Pre-registration for Nonmembers
Pre-registration for this event is mandatory.
Leader: Terri Bimes (510) 697-1400
Leader: Abigail Cotton (949) 929-3714 text
Leader: Stephen Cotton (949) 929-6439 text
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
Mandatory pre-registration
Come join Team Epic Climb as we climb Pine Mountain and Geysers in Sonoma County on Saturday. Sonoma County is beautiful. If the climbs don't take your breath away, the scenery will. We'd love for you to join us.
Things to bring: 1. Sense of Adventure 2. Food and water 3. Lots of clothing layers. This is our first time doing this route. We know there are bathrooms at the start and the end of the ride. But we are unsure what the bathroom situation is mid-ride. Also make sure to bring your lunch and two bottles of water.
This ride will have a TM, T, and a TM/M option:
TM Pace: Terri and Anne Schonfield will be leading this pace group.
T Pace: Abby Cotton will be riding at a T pace and would love to have T-paced riders join her. This T group will start and regroup with TM, but will expect to ascend at a slower T pace. Please note we expect this to be a beautiful but challenging ride, so you should be a confident climber, ideally having tackled a summit like Mt Diablo or Mt Tam, or have the strong desire to do so.
TM/M Pace: Steve Cotton will be leading the super fast riders.
30% chance of rain cancels. Rain date is Dec. 23rd.
Pine Mountain and Geysers: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45114484
53.4 miles // 5,948 feet of climbing
Start Place: Cloverdale City Park: 450 W 2nd St, Cloverdale, CA 95425 google map link
Meet: 9:00 a.m.
Roll: 9:15 a.m.
**Registration is mandatory -- so that we know you are coming. Plus, if it looks like rain on Saturday, we can more easily contact you.
More Information about Pine Mountain and the Geysers Climbs (Taken from various websites):
Pine Mountain
Ride 4.9 miles gaining 2,020’ at 7.4% average grade.
This is a very scenic and challenging climb in northern Sonoma County beginning at the eastern edge of Cloverdale. Though it’s beautiful year round, we recommend it most highly in the springtime. The most difficult section of the climb comes at the beginning (first mile at 11% and the first 2½ miles are 9.1%). The Pine Mountain climb is ranked #7 in Sonoma County.
Geysers Road South
This one is ALL climb - 8.7% gaining 1,840' with 0 descent! 61% (2.5 miles) of the climb is at 5-10% grade, and 31% (1.2 miles) is at 10-15%. The gradient profile does not register above 15%, but, according to my Garmin (unless I was hallucinating . . . a possibility ) the grade does briefly hit 16%. The steepest quarter-mile is 12.4% and steepest continuous mile 9.6%.
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