Ride Like a Girl is heading to the seaside for September, to the lovely and challenging trails at Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz. Join ride leader Rebecca Lewington on September 17th at 8:30am at Humble Sea Brewing at 820 Swift St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. This will give us plenty of time to sign in, go over how the rides work and answer any questions you might have before rolling out at 9am.
Sign up at https://www.meetup.com/bicycletrailscouncil/events/288046298/
This unusual start point has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Rebecca’s love of hazy IPAs, but will give us a two-mile flat warm-up along the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail before we enter Wilder Ranch proper for a singletrack smorgasbord.
Our route will be a bit longer than usual at nearly 19 miles, but with only a bit more than 2,000 feet of climbing, it won’t be all that strenuous. Parts of these trails would probably be too challenging for beginner riders, but intermediate and up riders are likely to have a most excellent time.
As always, 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.
Please bring your mountain bike, obviously, in good working condition. (No ebikes, please. Ride Like a Girl is strictly analog.) 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.
And please consider joining BTCEB! We are much more than a group that puts on rides. BTCEB tirelessly advocates for better bike access on trails in the East Bay and we need your support.
If you have questions, please comment at the signup link and we’ll get right back to you.
