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Jan 7
Alameda de Canada Ride
Leave Rancho Starbucks @ 8:30
Route: North on Foothill to Alpine, right and onto Alameda de las Pulgas, left on Edgewood, right on Crestview, becomes Hallmark (or at least I sure hope it does), left on Ralston, left on bike flume, to Canada and back.
Distance: 50 miles
Climbing: 2500 feet
Duration: 4 hours
Jan 14
Cinnabar Hills
Leave @ 8:30 from Starbucks at 6477 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95120 (SW corner of Almaden Expressway and Camden)
Route: Almaden - McKean, left on Bailey, Right on Hale/Santa Teresa, right on Willow Springs Road, left on Oak Glen, left on Llagas, left on Hale/Santa Teresa, left on Bailey, right on McKean, right on Harry, becomes Camden, left on Almaden and the Starbucks at the far left corner.
Distance: 40 miles
Climbing: 300 ft
Duration: 3:00
Jan 21
Stanford Campus Tour
Leave Rancho Starbucks @ 8:30
Route: North on Foothill to Los Altos, left on Main St (called Burke), right on Old Altos, right on Fremont, right at T-intersection to stay on Fremont, cross Arastradero (becomes Hillview), left on Coyote Hill Rd, right on Page Mill, left on Junipero Serra, right on Campus Drive East, around Stanford on Campus Drive, right on Junipero Serra, right on Alpine, across Sand Hill onto Alameda de las Pulgas, left on Jefferson (in Redwood City), over the hill, left on Canada, Mt Home, right on Portola, right on Arastradero, right on Purissima, etc.
Distance: 40 miles
Climbing: 2000 feet?
Duration: 3 hours
Jan 28
Double Loop
Leave Ranch Starbuck's @ 8:30
Route: Magdalena, right on Stonebrook, around the quarry, left on Teresa, left on Prospect, left on Lomita, down the hill, right on Moody, left on Altamont, right on Page Mill, left on Arastradero, reassemble at Golden Oak. Timed pace line clockwise on the loop. Reassemble at Risotti's. Timed pace line counter-clockwise on the loop and see which direction is faster. Take Arastradero back home.
Distance: Not long but it beats no ride at all or a long, cold, wet ride in the mountains
Climbing: 2000 feet?
Duration: 2 hours
Feb 4
T&A Café Out and Back
Leave Rancho Starbucks @ 8:30
Route: South on Foothill, left on Mt. Eden, left on Hwy 9 into Saratoga, right on 6th, left on Oak, right on Saratoga-Los Gatos Rd into Los Gatos, right on Santa Cruz, left on Main, refuel at T&A Café, return to Saratoga-Los Gatos Rd, right on Quito, left on Cox (becomes Wardell), right on Arroyo de Arguello, (becomes Roncole), left on Prospect (becomes Stelling) right on McClellan to bike shop.
Distance: 30 miles
Climbing: 2000 feet, if that
Duration: 3 hours
Feb 11
Almaden Valley
Leave @ 8:30 from Peet's Coffee in King's Court Shopping Plaza, SE corner of Los Gatos Blvd and Blossom Hill Blvd in Los Gatos.
Route: East on Blossom Hill one block then right on Cherry Blossom. Left on Shannon, left on Hicks, right on Camden, Right on Almaden to end. Right on Harry, first left onto McKean. Go as far as we want and take same route back to Peet's. Note: Almaden is not a ton of fun and there are routes off to the right side that maybe Stan can lead us on.
Distance: 30-40 miles
Climbing: 5000 feet
Duration: 3 hours
Feb 18
Tour of Los Altos Hills
Leave Ranch Starbucks @ 8:30
Route: Foothill north to Main St in Los Altos, turn left (called Burke), right on Los Altos and right on Fremont, left on Arastradero, left on Purissima, left on La Paloma (just before Robleda, the usual turn), left on Fremont, left on Conception, right on Purissima, stay straight onto Roble Ladera, right on Vizcaino, left on La cresta, left on Arastradero, left on Purissima, right on Elena, right on Natoma, right on Black Mt, left on Altamont, right on Stonebrook, left on Magdalena and home.
Feb 25
Up OLH and Up Alpine
Leave Rancho Starbucks @ 8:30
Route: Foothill, Old Page Mill, Arastradero, Alpine, Portola, up OLH, right on Skyline, left on 84, left on Pescadero, left on Alpine, cross Skyline, down Page Mill and home
Distance: 50 miles
Climbing: 4500 feet
Duration: 4 hours
Mar 3
Chris the Cat Ride
Leave Rancho Starbucks at 8:30
Route: Foothill/Sand Hill to Woodside. Canada to Jefferson, left on Glen, left on Maple to Eastview, Hillcrest and Sylvan. Left on Edgewood and right on Crestfallen View. Up and up. Up some more and then left on Ralston. Down to Polhemus. Left on Bunker Hill, left on Canada and home.
Distance: 45 miles
Climbing: 4500 feet (it just seems like 6500)
Duration: 4 hours
Mar 10
Lobotomy Cutoff Ride
Leave Rancho Starbucks @ 08:30
Route: Up OLH, down OLH, down 84 to San Gregorio. Then north on Stage Road to Tunitas, up Tunitas a bit to the Lobitos Creek Cutoff, then Lobitos Creek back to Tunitas for the climb back over the hill, down Kings to home.
Distance: 65 miles
Climbing: 5300 feet
Duration: 6 hours
Mar 17
Kennedy Loop
Leave Cupertino Bikes @ 8:30
Through the Maze to Saratoga, right on Saratoga-Los Gatos Rd, right on Santa Cruz, left on Main (becomes Lost Gatos Blvd), right on Johnson-to-Cypress-to-Phillips, right on Kennedy, left on Shannon, left on Los Gatos Blvd, right on Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd, right on Quito, left on Cox (becomes Wardell), right on Arroyo de Arguello (becomes Roncole), left on Prospect and back to bike shop.
Distance: 35 miles
Climbing 3000 feet
Duration: 3 hours
Mar 24
Spring Comes to Big Basin (one hopes)
Leave Cupertino Bikes @ 8:30
Route: McClellan, Foothill, Mt. Eden, etc. to Hwy. 9, right (straight) on Rt. 236 through Big Basin State Park, left on Lodge Road, left on 236 into Boulder Creek, up Bear Creek Rd left on Skyline, down 9.
Distance: 75 miles
Climbing: 7200 feet
Duration: 7 hours
Banjos: 3
Bailout points: at Hwy 9 and Skyline or at Hwy 9 and Hwy 236 (and go back up Hwy 9 to Skyline)
Mar 31
NOTE: this is the last ride leaving at 8:30 until next fall. In April we'll switch back to 8:00 departures
Up OLH, Down Kings
Leave Rancho Starbucks at 8:30
Route: Foothill to Arastradero to Portola Valley, up Old La Honda, right on Skyline, down Kings, Whiskey Hill and home
Distance: 40 miles
Climbing: 3500 feet
Duration: 4 hours