Ride Schedule for July 2026
Leader: Chris Witt
Leader: Pat Greene (415) 481-5469 text
Leader: Dolores Apton
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
Start Location: Oakland - Lake Temescal
Pre-registration
Let’s have a picnic at the group picnic area on Marciel Road in Anthony Chabot Regional Park. From the Lake Temescal parking lot on Broadway ride through Montclair, up BBR and out Redwood. Instead of following Redwood to the Golf Course, turn right at the Marciel Staging turnoff. Follow Marciel Road rolling downhill to the group picnic area. Nancy Yu introduced us to Marciel Road many years ago, and riders remembered it when Redwood road was closed. Some of us prefer this to the Golf Course for lunch, so Chris and I want to picnic even though the road is open.
The classic descent on the return is Tunnel Road. Many riders complained about the condition of this road, so someone made a route that descends Shepherd Canyon and returns through Montclair.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47796073
If you want the classic descent use this version (which also skips R in the BBR)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49139734
Bring lunch and water.
The predicted high in the park is 72
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
GPC Route: Heather Farm, Morgan Territory, Diablo Junction
Start Location: Walnut Creek - Heather Farm
Pre-registration
Meet in the penultimate northern parking lot of Heather Farm in Walnut Creek (by the baseball fields) for this ride to Clayton, Morgan Territory, and Diablo Junction. Draeger's Market is gone, so we'll explore the shopping center on the other side of Tassajara for lunch.
Note that Heather Farm is about a mile from Pleasant Hill BART, which is probably the preferred way to get there. If you want to make the ride easier you can skip the Diablo climb after lunch and work your way back on the Iron Horse Trail or using this nicer route. Navigation for those options is up to you.
There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. We'll start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time you may have to chase. You can probably catch us at the park in Clayton, where we will have a brief stop.
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Leader: Joel Ager (510) 418-6462
Leader: Steve Winter (510) 551-5566 text
Leader: Abigail Cotton (949) 929-3714 text
Leader: Kaela Lee (503) 516-4734 text
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. 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: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:05 am start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Friday is a holiday -- let's ride!
Meet, ready to ride, 9:00am at North Berkeley Bart; roll promptly at 9:05. We'll ride some favorites roads in the East Bay Hills. Outbound via SPDR, Alhambra Valley Rd, Franklin Cyn, and McEwen - the steep part downhill! Carquinez Scenic to Martinez for lunch - choice of Luigi's, Five Suns plaza, or other t.b.d. by group preference. Return via Pig Farm and the Bears. The route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55915853
The forecast is for mild temps inland - highs in the upper 70's. But even so bring two waterbottles due to long distances between available water stops.
Preregistration is much appreciated.
Leader: Ian Cha (510) 909-9007 text
Meet at 8:45 am for a 9:00 am start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Join our cafe ride over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge for croissant and hot cocoa at Marin Country Mart. New riders and beginners are welcome!
Most of the route is on dedicated bike path. Watch out for train tracks in Richmond. We are also riding over the new Gilman bike and pedestrian bridge.
Updated route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38019355
Leader: Alison Kuehner (510) 219-3929 text
Leader: David Brown (510) 508-4215 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:10 am start
Start Location: Rockridge BART
Pre-registration
Enjoy Grizzly Peak Blvd which is closed to cars on July 4th morning and get back in time for your Independence Day celebrations. Temperatures promise to be mild: ideal for climbing Happy Valley and rolling through Moraga/Orinda before climbing Pinehurst.
RWGPS Route
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:05 am start
Start Location: Tom Bates Sports Fields
Pre-registration
Burn off some of your leftover your July 4 calories this morning!
Meet, ready to ride, 9:00am at Tom Bates Fields (Bay Trail @ Gilman, Berkeley); roll promptly at 9:05. We'll ride over the RSR Bridge to Paradise Drive with a snack stop in Tiburon at Woodlands Market. We'll return the same way because, well, it's so scenic. The route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55938555
Preregistration is much appreciated. Terrain rating is "2!" because much of it is flat, but some of the hills could be surprising for a 2.
Leader: Zachary Williams (415) 218-3195 text
Leader: Tony Perez (510) 334-9105 text
Leader: Steve Winter (510) 551-5566 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. The ride has approximately 6 re-groups along the route. (Slower riders do have limited time to arrive at re-group points, however, as wait times are limited to 4-5 minutes.) Route as follows: Grizzly Peak to Skyline pausing at Sibley (riders can join at approximately 6:05 here at top of Tunnel Rd), Skyline to Redwood Rd, turning left on Pinehurst Rd back to Skyline, returning to ride start or peeling off to return home individually. No E-Bikes.
Leader: Nick Umemoto
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. We meet at the plaza near the water fountain by Spruce and Grizzly Peak. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out along Grizzly Peak Blvd. Then, take Skyline to the Science Center driveway where we'll climb the road to Chabot Space and Science Center. Brief regroups are at the top of South Park, Grizzly Peak at Skyline, and Chabot Science Center. Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Please pre-register by 3:30PM day of ride. Rain, bad AQI, or no riders pre-registering might cancel the ride.
The pace is TM (approx. 16mph solo effort on flats, up to 3w/kg climbing)
Leader: Robert Ballard (510) 461-3052 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Robert Ballard will lead the ride this week. --Mark
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Debbie Miskell (415) 488-7300 text
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
GPC Route: Petaluma to Tomales
Start Location: Petaluma - Walnut Park
Pre-registration
From Walnut Park (So. Petaluma Blvd. and D St.) in Petaluma, ride a loop to Tomales. Lunch will be at the public park in Tomales. Bring lunch. Deli and bakery are closed but last time there was a food truck. The ride finishes (almost) with a short, steep and very scenic path through Helen Putnam Regional Park back to Petaluma. You can avoid this last hill by turning right on Western Ave. and following the second route sheet below. Dress in layers. It will be cool at the start but should warm up. Please pre-register and print out or download the route sheets.
Return thru Helen Putnam Park: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40513637
Go back on Western Avenue: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40513872
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: Miller Creek to Tomales (long version)
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
From Marinwood to Tomales via Nicasio and Chileno Valley, return via Hwy 1. This version of the ride comes into Tomales from the back side using Alexander, Fallon Two Rock, and Middle Roads.
There are some shorter options. You can start your ride in Nicasio to save 20 miles for the day. We should pass through there around 10:15. Also, you can skip the turn onto Alexander and ride straight into Tomales for the lunch stop. That saves about 4 miles. Please review the map ahead of time and be prepared to navigate this change on your own if you think you might want to do it.
There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. We'll start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time, you may have to chase. You can probably catch us at our regroup in Nicasio.
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Leader: Joel Ager (510) 418-6462
Leader: Steve Winter (510) 551-5566 text
Leader: Abigail Cotton (949) 929-3714 text
Leader: Kaela Lee (503) 516-4734 text
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. 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: Rick Patterson (510) 978-1786 text
Meet at 6:00 pm for a 6:10 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
This ride will start at El Cerrito Plaza BART. We will warm up riding the bike path 3 miles to the Alvarado Park entrance to Wildcat Canyon. This will be a no drop ride good for riders new to gravel riding or just want to ride at a more chill pace. It is recommended to have 32mm or bigger tires. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by on the way home. The majority of the dirt sections will be fire roads with two sections of singletrack at the end. We will have regular regroups and there will be an option to skip the singletrack sections at the end of the ride.
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: Naor Deleanu (650) 533-2014
Meet at 11:30 am
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Celebrate the end of Tam Week, ornot, with a classic Alpine Dam detour via Fairfax. We will be going to West Peak of Tam, where there will probably be other riders. There’s also a makeshift art gallery out there now.
Ice cream and snack break in Fairfax. Finish at Ornot in SF (or you can go straight to BART or ferry from the bridge).
Bring layers-it could be hot at the top of Tam and quite cold in SF.
Leader: Siu Mak (510) 229-0090 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
Jeff Kurtock will be our co-leader.
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 through the famous Three Bears.
Leader: Charley Donovan (415) 990-9241 text
Leader: Scott Seaton (650) 722-2459 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:20 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - T - Classic Adagio
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 with a Peets lunch stop at downtown Danville.
Leader: Steve Tracy (510) 881-6042 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 TM-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.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:20 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - TM (long) - Classic Allegretto through Dublin
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
We may return via Norris Cyn Rd instead of Dublin Cyn Rd, as per this route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18820590. It will be decided by group preference, probably at lunch.
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! 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.
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:20 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - M - Sunol
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 M-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.
Leader: David Brown (510) 508-4215 text
Leader: Alison Kuehner (510) 219-3929 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:10 am start
Start Location: Pleasant Hill BART
Pre-registration
Join us for a morning ride up the cool side of Mt Diablo. From Pleasant Hill BART station we’ll ride trails to Heather Farms for a quick break, then up north gate to the Diablo saddle. We’ll descend south gate, making a food stop in Danville. We’ll return over Pinehurst to Rockridge BART. RWGPS route.
Leader: Britt Thesen (510) 205-3323 text
Meet at 9:15 am for a 9:30 am start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Leading my first ride - forgive me while I learn the process! Meet at North Berkeley, up Spruce, through Tilden, Down Wildcat then Three Bears loop. and back to Berkeley. Option to avoid the climb back up Wildcat by riding to Orinda BART. 3650 ft climbing. I'm slow on climbs, this will be a hilly ride at a leisurely pace... Pack a lunch - lunch and restroom break at Briones.
Leader: Zachary Williams (415) 218-3195 text
Leader: Tony Perez (510) 334-9105 text
Leader: Steve Winter (510) 551-5566 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. The ride has approximately 6 re-groups along the route. (Slower riders do have limited time to arrive at re-group points, however, as wait times are limited to 4-5 minutes.) Route as follows: Grizzly Peak to Skyline pausing at Sibley (riders can join at approximately 6:05 here at top of Tunnel Rd), Skyline to Redwood Rd, turning left on Pinehurst Rd back to Skyline, returning to ride start or peeling off to return home individually. No E-Bikes.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Nick Umemoto
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. We meet at the plaza near the water fountain by Spruce and Grizzly Peak. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out along Grizzly Peak Blvd. Then, take Skyline to the Science Center driveway where we'll climb the road to Chabot Space and Science Center. Brief regroups are at the top of South Park, Grizzly Peak at Skyline, and Chabot Science Center. Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Please pre-register by 3:30PM day of ride. Rain, bad AQI, or no riders pre-registering might cancel the ride.
The pace is TM (approx. 16mph solo effort on flats, up to 3w/kg climbing)
Leader: Nikki Ellman (510) 517-8647 text
Leader: Lucy Glover (970) 485-1914 text
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
GPC Route: Cheese Factory from Miller Creek
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
We'll ride from Miller Creek Community Center through Novato to Stafford Lake for a regroup and then have lunch at Marin French Cheese Company. Then we'll head back through Nicasio to Lucas Valley Road and back to Miller Creek Community Center. The ride is 35 miles with 1800 feet of climbing. You may extend the ride by adding an out-and-back to Point Reyes Station, adding 12 more miles (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31590301). Current forecast is sunny and warm, high 60's to low 70's. Bring or buy lunch at the Marin French Cheese company. We will have a guest from Mr Biker Saigon cycling company riding with us. He will speak briefly before the ride about the tours his company offers. You can speak with him at lunch if you'd like to more information.
Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information.
Leader: Corwin Zechar (510) 816-2352 text
Meet at 5:00 pm
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
Start time changed to 5pm. Ride With GPS route is here.
GPC member Sheila Nabanja wants some practice with her new clipless pedals. Meet at Del Norte BART. Ride south on the Ohlone Path to Addison in Berkeley. West on Addison to the overpass crossing I-80, and south on the Bay Trail to the Bay Bridge. Out to the turnaround just before Treasure Island. Return via the Bay Trail, crossing the train tracks behind Bay Street in Emeryville. North on the Bike Path adjacent to California Street. Reconnect with the Ohlone Path at North Berkeley BART. Return to Del Norte BART.
Join us for a moderately paced ride, with potential stops to clip-in and/or unclip. RWGPS route to follow.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
The forecast is for cooler weather, but a bit windy, so we will avoid the coast. This figure-of-eight route to Petaluma uses many of the roads we used to ride before we settled on Spring Hill. Let's see what the roads and surroundings look like now. We'll stop briefly at Stafford Lake (water, restrooms) and have lunch at Ray's in Petaluma.
I'll probably remember the turns, but if you can load the route in your device you can back me up. Here it is on RideWithGPS.
There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Just tell the leader first.
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Leader: Joel Ager (510) 418-6462
Leader: Steve Winter (510) 551-5566 text
Leader: Abigail Cotton (949) 929-3714 text
Leader: Kaela Lee (503) 516-4734 text
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. 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: Rick Patterson (510) 978-1786 text
Meet at 6:00 pm for a 6:10 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
This ride will start at El Cerrito Plaza BART. We will warm up riding the bike path 3 miles to the Alvarado Park entrance to Wildcat Canyon. This will be a no drop ride good for riders new to gravel riding or just want to ride at a more chill pace. It is recommended to have 32mm or bigger tires. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by on the way home. The majority of the dirt sections will be fire roads with two sections of singletrack at the end. We will have regular regroups and there will be an option to skip the singletrack sections at the end of the ride.
Leader: Eddie Carrillo (818) 370-1951 text
Leader: Amy Weldon (703) 966-1727 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
Start Location: Heather Farm (ballfield side)
Pre-registration
Are you looking to get a few miles before the World Cup match this weekend? Come take a quick lap up to the junction before cruising over to Calicraft to watch the World Cup Match for Third Place at 2pm
The ride starts in Heather Farms (an easy 1.7 mile ride from Pleasant Hill BART). We will ride down San Carlos to Walnut Ave before getting on North Gate Rd.
We will have a regroup at the Diablo Junction about 10.5 miles in, there is water and restrooms available there.
We will then cruise down South Gate Rd and into Danville for a stop at Peet’s around mile 20. Then finishing up the last stretch up Danville Blvd and the Iron Horse Trail to get to Calicraft (or stop back at Heather Farms) to catch the game.
Leader: Marie Noel Appel (415) 254-4469
Meet at 9:40 am for a 10:00 am start
GPC Route: Bears Loop
Start Location: Orinda - San Pablo Dam Rd and Bear Creek Rd
Mandatory pre-registration
If no riders have signed up by 7 a.m. the morning of the ITT/GPC Pace Ride, it will be cancelled. If there is at least one rider signed up, it will go forward and riders can register online up until 9:50 a.m.
Individual Time Trial
Come test your fitness level and get in a great workout by riding the Bears Loop as a time trial. In the ITT, each person rides at his/her own pace (no drafting) to see how fast the Bears Loop can be completed. It’s a great format for pushing yourself to see how fast you can ride the loop.
Pace Group Ride
Ride the Bears Loop at your normal pace to use it to determine your GPC pace (https://www.grizz.org/rides/ratings.php). Or use this ride to train at a particular pace for an upcoming event.
The first rider is off at 10:01 and a rider a minute after that. For the GPC Pace ride, a pace group can start together, or each rider can rider on their own as the ITT riders do. (Regardless of the format, each rider is timed individually.)
Rider finishing times are usually shared in the ride report email to the club. While it is nice to see what times folks ride, reporting of rider times is optional. Also, the ITT is open to both members and non-members; no need to join as in the past.
Leader: Zachary Williams (415) 218-3195 text
Leader: Tony Perez (510) 334-9105 text
Leader: Steve Winter (510) 551-5566 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. The ride has approximately 6 re-groups along the route. (Slower riders do have limited time to arrive at re-group points, however, as wait times are limited to 4-5 minutes.) Route as follows: Grizzly Peak to Skyline pausing at Sibley (riders can join at approximately 6:05 here at top of Tunnel Rd), Skyline to Redwood Rd, turning left on Pinehurst Rd back to Skyline, returning to ride start or peeling off to return home individually. No E-Bikes.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Nick Umemoto
Leader: Anne Gulley
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. We meet at the plaza near the water fountain by Spruce and Grizzly Peak. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out along Grizzly Peak Blvd. Then, take Skyline to the Science Center driveway where we'll climb the road to Chabot Space and Science Center. Brief regroups are at the top of South Park, Grizzly Peak at Skyline, and Chabot Science Center. Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Please pre-register by 3:30PM day of ride. Rain, bad AQI, or no riders pre-registering might cancel the ride.
The pace is TM (approx. 16mph solo effort on flats, up to 3w/kg climbing)
Leader: Rita Tidwell (510) 691-3894 text
Leader: Cheney Hu (832) 341-9157 text
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
GPC Route: China Camp & Paradise Loops
Start Location: McNears Beach
Pre-registration
This 45-mile route from June, 2024 combines two popular loops close to home. Begin at McNear’s Beach in San Rafael where there are bathrooms and free parking. From here, we will begin a counterclockwise loop around China Camp State Park, cut through the city of San Rafael, and make our way towards Paradise Drive. Lunch will be at mile 27 in Tiburon’s shoreline-with-a-view next to the Angel Island Ferry Terminal and Café Acri. After lunch, we will complete the Paradise loop and head back to McNear’s Beach via Point San Pedro road.
Two Mill Valley restroom options that are both ~200 feet off the route map: mile 18.6, at the small roundabout on Mill Valley-Sausalito path, take the first exit (our ride takes the third), then an immediate left into the parking lot of the Marin Sewage Dept building (restrooms tucked back in the left side of the building). Or, at mile 18.8, after crossing the wooden bridge, at the end of the path where it meets the Mill Valley Public Safety buildings, just to the left you'll see the parking lot and bathrooms we use to start some of our Wed Tam rides. The ride route turns right on Hamilton Dr though, away from the bathrooms.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
We'll ride through San Geronimo, Sam P Taylor, and Olema to Bear Valley Road and Limantour Beach. Bring a snack to eat at Limantour or pick something up in Olema. On the return, we will stop in Pt Reyes Station for a proper lunch, but that is after about 42 miles. There is quite a steep climb on the return from Limantour, hence the ! in the rating.
Here is the route on RideWithGPS.
Pre-registration is appreciated. There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Be at the start by the meeting time, or you may have to chase.
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Leader: Joel Ager (510) 418-6462
Leader: Steve Winter (510) 551-5566 text
Leader: Abigail Cotton (949) 929-3714 text
Leader: Kaela Lee (503) 516-4734 text
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. 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: Eisso Mansvelt Beck (510) 847-9944 text
Meet at 6:00 pm for a 6:10 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
This ride will start at El Cerrito Plaza BART. We will warm up riding the bike path 3 miles to the Alvarado Park entrance to Wildcat Canyon. This will be a no drop ride good for riders new to gravel riding or just want to ride at a more chill pace. It is recommended to have 32mm or bigger tires. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by on the way home. The majority of the dirt sections will be fire roads with two sections of singletrack at the end. We will have regular regroups and there will be an option to skip the singletrack sections at the end of the ride.
Leader: Rick Patterson (510) 978-1786 text
Meet at 8:00 am
Start Location: MacArthur BART
Pre-registration
Join us on this fun and challenging "Planet of the Apes" Mixed Terrain route on the peninsula which starts at San Bruno BART around 9:00am. For those who will BART, we will meet at Mac Arthur BART at 8:00am to catch the 8:09 train. For those starting at San Bruno BART, we will meet here at the Tanforan Memorial around 9:00am. We will ascend Sneath Lane Trail through Portola Highlands Park to Sweeney Ridge. After rolling through a neighborhood we ascend Old San Pedro Mountain before descending the same trail/road into Pacifica via Montara and then onto the scenic trails along the ocean in Half Moon Bay.
We will stop for a quick lunch in Half Moon Bay before climbing Purisima Creek Trail through Purisima Creek Canyon, with its towering redwoods, rushing creek, and understory of ferns, berries, and wildflowers. It’s a dirt version of Tunitas Creek and is among the best trails in the Bay Area. This is an 8 mile climb with 1900’ of elevation. We will descend the glorious Kings Mountain Rd. to Cañada Rd. and back to BART.
Leader: David Brown (510) 508-4215 text
Leader: Alison Kuehner (510) 219-3929 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
Start Location: Woodside Town Hall
Pre-registration
Classic peninsula ride through redwoods and along the coast, with 2 major climbs and plenty of minor ones. Lunch in Pescadero at mile 40, water stops at Memorial park (mile 18) and the bike hut on the way back. The route can be shortened by 15 miles by skipping the loop out to Gazos creek.
Leader: Adele Madelo (510) 773-0693 text
Meet at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am start
Start Location: El Cerrito Plaza BART
Due to unexpected circumstances, TSR is happening today, the fourth Sunday of July. This Paradise Loop route starts and ends at El Cerrito BART. Lunch is around mile 24/25 at Woodlands Market, so it would be a good idea to pack snacks and keep them handy en route. Significant climbs include RSR, Paradise, and Camino Alto.
Leader: Zachary Williams (415) 218-3195 text
Leader: Tony Perez (510) 334-9105 text
Leader: Steve Winter (510) 551-5566 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. The ride has approximately 6 re-groups along the route. (Slower riders do have limited time to arrive at re-group points, however, as wait times are limited to 4-5 minutes.) Route as follows: Grizzly Peak to Skyline pausing at Sibley (riders can join at approximately 6:05 here at top of Tunnel Rd), Skyline to Redwood Rd, turning left on Pinehurst Rd back to Skyline, returning to ride start or peeling off to return home individually. No E-Bikes.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Nick Umemoto
Leader: Anne Gulley
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. We meet at the plaza near the water fountain by Spruce and Grizzly Peak. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out along Grizzly Peak Blvd. Then, take Skyline to the Science Center driveway where we'll climb the road to Chabot Space and Science Center. Brief regroups are at the top of South Park, Grizzly Peak at Skyline, and Chabot Science Center. Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Please pre-register by 3:30PM day of ride. Rain, bad AQI, or no riders pre-registering might cancel the ride.
The pace is TM (approx. 16mph solo effort on flats, up to 3w/kg climbing)
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: 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: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Leader: Joel Ager (510) 418-6462
Leader: Steve Winter (510) 551-5566 text
Leader: Abigail Cotton (949) 929-3714 text
Leader: Kaela Lee (503) 516-4734 text
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. 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
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: Rick Patterson (510) 978-1786 text
Meet at 6:00 pm for a 6:10 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
This ride will start at El Cerrito Plaza BART. We will warm up riding the bike path 3 miles to the Alvarado Park entrance to Wildcat Canyon. This will be a no drop ride good for riders new to gravel riding or just want to ride at a more chill pace. It is recommended to have 32mm or bigger tires. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by on the way home. The majority of the dirt sections will be fire roads with two sections of singletrack at the end. We will have regular regroups and there will be an option to skip the singletrack sections at the end of the ride.
Leader: Pat Greene
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Leader: Dolores Apton
Start Location:
Oakland - Lake Temescal
Pre-registration
Let’s have a picnic at the group picnic area on Marciel Road in Anthony Chabot Regional Park. From the Lake Temescal parking lot on Broadway ride through Montclair, up BBR and out Redwood. Instead of following Redwood to the Golf Course, turn right at the Marciel Staging turnoff. Follow Marciel Road rolling downhill to the group picnic area. Nancy Yu introduced us to Marciel Road many years ago, and riders remembered it when Redwood road was closed. Some of us prefer this to the Golf Course for lunch, so Chris and I want to picnic even though the road is open.
The classic descent on the return is Tunnel Road. Many riders complained about the condition of this road, so someone made a route that descends Shepherd Canyon and returns through Montclair.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47796073
If you want the classic descent use this version (which also skips R in the BBR)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49139734
Bring lunch and water.
The predicted high in the park is 72
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GPC Route:
Heather Farm, Morgan Territory, Diablo Junction
Start Location:
Walnut Creek - Heather Farm
Pre-registration
Meet in the penultimate northern parking lot of Heather Farm in Walnut Creek (by the baseball fields) for this ride to Clayton, Morgan Territory, and Diablo Junction. Draeger's Market is gone, so we'll explore the shopping center on the other side of Tassajara for lunch.
Note that Heather Farm is about a mile from Pleasant Hill BART, which is probably the preferred way to get there. If you want to make the ride easier you can skip the Diablo climb after lunch and work your way back on the Iron Horse Trail or using this nicer route. Navigation for those options is up to you.
There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. We'll start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time you may have to chase. You can probably catch us at the park in Clayton, where we will have a brief stop.
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Leader: Joel Ager
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Leader: Steve Winter
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Leader: Abigail Cotton
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Leader: Kaela Lee
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. 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:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Friday is a holiday -- let's ride!
Meet, ready to ride, 9:00am at North Berkeley Bart; roll promptly at 9:05. We'll ride some favorites roads in the East Bay Hills. Outbound via SPDR, Alhambra Valley Rd, Franklin Cyn, and McEwen - the steep part downhill! Carquinez Scenic to Martinez for lunch - choice of Luigi's, Five Suns plaza, or other t.b.d. by group preference. Return via Pig Farm and the Bears. The route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55915853
The forecast is for mild temps inland - highs in the upper 70's. But even so bring two waterbottles due to long distances between available water stops.
Preregistration is much appreciated.
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Join our cafe ride over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge for croissant and hot cocoa at Marin Country Mart. New riders and beginners are welcome!
Most of the route is on dedicated bike path. Watch out for train tracks in Richmond. We are also riding over the new Gilman bike and pedestrian bridge.
Updated route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38019355
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Leader: David Brown
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Start Location:
Rockridge BART
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Enjoy Grizzly Peak Blvd which is closed to cars on July 4th morning and get back in time for your Independence Day celebrations. Temperatures promise to be mild: ideal for climbing Happy Valley and rolling through Moraga/Orinda before climbing Pinehurst.
RWGPS Route
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Start Location:
Tom Bates Sports Fields
Pre-registration
Burn off some of your leftover your July 4 calories this morning!
Meet, ready to ride, 9:00am at Tom Bates Fields (Bay Trail @ Gilman, Berkeley); roll promptly at 9:05. We'll ride over the RSR Bridge to Paradise Drive with a snack stop in Tiburon at Woodlands Market. We'll return the same way because, well, it's so scenic. The route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55938555
Preregistration is much appreciated. Terrain rating is "2!" because much of it is flat, but some of the hills could be surprising for a 2.
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Leader: Tony Perez
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Leader: Steve Winter
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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.
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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
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. The ride has approximately 6 re-groups along the route. (Slower riders do have limited time to arrive at re-group points, however, as wait times are limited to 4-5 minutes.) Route as follows: Grizzly Peak to Skyline pausing at Sibley (riders can join at approximately 6:05 here at top of Tunnel Rd), Skyline to Redwood Rd, turning left on Pinehurst Rd back to Skyline, returning to ride start or peeling off to return home individually. No E-Bikes.
Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. We meet at the plaza near the water fountain by Spruce and Grizzly Peak. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out along Grizzly Peak Blvd. Then, take Skyline to the Science Center driveway where we'll climb the road to Chabot Space and Science Center. Brief regroups are at the top of South Park, Grizzly Peak at Skyline, and Chabot Science Center. Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Please pre-register by 3:30PM day of ride. Rain, bad AQI, or no riders pre-registering might cancel the ride.
The pace is TM (approx. 16mph solo effort on flats, up to 3w/kg climbing)
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Robert Ballard will lead the ride this week. --Mark
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
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GPC Route:
Petaluma to Tomales
Start Location:
Petaluma - Walnut Park
Pre-registration
From Walnut Park (So. Petaluma Blvd. and D St.) in Petaluma, ride a loop to Tomales. Lunch will be at the public park in Tomales. Bring lunch. Deli and bakery are closed but last time there was a food truck. The ride finishes (almost) with a short, steep and very scenic path through Helen Putnam Regional Park back to Petaluma. You can avoid this last hill by turning right on Western Ave. and following the second route sheet below. Dress in layers. It will be cool at the start but should warm up. Please pre-register and print out or download the route sheets.
Return thru Helen Putnam Park: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40513637
Go back on Western Avenue: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40513872
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:
Miller Creek to Tomales (long version)
Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
From Marinwood to Tomales via Nicasio and Chileno Valley, return via Hwy 1. This version of the ride comes into Tomales from the back side using Alexander, Fallon Two Rock, and Middle Roads.
There are some shorter options. You can start your ride in Nicasio to save 20 miles for the day. We should pass through there around 10:15. Also, you can skip the turn onto Alexander and ride straight into Tomales for the lunch stop. That saves about 4 miles. Please review the map ahead of time and be prepared to navigate this change on your own if you think you might want to do it.
There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. We'll start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time, you may have to chase. You can probably catch us at our regroup in Nicasio.
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Leader: Joel Ager
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Leader: Steve Winter
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Leader: Abigail Cotton
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Leader: Kaela Lee
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. 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:
El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
This ride will start at El Cerrito Plaza BART. We will warm up riding the bike path 3 miles to the Alvarado Park entrance to Wildcat Canyon. This will be a no drop ride good for riders new to gravel riding or just want to ride at a more chill pace. It is recommended to have 32mm or bigger tires. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by on the way home. The majority of the dirt sections will be fire roads with two sections of singletrack at the end. We will have regular regroups and there will be an option to skip the singletrack sections at the end of the ride.
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Leader: Geoffrey Shannon
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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.
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Celebrate the end of Tam Week, ornot, with a classic Alpine Dam detour via Fairfax. We will be going to West Peak of Tam, where there will probably be other riders. There’s also a makeshift art gallery out there now.
Ice cream and snack break in Fairfax. Finish at Ornot in SF (or you can go straight to BART or ferry from the bridge).
Bring layers-it could be hot at the top of Tam and quite cold in SF.
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GPC Route:
ASSR - LT - Classic Larghetto
Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
Jeff Kurtock will be our co-leader.
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 through the famous Three Bears.
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Leader: Scott Seaton
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GPC Route:
ASSR - T - Classic Adagio
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 with a Peets lunch stop at downtown Danville.
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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 TM-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.
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GPC Route:
ASSR - TM (long) - Classic Allegretto through Dublin
Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
We may return via Norris Cyn Rd instead of Dublin Cyn Rd, as per this route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18820590. It will be decided by group preference, probably at lunch.
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! 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.
ASSR - M - Sunol
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 M-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.
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Leader: Alison Kuehner
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Start Location:
Pleasant Hill BART
Pre-registration
Join us for a morning ride up the cool side of Mt Diablo. From Pleasant Hill BART station we’ll ride trails to Heather Farms for a quick break, then up north gate to the Diablo saddle. We’ll descend south gate, making a food stop in Danville. We’ll return over Pinehurst to Rockridge BART. RWGPS route.
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Leading my first ride - forgive me while I learn the process! Meet at North Berkeley, up Spruce, through Tilden, Down Wildcat then Three Bears loop. and back to Berkeley. Option to avoid the climb back up Wildcat by riding to Orinda BART. 3650 ft climbing. I'm slow on climbs, this will be a hilly ride at a leisurely pace... Pack a lunch - lunch and restroom break at Briones.
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Leader: Tony Perez
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Leader: Steve Winter
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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.
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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
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. The ride has approximately 6 re-groups along the route. (Slower riders do have limited time to arrive at re-group points, however, as wait times are limited to 4-5 minutes.) Route as follows: Grizzly Peak to Skyline pausing at Sibley (riders can join at approximately 6:05 here at top of Tunnel Rd), Skyline to Redwood Rd, turning left on Pinehurst Rd back to Skyline, returning to ride start or peeling off to return home individually. No E-Bikes.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. We meet at the plaza near the water fountain by Spruce and Grizzly Peak. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out along Grizzly Peak Blvd. Then, take Skyline to the Science Center driveway where we'll climb the road to Chabot Space and Science Center. Brief regroups are at the top of South Park, Grizzly Peak at Skyline, and Chabot Science Center. Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Please pre-register by 3:30PM day of ride. Rain, bad AQI, or no riders pre-registering might cancel the ride.
The pace is TM (approx. 16mph solo effort on flats, up to 3w/kg climbing)
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Leader: Lucy Glover
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GPC Route:
Cheese Factory from Miller Creek
Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
We'll ride from Miller Creek Community Center through Novato to Stafford Lake for a regroup and then have lunch at Marin French Cheese Company. Then we'll head back through Nicasio to Lucas Valley Road and back to Miller Creek Community Center. The ride is 35 miles with 1800 feet of climbing. You may extend the ride by adding an out-and-back to Point Reyes Station, adding 12 more miles (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31590301). Current forecast is sunny and warm, high 60's to low 70's. Bring or buy lunch at the Marin French Cheese company. We will have a guest from Mr Biker Saigon cycling company riding with us. He will speak briefly before the ride about the tours his company offers. You can speak with him at lunch if you'd like to more information.
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 Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
Start time changed to 5pm. Ride With GPS route is here.
GPC member Sheila Nabanja wants some practice with her new clipless pedals. Meet at Del Norte BART. Ride south on the Ohlone Path to Addison in Berkeley. West on Addison to the overpass crossing I-80, and south on the Bay Trail to the Bay Bridge. Out to the turnaround just before Treasure Island. Return via the Bay Trail, crossing the train tracks behind Bay Street in Emeryville. North on the Bike Path adjacent to California Street. Reconnect with the Ohlone Path at North Berkeley BART. Return to Del Norte BART.
Join us for a moderately paced ride, with potential stops to clip-in and/or unclip. RWGPS route to follow.
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Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
The forecast is for cooler weather, but a bit windy, so we will avoid the coast. This figure-of-eight route to Petaluma uses many of the roads we used to ride before we settled on Spring Hill. Let's see what the roads and surroundings look like now. We'll stop briefly at Stafford Lake (water, restrooms) and have lunch at Ray's in Petaluma.
I'll probably remember the turns, but if you can load the route in your device you can back me up. Here it is on RideWithGPS.
There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Just tell the leader first.
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Leader: Joel Ager
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Leader: Steve Winter
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Leader: Abigail Cotton
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Leader: Kaela Lee
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. 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:
El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
This ride will start at El Cerrito Plaza BART. We will warm up riding the bike path 3 miles to the Alvarado Park entrance to Wildcat Canyon. This will be a no drop ride good for riders new to gravel riding or just want to ride at a more chill pace. It is recommended to have 32mm or bigger tires. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by on the way home. The majority of the dirt sections will be fire roads with two sections of singletrack at the end. We will have regular regroups and there will be an option to skip the singletrack sections at the end of the ride.
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Leader: Amy Weldon
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Start Location:
Heather Farm (ballfield side)
Pre-registration
Are you looking to get a few miles before the World Cup match this weekend? Come take a quick lap up to the junction before cruising over to Calicraft to watch the World Cup Match for Third Place at 2pm
The ride starts in Heather Farms (an easy 1.7 mile ride from Pleasant Hill BART). We will ride down San Carlos to Walnut Ave before getting on North Gate Rd.
We will have a regroup at the Diablo Junction about 10.5 miles in, there is water and restrooms available there.
We will then cruise down South Gate Rd and into Danville for a stop at Peet’s around mile 20. Then finishing up the last stretch up Danville Blvd and the Iron Horse Trail to get to Calicraft (or stop back at Heather Farms) to catch the game.
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GPC Route:
Bears Loop
Start Location:
Orinda - San Pablo Dam Rd and Bear Creek Rd
Mandatory pre-registration
If no riders have signed up by 7 a.m. the morning of the ITT/GPC Pace Ride, it will be cancelled. If there is at least one rider signed up, it will go forward and riders can register online up until 9:50 a.m.
Individual Time Trial
Come test your fitness level and get in a great workout by riding the Bears Loop as a time trial. In the ITT, each person rides at his/her own pace (no drafting) to see how fast the Bears Loop can be completed. It’s a great format for pushing yourself to see how fast you can ride the loop.
Pace Group Ride
Ride the Bears Loop at your normal pace to use it to determine your GPC pace (https://www.grizz.org/rides/ratings.php). Or use this ride to train at a particular pace for an upcoming event.
The first rider is off at 10:01 and a rider a minute after that. For the GPC Pace ride, a pace group can start together, or each rider can rider on their own as the ITT riders do. (Regardless of the format, each rider is timed individually.)
Rider finishing times are usually shared in the ride report email to the club. While it is nice to see what times folks ride, reporting of rider times is optional. Also, the ITT is open to both members and non-members; no need to join as in the past.
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Leader: Tony Perez
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Leader: Steve Winter
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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.
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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
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. The ride has approximately 6 re-groups along the route. (Slower riders do have limited time to arrive at re-group points, however, as wait times are limited to 4-5 minutes.) Route as follows: Grizzly Peak to Skyline pausing at Sibley (riders can join at approximately 6:05 here at top of Tunnel Rd), Skyline to Redwood Rd, turning left on Pinehurst Rd back to Skyline, returning to ride start or peeling off to return home individually. No E-Bikes.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Anne Gulley
Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. We meet at the plaza near the water fountain by Spruce and Grizzly Peak. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out along Grizzly Peak Blvd. Then, take Skyline to the Science Center driveway where we'll climb the road to Chabot Space and Science Center. Brief regroups are at the top of South Park, Grizzly Peak at Skyline, and Chabot Science Center. Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Please pre-register by 3:30PM day of ride. Rain, bad AQI, or no riders pre-registering might cancel the ride.
The pace is TM (approx. 16mph solo effort on flats, up to 3w/kg climbing)
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Leader: Cheney Hu
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GPC Route:
China Camp & Paradise Loops
Start Location:
McNears Beach
Pre-registration
This 45-mile route from June, 2024 combines two popular loops close to home. Begin at McNear’s Beach in San Rafael where there are bathrooms and free parking. From here, we will begin a counterclockwise loop around China Camp State Park, cut through the city of San Rafael, and make our way towards Paradise Drive. Lunch will be at mile 27 in Tiburon’s shoreline-with-a-view next to the Angel Island Ferry Terminal and Café Acri. After lunch, we will complete the Paradise loop and head back to McNear’s Beach via Point San Pedro road.
Two Mill Valley restroom options that are both ~200 feet off the route map: mile 18.6, at the small roundabout on Mill Valley-Sausalito path, take the first exit (our ride takes the third), then an immediate left into the parking lot of the Marin Sewage Dept building (restrooms tucked back in the left side of the building). Or, at mile 18.8, after crossing the wooden bridge, at the end of the path where it meets the Mill Valley Public Safety buildings, just to the left you'll see the parking lot and bathrooms we use to start some of our Wed Tam rides. The ride route turns right on Hamilton Dr though, away from the bathrooms.
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Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
We'll ride through San Geronimo, Sam P Taylor, and Olema to Bear Valley Road and Limantour Beach. Bring a snack to eat at Limantour or pick something up in Olema. On the return, we will stop in Pt Reyes Station for a proper lunch, but that is after about 42 miles. There is quite a steep climb on the return from Limantour, hence the ! in the rating.
Here is the route on RideWithGPS.
Pre-registration is appreciated. There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Be at the start by the meeting time, or you may have to chase.
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Leader: Joel Ager
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Leader: Steve Winter
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Leader: Abigail Cotton
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Leader: Kaela Lee
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. 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:
El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
This ride will start at El Cerrito Plaza BART. We will warm up riding the bike path 3 miles to the Alvarado Park entrance to Wildcat Canyon. This will be a no drop ride good for riders new to gravel riding or just want to ride at a more chill pace. It is recommended to have 32mm or bigger tires. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by on the way home. The majority of the dirt sections will be fire roads with two sections of singletrack at the end. We will have regular regroups and there will be an option to skip the singletrack sections at the end of the ride.
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Start Location:
MacArthur BART
Pre-registration
Join us on this fun and challenging "Planet of the Apes" Mixed Terrain route on the peninsula which starts at San Bruno BART around 9:00am. For those who will BART, we will meet at Mac Arthur BART at 8:00am to catch the 8:09 train. For those starting at San Bruno BART, we will meet here at the Tanforan Memorial around 9:00am. We will ascend Sneath Lane Trail through Portola Highlands Park to Sweeney Ridge. After rolling through a neighborhood we ascend Old San Pedro Mountain before descending the same trail/road into Pacifica via Montara and then onto the scenic trails along the ocean in Half Moon Bay.
We will stop for a quick lunch in Half Moon Bay before climbing Purisima Creek Trail through Purisima Creek Canyon, with its towering redwoods, rushing creek, and understory of ferns, berries, and wildflowers. It’s a dirt version of Tunitas Creek and is among the best trails in the Bay Area. This is an 8 mile climb with 1900’ of elevation. We will descend the glorious Kings Mountain Rd. to Cañada Rd. and back to BART.
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Leader: Alison Kuehner
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Start Location:
Woodside Town Hall
Pre-registration
Classic peninsula ride through redwoods and along the coast, with 2 major climbs and plenty of minor ones. Lunch in Pescadero at mile 40, water stops at Memorial park (mile 18) and the bike hut on the way back. The route can be shortened by 15 miles by skipping the loop out to Gazos creek.
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Plaza BART
Due to unexpected circumstances, TSR is happening today, the fourth Sunday of July. This Paradise Loop route starts and ends at El Cerrito BART. Lunch is around mile 24/25 at Woodlands Market, so it would be a good idea to pack snacks and keep them handy en route. Significant climbs include RSR, Paradise, and Camino Alto.
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Leader: Tony Perez
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Leader: Steve Winter
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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.
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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
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. The ride has approximately 6 re-groups along the route. (Slower riders do have limited time to arrive at re-group points, however, as wait times are limited to 4-5 minutes.) Route as follows: Grizzly Peak to Skyline pausing at Sibley (riders can join at approximately 6:05 here at top of Tunnel Rd), Skyline to Redwood Rd, turning left on Pinehurst Rd back to Skyline, returning to ride start or peeling off to return home individually. No E-Bikes.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is highly encouraged. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Anne Gulley
Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
Join us for a friendly TM paced paved ride. We meet at the plaza near the water fountain by Spruce and Grizzly Peak. This is an out and back to Chabot Space and Science Center. We'll head out along Grizzly Peak Blvd. Then, take Skyline to the Science Center driveway where we'll climb the road to Chabot Space and Science Center. Brief regroups are at the top of South Park, Grizzly Peak at Skyline, and Chabot Science Center. Please carry enough food and water for the entire ride. Please pre-register by 3:30PM day of ride. Rain, bad AQI, or no riders pre-registering might cancel the ride.
The pace is TM (approx. 16mph solo effort on flats, up to 3w/kg climbing)
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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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.
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Leader: Joel Ager
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Leader: Steve Winter
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Leader: Abigail Cotton
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Leader: Kaela Lee
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Please join us for this friendly Thursday evening TM ride. We’ll meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance) at 5:20 pm, and we’ll be ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer, we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. 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
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:
El Cerrito Plaza BART
Pre-registration
This ride will start at El Cerrito Plaza BART. We will warm up riding the bike path 3 miles to the Alvarado Park entrance to Wildcat Canyon. This will be a no drop ride good for riders new to gravel riding or just want to ride at a more chill pace. It is recommended to have 32mm or bigger tires. Bring warm layers and bright lights to see by on the way home. The majority of the dirt sections will be fire roads with two sections of singletrack at the end. We will have regular regroups and there will be an option to skip the singletrack sections at the end of the ride.
| July 2026 Ride Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weekday | Weekend | Total |
| 44 | 15 | 59 |