Tuesday (11 am) Ride Group, A family of rides to the Portola Loop Rating: C/2.0/32-36 miles - Total climb: 1000 - 1500 feet Start-Westmoor Shopping Center at Fremont and Mary in Sunnyvale. Lunch at Alpine Inn at Arastradero and Alpine, the market near the corner of Alpine and Portola, Portola Cafe Deli at Alpine and Portola, the Stanford golf course at Junipero Serra and Campus Drive West (up the hill to the right), or at Stanford Tresidder Union on campus at Santa Teresa St. and Campus West Dr.
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R Fremont Av ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *Select one of the following alternate routes* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternate #1 - Most direct route - 32 mi/1068 ft of climb S Foothill Expwy (at Bicycle Outfitters) S Junipero Serra Bl ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternate #2 - via Old Page Mill/Arastradero - 29 mi/1092 ft of climb S Foothill Expwy (at Bicycle Outfitters) L Page Mill Rd R Old Page Mill Rd (just after corner) S Page Mill Rd (under 280) R Arastradero Rd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternate #3 - via Los Altos Hills - 30 mi/1300 ft of climb S Foothill Expwy (at Bicycle Outfitters) L Edith Av L Fremont Rd R Robleda Av (immed after Fremont) R Purissima Rd L Arastradero Rd L Page Mill Rd R Arastradero Rd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternate #4 - via Los Altos Hills - adds approx 100 ft of climb S Foothill Expwy (at Bicycle Outfitters) L Edith Av R Fremont Rd L Arastradero Rd L Page Mill Rd R Arastradero Rd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternate #5 - via Los Altos Hills - adds approx 400 ft of climb S Foothill Expwy (at Bicycle Outfitters) L Edith Av L Fremont Rd R Robleda Av (immed after Fremont) R Elena Rd L Natoma Rd S Altamont Rd (or Black Mountain and R on Altamont Rd) R Briones Wy (Careful steep downhill) L via Ventana (steep downhill) R Page Mill Rd (steep downhill L Arastradero Rd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternate #6 - via Los Altos Hills thru Foothill College - adds 400 ft S Foothill Expwy (at Bicycle Outfitters) L El Monte Rd R College Rd (into Foothill College - get into left lane) L College Rd R Elena Rd L Natoma Rd S Altamont Rd (or Black Mountain and R on Altamont Rd) R Briones Wy (Careful downhill) L via Ventana (steep downhill) R Page Mill Rd (steep downhill) L Arastradero Rd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternate #7 - via Rancho San Antonio. 34 miles/1590 ft of climb L Fallen Leaf Ln R Louise Ln R Fallen Leaf Ln R Homestead Rd L Foothill Expwy R Cristo Rey Dr L Rancho San Antonio Park Regroup- rest room Exit park on St. Joseph Av L Eva Av L Granger Av L Loyola Dr/Fairway Dr L Hillview Rd R Magdalena Av L Summerhill Av R El Monte Av L University Av L Main St/Burke Rd R Chapin Rd S Robleda Av R Purissima Rd L Purissima Rd at Roble Ladera Rd L Arastradero Rd L Page Mill Rd R Arastradero Rd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *Continue after alternate route from above* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- L Alpine Rd R Portola Rd S Sand Hill Rd R Santa Cruz Av (CAREFUL MERGING INTO LEFT LANE) L Junipero Serra Bl S Foothill Expwy Optional ice cream or coffee stop at Lappert's in the Rancho Shopping Center at Springer and Foothill or just coffee at Starbuck's (1/4 mile from Foothill on Main) Exit Loyola Corners to right (Fremont exit) L A-Street (Over Expwy) R Miramonte Av L Fremont Av L Mary Av (Make U-turn and into right lane) R Westmoor Shopping Center