Zac Nesper <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Go to
http://www.chainreaction.com/
> At the bottom of the page, there is a great list of rides in the area. Santa Cruz is a nice
> ride(approx 120 miles total-probably longer than six hours)...I've done it several times. However,
> you have to go over the mountain and back, which is about 2,000 feet of climbing each way, so make
> sure everyone is up for that (I've seen some people seriously bonk climbing that after 100 miles).
> In addition, there's often a nice little headwind on Hwy 1 on the way back, so riding in a decent
> size pack is definitely helpful so you can paceline it.
Or don't ride back on Highway 1.
Find a Krebs map to check out routes, for example:
Climb something like Old La Honda, Kings Mountain or Page Mill to Skyline (Hwy 35). Skyline to West
Alpine Rd at Skyline/Page Mill. Descend West Alpine, L on Pescadero Rd, refuel in Pescadero (or
start on Hwy 84, L on Stage Rd to Pescadero). Cloverdale Rd or Pescadero Rd to Hwy 1. South on Hwy 1
to Santa Cruz. Lunch in Santa Cruz.
"Easy" way back: Mission St, L on River, Hwy 9 through Boulder Creek (narrow, traffic) and climb to
Skyline, L on Skyline to return. Not so easy: Mission St, L on Market, turns into Branciforte, L on
Granite Creek, cross over highway in Scotts Valley, Glenwood Drive to Mountain Charlie, climb Mtn
Charlie to Summit, L on Summit, Summit-Bear Creek-Skyline. This is probably over 6 hours.
> "Frank Tantillo" <
[email protected]> wrote:
> > A group will be in Palo Alto for a wedding next month......we need to get in a long (6 hours or
> > so) ride midweek and are looking for route suggestions. I've been told that a nice ride is an
> > out and back to Santa Cruz, doing some climbing on the way back. Does anyone have any specific
> > route suggestions?
