Out and back to the top of Papa Bear.  We’ll head out on Wildcat Canyon Road, cross San Pablo Dam and climb Bear Creek Road to the top of Papa Bear. Please bring lights for this ride. Please set your rear tail light to steady and not blinking. 20% chance of rain on weather. gov [http://weather.gov/] (5-8PM) cancels ride. Regroup at Inspiration Point, San Pablo Dam Rd (east side) and top of Papa Bear. To contact me, please email. https://ridewithgps.com/trips/18304258

Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. For details join our email list and check the list archives if you missed the current information. You can also contact Mark Sapiro, (415) 388-8910, if you can't get the information from the list.

This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see our online calendar. The ride is usually posted in the calendar by Monday evening. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.

A fast, friendly ride with re-groups for strong TM riders. We’ll ride up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline to Shepherd Canyon for a fast descent down to Mountain Blvd, then back through Temescal to NB Bart. Bring front and rear lights as the sunset will be at 6:27.

Billy Goats are the challenging hill climbs of SF Bay Area.   A  comprensive listing of Billy Goats is on the Almaden Cycling Touring Club (ACTC) website at  https://actc.org/routes/bg/index.php#local?region=all.

A GPC Billy Goat Ride will be a friendly yet challenging and scenic ride with approximately 1K of climbing per 10 miles (more or less).  Ride length will be 60 to 80 miles so we can get going and get back in a reasonable amount of time with 1 or 2 efficient stop times to rest & refuel.  There will be regroups along the way to keep us  togeather. 

This month we'll start from the Warm Springs BART near the station entrance.  I'll arrive on the 8:04 Train and be ready to roll by 8:15am.   The ride is 67 miles with 6300ft of billy goats including Calavares, Palomares, Redwood & Pinehurst ending at the corner of Spruce and Grizzly Peak.   There's a bail out at mile 40 at the Castro Valley BART Station.   The 1st stop will be in Sunol and a second in Castro Valley.    Feel free to email me at tdunscom@ix.netcom.com  to let me know you're coming or have any questions.  Here is the link to the route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28620136.

Calaveras Road status: Acording to SFPUC, Calaveras Road is closed to all weekday traffic until Sept 30, but open on the weekends. If this information is not correct, there will be a Plan B. You can check with the ride leader ahead of time for more details.

Ride through Clayton to Morgan Territory, return via Manning, Highland, Camino Tassajara, through Danville using the Contra Costa Canal Trail and a little or optionally a lot of the Iron Horse Trail. Lunch will be at Draeger's in Blackhawk. It will be a bit late when we ge there, so bring a snack for the stop at the top of Morgan Territory. 

Ride out to Pinole, along San Pablo Dam Road and Pinole Valley Road.  Our goal is to get some riders who may cringe at riding the hilly 'bears route'; but who would like to do about 30 miles to maybe get back into riding again. Planned destination is the Bear Claw Cafe, a quaint, old-timey family bakery in downtown Pinole, with a visual historical treat in the alcove next to the building. Faster riders are welcome, too...just save me a Bear Claw! Bring a friend. Optional lunch at Orinda Square (Petra's Greek Cafe, Europa Hof-Brau, Nation's burgers, Subway, Peet's and Starbucks). https://ridewithgps.com/routes/14580950. Check out Social Biker Group on Facebook. Join free.

After crossing the Berkeley flats, we'll head for the hills: Tunnel, Skyline,Redwood, Palomares. Return is on BART, so bring $ or Clipper Card. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28649828

Start with a scenic 20-mile roll down Hwy 1 to regroup and snack at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, then a bit further south to Gazos Creek Road then north to Pescadero. Leader will share artichoke bread for lunch in the back yard of Norm's Market (sandwiches, etc). Climb north up the old Stage Road with a (rolling) regroup in San Gregorio, continuing on Stage Road northward to Hwy 1. A quick and breezy descent along the highway to turn up Tunitas Creek Road, regroup/refreshments at the Bike Hut. Up the early climbs on Tunitas Creek Road until turning back toward the coast on Lobitos Creek Road. North on back roads (Verde, Purisma Creek, and a final short, celebratory, leg-burning ascent up Higgins Canyon Road) with just enough rolling and flat miles on the home stretch back to Half Moon Bay to work out any lactic acid. Multiple chances to shorten miles and climbing on your own. Print your own route sheet.

Out and back to the top of Papa Bear.  We’ll head out on Wildcat Canyon Road, cross San Pablo Dam and climb Bear Creek Road to the top of Papa Bear. Please bring lights for this ride. Please set your rear tail light to steady and not blinking. 20% chance of rain on weather. gov [http://weather.gov/] (5-8PM) cancels ride. Regroup at Inspiration Point, San Pablo Dam Rd (east side) and top of Papa Bear. To contact me, please email. https://ridewithgps.com/trips/18304258

Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. For details join our email list and check the list archives if you missed the current information. You can also contact Mark Sapiro, (415) 388-8910, if you can't get the information from the list.

This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see our online calendar. The ride is usually posted in the calendar by Monday evening. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.

A fast, friendly ride with re-groups for strong TM riders. We’ll ride up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline to Shepherd Canyon for a fast descent down to Mountain Blvd, then back through Temescal to NB Bart. Bring front and rear lights as the sunset will be at 6:17.

We will ride to the Emeryville marina, then North on the Bay Trail for a clockwise loop through Miller-Knox Park, Ferry Point Tunnel & lunch @ Little Louie's.  There will be option to bypass the tunnel. This is a no drop ride.

Here's the route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17288590

There is no convenient lunch stop near the mid-point, so we will stop for a snack at Cazadero, 36 miles in, and again in Jenner (76 miles in)

The plan is to keep up a good pace and finish before dark. However, to allow for any unanticipated delays, please bring lights! 

You've been meaning to climb South Park, and now is your last chance before the newts take over. This ride wiggles up the Claremont Hills, coasts down Fish Ranch and onto the freeway shoulder for < 1mi., and crests Mulholland Ridge (Donald Drive) before returning via Toyonal, Wildcat,and South Park (Option: All Wildcat). Faster riders welcome.   https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28782775

We’ll ride main streets through Walnut Creek, Alamo and past Danville and then circle back via quiet neighborhood streets. Lunch stop is near end of ride at Countrywood Shopping Center. This is a longer version of this ride than the one which we rode in the Novice Series.

Out and back to the top of Papa Bear.  We’ll head out on Wildcat Canyon Road, cross San Pablo Dam and climb Bear Creek Road to the top of Papa Bear. Please bring lights for this ride. Please set your rear tail light to steady and not blinking. 20% chance of rain on weather. gov [http://weather.gov/] (5-8PM) cancels ride. Regroup at Inspiration Point, San Pablo Dam Rd (east side) and top of Papa Bear. To contact me, please email. https://ridewithgps.com/trips/18304258

Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. For details join our email list and check the list archives if you missed the current information. You can also contact Mark Sapiro, (415) 388-8910, if you can't get the information from the list.