Reno-Tahoe Pedalers

This ride starts at the Bartley Ranch Regional Park near the old schoolhouse pictured.

We head south over windy hill and then after 2 miles we head up Dryden, Fairview and Lamay to Ventana. We take a small loop off Ventana up Marble Canyon and the continue down Ventana to a bit of Zolezzi. We take Thomas Creek down to Twin Oaks, and continue down to Foothill Road. We take Broken hill and South Hills over to lower Zolezzi and continue down to Arrowcreek Parkway. We take Double Diamond and Wilbur May up a couple miles to the South Meadows before returning to Double Diamond. Continuing to Gateway, Patriot and Longley. A loop on Country Estates and continuing up Huffaker to Del Monte, View Crest and Sierra Vista to finish on Lakeside.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52376911
Rating: C+, 21.4 miles, 1093 feet of elevation gain.

NOTE: Check posting 2 hours before ride time for weather-related and other changes. Helmets are required and bikes should be in good working order. Please no ear buds or headphones. Be prepared with a spare tube and pump. Class 2 E-Bikes are not permitted.

This week we have an adventure taking us to the Gold Country area East of Colfax for a ride up the PG&E's Drum Hydroelectric Powerhouse.

The ride begins at the Colfax Railroad Station at 7 North Main Street, Colfax, Ca, 95713. (The Picture above is the statue of Schuyler Colfax Vice President under Ulysses S. Grant near the start, he was Speaker of the House of Representatives under Lincoln and led the passage of the 13th Amendment)

We did this ride two years ago and it was popular and were unable to do this last year due to road repairs.

After the ride we will convene at a local pizzeria for lunch, there are some really good ones in Colfax.

Since most of us will not be familiar with the roads I will describe the terrain. For the first 2.4 miles we descend significantly more than we climb. At mile 2.4 we begin a section where we climb about 1800 feet over about 11 miles. The average grade in this section is about 2.7%. At mile 13.6 we pass Lake Alta. At mile 13.9 We turn onto Drum Powerhouse Road which we follow up to the gate to the powerhouse at mile 19.9. This road is heavily wooded and has about equal amounts of climbing and descent, about 500 feet of each. After reaching the powerhouse we return on the same road and take a break at mile 26.3 at the Alta Store. After leaving the alta store we head out a 3.4 mile journey to Casa Loma. This section has about 600 feet of ascent and 300 feet of descent. We then turn around in Casa Loma (at the railroad tracks). Casa Loma is the highest point of the ride at about 3925 feet of elevation. (Colfax is at about 2425 feet) Retracing backward we proceed back by Lake Alma and descent the same route we ascended until taking an alternate route along Rollins Lake Road and continuing on Norton Grade Road again rejoining our original road out of Colfax for the final 1.5 miles.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52682290
Rating: C+,B-, B, 47.5 Miles, 4597 feet of elevation gain

NOTE: Check posting 2 hours before ride time for weather-related and other changes. Helmets are required and bikes should be in good working order. Please no ear buds or headphones. Be prepared with a spare tube and pump. Class 2 E-Bikes are not permitted.

This Ride Starts at RC Willey's at Steamboat and Veterans

The ride starts South on Veterans Parkway and continues to Curti Ranch where we turn around and head north. We continue to South Meadows where we jump onto the Erica Greif Bike Trail and take it about 6 miles where we catch the Tahoe Pyramid Trail along the Truckee River. We follow this trail for a few miles to Rock Park where we can take a break. We then return in the same trails and Veterans Parkway.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52694186
Rating: C, 25.7 miles, 245 feet of elevation gain.

The picture is of wild horses along the Erica Greif Trail.

NOTE: Check posting 2 hours before ride time for weather-related and other changes. Helmets are required and bikes should be in good working order. Please no ear buds or headphones. Be prepared with a spare tube and pump. Class 2 E-Bikes are not permitted.

RIDE PLACEHOLDER!
This is a placeholder for the summer coffee house ride series. Weather willing, they will begin on April 16, and happen every Wednesday until the end of September. The location and a planned route will be posted the weekend before the ride. Detailed route sheets get handed-out at the start of the ride.

Start times will vary as it warms up, and we'll go earlier. Bad weather (rain, snow, smoke from fires) will cause a cancellation.

Although anyone can attend most of these rides, ONLY official Pedaler members can attend breakfast rides! One of the perks of real membership.

RIDE SERIES DESCRIPTION: The Pedaler Coffee House Rides are designed for those who want a relatively easy, social ride, with the main goal of hanging out for good pastry and espresso after the ride. Most would be rated D/C and are fairly easy. We will depart from a different coffee house or bakery each time. Sometimes, when it warms up and we can start early, we will do breakfast rides.

NOTES: Check posting 2 hours before ride time for weather-related and other changes. Helmets are required and bikes should be in good working order. Please no ear buds or headphones. Be prepared with a spare tube and pump. Class 2 E-Bikes are not allowed.
Ride starting locations and start times vary, but details will be published on Meetup the weekend before the ride.
Please RSVP only if you ARE attending, DO NOT RSVP if you are not attending.
Helmets are required and bikes should be in good working order.
The ride leaves at the posted time. Please be signed in and ready to ride at that time.
Check the Meetup posting a couple of hours before the ride, to make sure that there are no changes.