Hi CVC'ers:
THREE Saturday's from now ( the 16th) - I propose that we ride in the San Gabriel Mt.'s as this month's "Away Ride"
Connie Soloway has generously agreed to drive her car as a SAG vehicle for our water, snacks, supplies & bike tubes & tools
So we will be riding "fully supported" this time:
We will have coolers & ice - please bring what else you'd like for drinks & snacks and/or a couple $ to help defray the supplies cost
Glendora Mt. Rd. - Mt. Baldy Village -Claremont-La Verne-San Dimas-GlendoraSaturday, 6-19th 9:00am Start: 9:00am Glendora High School: Foothill Blvd. & Valley Center Dr., Glendora CA - parking lot on East side of Valley Center Dr. (south of school buildings) Car Driving Instructions: ( 50 miles from Westlake ) Travel to #210 Frwy: East to Glendora Exit: Lone Hill Ave (turn left at bottom of off -ramp: going N) First major intersection is route # 66 = turn left 1 block on Rte # 66 bear to right on a diagonal street called: Compromise Line Rd. about 1/4 mi. = R on Valley Center Ave. look for Glendora H.S. Parking lot on Right side ( East side of road) Bike Ride description:
See ride # 33 on our club website: cvcbike.org (thanks Mitch)
for the "Ride with GPS" route slip & map - link:
http://www.cvcbike.org/?p=1854Moderate climbing & beautiful views most of the way in multiple directions: Urban, canyons, reservoirs & mountains.
Suitable to
Orange & Red Club riders: both in distance & overall climbing feet:
Many places to turn around and ride back downhill if you so desire
After twenty miles - we'll descend to Baldy Village (water, food, beer)
Challenge: while others are 'lunching" at the Lodge - you can climb the extra credit steep switchbacks
Then we can ride back either of two routes - we'll see who wants to ride which .....
1) Downhill to Claremont, La Verne, across a couple small rollers & bike path to San Dimas & Glendora
- see the route & map above OR.....
2) Re-ride the route in the opposite direction ( retrace ride - I didn't draw map)
- steep but relatively short climb ( .8 mi. out of Baldy Village then mostly downhill on Glendora Ridge Rd. ( some rollers) & GMR back to cars
- less traffic this way and nicer canyon views
Ride Specifics: Total ride approx. 50+ mile loop
Climbing concentrated in first one-third of ride - similiar to our Yerba Buena Rd.
The total ride is easier than riding all of Yerba Buena however.
If you like our Mulholland Hwy ride from PCH - you'll like this ride even better.
First 4 miles (4-12% grades max.) averages 8-9%
Then ride across Ridge (4-5%) overlooking Azusa Canyon: Morris Reservoir & San Gabriel Reservoir
Last turn - Newman Point overlook : 6.2 miles - before heading due East
Top of climbing part: 8.5
Descend to Intersection of Glendora Ridge Rd. at :8.9 mi.
Ride for 11.1 miles ( mostly gradual swooping uphills & downhills)
Cow Canyon Saddle : at 20.0 miles
Steep descent (.8 mi.) to Mt. Baldy Village (at 4,000' elevation)
Stop for water-food, beer at Mt. Baldy Restaurant
# 1 return route goes down into Claremont -mostly flat with some minor rolling grades across to La Verne, San Dimas & Glendora
# 2 return route - retraces the route we rode in on
Bike Ride Start: Glendora High School - on Valley Center Dr.
Tnen we'll ride .......
N on Valley Center Dr.
L Sierra Madre Ave.
R Glendora Mountain Rd.
1.7 miles to Little & Big Dalton Canyon- San Gabriel Wilderness- San Dimas Experimental Forest area
PLEASE RSVP TO ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS RIDE.
- so I can be sure we have enough interest to "proceed"
- last time we had 17 -20 riders ( everybody made it- and loved the ride)
Jim Doane - CVC Away Ride leader