(Last modified Sunday, May 12 2013, @ 17:07 PDT)
In addition to the rides listed below, we also have weekly rides.
See our ride rating system to decode the secret markings 3/TM/50 etc.
Wed May 1 1/T/30
Celebration of Life or Remembering Jane
May 1 of last year Jane Bailowitz departed to the Higher Realms but
her joyful and assertive spirit remains with us. Within that
spirit, and knowing how much Jane loved cycling, Jo Ann Selisker,
her companion and wife for 23 years, and Estella, one of her
numerous friends, are leading this ride in her honor. We will ride
along the Emeryville-Berkeley-Richmond Bay Trail at a very easy
pace. Please join us in this Celebration of Life or Remembering
Jane. Meet at Aquatic Park, in the Berkeley Marina, 80
Bolivar Drive, 1 block from the intersection of Bancroft Way
and Bolivar Drive at 9:45 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m. departure. Any
question please call Estella at home: (510) 540-6449, or Jo Ann at
her cell: (510) 507-2819.
Thu May 2 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes
travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We
meet at 9:00 a.m. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a
real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader
and route see http://tinyurl.com/gpc-weeklyA. Weather cancellations will
also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you
can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
Thu May 2 4/TM!/20-25
Thursday Evening Ride
See Weekly Ride listings for details.
Fri May 3 3/TM/49
Pt Reyes Station
Meet at the Marinwood Community Center on Miller Creek Rd for a prompt
10:00 a.m. departure. We'll take the back roads through Novato and
regroup at Stafford Lake and continue on to Pt Reyes Station for
lunch. Return via Pt Reyes-Petaluma Rd to Nicasio and Lucas Valley
Rd. Directions: Take 101 N, exit Lucas Valley Rd, go one mile west
on Lucas Valley and make a right on Miller Creek Rd. Park on the
street across from the community center. Bring lunch or $ to buy.
Rain cancels. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy
Yu, <nancyyu07 at gmail dot com>
or (510) 697-7736.
Fri May 3 4/M/20-30
Friday Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:50 a.m. for sharp 9:00 departure. This
ride will do various routes in the Oakland-Berkeley Hills. The pace
will be M for riders doing more challenging weekend rides. There
will be very short regroups with a possible coffee stop at or near
the end. Bart Borland (510) 601-5062 <bart.borland at gmail
dot com> and Brian Poedy (925)
708-0259. Rain cancels.
Sat May 4 4/LTMB/18.7
Individual Time Trial
Meet at the corner of San Pablo Dam Rd and Bear Creek Rd by 9:40 a.m. for a race
against the clock. First rider is off at 10:01 and a rider a minute
after that. The ITT is the only GPC ride where you have to be a
member of the Club (insurance reasons), but you can join or renew
right there at the start for $15/year. Pre-registration is
appreciated. Chip Scarborough, (510) 222-4592, or <dubose3 at msn dot com>.
Sun May 5 LTMB/73-112
Grizzly Peak Century
As if you didn't know.
Tue May 7 5/M,B/32
The Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 5:30 p.m. sharp for 5:35 p.m. departure. For details see the
weekly listings or (better) see www.grizz.org/series/berk-tue.html.
Please read that if it's your first time doing the ride. Repeats
every Tuesday. Rain cancels. M group leader: Mark Abrahams (510)
524-1294. B group leader(s): one or more of Matt McHugh
<mattmctour at gmail dot com>, Wes Lane <weslane at
gmail dot com>, Steve Zavestoski <smzavestoski at mac
dot com>.
Wed May 8 0/Meeting/0
Club Meeeting
Join us for a delicious pot luck dinner before the program and the
club's monthly business meeting. Details will be in the May Wheel
Truth.
Thu May 9 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes
travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We
meet at 9:00 a.m. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a
real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader
and route see http://tinyurl.com/gpc-weeklyA. Weather cancellations will
also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you
can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
Thu May 9 4/TM!/20-25
Thursday Evening Ride
See Weekly Ride listings for details.
Fri May 10 1/TM/30
Lunch at Cafe Meyers
Meet at the Lafayette-Moraga Trail Staging Area parking lot in Lafayette
(corner of Pleasant Hill Rd & Olympic Blvd) for a prompt 10:00
a.m. departure. We'll ride the flats out to Danville and take
Sycamore Valley & Camino Tassajara for lunch at Cafe Meyers.
Return around Round Hill Dr back towards Walnut Creek and
Lafayette. Directions: Take 24E, exit Pleasant Hill Rd South, R on
Olympic, R into staging area parking lot. Rain cancels. GOOD RIDING
BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736.
Fri May 10 4/M/20-30
Friday Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:50 a.m. for sharp 9:00 departure. This
ride will do various routes in the Oakland-Berkeley Hills. The pace
will be M for riders doing more challenging weekend rides. There
will be very short regroups with a possible coffee stop at or near
the end. Bart Borland (510) 601-5062 <bart.borland at gmail
dot com>, Micky Bloom (510) 206-4083,
and Brian Poedy (925) 708-0259. Rain cancels.
Sat May 11 4/TTM/73_104_112
Workers' Century
For the Grizzly Peak Century Volunteers: Route will duplicate the
main event, but start at Orinda BART. North Loop will feature rest stops at Island and
Port Costa with cookies, breads, fruit, water, soda, and sports
drink. Briones rest stop will have some lunch items as well. There
will be no South Loop support, but riders are welcome to take
either ride extending option to continue. Riders please be self
sufficient throughout as there will be no SAG sweeping the route.
Come out and celebrate a job well done! Meet at Orinda BART 7:00
a.m. for 7:15 start. For those who must sleep in, alternate start
at Island RS (8:55-9:35). Want to do the ride but have not yet
volunteered? Call or email Debbie Miskell to volunteer your help at
<debmisk at comcast dot net>, (415) 789-1068. Questions about the Workers' Century
ride? Contact Chris Bailey (415) 725-5310 <c4bailey at gmail
dot com>
Sun May 12 4/T/53
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Join me on this gorgeous ride up Morgan Territory Rd for lunch at
the preserve. Meet at Heather Farms for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll take
the Canal Trail to Concord and some less traveled city streets to
Clayton. Continue on Marsh Creek Rd to Morgan Territory Rd. Return
via Manning, Highland and Camino Tassajara. Faster riders are
welcome. Bring lunch. Post ride stop @ Peet's. Take 680 N, exit
Ygnacio Valley Rd, R on Ygnacio, L on San Carlos Dr. Park at the
last lot on your left, across from the ball field. Pleasant Hill
BART accessible; less than 5 mins away on the Iron Horse and Canal
Trails. Rain cancels. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE
REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at
gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736.
Sun May 12 1!/LT/26
Pancake Brunch Redux on the Red Oak
I miss my GPC family, and somehow missed this ride last month .
have been wanting to do it for about a year or more! So let s do it
again, but at a very leisurely pace think of it as a post-injury or
post-Worker-Century recovery ride .all Mothers, daughters, sons and
other family members welcome, it s Mothers Day, after all! We ll
travel the classic local flat route with so many great views of our
beautiful Bay and immensely interesting and historical
semi-industrial shipping region! City bike friendly ride. Pancake
brunch on the Red Oak Victory ship (http://www.ssredoakvictory.com/calendar.htm). Bring a lock for
your bike and $7 for the pancakes. Meet at the foot of the bike
ped. bridge in Aquatic Park (Addison and Bolivar in Berkeley, 10 min. ride from North
Berkeley BART) at 9:45 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m. roll out. Rain
cancels. ?? - call ride leader: Sherie Reineman bikedive.mac.com
(510) 691-3435, Jim O Melia <jimomelia
at rocketmail
dot com>.
Tue May 14 5/M,B/32
The Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 5:30 p.m. sharp for 5:35 p.m. departure. For details see the
weekly listings or (better) see www.grizz.org/series/berk-tue.html.
Please read that if it's your first time doing the ride. Repeats
every Tuesday. Rain cancels. M group leader: Mark Abrahams (510)
524-1294. B group leader(s): one or more of Matt McHugh
<mattmctour at gmail dot com>, Wes Lane <weslane at
gmail dot com>, Steve Zavestoski <smzavestoski at mac
dot com>.
Thu May 16 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes
travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We
meet at 9:00 a.m. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a
real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader
and route see http://tinyurl.com/gpc-weeklyA. Weather cancellations will
also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you
can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
Thu May 16 4/TM!/20-25
Thursday Evening Ride
See Weekly Ride listings for details.
Fri May 17 5/TM/40
Mt Tam
Meet at the Mill
Valley Safeway on Miller/Camino Alto for a prompt 10:00 a.m.
departure. We'll ride out from Mill Valley, climb Panoramic Hwy,
Pan Toll Rd and E Ridgecrest Blvd to the summit for lunch. Drop
down to Fairfax via Ridgecrest Blvd & Fairfax-Bolinas Rd. Bring
lunch or snack. Sweet stop at Fairfax Scoop or Fat Angel Bakery.
Directions: Take 101 S, Exit E Blithesdale Ave, right on E
Blithesdale, left on Camino Alto. Do not park in the Safeway
parking lot. There should be ample street parking on Miller. Rain
cancels. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu,
<nancyyu07 at gmail dot com>
or (510) 697-7736
Fri May 17 4/M/20-30
Friday Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:50 a.m. for sharp 9:00 departure. This
ride will do various routes in the Oakland-Berkeley Hills. The pace
will be M for riders doing more challenging weekend rides. There
will be very short regroups with a possible coffee stop at or near
the end. Bart Borland (510) 601-5062 <bart.borland at gmail
dot com>, Micky Bloom (510) 206-4083,
and Brian Poedy (925) 708-0259. Rain cancels.
Sun May 19 2/T/50
Alum Rock Park
Meet at Union City BART station at 9:00 a.m. for a 9:15 a.m. departure
The BART train arrives at 8:53 a.m. The ride follows a generally
flat course through Union City, Fremont, Milpitas & San Jose to
Alum Rock Park which has a small easy climb at the end. Pretty much
of a reverse course back to Union City BART. Lunch stop at Erik's
Deli in Milpitas. Meet on the WEST side of the station, which is
the main entrance. Contact: Dan "Danimal" Tonelli (510) 653-2599 or
<danimal21 at juno dot com>
Sun May 19 2/T/45
Vacaville to Winters
Meet on Rivera Rd off I-80 near the Pena Adobe Park for a prompt 10:00
a.m. departure. We'll ride a clockwise loop along Pleasants Valley
Rd and through the orchards on Putah Creek to our lunch stop in
Winters. The return will be along the flats and rollers; there will
be one significant climb on Cantelow Rd back to Pleasants Valley.
The views from the top of the ridge is well worth your efforts!
Faster riders are welcome. Bring lunch or $ to buy. Directions:
Take I-80 north, exit at Lagoon Valley Rd, R at the stop sign and
immediate L on Rivera Rd. Park near Pena Adobe Park. Restrooms and
water are available inside the park. Rain cancels. GOOD RIDING
BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736
Sun May 19 4!/T/61
To Celebrate a Half Century
50 years ago in May, longtime GPC member Jim Scott got his first
"serious ride" on a Raleigh Grand Sport 10 speed, and it's been
love ever since. So to celebrate we are going to ride in beautiful
Marin county. We start from Miller Creek Road, climb Lucas Valley Road and out and through
picturesque Nicasio and then on to Pt. Reyes Station for out first
food stop at the famous Bovine Bakery. Then we turn north along the
rolling hills of Hwy 1 with amazing Tomales Bay to our left as we
ride to the quaint town of Marshall. Then the ride turns East to
climb the infamous Marshall Wall!. This is a steep climb of about 2
1/2 miles but then we are rewarded with amazing, sweeping descents
and incredible scenery. The 2nd rest stop will be the Cheese
Factory where there are bathrooms, picnic tables and more good
things to eat. We finish by returning along Lucas Valley Road again
with it's magnificent redwoods and pass the Skywalker Ranch before
returning to Miller Creek Park. Meet at 9:45 for 10:00 a.m.
departure. Ride Leaders Jim Scott, <eurekajim at aol
dot com> (510) 847-3948), and Kate
Woodford at <ktwoodford at gmail dot com>
Tue May 21 5/M,B/32
The Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 5:30 p.m. sharp for 5:35 p.m. departure. For details see the
weekly listings or (better) see www.grizz.org/series/berk-tue.html.
Please read that if it's your first time doing the ride. Repeats
every Tuesday. Rain cancels. M group leader: Mark Abrahams (510)
524-1294. B group leader(s): one or more of Matt McHugh
<mattmctour at gmail dot com>, Wes Lane <weslane at
gmail dot com>, Steve Zavestoski <smzavestoski at mac
dot com>.
Thu May 23 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes
travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We
meet at 9:00 a.m. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a
real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader
and route see http://tinyurl.com/gpc-weeklyA. Weather cancellations will
also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you
can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
Thu May 23 4/TM!/20-25
Thursday Evening Ride
See Weekly Ride listings for details.
Fri May 24 5/TM/30
Mt Diablo
Meet at Heather Farms for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure.We'll climb
Diablo via North Gate Rd to the junction and continue up to the
summit for lunch. Post ride stop @ Peet's. Directions: Take 680 N,
exit Ygnacio Valley Rd, R on Ygnacio, L on San Carlos Dr. Park at
the last lot on your left, across from the ball field. Pleasant
Hill BART accessible; less than 5 mins away on the Iron Horse and
Canal Trails. Rain cancels. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE
REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at
gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736
Fri May 24 4/M/20-30
Friday Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:50 a.m. for sharp 9:00 departure. This
ride will do various routes in the Oakland-Berkeley Hills. The pace
will be M for riders doing more challenging weekend rides. There
will be very short regroups with a possible coffee stop at or near
the end. Bart Borland (510) 601-5062 <bart.borland at gmail
dot com>, Micky Bloom (510) 206-4083,
and Brian Poedy (925) 708-0259. Rain cancels.
Sat May 25 1!/L/25
Contra Costa and Ygnacio Canal Trails
Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Fountain at Pleasant Hill BART for a 10:15 start. We'll ride the paved
Contra Costa and Ygnacio Canal and other multi use Trails. Lunch at
the Ygnacio Plaza Shopping Center. if weather is dubious contact a
ride leader. John Buenfil (925) 408-2360 <eleganttype at earthlink dot net> and Karen
Street <karen_street at sbcglobal dot net>.
Sun May 26 1/XL/12
Lafayette/Moraga Trail Family Ride
Meet at Moraga Commons Park, corner of Moraga Rd & St. Mary's Rd,
at 9:45 for a 10:00 a.m. start. We will ride the Lafayette/Moraga
Trail to Lafayette, turnaround point TBD. Possible treat stop at La
Fiesta Square in Lafayette. This is an all ages ride. Bring your
bells, of course! Rain cancels. Contact leaders in advance with any
questions. Andrew Larson, <ajlarson97 at
yahoo dot com>, (415) 948-1081; Toshi Takeuchi,
<ttoshi at gmail dot com>, (510) 919-7876
Sun May 26 5/T/57
Old La Honda & Tunitas Creek
Meet outside of the Woodside Town Hall for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll
climb Old La Honda, continue on CA 84 and ride pass San Gregorio
out to Hwy 1. Take the coastal route to Bean Hollow into Pescadero
for lunch at Arcangeli/Norm's Market. Climb Stage Rd out to Tunitas
Creek and drop down Kings Mtn Rd back to Woodside. Faster riders
are welcome. Bring lunch or $ to buy. Rain cancels. Directions:
Take 280 S, Exit Woodside, Merge onto Woodside Rd, Left on Whiskey
Hill Rd, immediate right into the parking lot. Restrooms are
available at the Woodside Market. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS
ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at
gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736.
Tue May 28 5/M,B/32
The Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 5:30 p.m. sharp for 5:35 p.m. departure. For details see the
weekly listings or (better) see www.grizz.org/series/berk-tue.html.
Please read that if it's your first time doing the ride. Repeats
every Tuesday. Rain cancels. M group leader: Mark Abrahams (510)
524-1294. B group leader(s): one or more of Matt McHugh
<mattmctour at gmail dot com>, Wes Lane <weslane at
gmail dot com>, Steve Zavestoski <smzavestoski at mac
dot com>.
Thu May 30 - Sun Jun 2 3-5/TM/255
14th Annual Tahoe Training Series
Enjoy cycling at Lake Tahoe and in the mountains? You are invited
to the Tahoe Training Series.
Thu May 30 3/TMM/75
Ride Around Lake Tahoe
Ride around this spectacular Alpine lake before the vacation
traffic arrives. Lunch at a cafe along the route. We will have a
group cabin and campsites nearby. Please sign up soon, as this trip
is almost full. Ride Leader: Brenda Giese, <brendagiese at yahoo dot com>.
Thu May 30 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes
travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We
meet at 9:00 a.m. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a
real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader
and route see http://tinyurl.com/gpc-weeklyA. Weather cancellations will
also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you
can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
Thu May 30 4/TM!/20-25
Thursday Evening Ride
See Weekly Ride listings for details.
Fri May 31 1/T/36
Point Richmond
Join me on this easy paced ride out to Pt Richmond for lunch at
Little Louie's. Meet at the foot of the pedestrian bridge on Addison/Bolivar Dr in Berkeley (near the
Aquatic Park) for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll ride out
along Frontage Rd to the Emeryville Marina, down University and
around Caesar Chavez Park before looping back to hop on the Bay
Trail out to Richmond Marina Bay. Bring lunch or $ to buy. Rain
cancels. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu,
<nancyyu07 at gmail dot com>
or (510) 697-7736
Fri May 31 5/TMM/55
Tahoe Mountain Passes
Climb two Tahoe mountain passes, with lunch at the summit.
Afterwards relax or swim at Grover Hot Springs. We will have a
group cabin and campsites nearby. Please sign up soon, as this trip
is almost full. Ride Leader: Brenda Giese, <brendagiese at yahoo dot com>.
Fri May 31 4/M/20-30
Friday Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:50 a.m. for sharp 9:00 departure. This
ride will do various routes in the Oakland-Berkeley Hills. The pace
will be M for riders doing more challenging weekend rides. There
will be very short regroups with a possible coffee stop at or near
the end. Bart Borland (510) 601-5062 <bart.borland at gmail
dot com>, Micky Bloom (510) 206-4083,
and Brian Poedy (925) 708-0259. Rain cancels.
Comments to: webmaster@GrizzlyPeakCyclists.org.