Summer Ride Series

SUMMER RIDE SERIES

June – September 2020

This summer weekday rides are being planned in Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties. Experienced cyclists from the MLBC will lead rides along rural county roads exploring gold rush towns of the Motherlode. 

Riding Groups of four are determined at start and during ride: Group 1 Club Pace Group and Group 2 Casual Pace Group. 

Tuesday Ride

Valley Springs Home Base

All rides will start and end in Valley Springs. Times change monthly. The core ride is Valley Springs Tri dam loop, with ride options for hills and distance. The Tuesday ride has a brief mid ride break option at the Buena Vista Store, Jackson Valley Road. There are three EBMUD porta potties available on Tri Dam Loop. All cycling skill levels invited to the Tuesday Ride Series and E Bikes Class 1 Ebike.

Thursday Ride

Exploring Motherlode Gold Rush Towns

CALAVERAS COUNTY

Thursday Ride Series

Ride Leader, Rob Williams 

Valley Springs to Cooperopolis 

San Andreas to Angels Camp/Murphy’s 

Valley Springs to Jackson/Butte Mountain 

Valley Springs to SutterCreek 

Valley Springs to Volano

Valley Springs to Ione

MokeHill to Mtn Ranch 

Dorrington to Bear Valley

Bear Valley to Ebbetts Pass

TUOLUMNE COUNTY 

Monday and Friday Ride Series

Ride Leaders, Nikki Grimes and Holly DaRold Acevedo

Clavey Road Climb

Groveland to Evergreen Lodge

Jamestown to Tuolumne City loop (34 miles, ~3200′ elevation gain)

Moccasin (almost) to Tuolumne City loop (40 miles)

Jamestown to Moccasin or Moccasin to Jamestown (30 miles)

Jamestown to Moccasin to Coulterville via New Priest Grade loop (or start in Moccasin in order to climb the Grade in cooler part of day).  55 miles, ~4900′ elevation gain)

Groveland to Greeley Hill to Coulterville to Groveland

(40 miles, ~5000′ elevation gain

C O M I N G This S U M M E R 

Bicycle Travel with Camping/Hotels Guidebook

https://www.bikevalleytosierra.com/

Lodi/Valley Springs/Mokelumne Hill/Carson Pass 

• Pardee, Hogan, or Camanche Campgrounds and Hotel Leger

Stockton to Angels Camp/Murphy’s/Ebbett’s Pass 

• Salt Springs Resort, Murphy’s Hotel)

Modesto/Knights Ferry/Sonora/Sonora Pass

• Knights Ferry Park,Sonora Hotel/Pinecrest)

Tuesday Evening Time Trials

Valley Springs Lime Creek TT

• More to be announced in June