Michigan Bar Rd (signs for Ione Michigan Bar Rd) 40.0 Right -- Carbondale Rd 41.9 Right to stay on Carbondale Rd 48.5 Cont -- Demartini RdFINISH! Leader Cell:
Tuesday - Follow the Fall Colors 2 Tue, Nov 25, 9:00am 0 comments
Where: Newcastle Park and Ride Newcastle, CA (map)
Leader Name: Larry Merlo E-mail: larry_merlo@yahoo.com
Join me for a fall favorite visiting some of the best of the fall colors in the Maidu area. Only 17.2 miles but some good climbing for a good workout. Get it in while we have this great weather.
Coffee afterwards at North Fork Chai Co.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Follow the Fall Colors 2 -- 17.2 miles 3.7 Left -- Rattlesnake Rd 5.3 Left -- Shirland Tract Rd 5.3 Right -- Auburn Folsom Rd 6.0 Right -- Tyler Dr 6.3 Left -- Ridgeview Cir 6.7 Right -- Sunrise Ridge Cir 8.0 Right -- Auburn Folsom Rd 8.6 Right -- Southridge Dr 8.7 Left -- Grayhorse Dr 8.8 Right -- Shirland Tract Rd 9.0 Left -- Rosemary Dr 9.3 Left -- Burlin Way 9.5 Right -- Perkins Way 9.6 Right -- Vista Del Monte 9.7 Cont -- Vista Del Lago 10.1 Cont -- Mary Jane Ct 10.1 Right -- Poet Smith Dr 10.4 Left -- Carolyn St 10.4 Right -- Ginger Dr 10.6 Left -- Herrington Dr 10.7 Right -- Valley View Dr 10.7 Left -- Skyridge Dr 10.8 Right -- Sacramento St 10.8 Make a U-turn at Valley View Dr 11.4 Left -- Auburn Folsom Rd/Sacramento St 13.9 Right -- Powerhouse Rd 14.0 Right -- Vista Cielo Dr 14.9 Left and becomes Vista Amado Ct 15.1 Left - Unmarked road 15.3 Cont -- Happy Hollow Ln 15.7 Right -- Powerhouse Rd 16.7 Right -- Newcastle Rd Leader Cell:
Pre-Turkey Day calorie burn from Auburn Baked & Brewed Cafe. A short-ish ride from downtown Auburn in the direction of Christian Valley, across Hwy 49 on Dry Creek and returning home on Mt Vernon and Millertown. There's a potty break scheduled at the real restrooms in the regional park on Richardson/Dry Creek.
Post ride coffee and conversation at Baked & Brewed Cafe.
Please print your own route sheets.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Auburn Loop (Baked&Brewed1) -- 31.9 miles 0.0 Left -- High Street 0.1 Right -- Lincoln Way 0.5 Right -- El Dorado Street, CA 49 0.6 Left -- Lincoln Way 0.6 Right -- Aeolia Drive 1.4 Right -- Foresthill Avenue 1.4 Right -- Foresthill Avenue 1.6 Right -- Foresthill Avenue 2.0 Left -- Russell Road 2.3 Keep Left -- Russell Road 2.5 Left -- Russell Road 2.5 Right -- Lincoln Way 3.9 Left -- Bowman Undercrossing Road 4.0 Right -- Bowman Road 6.0 Right -- Dry Creek Road 6.8 Right -- Lake Arthur Road 7.3 Left -- Pinewood Way 7.8 Left -- Bancroft Road 8.9 Right -- Christian Valley Road 11.2 Left -- Stanley Drive 12.2 Left -- Virginia Drive 12.7 Right -- Moss Rock Drive 13.9 Right -- Blue Grass Drive 14.0 Right -- Dry Creek Road 15.3 Left -- Richardson Drive 15.7 Make a U-turn -- Richardson Drive 16.1 Left -- Dry Creek Road 16.8 Left -- Joeger Road 18.6 Left -- Mount Vernon Road 19.1 Keep Right 19.2 Right -- Mount Vernon Road 21.5 Right -- Millertown Road 22.3 Keep Left -- Millertown Road 23.8 Left -- Wise Road 24.4 Right 24.4 Right -- Ophir Road 26.3 Right -- Taylor Road, CA 193 26.7 Left -- Old State Highway, CA 193 26.7 Keep Left -- Old State Highway 27.0 Left -- Newcastle Road 27.1 Left -- Indian Hill Road 29.5 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 30.1 Right -- Sacramento Street 30.6 Right -- Pacific Avenue 31.6 Right -- High Street 31.9 Left -- Lincoln Way Leader Cell:
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, Dec 2, 9:00am 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.