Ride Leader: Ron
Start: Kaiser
8:00AM
Description: 4/D/60.
8am depart time to beat the heat. Take BART to Walnut Cree, ride from there to Clayton and then take Marsh Creek Rd to Morgan Territory. Once in Livermore we'll take Highland Rd to Camino Tassajra making our way to Dublin where there is a BART bail out point. The ride will continue over Dublin Grade into Castro Valley and riding over Lake Chabot Rd on our way back to Alameda. Bring 2 water bottles, snack food as Morgan Territory is a pretty remote area. Rain will cancel this ride
TEAM ALAMEDA ride ratings, in this order = HILLINESS / PACE / MILEAGE
Hilliness Group / Grades Description / Example
1: 0-2 % Essentially flat/ All Alameda, Marina rides
2: 2-6 % A Few Low Hills/ Montclair Peets, Domingo Peets rides
3: 6-8 % Moderately Hilly/ Tunnel, Skyline, Redwood, Butters Canyon
4: 6-12 % Very Hilly / Three Bears, Pinehurst, Snake Rd., Claremont
5: 12+ % Extremely Hilly / Marin, Vollmer, Hiller, Thorndale, Ascot, Donald Dr.
Pace Group / Average Miles per Hour, Ride Description (varies, depends on leader)
A: 8 -10 Easy Pace, frequent stops, good for new riders
B: 10-12 Steady Pace, fewer stops, for experienced riders
C: 12-14 Steady faster pace, most century riders are this pace
D: 14-16 Fast pace, for strong experienced riders, maybe one stop
