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Join us on a ride to Starbucks/Beach Hut Deli in Gold River. This route departs from Big Lots parking lot at 9:00am. For your consideration this route travels through the canal tunnel. Inclement weather may cancel ride. This is a newly created route to a familiar location. Please download from RWGPS link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45836822

Join us for a ride to Gunther‘s for ice cream. Gunther‘s-3A https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45504900

Breakfast or just a coffee stop is what you can do. This is an easy ride to enjoy friends on a morning ride. I will sweep the coffee drinkers but will be at Five Points until all riders return. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20799713

We‘ll traverse Land Park, Old Sac, Discovery Park and the suburban streets of Natomas on this route that stops at the Bella Bru in the Natomas Park shopping center near Del Paso Rd. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44503726 Note: Registration deadline is 12 hours prior to the ride start.

April Club Meeting

Start at 10 AM. The ride is a loop with no mid-point stop, but optional lunch at Dos Coyotes or (?) after the ride. Route: *FRA ER GN 24 Trail, https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36027835, 24 miles, 1200 feet of climbing. In the tradition of Folsom Roundabout, you can ride from House of Mules to the Fish Hatchery and back before or after the core ride and record 31 miles. There is no route sheet for this additional loop. More loops may be added at the discretion of the Ride Leader.

We‘ll cruise down to Clarksburg and then work our way southwest to Courtland Rd, thence making a beeline back to the river and our stop for the day. Steamboat Landing is located on the west shore at the mouth of Steamboat Slough, about a mile south of Courtland. While the venue formerly offered snacks, it‘s changed hands and now serves up Chinese cuisine--but you can still just grab a drink before hitting the road again. Opening time is 11:30; the ride leaves at 10. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44714158 Note: Registration deadline is 12 hours prior to the ride start.

This will be the 30th Sacramento Bike Hiker Party Pardee ride out of Ione, CA. The theme this year is "It‘s Party Time." As the first major metric century of the season, Party Pardee offers a very popular ride and is a premier cycling event in Northern California. Registration is required and opens January 1, 2024.

To participate you must register for the event. To register, please go to https://bikehikers.com/partypardee and click on the REGISTER button. Ignore the statement at the bottom of this entry that states "Registration is not required" --- that is just a technical glitch.

The beautiful views up here in Auburn always make the climbing easier! We roll thru Newcastle and Auburn hills and Enjoy the ARC Overlook. Short stop at Pour Choice. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43912308

Enjoy springtime in the city as we ride through Sacramento neighborhoods to arrive at Temple Coffee located at 42nd and H Street. If it is a cool spring day enjoy a warm drink if it is a warm day enjoy one of their refreshing drinks. This 31-mile ride has a difficulty rating of E. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44334335

Please join me as we ride to the Aviator Cafe at the Executive Airport. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43772285

From Barrio (South Hills) we head to the Yolo Causeway for a visit to Cafe Bernardo in the quaint town of Davis. This is essentially an out-and-back route but with a few detours. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40693422 Note: Registration deadline is 12 hours prior to the ride start.

Join us for a moderately hilly ride from Maidu Park in Roseville to Bru Coffee House in downtown Loomis. The short route stays on the rollers in Loomis basin and is 34 miles with ~1200 ft climbing (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41538053). The long route does both climbs on Sierra College and then the hills on English Colony Way all the way to Taylor Rd. It’s about 39 miles with nearly 2000 ft climbing (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41538044). Both routes are the same after the rest stop. I will sweep the short route.

Start at 10 AM. The ride is a loop with no mid-point stop, but optional lunch at Dos Coyotes or (?) after the ride. Route: *FRA ER GN 24 Trail, https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36027835, 24 miles, 1200 feet of climbing. In the tradition of Folsom Roundabout, you can ride from House of Mules to the Fish Hatchery and back before or after the core ride and record 31 miles. There is no route sheet for this additional loop. More loops may be added at the discretion of the Ride Leader.

We‘ll head to the wilds of East Sac to a quaint little mom-‘n‘-pop market-cum-cafe that offers a secluded patio where we can park the bikes and have a coffee/tea and a bit of a nosh. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40752080 Note: Registration deadline is 12 hours prior to the ride start.

A ride from Gold River to Bel Air Broadstone 9AM start Route Name: *Bel Air Broadstone-3A (return via North side of Lake Natoma) URL: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26413266

37th Annual Bike around the Buttes: Pack up your bikes and head out to Sutter, Ca for our annual ride. Tour the old stage coach route from Sutter to Meridian, then head north thru the majestic Sutter Buttes mountain range. Our routes include a 20, 40, 70 and 100 mile ride. These routes unveil rolling hills, little elevation change and long stretches of beautiful countryside. The 100 and 70 mile routes add a trek by the Sacramento River. Enjoy our finishline meal (meal for non participants only $9) and a beer from our Beer Garden(ID needed to purchase alcohol). Massage therapy of your choice for a donation. There will be a live band and vendors so come and have some fun!! https://www.bikeride.com/events/bike-around-the-buttes-2024 It looks like the rain is coming in early Saturday. This ride will happen rain or shine, but I am not going to be at the start. If you do the ride, please email, text or call me to tell me you did the ride and give me your mileage. Stay dry! John Hax email:jhax@att.net cell#: 916-335-4525

East Sac‘s answer to Whitey‘s Jolly Kone is Cookie‘s Drive in, a modest take-out-only joint near CSUS that‘s been serving up fancy burgers and arguably the area‘s best, thickest shakes for 65 years. As with Whitey‘s, Cookie‘s opens at 11, so the ride leaves at 9:30. The route loops through Land Park, Downtown and East Sac before returning via Meadowview and the Pocket. The route has been slightly modified and has a new catalog number. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45671201 Note: Registration deadline is 12 hours prior to the ride start.

Grade: D26/C45/C64 with B hills. This is the Party Pardee Pre-Ride for the volunteers who are working Party Pardee on April 6. Services are a bit scarce along the routes, so please be prepared and self-sufficient with fluids, food, and supplies since there are no official food stops. On the long route services are available at mile 14, mile 29, and again at mile 48 in Valley Springs. Rain or threat of rain cancels the ride. Meet at the Howard Park parking lot in Ione. Long Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26810181 Mark Munguia Ride Leader/Sweeper at ave 14-15 mph Medium Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42290852 Carolyn Lewis Ride Leader/Sweeper Short Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26810225 Barbara Lane Ride Leader/Sweeper

Your choice Coffee Republic, Julian‘s Bakery or McDonalds for coffee and sweets https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38531061

Downtown and Beyond ride to Barrio‘s in South Land Park Barrio South Land Park-2A https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46147089

Easy ride from Gold River up Gold Country Blvd to the Fish Hatchery to pick up the bike trail. The 20 mile riders will take a break @ Wm Pond Park before returning to Gold River. 26 is cross at Sunrise and Gold Country and down to Sac. State walking bridge. The 31 mile route goes to the Guy West Bridge then returns to Gold River. There are options for lunch or coffee after the ride. The sign OUT clipboard will be at the wonderful family owned Beach Hut Restaurant next to Starbucks since I‘ll be doing the long ride.

We‘ll ride a mix of trails and streets to a breakfast stop at the 49er Diner (AKA Silver Skillet), 49er Travel Plaza (truck stop) near I-5 @ W. El Camino. Bring a lock. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42739740 Note: Registration deadline is 12 hours prior to the ride start.

Starting at 5pts, join us as we ride to the 49er Diner (formerly Silver Skillet). There is only one route which I will be sweeeping. RWGPS route: 49er Diner-2A (using wooded bike trail) - 400 feet climbing RWGPS link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46234325

Start at 10 AM. The ride is a loop with no mid-point stop, but optional lunch at Dos Coyotes or (?) after the ride. Route: *FRA ER GN 24 Trail, https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36027835, 24 miles, 1200 feet of climbing. In the tradition of Folsom Roundabout, you can ride from House of Mules to the Fish Hatchery and back before or after the core ride and record 31 miles. There is no route sheet for this additional loop. More loops may be added at the discretion of the Ride Leader.

Up the trail to Karen‘s Bakery for coffee and sweet treats 2 routes short https://ridewithgps.com/routes/23646212 Long https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20799742

Early last year Husick‘s Taproom changed hands for at least the third time since it first began operation, and after being shuttered for months it reopened in early July unbeknownst to me. The former BBQ joint has switched to pizza, but there‘s still decent beer on draft. So, I‘m bringing back rides to Husick‘s, but with a revamped route that now starts at Barrio instead of Windbridge/Rush River. This is an easy route of moderate length that travels familiar roads in the Greenhaven/Pocket and Clarksburg areas, and starts relatively late to accommodate Husick‘s opening time of 11. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44796871 Note: Registration deadline is 12 hours prior to the ride start.

Let‘s get out to Park Dr in Rocklin and set a baseline for improvements over the year. I will sweep the 39 mile route. The difference between the 39 and 41 mile routes is the climb up the last part of Park. There is also an option for about 33 miles that will be noted on the cue sheets for both other options with either RWGPS route for the return being able to be used from that point. 39 and 41 miles routes are below and on the club site under my name. No - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45388619 Yes - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45388633

Formerly known as my English Hills ride, this ride goes from Winters to Vacaville through the English Hills. The rest stop is at the Pure Grain Bakery in downtown Vacaville. Due to a road closure on Cantelow Rd. the direction of the long route has been reversed so that you climb Cantelow Rd. from the back side (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45945311). The distance is still about 44 miles with 2,000 ft climbing. The short route has not changed and goes around the English Hills in a clockwise direction staying on the lower rollers in the English Hills. It’s 36 miles with 1060 ft climbing (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41429095). The two routes split on Putah Creek Rd after crossing the bridge out of Winters, so you need to decide early on which route you’re doing. A number of us go to Steady Eddy’s or Hooby’s Brewing in downtown Winters after the ride for lunch and a recovery drink ;-).

A ride from Gold River to Posh Bagel in Folsom 9AM start from Gold River Short route will be swept Short Route (C31 1,230 ft) Route Name: *Posh Bagel-3C (up Iron Pt, return via Beals Point & north side of Lake Natoma) URL: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45846011 Short route may be shortened to 27.8 miles by skipping leg from bottom of Folsom Lake Crossing to Beals Point Long Route (B34 2,084 ft) Name: *Posh Bagel-3B (Loop thru EDH) URL: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45121834

Please come join me as we ride from Glenn Hall to Effie Yaw Nature Centre, then continue on streets to La Bou on Fair Oaks. There is both inside and outside seating available. We will be returning on streets until William Pond, then catching the ARBT back to Glenn Hall. The grade on this ride is D- https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46178042

Easy ride from Gold River up Gold Country Blvd to the Fish Hatchery to pick up the bike trail. The 20 mile riders will take a break @ Wm Pond Park before returning to Gold River. 26 is crossing at light Sunrise and Gold Country and down to Sac. State walking bridge.The 31 mile route goes to the Guy West Bridge then returns to Gold River. There are options for lunch or coffee after the ride.

Ride through some different neighborhoods on this 29-mile D-ride. New to the Bike Hikers but this restaurant on El Camino Ave. is a long-time favorite in the Park Hill Estates neighborhood. Flap Jackets 1A https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46073449

Ostensibly named after the nearby Tallac Village neighborhood, today‘s destination at 60th St. and 14th Ave. is actually in the Tahoe Park area just to the north. Village Drive In is one of three old-school roadside diners within easy riding distance of Barrio (the others being East Sac‘s Cookie‘s Drive In and Whitey‘s Jolly Kone in old West Sac). All three offer similar fare that‘s neither a gourmet nor a particularly healthful throwback to the days when nobody on this side of the Pacific even heard of tofu. In addition to the typical shakes and burgers, it‘s rumored that Village offers some vegetarian options, although I could not confirm this. But who goes there for brussels sprouts anyway? Since the drive in opens at 11, the ride leaves at 10. Note: Registration deadline is 12 hours prior to the ride start.

Start at 10 AM. The ride is a loop with no mid-point stop, but optional lunch at Dos Coyotes or (?) after the ride. Route: *FRA ER GN 24 Trail, https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36027835, 24 miles, 1200 feet of climbing. In the tradition of Folsom Roundabout, you can ride from House of Mules to the Fish Hatchery and back before or after the core ride and record 31 miles. There is no route sheet for this additional loop. More loops may be added at the discretion of the Ride Leader.

Meet at the 5 Points Shopping Center , 9:00 AM, Friday April 26 for a rolling hills 26 mile Carmichael/Fair Oaks ride for donuts at the Donut Stop on Hazel/Winding Way. Route sheets will be provided and I will sweep. Be prepared for riding on a variety of road conditions and traffic levels. Expect more turns than you would imagine or maybe you can imagine them! Larry Robinson pinkdoglarry@gmail.com 916-213-1799

Following essentially the same route as we would to Carol‘s, we‘ll do a loop through the Clarksburg area and wend our way north to downtown West Sac and this little corner cafe that features plein air seating amid a variety of fruit trees. The route has been revised to eliminate the currently closed levee trail and shortened by three miles. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43899478 Note: Registration deadline is 12 hours prior to the ride start.

For our first Friday Night Fun ride we will do the traditional Tuesday Night route to make sure we can still ride a bike. We will ride from Gold River to William Pond with an option to continue to Watt Ave for extra miles. This is a fast paced no sweep ride. We will regroup at the bathrooms at the park. **All night rides depart from the Bel Air side of the parking lot

A street ride out to Coffee Republic or Julian‘s - your call but both include treats and chat time with your friends. Route here and on the club site under my name. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46264124

Chico Wildflower Century riders can choose from 7 route options designed for riders at all ages, stages, and abilities. Your registration includes a custom Specialized water bottle, fully loaded rest stops, SAG support, and a delicious post-ride meal and dessert. Sierra Nevada has previously brewed the Wildflower IPA to be on tap during the event. Early-registration for the Wildflower ends Mid February. https://www.wildflowercentury.org/

The May is Bike Month Kickoff Event is at Riverfront & Mill Sts. W. Sacramento Breathe Bike Rodeo will be the starting celebration for all things bike in May! SIGN UP NOW !! https://www.lovetoride.net/sacregion Enter Sacramento Bike/Hikers as your club Blender bikes, the bike repair van and mechanics, e bike test rides, mural rides, bike month swag and more. Music by Bike Party Please wear your BIKE HIKER jerseys to show our club support. This will be a NO SWEEP RIDE so riders take their time enjoying the festival or lunch downtown. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45744743

Heading up to Folsom for morning coffee at the Bel Air off Broadstone. A nice patio to visit with friends. Peet’s Coffee inside the Bel Air. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29995030

Easy ride from Gold River up Gold Country Blvd to the Fish Hatchery to pick up the bike trail. The 20 mile riders will take a break @ Wm Pond Park before returning to Gold River. 26 is crossing at Sunrise and Gold Country light and down to Sac. State walking bridge. The 31 mile route goes to the Guy West Bridge then returns to Gold River. There are options for lunch or coffee after the ride.