(Last modified Tuesday, June 23 2009, @ 09:54 PDT)
In addition to the rides listed below, we also have weekly rides.
See our ride rating system to decode the secret markings 3/TM/50 etc.
Thu Jul 2 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet across from the community center on Miller Creek off of Lucas
Valley at 9:00 a.m. for this Marin tour. Bob Hallet, (510) 236-5414
Thu Jul 2 4/TM/20_25
Thursday Evening Ride
Meet at N Berkeley BART at 5:50 p.m. for prompt departure at 6. Up
Spruce and out Grizzly Peak to Skyline. Then depending upon
people's desires down Tunnel Road and back to BART or out Skyline
and down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. Ride repeats every
Thursday. Keith Trummel, ktrummel at adobe dot com, (510) 527-9832
and Tara Madsen-Steigmeyer, tmadmeyer at gmail dot com.
Fri Jul 3 3/TM/20-40
Weekend Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:45 for prompt 9:00 a.m. departure. Will
do various routes in the Oakland/Berkeley hills. Steady paced ride
with few or no breaks. Good tuneup for a hard weekend ride. Helmets
required and rain cancels, ride repeats every Friday. Bart Borland,
(510) 601-5062, bart dot borland at gmail dot com.
Fri Jul 3 4/M/85
Knoxville Challenge
Start in beautiful downtown Pope Valley, ready to roll at 8:30 a.m.
We will climb Knoxville-Berryessa Rd up to lunch at Lower Lake.
Between the two rides posted, (see Jul 18) we do the entire
Knoxville Double route, which is held this year on Sep 19th. Water
hydration packs are highly recommended due to the long stretch
(about 48mi, one big climb, and no facilities) between Pope Valley
and Lower Lake. After lunch the joy of climbing continues, as we
head up Loch Lomond to Cobb Mtn, then cruise back to Pope Valley.
Elevation gain about 5600ft. Brian Aldrich, brianaldrich at comcast
dot net. I will be arranging car pools from Alameda; Berkeley
riders please work out your own. TM riders and faster M riders feel
free to arrange your own groups.
Fri Jul 3 4/T/38
Limantour Beach
It's a holiday, right! Let's meet in Nicasio at 10:15 a.m. and ride
to Limantour Beach in Pt Reyes for lunch. Return via Olema hill and
Platform Bridge Rd. The 7 mile Limantour Rd has several challenging
hills, but beautiful vistas also. Bring lunch or buy it in Pt Reyes
Station; bring a bike lock if you have one. Park on shoulder 1/4
mile west of Nicasio town to avoid upsetting the local residents.
Jeffrey Black, (510) 526-7068 or buffalo1003 at aol dot com.
Sat Jul 4 4/LTMB/18.7
GPC Individual Time Trial
Meet at the corner of San Pablo Dam Rd and Bear Creek Rd by 9:40
a.m. for a race against the clock. First rider off at 10:01 with a
rider a minute after that. Due to insurance requirements current
GPC membership is required. If you want to ride and are not a
current GPC member you can join or renew before the start, annual
dues are $15. Pre-registration is appreciated. Chip Scarborough,
(510) 222-4592, or dubose3 at msn dot com.
Sat Jul 4 3.5/TM/30
ITT Cheerleader Ride
Feeling too recreational to compete against the clock? Then meet at
the corner of Spruce and Grizzly at the bus bench at 9:00 a.m. for
9:15 departure. We'll ride down Wildcat, then north on SPDR and
around the Bears, cheering wildly when an ITT rider passes us.
Finish by coming back up Wildcat. Jane Bailowitz, jbwitz earthlink
net.
Sat Jul 4 3/TM/40
Marshall Loop and Rancho Nicasio Music
Meet for a promt at 10:00 a.m. departure in Nicasio for the classic
Marshall loop. Park on Nicasio Valley Rd; outside town, not by the
ballpark. We'll ride past the Cheese Factory, over the Marshall
wall along Hwy 1 to Pt Reyes station. Post ride join us for
barbecue/music on the lawn by Zydeco Flames at Rancho Nicasio, cost
$15 for the music, barbecue extra. www.ranchonicasio.com. Prompt
10:00 a.m. departure. Debbie Miskell, debmisk at comcast dot net;
Margie Kirk, mkirk62545 at aol dot com.
Tue Jul 7 4/TTM/18-20
Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet at N Berkeley BART at 6:00 p.m. for departure at 6:05. Typical
route will be up Spruce, Grizzly Peak, down Claremont, Tunnel, or
Shepherd Canyon as light allows, route may change from this at
times. Ride will lengthen along with increasing daylight. Wear
bright clothing and a helmet. Ride repeats every Tuesday. Christine
Long, cml94618 at yahoo dot com
Tue Jul 7 5/MB/32
Berkeley Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 5:30 p.m. sharp for 5:35 departure. For details see the weekly
listings or (better) see www.grizz.org/series/berk-tue.html. Please
read that if it's your first time doing the ride. Pace is true MB
-- you may be dropped if not at regroups within 2 minutes of the
first bikes there. Repeats every Tuesday. Mark Abrahams (510)
524-1294.
Thu Jul 9 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet in Nicasio at 9:00 a.m. for this ride out to the Lighthouse
and environs. Bob Hallet (510) 236-5414
Thu Jul 9 4/TM/20_25
Thursday Evening Ride
Meet at N Berkeley BART at 5:50 p.m. for prompt departure at 6. Up
Spruce and out Grizzly Peak to Skyline. Then depending upon
people's desires down Tunnel Road and back to BART or out Skyline
and down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. Ride repeats every
Thursday. Keith Trummel, ktrummel at adobe dot com, (510) 527-9832
and Tara Madsen-Steigmeyer, tmadmeyer at gmail dot com.
Fri Jul 10 3/TM/20-40
Weekend Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:45 for prompt 9:00 a.m. departure. Will
do various routes in the Oakland/Berkeley hills. Steady paced ride
with few or no breaks. Good tuneup for a hard weekend ride. Helmets
required and rain cancels, ride repeats every Friday. Bart Borland,
(510) 601-5062, bart dot borland at gmail dot com.
Fri Jul 10 3/TM/43
Willow Park
Meet at the Island Picnic area on Wildcat Canyon (near the Brazil
Bldg) for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll take Wildcat to
Orinda, up Pinehurst and Redwood Rd to the Willow Park Golf Course
for lunch. Return on Redwood, Pinehurst, Skyline, Grizzly and
Wildcat Canyon. Bring H2O, snacks, lunch or $ to buy. Nancy Yu at
nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com, (510) 697-7736.
Sat Jul 11 3/LTM/35,55,90
Alex's Second Saturday All-Club Ride in MARIN
This is the GPC monthly all-club ride. For a change, this month we
will ride in Marin, past Novato and Stafford Lake toward the Cheese
Factory and beyond. Meet across the street from the Marinwood
Community Center on Miller Creek Rd at 9:00 a.m. for a 9:15
departure. The first 10 miles all pace groups ride together at a
social pace ... you'll ride with club members you might not see for
the rest of the month. After that, we split into four separate pace
groups: LT pace group (total distance about 35 miles); T and TM
pace groups (total about 55 miles); M pace group (total 90+ miles).
A TM group for the 90+ mile route will be organized if enough
riders are interested. Take 101 N, exit Lucas Valley Rd, go 1 mi W
on Lucas Valley and make a R on Miller Creek Rd. Park on the street
across from the community center. Please carpool if possible. Rain
cancels. For questions about this month's route: Nancy Yu, nancyyu7
at hotmail dot com or (510) 697-7736, Mark Abrahams, (510)
524-1294. For general questions about the ASSR: John Buenfil, (925)
686-9077, eleganttype at earthlink dot net. Other leaders TBA.
Sun Jul 12 1.5!/T/30'ish
Danville Peet's
Meet at the Orinda BART parking lot at 9:40 a.m. for a prompt 10:00
a.m. departure. We'll take the St Stephen's Trail, Hidden Valley
and Mt Diablo Blvd to Lafayette. Take Olympic, Tice and Danville
Blvd to Danville Peet's. Return via Lancaster, Lilac, Newell back
to Olympic. Go up Happy Valley to Upper Happy Valley, take El Nido
to Mt Diablo Blvd & Hidden Valley back to St Stephen's Trail.
Bring H2O, snacks, lunch or $ to buy. Nancy Yu at nancyyu7 at
hotmail dot com, (510) 697-7736
Tue Jul 14 4/TTM/18-20
Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet at N Berkeley BART at 6:00 p.m. for departure at 6:05. Typical
route will be up Spruce, Grizzly Peak, down Claremont, Tunnel, or
Shepherd Canyon as light allows, route may change from this at
times. Ride will lengthen along with increasing daylight. Wear
bright clothing and a helmet. Ride repeats every Tuesday. Christine
Long, cml94618 at yahoo dot com
Tue Jul 14 5/MB/32
Berkeley Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 5:30 p.m. sharp for 5:35 departure. For details see the weekly
listings or (better) see www.grizz.org/series/berk-tue.html. Please
read that if it's your first time doing the ride. Pace is true MB
-- you may be dropped if not at regroups within 2 minutes of the
first bikes there. Repeats every Tuesday. Mark Abrahams (510)
524-1294.
Thu Jul 16 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet across from the community center on Miller Creek off Lucas
Valley at 9:00 a.m. for this Marin tour. Bob Hallet, (510) 236-5414
Thu Jul 16 4/TM/20_25
Thursday Evening Ride
Meet at N Berkeley BART at 5:50 p.m. for prompt departure at 6. Up
Spruce and out Grizzly Peak to Skyline. Then depending upon
people's desires down Tunnel Road and back to BART or out Skyline
and down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. Ride repeats every
Thursday. Keith Trummel, ktrummel at adobe dot com, (510) 527-9832
and Tara Madsen-Steigmeyer, tmadmeyer at gmail dot com.
Fri Jul 17 3/TM/20-40
Weekend Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:45 for prompt 9:00 a.m. departure. Will
do various routes in the Oakland/Berkeley hills. Steady paced ride
with few or no breaks. Good tuneup for a hard weekend ride. Helmets
required and rain cancels, ride repeats every Friday. Bart Borland,
(510) 601-5062, bart dot borland at gmail dot com.
Fri Jul 17 3/T/44
Point Reyes Station
Meet at the Marinwood Community Center on Miller Creek Rd for a
prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. Up Lucas Valley into Nicasio and Point
Reyes Station. Return via Bear Valley and Platform Bridge. Bring
lunch or $ to buy, H2O and snacks. 101 N, exit Lucas Valley Rd, go
one mile W on Lucas Valley and Ra right on Miller Creek Rd. Park on
the street across from the community center. Nancy Yu, nancyyu7 at
hotmail dot com or (510) 697-7736.
Sat Jul 18 4/M/122
Knoxville 200K
We will start near Vacaville at Pena Adobe/Lagoon Valley Park,
ready to roll at 8:30 a.m. We will wind our way around to Napa
Valley, climb Howell Mtn, then return via Lake Berryessa and aptly
named Pleasants Valley Rd. Between the two rides posted (see Jul
3), we do the entire Knoxville Double route, which is held this
year on Sep 19th. Elevation gain about 7500 feet. Brian Aldrich,
brianaldrich at comcast dot net. I will be arranging car pools from
Alameda; Berkeley riders please work out your own. TM riders and
faster M riders feel free to arrange your own groups.
Sat Jul 18 3/T/70
Castro Valley Calaveras Rd Loop
Meet at Castro Valley BART for an 8:30 a.m. departure. For those
taking BART, a train arrives at 8:19. Ride will roll out Dublin
Canyon to Pleasanton, down Foothill to Sunol and then out Calaveras
Rd and back to Castro Valley BART on the flats. Food and rest stops
in Sunol and Milpitas. Meet in the parking lot which is on the
north side of the station. Be ready to roll at 8:30 a.m. sharp as
ride will start on time. Dan Danimal Tonelli, (510) 653-2599 or
danimal21 at juno dot com.
Sun Jul 19 4/TM/42 (3500+ ft elev gain)
Oakland /Berkeley Hills
Meet Janet at 9:00 a.m. at World Ground Cafe, 3726 MacArthur Blvd.
Tour the Oakland and Berkeley hills with a snack stop on the other
side to refuel grizzlies, of all sizes, back to the start. Any ???,
please contact Janet Monks (510) 534-7621.
Tue Jul 21 4/TTM/18-20
Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet at N Berkeley BART at 6:00 p.m. for departure at 6:05. Typical
route will be up Spruce, Grizzly Peak, down Claremont, Tunnel, or
Shepherd Canyon as light allows, route may change from this at
times. Ride will lengthen along with increasing daylight. Wear
bright clothing and a helmet. Ride repeats every Tuesday. Christine
Long, cml94618 at yahoo dot com
Tue Jul 21 5/MB/32
Berkeley Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 5:30 p.m. sharp for 5:35 departure. For details see the weekly
listings or (better) see www.grizz.org/series/berk-tue.html. Please
read that if it's your first time doing the ride. Pace is true MB
-- you may be dropped if not at regroups within 2 minutes of the
first bikes there. Repeats every Tuesday. Mark Abrahams (510)
524-1294.
Thu Jul 23 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet in Nicasio at 9:00 a.m. for this ride up to Valley Ford for
lunch and return via Dillon Beach. Bob Hallet, (510) 236-5414
Thu Jul 23 4/TM/20_25
Thursday Evening Ride
Meet at N Berkeley BART at 5:50 p.m. for prompt departure at 6. Up
Spruce and out Grizzly Peak to Skyline. Then depending upon
people's desires down Tunnel Road and back to BART or out Skyline
and down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. Ride repeats every
Thursday. Keith Trummel, ktrummel at adobe dot com, (510) 527-9832
and Tara Madsen-Steigmeyer, tmadmeyer at gmail dot com.
Fri Jul 24 3/TM/20-40
Weekend Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:45 for prompt 9:00 a.m. departure. Will
do various routes in the Oakland/Berkeley hills. Steady paced ride
with few or no breaks. Good tuneup for a hard weekend ride. Helmets
required and rain cancels, ride repeats every Friday. Bart Borland,
(510) 601-5062, bart dot borland at gmail dot com
Fri Jul 24 5/TM/38
Mt Diablo
Meet at Heather Farms for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll take
the Canal and Iron Horse trails to Danville Blvd. From there it's
on to South Gate Rd to the Junction Ranger Station and to the
summit for lunch. Return via North Gate Rd. Post ride stop at
Peet's. Bring H2O, snacks and lunch. Take 680 N, exit Ygnacio
Valley Rd, R on Ygnacio, L on San Carlos Dr. Park at the second lot
adjacent to the ball field. Nancy Yu, nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com
or (510) 697-7736.
Sat Jul 25 2/TM/52
Sonoma Tandem Rally
Calling all tandems......Meet in Valley Ford at 9:40 a.m. for a
10:00 a.m. departure. Follow us as we meander the beautiful back
roads that join the quaint little towns of Freestone, Occidental
and Monte Rio. We'll ride under the redwoods along Austin Creek Rd
to Cazadero for lunch at Raymond's Bakery and take Hwy 116 thru
Duncans Mills for a jaunt along part of the Russian River. From
there, we go on Hwy 1 to take in the spectacular views along the
gorgeous Sonoma coast to Bodega Bay. We'll continue along Hwy 1
back to Valley Ford. All characters are welcome, single bikes and
faster riders alike. The more the merrier! Come prepared to enjoy
the scenery and have fun. Bring a happy attitude, H2O, snacks,
lunch or $ to buy. (for an extended ride starting from
Petaluma-adds 40 mi, please contact the ride leaders for more info)
Take Hwy 101 N to Petaluma, exit at Washington St West which
becomes Bodega Ave. After roughly 10 miles, bear right to continue
on Valley Ford Rd. This in turn becomes Hwy 1. Left turn on School
St (at the blinking lights and 30 mph yellow turn sign). Park in
front of the American Valley School. Please allow yourself 1 hr and
15 min drive time from Berkeley. We would love to see you all
there! Nancy Yu, nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com or (510) 697-7736.
Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Sat Jul 25 3/TM/25 or 40_60
Breakfast Decide and Ride
Meet at N Berk BART at 8:10 a.m. for an 8:15 start. We'll ride the
9 mi to breakfast at Kaliente and decide on the rest of the ride as
we eat; we often split into long and medium groups. The short
option is doing Dam Rd after breakfast, up Wildcat and down Spruce.
This route may not have an official leader, but it's an easy route
to do on your own. Lewis Nusgarten, (510) 848-0810 or
ridecoordinator at grizz dot org. Helmets required.
Sat Jul 25 3/TM/55_75
Monthly Metric, More or Less 90K/55MI or
120K/75MI
100K at a sane pace. Meet at 9:00 a.m. for 9:15 departure at Miller
Creek Community Center at Lucas Valley and Miller Creek Rds. Ride
through Nicasio, Chileno Valley, Tomales, Pt Reyes Station and
back. For shorter option, join us at Nicasio at 10:00 a.m. John
Steinberg (510) 207-4951 or minimalist1 at sbcglobal dot net.
Helmets required. Rain cancel email will be sent by 8:00 a.m. on
day of ride. If you are not on email list, call to inquire if the
ride is canceled. 101 N to Lucas Valley Rd exit, L onto Lucas
Valley Rd, R onto Miller Creek Rd, or continue on Lucas Valley Rd
to Nicasio to meet for shorter loop.
Sun Jul 26 1/XL/up-to-14
and 2/L/23-25
Bay Trail to Richmond/Pt Richmond Meet for a 10:00 a.m. start on
east side of Berkeley's Aquatic Park; come down Bancroft, Left at
Aquatic Park and go 'til you run out of road. From N Berkeley BART,
go west and south to Hearst and 4th, left on 4th, right on Addison,
and left into Aquatic Park (1.8 miles). The XL group will ride down
the Bay Trail to a playground in Richmond, while the L group will
continue to Pt Richmond and back. There is an optional tunnel in Pt
Richmond that will cut out a few miles and hills. The 14 mile rd
trip out-and-back is appropriate for older kids and adults with
trailers/trail-a-bikes (and anyone else who wants a relaxing ride).
Other families have the option to go shorter distances and turn
around. After the ride there is an optional lunch next to the
foot/bike bridge and more play time in the Aquatic Park playground.
If there is no interest in the XL ride, then Toshi will lead the
option through the tunnel. XL leader, Toshi Takeuchi, ttoshi at
gmail dot com, (510) 919-7876, L leader, John Buenfil, (925)
686-9077, eleganttype at earthlink dot net.
Tue Jul 28 4/TTM/18-20
Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet at N Berkeley BART at 6:00 p.m. for departure at 6:05. Typical
route will be up Spruce, Grizzly Peak, down Claremont, Tunnel, or
Shepherd Canyon as light allows, route may change from this at
times. Ride will lengthen along with increasing daylight. Wear
bright clothing and a helmet. Ride repeats every Tuesday. Christine
Long, cml94618 at yahoo dot com
Tue Jul 28 5/MB/32
Berkeley Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 5:30 p.m. sharp for 5:35 departure. For details see the weekly
listings or (better) see www.grizz.org/series/berk-tue.html. Please
read that if it's your first time doing the ride. Pace is true MB
-- you may be dropped if not at regroups within 2 minutes of the
first bikes there. Repeats every Tuesday. Mark Abrahams (510)
524-1294.
Thu Jul 30 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet across from the community center on Miller Creek off Lucas
Valley at 9:00 a.m. for this Marin tour. Bob Hallet (510) 236-5414
Thu Jul 30 4/TM/20_25
Thursday Evening Ride
Meet at N Berkeley BART at 5:50 p.m. for prompt departure at 6. Up
Spruce and out Grizzly Peak to Skyline. Then depending upon
people's desires down Tunnel Road and back to BART or out Skyline
and down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. Ride repeats every
Thursday. Keith Trummel, ktrummel at adobe dot com, (510) 527-9832
and Tara Madsen-Steigmeyer, tmadmeyer at gmail dot com.
Fri Jul 31 3/TM/20-40
Weekend Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:45 r prompt 9:00 a.m. departure. Will
do various routes in the Oakland/Berkeley hills. Steady paced ride
with few or no breaks. Good tuneup for a hard weekend ride. Helmets
required and rain cancels, ride repeats every Friday. Bart Borland,
(510) 601-5062, bart dot borland at gmail dot com.
Fri Jul 31 1.5/T/36
Miller Knox Regional Park
Join me on this easy paced ride out to Pt Richmond for a picnic
lunch at Miller Knox Regional Park. Meet at the foot of the
pedestrian bridge on Addison in Berkeley (near the Aquatic Park)
for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll ride out along Frontage Rd
to the Emeryville Marina, down University and around Caesar Chavez
Park before looping back to hop on the Bay Trail out to Richmond
Marina Bay. Rain cancels. Bring H2O, snacks, lunch or $ to buy.
Nancy Yu, nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com or (510) 697-7736.
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