Ride Sunday 3/1 to Dove Mountain and the Ritz
Details
Starbucks at La Cholla and Orange Grove
to Dove Mountain and the Ritz
Meet 7:45 am, wheels up 8am
Distance: 36.26 miles
Elevation Gain: 1818 ft
https://www.strava.com/routes/3124126121603606746
Start Location: Starbucks on Orange Grove and La Cholla 6363 N. La Cholla Blvd.
NOTE: The Starbucks parking lot can be full and chaotic. Suggest that on weekends park in front of the medical office buildings adjacent to Starbucks.
Directions: North on La Cholla, L on Tangerine, R on Dove Mountain, all the way to end of Dove Mountain (turn around at park), L to Ritz and back down to Dove Mountain, L on Moore, R Camino del Oeste, L on Tangerine, R on La Cholla back to Starbucks on Orange Grove.
Regroup, water and bathroom stop: Speedway gas station on Tangerine and Twin Peaks.
Longer Route featuring the Tunnel
https://www.strava.com/routes/3124131256225808602
40 miles
Elevation gain: 1935 ft
When heading East on Moore, go past Camino Del Oeste, turn L on Thornydale, go through tunnel, ride up to gatehouse at Saguaro Ranch, turn around and take Thornydale to Tangerine. L on Tangerine and follow the route back to Starbucks
