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Rides starting at Gateway Plaza (GWY)

Take Hwy 1 North (west, past the fishhook)
Left on River Street
Left on Potrero Street, into Gateway Plaza parking lot
Go to the back of the lot and park just below the levee

Restrooms & water in Ross or Pet Smart
Ride Name  Distance
Miles 		 Elevation
Gain-Ft		 FPM  Suggested
Level 		 Map
Link 		 Cue
Sheet 

Big Basin SP via 9, 236, Jamison, Empire Grade, UCSC

 57.4 5,542 97 A W

Buttery via Scotts Vly, Granite Crk 

  16.8 1,061 63 C W 

Costanoa via Hwy 1 

 50.3 2,576 51 B W

Davenport via Escalona, Hwy 1, W Cliff 

 26.0 1,394 54 C
   W

Davenport via UCSC, Hwy 1, W Cliff

 		31.2 1,932 62 C W
Davenport via W Cliff, extra credit-Swanton & Bonny Doone
40.5 2,154 53 C+ W

Freedom via E. Cliff, San Andreas, Green Vly, Day Vly
59.0
49.3
2,770
1,930
47
39
A
B
 W

Gayle's, Mt. View, Buttery Loop 

 		23.6 1,017 42 C W

Harbor via B40, Soquel

 21.8 1,163 53 C
W

Harbor via SV, Bean Crk, Glen Cyn

 25.4 1,757 69 C
W

Harbor via SV, Granite Crk, Laurel Glen

 29.4 1,948
 66 C   W

Harbor via SV, Granite Crk, Rodeo Gulch 

 32.9 2,322 70 B   W

Harbor via UCSC, Bonny Doon Rd, W Cliff

 35.3 2,892 82 B
W

Jamison Creek via SV, BL, BC, Empire Grd

 41.4  4,157 101 A (B option) W

Kelly’s via Scotts Valley, UCSC 

 31.2 2,205 71 B W

Kelly's via Scotts Valley 

 		26.1 1,557 60 C W

Kelly's via Scotts Vly, Bonny Doon, Swanton
55.1
31.4
4,630
2,975
84
95
A
B
W

Lockheed Gate via Bonny Doon, Empire Grade

 50.5 4,464 88 A
W

Scotts Vly via B40y, Granite Crk, Bean Crk, Glen Cyn

 28.6 2,085 73 C
W

Scotts Vly via B40y, Granite Crk, Glenwood, Bean Crk, Glen Cyn

 27.8 2,021 73 C
W

Scotts Vly via E Cliff, Laurel Glen, Bean Crk, Felton-Empire, Empire

 44.5 3,994 90 A
W

Scotts Vly via E Cliff, Laurel Glen, Granite Crk, Bean Crk, Glen Canyon

 33.6 2,355 70 B
W

Scotts Vly via E Cliff, Laurel Glen, Granite Crk, Glen Canyon
45.1
31.4
3,112
2,012
69
64
B
C
W

Scotts Valley via Glen Cyn, Bean Crk, Glenwood

 		25.2 1,627 65 C W

Scotts Vly via Glen Cyn, Glen Wood, Bean Crk, La Madrona

 24.0 1,747 73 C
W

Scotts Valley via Glen Cyn, Glen Wood, Bean Crk

 29.8 2,152 72 C
W

Scotts Valley via W. Cliff, DeLaveaga 

 24.2 1,428 60 C W

Skyline via Zayante, 236, ChinaG, 9 

 61.1 5,442 89 A W

Soquel & Aptos hills-out & backs 

  50.4 3,579 71 A    W

Soquel hills-out & backs 

 34.1 2,288 67 B    W

Soquel via Capitola, Aptos, Glen Haven 

 27.6 1,683 60 C   W 

Soquel via E. Cliff Dr

 24.2 634 26  C   W 

Summit via Soquel-San Jose, Redwood Lodge, Zayante, 9

 46.2 4,048 88 A W

 
         


Ride Name  Distance
Miles 		 Elevation
Gain-Ft*		 FPM  Suggested
Level 		 Map 
Link 		 Cue 
Sheet 

Hwy 9, 236, Big Basin loop

  25.3 2,853 112  C   W

Hwy 9, Skyline, Bear Creek loop

  33.7 4,087 121 B   W 

China Grd, 9, Skyline, Bear Crk loop

  38.1 4,810 126 B W 
9, Saratoga, Bohlman, Montevina,
Bear Crk loop 
 43.3 6,724  155  A  W

LG, Saratoga, RdwdGl loop

 52.8 6,647 126 A   W 

Bear Crk, LG, Saratoga, 9, 236 loop 

  60.2 8,072 134 A+   W 
             
* Ride with GPS overstates elevation gain by 10-15% and higher on some rides.
Ride Name  Distance
Miles 		 Elevation
Gain-Ft*		 FPM  Suggested
Level 		 Map 
Link 		 Cue 
Sheet 

Hwy 9, 236, Big Basin loop

  25.3 2,853 112  C   W

Hwy 9, Skyline, Bear Creek loop

  33.7 4,087 121 B   W 

China Grd, 9, Skyline, Bear Crk loop

  38.1 4,810 126 B W 
9, Saratoga, Bohlman, Montevina,
Bear Crk loop 
 43.3 6,724  155  A  W

LG, Saratoga, RdwdGl loop

 52.8 6,647 126 A   W 

Bear Crk, LG, Saratoga, 9, 236 loop 

  60.2 8,072 134 A+   W 
             
* Ride with GPS overstates elevation gain by 10-15% and higher on some rides.