Santa Cruz Mountains Challenge

Saturday, July 25th 2009
http://www.santacruzcycling.org/scmc/

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/ca/scotts%20valley/556124806259012761

Depart from Scotts Valley High School
1. Left on Glenwood
2. Left on Mt. Charlie Rd (mile 2; begin climbing; 6% 4 miles)
3. Left Riva Ridge Rd (mile 6)
4. Right Hutchinson Rd
5. Left Summit Road/Skyline/Hwy 35 (mile 7)
6. Left Bear Creek (mile 9)
**Water Stop #1 at Bear Creek & Skyline Blvd (mile 10)**
7. Continue (right) Bear Creek
8. Left Hwy 9 (mile 18.5)
9. Quick Right West Park Ave
**Rest Stop #1 (on left)**
10. Continue (left) on W Park
11. Left on Oak Way (mile 20)
12. Right on Hwy 236/Big Basin Wy (begin climbing)
13. Right on China Grade (mile 23; climbing 8% 2 miles)
14. Left on Hwy 236 (mile 26)
**Rest Stop #2 at Little Basin Rd at Sempervirens Outdoor School (on right; mile 32)**
15. Continue (right) on Hwy 236
16. Right Jamison Creek Rd (mile 35.5; climbing 8-12% (steepest) for 3 miles)
17. Left on Empire Rd (mile 38.5)
**Water Stop #2 at turnout (about mile 40; on right)**
18. Continue (right) on Empire Rd
**Lunch at CDF (Ben Lomand) Training Center (mile 41.5)**
19. Continue (right) on Empire Rd
20. Right on Pine Flat Rd (mile 44.5)
21. Right on Bonny Doon Rd (mile 46.5)
22. Right (stop) on Hwy 1 (mile 53)
23. Right on Swanton Rd (mile 56)
24. Left on Hwy 1 (mile 62.5)
**Rest Stop #3 on right at Greyhound Rock St. Park (mile 63)**
25. Continue (right) on Hwy 1
26. Left on Bonny Doon Rd (mile 70; begin climbing again; 9% for 3 miles)
27. Right on Smith Grade (mile 73.5)
28. Right on Empire Grade (mile 79)
29. Left Heller Dr (UCSC; mile 82.5)
30. Right Meyer Dr (mile 83)
**Water Stop #3 in Theater Arts parking lot**
31. Left on Bike path
32. Right on Coolidge Dr to High St (mile 84)
33. South on Bay Dr
34. Right Meder St
35. Left on Western Dr; cross over Hwy 1 (mile 85)
36. Right Mission St (mile 86)
37. Quick Left Natural Bridges Dr
38. Left Delaware Ave
39. Quick Right Swanton Blvd
40. Left West Cliff Dr to Beach St (at hotel; mile 87)
41. Quick Left W. Cliff Dr; cross over trestle
42. (Quick right) South on Pacific Ave
43. South Front St (mile 90)
44. Quick Right on Spruce St to Right on Laurel Ext.
45. Left Levee Bike path
46. Right over Pedestrian Bike path
47. Left Levee Bike path
48. South (right) Felker St (mile 91.5)
49. Right Ocean St; get in left lane to cross intersection
50. Left Plymouth St
51. Quick Right Grant St
52. Left Market St (mile 92)
53. Continue south on Branciforte Dr (mile 93)
54. Quick Left Glen Canyon Rd to stop sign
55. South Green Hills Rd (right; parallel Hwy 17 on west side) to barrier (mile 96)
56. South (right) on S. Navarra Dr
57. Left Granite Creek Rd (overpass; mile 98)
58. Right Scotts Valley Dr
59. Left Vine Hill School Rd (mile 99)
60. Right Glenwood Dr
61. Left into Scotts Valley High School (mile 100!)