Originally Posted by Heathpack

Really, this is uncommon? We do this kind of thing all the time. Maybe it is the %grade you find doubtful? I am just glancing down from time to time at my Garmin, sometimes it says 3%, sometimes 8%, but mostly it seems to say 5%. But I dont honestly know what the true ave %grade is for the climb. Sorry if I got some of these numbers wrong. I should have just said "it was a long but not too steep climb, a good test ride for the bike.". Which was all I really meant. The 3300 ft btw was for both climbs, plus all the little sub climbs. Not for the first approx 25 mi climb.

This particular one: start at LBS, head north on Santa Clara bike path, join Soledad Cyn road and take it out of town, then left onto Aqua Dulce Canyon Rd. Take that into Aqua Dulce, stop at the store, then continue on to Sierra Hwy, which you can take back into town for a nice 15 mi down hill.



Great ride.

H