C+/4 (8000')/82 MT HAMILTON + MINES

📅 Date & Time
Sat, Oct 11, 08:00 AM
📏 Distance
131 km
⛰️ Elevation
2130 m
🔗 Original Posting
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Ride Description

Meet Piaw Na (piaw@gmail.com, 4084804192) and Xiaoqin Ma (maxiaoqin2005@gmail.com) at 8:00 AM at Berryessa BART station (1585 Mabury Rd, San Jose, CA 95133) $3 parking fee for an 8:15AM start. 

This is the option for those who don't like riding out and back. We'll start from the Berryessa BART station, climb Mt Hamilton via Crothers Road, descend the other side and ride over Mines road to Livermore, and return to the start via BART. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52878772. There are snacks at the top of Ht Hamilton and you can have lunch where the Fall Fun Series ride has lunch but as with those other rides you're encouraged to bring your own.

For those who are stronger or too cheap to ride BART, you can turn this into an unsupported century by returning via Calaveras. (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52880972). That adds 20 miles and 1500' to the ride and you can make that decision in Livermore.

One other intriguing option would be to swap car keys with another Western Wheeler doing the FFS ride (note: that other Western Wheeler member would be climbing the steep side of Mt Hamilton!). If you do so, please make sure to know what the other person's car looks like and arrange to swap cars back after the rides! Rain cancels.