49 mi, 4 M, 3789 ft; San Felipe,Las Animas,Hellyer/Hassler

This is a moderate 50 mile training ride with a few challenging, but not too steep, hills to build endurance for one of the longer Tierra Bella routes. This bigger hills come early in this ride.
After a two mile warmup we will take on the mellow 5 mile climb up San Felipe Rd, then a quiet and scenic out and back on Las Animas Rd before summiting the backside of Metcalf. We'll take a brief rest stop (water/restrooms) at the motorcycle park before descending Metcalf and heading north, over Hassler and up to a loop through Alum Rock Park. We then head back to the start.
Regroup at summits. No one left behind. Start/end at Fowler Creek Park in east San Jose. Start location: Fowler Creek Park, San Jose, CA [Route/Map]