Saturday December 18th – 8:30AM to Noon
Meet at Highland Way Parking Lot in Los Gatos 95033
The pre-holiday edition of our women’s ride series will be a bit more adventurous than usual: we’re going to venture into the depths of the Santa Cruz Mountains and ride Soquel Demonstration Forest. The mission of Ride Like a Girl is to have fun, learn new trails and meet other women who love to mountain bike. We’ll take care of you: these are no-stress rides where no one is left behind.
Join ride leader Rebecca Lewington on Saturday, December 18th at 8:30am in the parking lot off of Highland Way. We’ll roll at 9am, which will give us plenty of time to sign in and go over the ride. The dirt road up to the parking lot is rather rough. If you’re not sure your vehicle is up to it, park on Highland Way and ride the very short distance up to meet us.
The payoff for making the trek will be perhaps the finest singletrack in the Bay Area, the famed Flow Trail.
Our route will cover 14 miles with 2,000 feet of climbing. Please note that this ride is not suitable for beginners. Intermediate riders will be fine, but should be prepared to walk a couple of short, rocky sections of the Ridge Trail which are tricky even for experienced riders. The flow trail itself is not technical, just an unbelievable amount of fun!
Please bring your mountain bike, obviously, in good working condition. (No ebikes are permitted at Demo.) Whether you’re running tubeless tires or not, please make sure you have a spare inner tube to fit your wheels, plenty of water and some food for the trail. If it’s wet, which none of us should complain about, we’ll postpone.
We usually hang out for a while after the ride, so bring along your favorite beverages and snacks if you feel like it.
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