(Last modified Friday, March 05 2010, @ 07:21 PST)
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.
Tue Mar 2 5/MB/32
The Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 3:30 p.m. sharp for 3:35 p.m. departure. (Note the earlier
time: daylight savings starts next week.) 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. Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294.
Thu Mar 4 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet at 9:00 a.m. across from the community center on Miller Creek
off Lucas Valley for this Marin tour. Michael Kahn, (510) 768-7682
or mlkpied at comcast dot net.
Fri Mar 5 1.5/TM/45
Collier Canyon
Meet at the Lafayette-Moraga Trail Staging Area parking lot in
Lafayette (corner of Pleasant Hill Rd and Olympic Blvd) for a
prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll ride out towards Danville and
take Camino Tassajara to Highland and Collier Canyon. Lunch will be
at EJ's on Carneal Rd. Bring lunch. Cold drinks and vending machine
snacks available. Rain cancels. Directions: Take 24E, exit Pleasant
Hill Rd South, R on Olympic, R into staging area parking lot. Nancy
Yu at nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com, (510) 697-7736
Sat Mar 6 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.
Sat Mar 6 2.5/T/M/60
Fremont, Woodside and Portola Valley
Meet at Fremont BART at 8:20 a.m. for an 8:30 a.m. departure. The
Richmond train arrives at 8:17 a.m. Ride will go through the flats
of Fremont over the Dumbarton Bridge to Menlo Park and Atherton and
then climb to Woodside for the lunch break at Robert s Market. Then
on to Portola Valley, Palo Alto, Menlo Park and back over the
bridge again and through the flats back to Fremont BART. It s still
winter, so a 30% chance of rain cancels ride and will post an
e-mail early on day of ride to cancel if the weather is
questionable. Dan Danimal Tonelli (510) 653-2599 or danimal21 at
juno dot com.
Sat Mar 6 2/T/45
BART Around Carquinez Strait
A relaxed jaunt around the northeast bay, with spectacular views of
the Carquinez Strait from both the Al Zampa and Benicia Bridge
bicycle lanes. Meet at 9:00 a.m. for a 9:15 rollout at El Cerrito
Plaza BART. Warm up on the flats to El Sobrante, add in a bit of
hill in Hercules to Crockett, then cross the Zampa Bridge to
Vallejo. Ride up Columbus Parkway to Lake Herman Rd into Benicia,
lunch stop in Benicia. Finish over the Benicia bridge with some
more cool-down miles along the flats from Martinez to Pleasant Hill
BART. Rain cancels. Call ride leaders if ?? Sherie Reineman,
bikedive at mac dot com; or Ben Lukas, ben at benlucky dot net.
(510) 526-8087 for either.
Sun Mar 7 3.5/LT/25
Tunnel Rd and Pinehurst-Century Prep Warm Up Ride
#2
Get ready for the Century Prep Ride Series with the second of two
Warm Up Rides. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Rockridge BART. Climb Tunnel
Rd to Skyline, continue to Redwood, then climb back to Skyline via
Pinehurst, which is the first big challenge of the Grizzly Peak
Century! Descend Shepherd Canyon back to Montclair Village.
Optional coffee stop before return to BART. No drop. Helmets
required. Rain cancels; if weather is dubious contact ride leader.
Ride leaders Rita Garcia, r4rita at yahoo dot com, Nancy Yu at
nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com, (510) 697-7736; Michael Edwards
edwardsmj at comcast dot net.
Tue Mar 9 5/MB/32
The Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 4:30 p.m. sharp for 4:35 p.m. departure. (Note the time
change: daylight savings started this week.) 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. Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294.
Thu Mar 11 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet at 9:00 a.m. across from the community center on Miller Creek
off Lucas Valley for this Marin tour. Michael Kahn, (510) 768-7682
or mlkpied at comcast dot net.
Fri Mar 12 5/TM/30
Mt Diablo North
Meet at Heather Farms for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll
climb Diablo via the northside to the junction and the summit.
Reverse route back. Post ride stop at Peet's. Rain cancels.
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. Nancy Yu, nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com or (510)
697-7736.
Sat Mar 13 4/LTMB/23,40,55,65,77
Alex's Second Saturday All-Club Ride
This is the GPC monthly all-club ride. Meet at Orinda BART lot at
9:00 a.m. for a prompt 9:15 departure. The first 7.5 miles all pace
groups ride together at a social pace...you'll ride with club
members you might not see for the rest of the month. After that, we
split into five separate pace groups: LT pace group (total distance
about 23 mi); T pace group (total about 55 mi); TM pace groups
(totals of 40 or 65 mi); M pace group (total 75+ mi). A TM group
for the 75+ mile route will be organized if enough riders are
interested. All routes are pretty hilly. More information about
this ride, including route details, is posted on-line at
www.grizz.org/series/ssr.html. Rain cancels. If weather is
questionable, or for other questions, contact ASSR Coordinator John
Buenfil, (925) 686-9077, eleganttype at earthlink dot net. Leaders
TBA.
Sun Mar 14 3.5/T/27
Century Prep Ride #1 -- The Bears and a Bit
Meet 9:00 a.m. at Orinda BART in the west parking lot. We will ride
north on Camino Pablo/San Pablo Dam Rd, then clockwise around the
hills known as The Three Bears, then counterclockwise on the
little-traveled El Toyonal loop. Finish with optional lunch in
Orinda -- bring your own or $ to buy. No drop. Helmets required.
Rain cancels; if weather is dubious contact ride leader. Leaders
Jeff Kurtock, (510) 653-1771, jkurtock at sbcglobal dot net, Nancy
Whitlach, nwhitlatch at gmail dot com, Cathy Munneke (925) 864-1003
Note: DaylightSavings begins today.
Tue Mar 16 5/MB/32
The Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 4:30 p.m. sharp for 4:35 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. Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294.
Thu Mar 18 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet at 9:00 a.m. across from the community center on Miller Creek
off Lucas Valley for this Marin tour. Michael Kahn, (510) 768-7682
or mlkpied at comcast dot net.
Thu Mar 18 4/TM+/20
Thursday Evening Ride is Back!
Meet at N Berkeley BART at 5:25 p.m. for prompt 5:30 departure. A
fast-paced TM-and-then-some ride with regroups. Up Spruce and out
Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to
BART. Please bring lights. Ride repeats every Thursday. Tara
Madsen-Steigmeyer, tmadmeyer at gmail dot com, (510) 684-9904.
Fri Mar 19 5/TM/40
Mt Tam
Meet at the Safeway on Miller/Camino Alto in Mill Valley 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 and Fairfax-Bolinas
Rd. Bring H2O, snacks and lunch. Rain cancels. Post ride stop at
Starbucks. 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. Nancy Yu at
nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com, (510) 697-7736
Sat Mar 20 2/TM/78
One Bakery
Meet Phil and Janet at 9:00 a.m. for a 9:15 start at the Miller
Creek Community Center (on Miller Creek Rd off Lucas Valley Road)
for a scenic cruise to the Tomales Bakery. Route includes: Nicasio,
Chileno Valley, Tomales Bakery (yummy rosemary focacia), Hwy 1,
ascending Marshall Wall (Phil has fond memories), with a return
through Nicasio. Any ??? pls contact Phil Morton pmorton at lmi dot
net or (510) 843-3427 or Janet Monks, (510) 534-7621. Pls park on
street, across from Community Center, and not in the lot. 30%
chance of rain reschedules to 3/27.
Sat Mar 20 3/MB/66
Two Bridges
Meet at 8:20 a.m. at N Berkeley BART for 8:30 departure. This is a
repeat of last month's ride over the Carquinez Bridge, through
Vallejo and Benicia, returning on the Benicia-Martinez Bridge and
finally climbing the backside of Pig Farm and the Bears before
returning through Tilden to the start. Regroups will be decided en
route. View the route at
http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=97037. Steve
Zavestoski (510) 375-9523, smzavestoski at mac dot com; or Matt
McHugh, (510) 225-8607, mattmctour at gmail dot com. 30% POP will
probably postpone the ride. Rain date is 3/21. Check the email list
or call or email ride leaders for final decision night before.
Sun Mar 21 3/MB/66
Two Bridges RAIN DATE
Can't remember if it rained yesterday? Call a ride leader for a
reminder.
Sun Mar 21 2/T/~22
Lake Merritt Loop
Met at the corner of Euclid Ave nd Grand Ave n Oakland at 9:45 for
10:00 a.m. departure. This is an urban ride looping through
dwntown, over some railroad tracks, through West Oakland,
Emeryville, Aquatic Park in Berkeley, up but only to Lake Temescal,
through Montclair and back to the lake. Optional buffet lunch at
Bacheeso's on Grand Ave, depending on interest. Ruxana Meer at
ruxanameer at gmail dot com (510) 710-8998.
Sun Mar 21 3.5/T/35
Century Prep Ride #2 -- East Bay Hills
Meet 9:00 a.m. at Orinda BART in the west parking lot; optional
pre-ride advice clinic at 8:30. We will ride north on Camino Pablo,
climb Wildcat Canyon, Grizzly Peak Blvd, Skyline Blvd, descend
Redwood Road, then return via Pinehurst, Canyon, Moraga Way.
Optional lunch in Orinda -- bring your own or $ to buy. No drop.
Helmets required. Rain cancels; if weather is dubious contact ride
leader. Nancy Yu at nancyyu7 at hotmail dot com, (510) 697-7736;
Michael Edwards edwardsmj at comcast dot net; Paul Rauber (510)
548-4185 paul dot rauber at gmail dot com.
Sun Mar 21 1/L/20
Coyote Hills Biking and Birding
Meet at 9:40 a.m. (BART departs Berkeley downtown at 8:47
a.m.arriving at 9:32) at Union City BART station (by ticket
machines) for a trip along Alameda Creek and into Coyote Hills
Regional Park. Bring binoculars and lunch; wear warm clothes. RAIN
CANCELS to April. Helmets required. We shall be looking for ducks
and shorebirds in breeding plumage. Jeffrey Black (510) 526-7068)
and Pat Greene (415) 566-6637 or greene at cgl dot ucsf dot edu.
Sun Mar 21 1/XL/upto14 and 2/L/23-25
Bay Trail to Richmond/Pt Richmond
Meet for a 10:00 a.m. start on east side of Berkeley's Aquatic
Park; come down Bancroft, left at Aquatic Park and go 'til you run
out of road. From N Berkeley BART, go west and a little south to
Hearst and 4th, left on 4th, right on Addison, and left into
Aquatic Park (1.8 miles). The XL group will ride down the Bay Trail
to a playground in Richmond, while the L group will continue to Pt
Richmond and back. There is an optional tunnel in Pt Richmond that
will cut out a few miles and hills. The 14 mile rd trip
out-and-back is appropriate for older kids and adults with
trailers/trail-a-bikes (and anyone else who wants a relaxing ride).
Other families have the option to go shorter distances and turn
around. After the ride there is an optional lunch next to the
foot/bike bridge and more play time in the Aquatic Park playground.
XL leader, Toshi Takeuchi, ttoshi at gmail dot com, (510) 919-7876,
L leader/L tunnel leaders John Buenfil, (925) 686-9077, eleganttype
at earthlink dot net and Estella, (510) 540-6449.
Tue Mar 23 5/MB/32
The Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 4:30 p.m. sharp for 4:35 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. Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294.
Thu Mar 25 3/TM/60-80
Duros West
Meet at 9:00 a.m. across from the community center on Miller Creek
off Lucas Valley for this Marin tour. Michael Kahn, (510) 768-7682
or mlkpied at comcast dot net.
Thu Mar 25 4/TM+/20
Thursday Evening Ride is Back!
Meet at N Berkeley BART at 5:25 p.m. for prompt 5:30 departure. A
fast-paced TM-and-then-some ride with regroups. Up Spruce and out
Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to
BART. Please bring lights. Ride repeats every Thursday. Tara
Madsen-Steigmeyer, tmadmeyer at gmail dot com, (510) 684-9904.
Fri Mar 26 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. Rain cancels. Bring lunch or $ to buy. Nancy Yu, nancyyu7 at
hotmail dot com or (510) 697-7736.
Sat Mar 27 2/TM/45?
One Bakery RAIN DATE
Contact a ride leader if you cannot remember if it was rained out
last Saturday.
Sat Mar 27 2.5/T/46-49
Mt Veeder Loop
Meet at 9:45 a.m. for a prompt start at 10 at the intersection of
Ramal Rd and Hwy 12/121, around Ramal and Duhig Roads, up to Browns
Valley, then over Mt Veeder and return via Dry Creek, Browns
Valley, etc. Bring Lunch or $$ to buy. Sherie Reineman, bikedive at
mac dot com; Ben Lukas, ben at benlucky dot net. (510) 526-8087 for
either.
Sun Mar 28 3/T/40
Century Prep Ride #3 -- Three Small Walls
Meet 9:00 a.m. at El Cerrito Del Norte BART, east side station
entrance. Ride San Pablo Dam Rd to Appian Way, through Pinole and
Crockett, climb McEwen (small wall #1). Return via Martinez,
Alhambra Valley, Pig Farm Hill (SW #2), El Sobrante, and Hillcrest
(SW #3). Picnic lunch on the lawn at Swett School in Martinez --
bring or buy something you can carry there. No drop. Helmets
required. Rain cancels; if weather is dubious contact ride leader.
Mike Briggs, (510) 236-1698 Wayne Evitts, (925) 934-6078, Sherie
Reineman, (510) 526-8087, bikedive at mac dot com.
Tue Mar 30 5/M/32
The Tuesday Evening Ride
Today is a "ride leader's slow day" (see the web page). Meet 4:30
p.m. sharp for 4:35 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. Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294.
Comments to: webmaster@GrizzlyPeakCyclists.org.