Los Gatos 40 mile Ride

Otherwise known as, "The Trip Down Memory Lane Ride"

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/26339826

Route Slip:
1. Left Main St. off Alpine Ave.
2. Right N. Santa Cruz Ave.
3. Left Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd. (Hwy 9)
4. Left on Vickory; Loop around Aloha Ave (mile 5)
(see old stomping ground)
5. Left Hwy 9 off Oak St.
6. Continue North on S Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd.
7. Left Pierce Rd.
8. Right Mt. Eden Rd. (pass Scherf's and Garrod's)
9. Becomes Stevens Canyon Rd in Stevens Creek County Park
(loop around Stevens Creek Reservoir)
10. Becomes Foothill Blvd (mile 15)
11. Sharp right, then left to continue north on Grant Rd.
(where Homestead instersects with Foothill Expy)
12. Continue North on Foothill Expy (or Fremont Blvd which parallels)
13. Right S El Monte Ave (mile 20)
14. Right W El Camino Real (Rte 82) in Mtn. View
15. Right S Mathilda Ave in Sunnyvale (mile 25)
16. Merge right on Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd. Continue South
17. Becomes N De Anza Blvd after crossing over 280
18. Left Bolllinger Rd (mile 30)
19. Right Johnson Ave
20. Left Prospect Rd
21. Right Saratoga Ave
22. Quick Left on Quito Rd
23. Left Pollard Rd (mile 35)
24. Right More Ave
25. Left Roxbury Ln
26. Becomes Wedgewood Ave
27. Right Wimbledon Dr
28. Right Winchester Blvd
29. Left Lark Ave
30. Quick Right University Ave
31. Left Blossom Hill Rd
32. Right Los Gatos Blvd (mile 40)
33. Left Alpine Ave.
Phew!

The Lord of the Rings Ride

Ride Description:
40 miles with hills
Start in Solana Beach and ride East via Del Dios Hwy to Escondido.
Return via Harmony Grove and Elfin Forest, then south on Hwy 101 by the coast.
voted one of U.S. best rides by Bicycling magazine

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/ca/solana%20beach/423129252532431312

Route Slip:
1. Start from Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach.
2. Head east on Lomas Santa Fe.
3. Becomes Linea del Cielo (mile 3).
4. Becomes Paseo Delicias (mile 6).
5. Becomes Del Dios Hwy (mile 7).
6. Left on Citracado Pkwy in Escondido (mile 14.5).
7. Right on Avenida del Diablo (mile 15).
8. Quick Left on Hale Ave.
9. Quick Left on Harmony Grove Rd.
10. Quick Left to stay on Harmony Grove Rd at Enterprise St.
11. Left to stay on Harmony Grove Rd at Kauana Loa (mile 16).
12. Becomes Elfin Forest Rd (mile 21).
13. Left on San Elijo Rd (mile 23).
**Good bathroom, water, and food stop at coffee shop in San Elijo Hills**
14. Left on Rancho Santa Fe Rd (mile 25).
15. Right on La Costa Rd (mile 27).
16. Left on Hwy 101 (in South Carlsbad) (mile 31).
17. Return to start on Hwy 101 (end at mile 38).