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Ride Information
  • Rides leave promptly at times listed. Arrive 5-10 minutes early.
  • Helmets are required on all rides
  • All rides will start as listed in the ride schedule, weather permitting
  • At all destination (except Frank Rains Park) we normally stop and eat breakfast or a snack. Knights Ferry and La Grange have a great pancake breakfast. Bloomingcamps has great pies and snacks. Riverbank and Ripon, we go to a cafe'.
  • The starting times and distances on each ride allow different levels of riders to arrive at the destinations at approximately the same time.
*All rides subject to cancellation due to weather
*All weekday 5:30 PM rides - APR-SEPT.
*All year round bring headlight when dark.
Ride Class:
*Pace ratings are based on level ground, non-paceline speeds. Actual speeds may vary up or down slightly due to terrain and weather conditions.
Pace Varies
Good for families with young children. Riding down in La Loma Park on bicycle trail.
Slow Leisurely
10 - 12mph - Good for families with children over 12 or as introductory ride. Regroups often as necessary; waits for slower riders; no one gets dropped.
Moderate
12 - 15mph - Beginning to good riders. Regroups every 5 to 8 miles; waits for slower riders; no one gets dropped.
Brisk
16 - 20mph - Experienced riders. Regroups every 10 to 12 miles; may require paceline riding; waits for slower riders.
Fast
21 +m.p.h. - Strong to very strong riders. Requires paceline riding; may regroup every 15 to 20 miles; but no obligation to wait.
Ride Terrain Key
VE Mostly flat, very slight rolling hills; 50-100ft of climbing.
E More rolling hills; 100-300ft of climbing.
MOD Rolling hills; 800ft of 3-5% grade.
HARD Rolling hills; 800ft of 3-5% grade with an additional 800ft of 7-12% grade.
Ride Abbreviation Key:
CL - County line at top of Del Puerto Canyon.
ELP- East LaLoma Park off El Vista
FR - Frank Raines Park in Del Puerto Canyon.
KF - Knight's Ferry
LG - La Grange
MC - Marie Callender's parking lot; corner of Sylvan & Coffee, Modesto.
MJCE - MJC East Campus, Coldwell Ave, in front of gym (See mjcnoonride.org)
OAK - Parking lot, general store. Corner of River Rd. & Hwy 120, Oakdale.
PAT - Sperry Rd and Rogers at I-5, by Jack-in-the-Box.
RFS - Roberts Ferry School, Waterford
(8mi past Waterford on Hwy 132)
RIPS - Ripon, Stouffer Park (take E. Main exit of Hwy 99, go east to Manley Rd.,turn left)
RIPW - Ripon, Weston School (1600 Stanley Dr. take Ruess off W Ripon Rd., west of Jack Tone )
SN - Hills around Snelling.
STEW - Corner of Stewart Rd. and Grove Pointe. Go north on McHenry. Approx 1 mile past Ladd, turn left on Stewart. Park on Grove Pointe.
TB Loop - Tim Bell Loop
TL Loop- Turlock Lake Loop
TLK- Parking lot of Turlock Lake. (Take Hwy 132 to Waterford. Turn right on Hickman Rd. Go 1.1 miles, turn left on Lake Road. Go approximately 10 miles, park in Turlock Lake parking lot.
WFD - Parking lot of Ace Hardware at the corner of Yosemite and F Street, Waterford.
WL Loop- Woodward Lake Loop

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