Cycling for the Arthritis Foundation: Training Ride: 7/19 Old La Honda Road to Tunitas Creek via Pescadero

On July 19, the Arthritis Foundation had a training ride that covered some classic cycling territory. We began on Canada Road, just off highway 92. There were different length loops available. Four of us took the long route. We rode Canada Road into Woodside. If I get rich one day, I might like to live here! We made our way to the climb up Old La Honda Road. Although it was a warm day, the road was mostly shaded. Lots of folks were out riding up the road as well. After reaching the top, we continued across Skyline and down the other side. Nice to have a fabulous decent after all that climbing.

We took 84 briefly to get to Pescadero Road. I've never been on that road and found there were was some bonus climbing here that I hadn't expected. Beautiful terrain. We made a water stop at a state park after the climbing and continued to Stage Road. We stopped in Pecadero at Arcangeli Grocery for sandwiches we arrived just before the crowds, so we got a nice picnic table in the back.

After a good lunch, we took on the rolling hills of Stage Road to highway 1. It was just a short distance on the highway and then we turned on to Tunitas Creek, the last major climb of the ride. It's a good thing the surroundings are so beautiful and shady, it makes the climbing more manageable.

We regrouped at Skyline and headed down Kings Mountain Road into Woodside and back on to Canada Raod. Rollers all the way back to the start. Fortunately, the often present headwind was quite mild.