Ride Terrain Key

VE

Mostly flat, very slight rolling hills; 50-100ft of climbing.

E

More rolling hills; 100-300ft of climbing.

MOD

Rolling hills; 800ft of 3-5% grade.

HARD

Rolling hills; 800ft of 3-5% grade with an additional 800ft of 7-12% grade.

RIDE INFORMATION

• Rides leave promptly at times listed. Arrive 5-10 minutes early.
• Helmets are required on all rides
• All rides will start as listed in the ride schedule, weather permitting
• At all destination (except Frank Rains Park) we normally stop and eat breakfast or a snack.  Knights Ferry, Snelling and La Grange have a great pancake breakfast.  Bloomingcamps has great pies and snacks.  On Riverbank and Ripon rides, we go to a local cafe'.
• The starting times and distances on each ride allow different levels of riders to arrive at the destinations at approximately the same time.

*All rides subject to cancellation due to weather

*Evening rides start 5:30 PM - SEPT - APRIL

*All year round bring headlight when dark.

Ride Abbreviation Key

BC -

Bloomingcamp’s Apple Farm

CL -

County line at top of Del Puerto Canyon.

ELP -

East LaLoma Park off El Vista

END -

End of Sonora Rd, easy paceline back to Eugene

FR -

Frank Raines Park in Del Puerto Canyon.

KF -

Knight's Ferry

LG -

La Grange

MC -

Marie Callender's parking lot; corner of Sylvan & Coffee, Modesto.

MJCE -

MJC East Campus, Coldwell Ave, in front of gym (See mjcnoonride.org)

OAK -

Parking lot, general store. Corner of River Rd. & Hwy 120, Oakdale.

PAT -

Sperry Rd and Rogers at I-5, by Jack-in-the-Box.

RFS -

Roberts Ferry School, Waterford
(8mi past Waterford on Hwy 132)

RIPS -

Ripon, Stouffer Park (take E. Main exit of Hwy 99, go east to Manley Rd.,turn left)

RIPW -

Ripon, Weston School (1600 Stanley Dr. take Ruess off W Ripon Rd., west of Jack Tone )

SN -

Hills around Snelling.

STEW -

Corner of Stewart Rd. and Grove Pointe. Go north on McHenry. Approx 1 mile past Ladd, turn left on Stewart. Park on Grove Pointe.

TB Loop -

Tim Bell Loop

TBS -

The Bike Shop, 5430 Pirrone Rd. Salida

TL Loop -

Turlock Lake Loop

TLK -

Parking lot of Turlock Lake. (Take Hwy 132 to Waterford. Turn right on Hickman Rd. Go 1.1 miles, turn left on Lake Road. Go approximately 10 miles, park in Turlock Lake parking lot.

WFD -

Parking lot of Ace Hardware at the corner of Yosemite and F Street, Waterford.

WL Loop -

Woodward Lake Loop

Ride Classes:

*Pace ratings are based on level ground, non-paceline speeds. Actual speeds may vary up or down slightly due to terrain and weather conditions.

  E -----------------PACE VARIES-----------------

Good for families with young children. Riding down in La Loma Park on bicycle trail.

  D ------------SLOW TO LEISURELY ------------

10 - 12mph - Good for families with children over 12 or as introductory ride. Regroups often as necessary; waits for slower riders; no one gets dropped.

  C -------------------MODERATE------------------

12 - 15 mph - Beginning to good riders. Regroups every 5 to 8 miles; waits for slower riders; no one gets dropped.

  B ---------------------BRISK----------------------

16 - 20 mph - Experienced riders. Regroups every 10 to 12 miles; may require paceline riding; waits for slower riders.

  A ----------------------FAST----------------------

21+ mph - Strong to very strong riders. Requires paceline riding; may regroup every 15 to 20 miles; but no obligation to wait.