Ride Schedule for October 2025
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
Due to the increasing probability of precipitation, and the lack of a volunteer leader, there will NOT be a scheduled ride on10/1/25.
You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information.
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
There is some rain in the forecast, though it might not happen. This route https://www.strava.com/routes/3406539270821329118 was tentatively chosen as something that shouldn't get to muddy but I might make some changes depending on what the weather is like. Will post an updated route Tuesday Evening or Wednesday morning accordingly. There probably won't be enough rain to cancel, but keep an eye on this space. Ride ends at headlands assuming conditions are good.
Leader: Adele Madelo (510) 773-0693 text
Meet at 9:00 am
Start Location: Rockridge BART
Pre-registration
Ride is still on AND will be pushed back one hour, so we will meet at 10! POP 5-30% after 8am. It's a fairly easy route. If we get uncomfortable, we can shorten pretty easily. See you soon.
Let's take a mid-morning break and go for a short jaunt around north Oakland and Berkeley and along the Albany shore. Meet at Rockridge BART. Coffee at end at Ain't Normal Cafe, where they serve food and have a bathroom. Meeting time is 9am. Train from Antioch arrives at 8:58. Train from San Francisco arrives at 8:52 and 9:03. Roll at 9:10. See the RWGPS route here.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
GPC Route: Loop around Mt Tam
Start Location: Piper Park
Pre-registration
From Piper Park (water and rest rooms), we ride the back roads to Fairfax. Then over White Hill to Woodacre, Sam P Taylor, Platform Bridge, and Pt Reyes Station (mile 25) for snacks. Then south to Stinson Beach for lunch (mile 42). Continue south on Hwy 1 to the climb through Muir Woods and the descent into Mill Valley. Final climb over Camino Alto and return to Piper Park via the bike path.
If there is an event at Piper Park and you can't find a spot, park around the corner on Larkspur Plaza Drive. It's uncommon, but it has happened.
This ride sometimes has a faster group (more like M pace) and a regular TM group. The groups come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Arrive by the meeting time if you don't want to chase.
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Leader: Tony Perez (510) 334-9105 text
Meet at 4:50 pm for a 5:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Note the new 5:00 pm start time. Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 4:50 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:00 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. Bring lights and a jacket for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471.
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Leader: Thomas Ayres (510) 295-8228 text
Meet at 8:15 am
Start Location: Pleasant Hill BART
Pre-registration
Weather forecast looks good. A very sedate climb from Pleasant Hill BART via North Gate to Diablo Summit, a controlled glide down to South Gate and then to Lafayette BART.
Leader: Ken Karda (510) 530-8389
Leader: Geoffrey Shannon (925) 348-5067 text
Meet at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am start
Start Location: Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
We will ride to the Emeryville marina, then North on the Bay Trail for a clockwise loop to the Red Oak Victory Ship, Miller-Knox Park, bypass the Ferry Point Tunnel, & lunch @ Little Louie's. There will be an option to ride thru the tunnel.
Leader: Siu Mak (510) 229-0090 text
Leader: Adele Madelo (510) 773-0693 text
Meet at 8:45 am for a 9:00 am start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Ride to Donut Alley in Larkspur for donuts! We will ride our bikes over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, and enjoy donut and coffee (instead of croissant and cocoa). **Shop only accepts cash!** We welcome new riders.
A large portion of the route is on dedicated bike path, but please be cautious going over train tracks in Richmond. We will have a bathroom and water stop at Richmond Marina Park about 6 miles in.
Leader: Ted Ognibene (510) 914-1065 text
Meet at 9:00 am
Start Location: Behind Little Louie's on Railroad
Pre-registration
I am planning on doing one of my favorite Marin rides. Ride out to Pt. Reyes Station (snacks/water bathrooms) via marinwood and Lucas Valley road. Then down the coast for lunch in Bolinas then back along Bolinas-Fairfax road. It’s about 80 miles and 5400ft of climbing. This is the route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52905513
I plan to be at the Up and Under Grill in Pt. Richmond around 9 if anyone is interested. Maybe roll out around 9:10 or so. Pace will be at the upper end of TM -low M and would have regroups as needed.
Leader: Cree T. Cobb (209) 202-9846 text
Leader: Charley Donovan (415) 990-9241 text
Meet at 9:15 am for a 9:30 am start
Start Location: West Dublin Pleasanton BART
Pre-registration
This is my work weekend so it looks like I’m not working Sunday and would like to ride. Join Charley Donovan and I for Calaveras Reservoir from West Dublin/Pleasanton Bart Station. Meet in Stoneridge Mall parking lot just outside Bart station around 915 or so for a 930 start. Bart arrival shows 908 am. It’s out and back so you can do the full route of 50 miles, going down The Wall to Ed Levin Park or turn around before it to avoid climbing back up. For more miles and climbing you can go up Kilkare Hill in Sunol. Stops: Sunol Park for restrooms, mile 9, on the way out and Sunol Corners market, mile 41, on the way back. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51416094
Leader: Zachary Williams (415) 218-3195 text
Leader: Tony Perez (510) 334-9105 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Emeryville - Opposite IKEA
Pre-registration
Join us for the Treasure Island lap, starting at the Bay Bridge base of the Alex Zuckermann bike path. This ride features shorter regroups, a faster T-pace, and sparkling city skylines. Expect one short, steep descent and a challenging half-mile climb off the island (7-10% grade). Ride ends with optional food and drinks at Bay Street or Wondrous Brewing Company. Bring lights and warm layers.
Leader: Christopher Lee (510) 773-0551
Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner (510) 593-9843 text
Leader: Max Walker (925) 324-2256 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
GPC Tuesday is a Brisk paced loop through the Berkeley / Oakland Hills starting at the Reservoir @ Spruce / Grizzly Blvd. Ride is characterized as fast pace lines with close quarters pack riding skills required. This will be the LAST GPC Tuesday Brisk Group of the season and is a shortened route. This one is for all the marbles: We will meet at the regular place and time, ride our regular pace to Centennial, and then it's FULL GAS to the Grizzly Peak Summit. First to the top will be crowned WORLD CHAMP (of the Tuesday GPC Brisk ride) for the season. From there we'll head directly down Claremont to Smokehouse for burgers and fries. No E-Bikes.
Note: GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride will return March 10, 2026, after the time change, weather permitting.
Leader: Nick Umemoto
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Ride Canceled due to lack of pre-registered riders. Hope to see you next time! Thanks
Join us for a 15 mile mixed terrain bike ride. Please bring a bicycle capable of dirt and uneven terrain such as a gravel, cyclo-cross or mountain bike. Pace: TM-pace (similar effort to 14-16mph on flats on road bike, up to 3 watts/kg), Distance: 10-15 miles Elevation: 1,000 - 1,500 feet elevation gain. Faster riders welcome but you may find yourself off the front.
Route: Varies, here are examples:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48690014
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48690036
There is a bail out where you can skip climbing Meadows and head home. Please bring water and good lights.
Leader: Debbie Miskell (415) 488-7300 text
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
GPC Route: Mt. Veeder Counterclockwise
Start Location: Cuttings Wharf
Pre-registration
Let's revisit one of our favorite October with the counterclockwise ride to Mt. Veeder and enjoy fall colors in the vineyards with the new (for some) return route that includes a beautiful bike trail along a eucalyptus grove! Plan for sunny day with cooler temperatures than earlier this week. The climb up Mt Veeder will mostly be in the shade and then the remaining part of the ride is either downhill or mostly flat. Bring plenty of water and snacks; late lunch stop at Browns Valley Market and the yogurt shop and maybe their special pumpkin flavor. Then we will take our new return route back to the cars at Cuttings Wharf. Bring layers.
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
This weeks route. Days are getting shorter so bring lights which are enough to see by. I have us descending Tower trail but if it's too steep/dark we can skip that and take the road. Ride ends at headlands brewing. Expect some rocky climbing on upper big springs.
Meet at 6:45 pm for a 7:00 pm start
Join the club's virtual monthly business meeting at 7:00 pm. Optional social time from 6:45 pm to 7:00 pm. Check your email for an announcement with the agenda and details of how to join the meeting.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
GPC Route: Tam shoulder and Paradise
Start Location: Piper Park
Pre-registration
And now for something different. From Piper Park in Larkspur to Fairfax, then up BoFax Road and the Seven Sisters to Rock Springs and Pantoll. Down to Mill Valley for a loop out to Tiburon and Belvedere. Starts hilly, ends flat. This route is a little shorter than our standard, so there could be an optional out and back to the summit of Tam if the group is interested. Lunch will be in Mill Valley at about mile 30.
Arrive by the meeting time if you don't want to chase. There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch.
Leader: Steve Winter (510) 551-5566 text
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Meet at 4:50 pm for a 5:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Note the new 5:00 pm start time. Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 4:50 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:00 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. Bring lights and a jacket for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471.
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Leader: Steve Payne (510) 995-6327 text
Leader: Ian Cha (510) 909-9007 text
Meet at 8:20 am for a 8:30 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - T - Martinez
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
Please note start time.
*Please note different start time.*
On the second Saturday of each month you simply roll out of bed, eat a hearty breakfast, head to the Orinda BART station for our All-Club ASSR ride and sign in for your choice of routes. Sign up here for a TM-paced ride! See more information about this ride on our website.
This ride will end at Orinda Oaks Park, about 3 miles south of BART parking lot.
Leader: Brian Crowley (510) 508-2591
Leader: Corwin Zechar (510) 816-2352 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:20 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - LT - Classic Larghetto
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
On the second Saturday of each month you simply roll out of bed, eat a hearty breakfast, head to the Orinda BART station for our All-Club ASSR ride and sign in for your choice of routes. Sign up here for an LT-paced ride! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This is a NO DROP ride.
This ride will end at Orinda Oaks Park, about 3 miles south of BART parking lot.
Leader: Olivier Chaine (310) 980-4096 text
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:20 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - TM (short) - Classic Andante
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
On the second Saturday of each month you simply roll out of bed, eat a hearty breakfast, head to the Orinda BART station for our All-Club ASSR ride and sign in for your choice of routes. Sign up here for a T-paced ride! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This is a NO DROP ride.
This ride will end at Orinda Oaks Park, about 3 miles south of BART parking lot.
Leader: Jeffrey R. Kurtock (510) 326-2953 text
Meet at 1:00 pm
Start Location: Orinda Oaks Park
Pre-registration
Join us after the SSR for a fall barbecue / Octoberfest at Orinda Oaks Park! Please sign up, just like a ride. We'll need a few folks to show up around 11:30-12:00 to slice garnishes and toss salads, so please reach out to the leader if you can help.
Orinda Oaks Park is just 2.5 miles from Orinda Bart. There is some limited parking if you want to drive over.
Leader: Zachary Williams (415) 218-3195 text
Leader: Tony Perez (510) 334-9105 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Emeryville - Opposite IKEA
Pre-registration
Ride Cancelled - moderate rain is forecasted starting in the afternoon and going through the evening, so no ride this week.
Join us for the Treasure Island lap, starting at the Bay Bridge base of the Alex Zuckermann bike path. This ride features shorter regroups, a faster T-pace, and sparkling city skylines. Expect one short, steep descent and a challenging half-mile climb off the island (7-10% grade). Ride ends with optional food and drinks at Bay Street or Wondrous Brewing Company. Bring lights and warm layers.
Leader: Nick Umemoto
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Ride CANCELED due to wet trails and rain forecast.
Join us for a 15 mile mixed terrain bike ride. Please bring a bicycle capable of dirt and uneven terrain such as a gravel, cyclo-cross or mountain bike. Pace: TM-pace (similar effort to 14-16mph on flats on road bike, up to 3 watts/kg), Distance: 10-15 miles Elevation: 1,000 - 1,500 feet elevation gain. Faster riders welcome but you may find yourself off the front.
Route: Varies, here are examples:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48690014
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48690036
There is a bail out where you can skip climbing Meadows and head home. Please bring water and good lights.
Leader: Charley Donovan (415) 990-9241 text
Leader: Nikki Ellman (510) 517-8647 text
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
GPC Route: Morgan Territory from Heather Farm
Start Location: Walnut Creek - Heather Farm
Pre-registration
An autumn favorite. You'll do most of your climbing in the first half of the ride. Bring your lunch and dine at the top, before the marvelous Morgan Territory descent. Or, if you can wait, grab lunch at Draegers in Danville. Be sure to stop and get a shots of the old trucks on Highland Road. Plenty of parking at Heather Farm. Easy access from Pleasant Hill BART station, a flat 1.4 miles from the Heather Farm start. Initially forecast as a rainy day. chance of precipitation had fallen to 5% but has now inched up to 20%..
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
Ride is still on but a new route to avoid the mud: https://www.strava.com/routes/3413405710532075788 expect steep climbs and the potential for still some mud. Have lights bright enough to see by. Eye protection that can be worn in the dark is good to have. It's getting colder so bring layers. Ride ends at headlands. Also no water stops until towards the end so have enough water.
The classic route RWGPS, but with the start moved to El Cerrito Plaza. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by. The majority of the dirt sections are up hill or flat, but expect some short bumpy descents in the dark. I'm hoping mud shouldn't be too bad with over a week to dry out, but I will make changes in case of rain. 35mm+ tires recommended.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
GPC Route: Mines Road out and back to the elbow
Start Location: Livermore - Ernie Rodrigues Softball fields
Pre-registration
We'll ride out and back on Mines Road for a total of 68 miles, which you can shorten to 58 by stopping at the junction rather than continuing to the elbow. The Rainbow Junction Café is only open weekends so bring lunch or at least plenty of snacks. We can probably get water at the fire station or junction, but bring two bottles anyway. The start location has rest rooms and water.
Arrive by the meeting time if you want to start with the group. There will be a regroup at the milepost 10.5 on Mines Rd (more or less the top of the initial climb). Then another at the Junction.
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Leader: Steve Winter (510) 551-5566 text
Meet at 4:50 pm for a 5:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Note the new 5:00 pm start time. Please join us for what is likely to be our last "bonus" ride of the season. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 4:50 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:00 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. Bring lights and a jacket for the return trip. It will likely be dark by the end of the ride, bring lights! Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471.
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Meet at 8:00 am for a 8:05 am start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
[RWGPS route] Kick off the weekend with a short but sweet roll by bike! </pun> Shortbread Rides are short (~10-mile) rides to bakeries one Friday a month. The ride ends at the bakery. For this Shortbread Ride, we'll visit Fournee Bakery. I will bring a lock to share with up to two other bikes. I plan to be at the bakery for no more than 30 minutes before heading back home. Looking to do more riding after the bakery? Tunnel Road is an nearby climb and gateway to other amazing routes!
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Leader: Xiao Hui Tai (412) 557-2835
Leader: Richard Zapien (415) 260-2334 text
Meet at 9:45 am
Start Location: Pleasant Hill BART
Pre-registration
RWGPS route Come join us for October's Third Sunday Ride to the Mount Diablo junction! It's tarantula mating season, and we hope to see tarantulas on the road. Lunch is after the mountain at Danville Peet's (Mile 22), so bring all the calories you'll need for the climb.
Note: Riders are welcome to continue riding to the Mount Diablo summit, but we ride leaders have no plans to summit, so we will not wait for riders who summit. That said, if you want to summit but descend with the group, you should probably be a bit faster than the ride leaders.
Leader: Zachary Williams (415) 218-3195 text
Leader: Tony Perez (510) 334-9105 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Emeryville - Opposite IKEA
Pre-registration
Join us for the Treasure Island lap, starting at the Bay Bridge base of the Alex Zuckermann bike path. This ride features shorter regroups, a faster T-pace, and sparkling city skylines. Expect one short, steep descent and a challenging half-mile climb off the island (7-10% grade). Ride ends with optional food and drinks at Bay Street or Wondrous Brewing Company. Bring lights and warm layers.
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
Pre-registration
Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. This listing will be updated when the route and leader have been determined, usually by Monday evening. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information.
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Plaza BART
The classic route RWGPS, but with the start moved to El Cerrito Plaza. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by. The majority of the dirt sections are up hill or flat, but expect some short bumpy descents in the dark. I'm hoping mud shouldn't be too bad with over a week to dry out, but I will make changes in case of rain. 35mm+ tires recommended.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
Pre-registration
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. This listing will be updated when the route and leader have been determined, usually by Monday evening. Status updates for weather cancellations will also be posted on the schedule.
There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Faster riders should feel free to push on after lunch. Just tell the leader first.
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Leader: Zachary Williams (415) 218-3195 text
Leader: Tony Perez (510) 334-9105 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Emeryville - Opposite IKEA
Join us for the Treasure Island lap, starting at the Bay Bridge base of the Alex Zuckermann bike path. This ride features shorter regroups, a faster T-pace, and sparkling city skylines. Expect one short, steep descent and a challenging half-mile climb off the island (7-10% grade). Ride ends with optional food and drinks at Bay Street or Wondrous Brewing Company. Bring lights and warm layers.
Leader: Debbie Miskell (415) 488-7300 text
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. This listing will be updated when the route and leader have been determined, usually by Monday evening. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information.
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (415) 212-8451 text
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Plaza BART
The classic route RWGPS, but with the start moved to El Cerrito Plaza. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by. The majority of the dirt sections are up hill or flat, but expect some short bumpy descents in the dark. I'm hoping mud shouldn't be too bad with over a week to dry out, but I will make changes in case of rain. 35mm+ tires recommended.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
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. This listing will be updated when the route and leader have been determined, usually by Monday evening. Status updates for weather cancellations will also be posted on the schedule.
There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Faster riders should feel free to push on after lunch. Just tell the leader first.
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Due to the increasing probability of precipitation, and the lack of a volunteer leader, there will NOT be a scheduled ride on10/1/25.
You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information.
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
There is some rain in the forecast, though it might not happen. This route https://www.strava.com/routes/3406539270821329118 was tentatively chosen as something that shouldn't get to muddy but I might make some changes depending on what the weather is like. Will post an updated route Tuesday Evening or Wednesday morning accordingly. There probably won't be enough rain to cancel, but keep an eye on this space. Ride ends at headlands assuming conditions are good.
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Start Location:
Rockridge BART
Pre-registration
Ride is still on AND will be pushed back one hour, so we will meet at 10! POP 5-30% after 8am. It's a fairly easy route. If we get uncomfortable, we can shorten pretty easily. See you soon.
Let's take a mid-morning break and go for a short jaunt around north Oakland and Berkeley and along the Albany shore. Meet at Rockridge BART. Coffee at end at Ain't Normal Cafe, where they serve food and have a bathroom. Meeting time is 9am. Train from Antioch arrives at 8:58. Train from San Francisco arrives at 8:52 and 9:03. Roll at 9:10. See the RWGPS route here.
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GPC Route:
Loop around Mt Tam
Start Location:
Piper Park
Pre-registration
From Piper Park (water and rest rooms), we ride the back roads to Fairfax. Then over White Hill to Woodacre, Sam P Taylor, Platform Bridge, and Pt Reyes Station (mile 25) for snacks. Then south to Stinson Beach for lunch (mile 42). Continue south on Hwy 1 to the climb through Muir Woods and the descent into Mill Valley. Final climb over Camino Alto and return to Piper Park via the bike path.
If there is an event at Piper Park and you can't find a spot, park around the corner on Larkspur Plaza Drive. It's uncommon, but it has happened.
This ride sometimes has a faster group (more like M pace) and a regular TM group. The groups come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Arrive by the meeting time if you don't want to chase.
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Leader: Tony Perez
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Note the new 5:00 pm start time. Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 4:50 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:00 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. Bring lights and a jacket for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471.
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Leader: Drew U
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GPC Route:
CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
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Start Location:
Pleasant Hill BART
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Weather forecast looks good. A very sedate climb from Pleasant Hill BART via North Gate to Diablo Summit, a controlled glide down to South Gate and then to Lafayette BART.
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Leader: Geoffrey Shannon
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Start Location:
Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
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We will ride to the Emeryville marina, then North on the Bay Trail for a clockwise loop to the Red Oak Victory Ship, Miller-Knox Park, bypass the Ferry Point Tunnel, & lunch @ Little Louie's. There will be an option to ride thru the tunnel.
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Leader: Adele Madelo
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Ride to Donut Alley in Larkspur for donuts! We will ride our bikes over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, and enjoy donut and coffee (instead of croissant and cocoa). **Shop only accepts cash!** We welcome new riders.
A large portion of the route is on dedicated bike path, but please be cautious going over train tracks in Richmond. We will have a bathroom and water stop at Richmond Marina Park about 6 miles in.
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Start Location:
Behind Little Louie's on Railroad
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I am planning on doing one of my favorite Marin rides. Ride out to Pt. Reyes Station (snacks/water bathrooms) via marinwood and Lucas Valley road. Then down the coast for lunch in Bolinas then back along Bolinas-Fairfax road. It’s about 80 miles and 5400ft of climbing. This is the route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52905513
I plan to be at the Up and Under Grill in Pt. Richmond around 9 if anyone is interested. Maybe roll out around 9:10 or so. Pace will be at the upper end of TM -low M and would have regroups as needed.
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Leader: Charley Donovan
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Start Location:
West Dublin Pleasanton BART
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This is my work weekend so it looks like I’m not working Sunday and would like to ride. Join Charley Donovan and I for Calaveras Reservoir from West Dublin/Pleasanton Bart Station. Meet in Stoneridge Mall parking lot just outside Bart station around 915 or so for a 930 start. Bart arrival shows 908 am. It’s out and back so you can do the full route of 50 miles, going down The Wall to Ed Levin Park or turn around before it to avoid climbing back up. For more miles and climbing you can go up Kilkare Hill in Sunol. Stops: Sunol Park for restrooms, mile 9, on the way out and Sunol Corners market, mile 41, on the way back. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51416094
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Leader: Tony Perez
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Start Location:
Emeryville - Opposite IKEA
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Join us for the Treasure Island lap, starting at the Bay Bridge base of the Alex Zuckermann bike path. This ride features shorter regroups, a faster T-pace, and sparkling city skylines. Expect one short, steep descent and a challenging half-mile climb off the island (7-10% grade). Ride ends with optional food and drinks at Bay Street or Wondrous Brewing Company. Bring lights and warm layers.
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Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner
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Leader: Max Walker
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
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GPC Tuesday is a Brisk paced loop through the Berkeley / Oakland Hills starting at the Reservoir @ Spruce / Grizzly Blvd. Ride is characterized as fast pace lines with close quarters pack riding skills required. This will be the LAST GPC Tuesday Brisk Group of the season and is a shortened route. This one is for all the marbles: We will meet at the regular place and time, ride our regular pace to Centennial, and then it's FULL GAS to the Grizzly Peak Summit. First to the top will be crowned WORLD CHAMP (of the Tuesday GPC Brisk ride) for the season. From there we'll head directly down Claremont to Smokehouse for burgers and fries. No E-Bikes.
Note: GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride will return March 10, 2026, after the time change, weather permitting.
Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
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Ride Canceled due to lack of pre-registered riders. Hope to see you next time! Thanks
Join us for a 15 mile mixed terrain bike ride. Please bring a bicycle capable of dirt and uneven terrain such as a gravel, cyclo-cross or mountain bike. Pace: TM-pace (similar effort to 14-16mph on flats on road bike, up to 3 watts/kg), Distance: 10-15 miles Elevation: 1,000 - 1,500 feet elevation gain. Faster riders welcome but you may find yourself off the front.
Route: Varies, here are examples:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48690014
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48690036
There is a bail out where you can skip climbing Meadows and head home. Please bring water and good lights.
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GPC Route:
Mt. Veeder Counterclockwise
Start Location:
Cuttings Wharf
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Let's revisit one of our favorite October with the counterclockwise ride to Mt. Veeder and enjoy fall colors in the vineyards with the new (for some) return route that includes a beautiful bike trail along a eucalyptus grove! Plan for sunny day with cooler temperatures than earlier this week. The climb up Mt Veeder will mostly be in the shade and then the remaining part of the ride is either downhill or mostly flat. Bring plenty of water and snacks; late lunch stop at Browns Valley Market and the yogurt shop and maybe their special pumpkin flavor. Then we will take our new return route back to the cars at Cuttings Wharf. Bring layers.
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Plaza BART
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This weeks route. Days are getting shorter so bring lights which are enough to see by. I have us descending Tower trail but if it's too steep/dark we can skip that and take the road. Ride ends at headlands brewing. Expect some rocky climbing on upper big springs.
Join the club's virtual monthly business meeting at 7:00 pm. Optional social time from 6:45 pm to 7:00 pm. Check your email for an announcement with the agenda and details of how to join the meeting.
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GPC Route:
Tam shoulder and Paradise
Start Location:
Piper Park
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And now for something different. From Piper Park in Larkspur to Fairfax, then up BoFax Road and the Seven Sisters to Rock Springs and Pantoll. Down to Mill Valley for a loop out to Tiburon and Belvedere. Starts hilly, ends flat. This route is a little shorter than our standard, so there could be an optional out and back to the summit of Tam if the group is interested. Lunch will be in Mill Valley at about mile 30.
Arrive by the meeting time if you don't want to chase. There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch.
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Leader: Anne Schonfield
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Note the new 5:00 pm start time. Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 4:50 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:00 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. Bring lights and a jacket for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471.
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Leader: Drew U
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GPC Route:
CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
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Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
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Leader: Ian Cha
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GPC Route:
ASSR - T - Martinez
Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
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Please note start time.
*Please note different start time.*
On the second Saturday of each month you simply roll out of bed, eat a hearty breakfast, head to the Orinda BART station for our All-Club ASSR ride and sign in for your choice of routes. Sign up here for a TM-paced ride! See more information about this ride on our website.
This ride will end at Orinda Oaks Park, about 3 miles south of BART parking lot.
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Leader: Corwin Zechar
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GPC Route:
ASSR - LT - Classic Larghetto
Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
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On the second Saturday of each month you simply roll out of bed, eat a hearty breakfast, head to the Orinda BART station for our All-Club ASSR ride and sign in for your choice of routes. Sign up here for an LT-paced ride! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This is a NO DROP ride.
This ride will end at Orinda Oaks Park, about 3 miles south of BART parking lot.
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Leader: Mary Ann Jawili
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GPC Route:
ASSR - TM (short) - Classic Andante
Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
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On the second Saturday of each month you simply roll out of bed, eat a hearty breakfast, head to the Orinda BART station for our All-Club ASSR ride and sign in for your choice of routes. Sign up here for a T-paced ride! Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This is a NO DROP ride.
This ride will end at Orinda Oaks Park, about 3 miles south of BART parking lot.
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Start Location:
Orinda Oaks Park
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Join us after the SSR for a fall barbecue / Octoberfest at Orinda Oaks Park! Please sign up, just like a ride. We'll need a few folks to show up around 11:30-12:00 to slice garnishes and toss salads, so please reach out to the leader if you can help.
Orinda Oaks Park is just 2.5 miles from Orinda Bart. There is some limited parking if you want to drive over.
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Leader: Tony Perez
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Start Location:
Emeryville - Opposite IKEA
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Ride Cancelled - moderate rain is forecasted starting in the afternoon and going through the evening, so no ride this week.
Join us for the Treasure Island lap, starting at the Bay Bridge base of the Alex Zuckermann bike path. This ride features shorter regroups, a faster T-pace, and sparkling city skylines. Expect one short, steep descent and a challenging half-mile climb off the island (7-10% grade). Ride ends with optional food and drinks at Bay Street or Wondrous Brewing Company. Bring lights and warm layers.
Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
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Ride CANCELED due to wet trails and rain forecast.
Join us for a 15 mile mixed terrain bike ride. Please bring a bicycle capable of dirt and uneven terrain such as a gravel, cyclo-cross or mountain bike. Pace: TM-pace (similar effort to 14-16mph on flats on road bike, up to 3 watts/kg), Distance: 10-15 miles Elevation: 1,000 - 1,500 feet elevation gain. Faster riders welcome but you may find yourself off the front.
Route: Varies, here are examples:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48690014
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48690036
There is a bail out where you can skip climbing Meadows and head home. Please bring water and good lights.
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Leader: Nikki Ellman
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GPC Route:
Morgan Territory from Heather Farm
Start Location:
Walnut Creek - Heather Farm
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An autumn favorite. You'll do most of your climbing in the first half of the ride. Bring your lunch and dine at the top, before the marvelous Morgan Territory descent. Or, if you can wait, grab lunch at Draegers in Danville. Be sure to stop and get a shots of the old trucks on Highland Road. Plenty of parking at Heather Farm. Easy access from Pleasant Hill BART station, a flat 1.4 miles from the Heather Farm start. Initially forecast as a rainy day. chance of precipitation had fallen to 5% but has now inched up to 20%..
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Plaza BART
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Ride is still on but a new route to avoid the mud: https://www.strava.com/routes/3413405710532075788 expect steep climbs and the potential for still some mud. Have lights bright enough to see by. Eye protection that can be worn in the dark is good to have. It's getting colder so bring layers. Ride ends at headlands. Also no water stops until towards the end so have enough water.
The classic route RWGPS, but with the start moved to El Cerrito Plaza. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by. The majority of the dirt sections are up hill or flat, but expect some short bumpy descents in the dark. I'm hoping mud shouldn't be too bad with over a week to dry out, but I will make changes in case of rain. 35mm+ tires recommended.
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GPC Route:
Mines Road out and back to the elbow
Start Location:
Livermore - Ernie Rodrigues Softball fields
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We'll ride out and back on Mines Road for a total of 68 miles, which you can shorten to 58 by stopping at the junction rather than continuing to the elbow. The Rainbow Junction Café is only open weekends so bring lunch or at least plenty of snacks. We can probably get water at the fire station or junction, but bring two bottles anyway. The start location has rest rooms and water.
Arrive by the meeting time if you want to start with the group. There will be a regroup at the milepost 10.5 on Mines Rd (more or less the top of the initial climb). Then another at the Junction.
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Leader: Steve Winter
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Note the new 5:00 pm start time. Please join us for what is likely to be our last "bonus" ride of the season. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 4:50 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:00 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. Bring lights and a jacket for the return trip. It will likely be dark by the end of the ride, bring lights! Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471.
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Leader: Drew U
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GPC Route:
CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
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Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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[RWGPS route] Kick off the weekend with a short but sweet roll by bike! </pun> Shortbread Rides are short (~10-mile) rides to bakeries one Friday a month. The ride ends at the bakery. For this Shortbread Ride, we'll visit Fournee Bakery. I will bring a lock to share with up to two other bikes. I plan to be at the bakery for no more than 30 minutes before heading back home. Looking to do more riding after the bakery? Tunnel Road is an nearby climb and gateway to other amazing routes!
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Leader: Xiao Hui Tai
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Leader: Richard Zapien
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Start Location:
Pleasant Hill BART
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RWGPS route Come join us for October's Third Sunday Ride to the Mount Diablo junction! It's tarantula mating season, and we hope to see tarantulas on the road. Lunch is after the mountain at Danville Peet's (Mile 22), so bring all the calories you'll need for the climb.
Note: Riders are welcome to continue riding to the Mount Diablo summit, but we ride leaders have no plans to summit, so we will not wait for riders who summit. That said, if you want to summit but descend with the group, you should probably be a bit faster than the ride leaders.
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Leader: Tony Perez
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Start Location:
Emeryville - Opposite IKEA
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Join us for the Treasure Island lap, starting at the Bay Bridge base of the Alex Zuckermann bike path. This ride features shorter regroups, a faster T-pace, and sparkling city skylines. Expect one short, steep descent and a challenging half-mile climb off the island (7-10% grade). Ride ends with optional food and drinks at Bay Street or Wondrous Brewing Company. Bring lights and warm layers.
Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. This listing will be updated when the route and leader have been determined, usually by Monday evening. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information.
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Plaza BART
The classic route RWGPS, but with the start moved to El Cerrito Plaza. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by. The majority of the dirt sections are up hill or flat, but expect some short bumpy descents in the dark. I'm hoping mud shouldn't be too bad with over a week to dry out, but I will make changes in case of rain. 35mm+ tires recommended.
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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. This listing will be updated when the route and leader have been determined, usually by Monday evening. Status updates for weather cancellations will also be posted on the schedule.
There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Faster riders should feel free to push on after lunch. Just tell the leader first.
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Leader: Drew U
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GPC Route:
CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
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Leader: Tony Perez
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Start Location:
Emeryville - Opposite IKEA
Join us for the Treasure Island lap, starting at the Bay Bridge base of the Alex Zuckermann bike path. This ride features shorter regroups, a faster T-pace, and sparkling city skylines. Expect one short, steep descent and a challenging half-mile climb off the island (7-10% grade). Ride ends with optional food and drinks at Bay Street or Wondrous Brewing Company. Bring lights and warm layers.
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Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. This listing will be updated when the route and leader have been determined, usually by Monday evening. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information.
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Plaza BART
The classic route RWGPS, but with the start moved to El Cerrito Plaza. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by. The majority of the dirt sections are up hill or flat, but expect some short bumpy descents in the dark. I'm hoping mud shouldn't be too bad with over a week to dry out, but I will make changes in case of rain. 35mm+ tires recommended.
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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. This listing will be updated when the route and leader have been determined, usually by Monday evening. Status updates for weather cancellations will also be posted on the schedule.
There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Faster riders should feel free to push on after lunch. Just tell the leader first.
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Leader: Drew U
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GPC Route:
CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
| October 2025 Ride Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weekday | Weekend | Total |
| 34 | 8 | 42 |