We are a group of guys (and gals) who have organized to ride (usually) twice a week, mostly on local paved trails, mostly on flat land, typically of about 20 miles round trip, for the purposes of fun and exercise. The typical ride includes a stop for coffee and comeraderie. All bikes are welcome new bikes, old bikes, clunky bikes, racing bikes (as long as you dont race), mountain bikes, dual sport bikes, tandem bikes, recumbent bikes.
If you are interested in joining this group, send email to: j_stratakos@yahoo.com
To view the upcoming ride schedule: ride calendar
Coyote Creek Trail - April, 2020
At Bird Rock on 17 Mile Drive in Pacific Grove (Claire, Tony,
Wate, Frances, Deb, John, Bill, Dave)
At Coyote Creek Country Club (John, Jim, Bill, Wate, Dave, Tony,
Chris, Deb, Jerry)
At Morgan Hill Starbucks (Joel, Scott, John, Dave, Wate, Tony, Frances, Jim, Deb)
Jim Brady |
Lou Figone |
John Stratakos |
Tony Taylor |
Wate Bakker |
Dave Roberts |
Deb Siedband
& Frances Wilson |
Bill Johnston |
Susan Brown |
Claire
Hintergard |
Deb Siedband |
Gretchen
Greco |
John Riehm |
Steve Ford |
Jerry De St Paer |
NAME | STEED | |
1 | Jim Brady | Specialized mountain bike, 40lbs |
2 | Lou Figone | Trek 7300 dual sport, silver, 3x8 Shimano gears, front shocks, spd pedals, 38lbs |
3 | John Stratakos | Trek 8.5 DS (dual sport), dark blue, , 3x9 Shimano gears, front shocks, disc brakes, 53.3cm, 32lbs |
4 | Tony Taylor | Trek 8.5 DS (dual sport), stealth black, 3x9 Shimano gears, SPD pedals, front & back shocks, disc brakes, 57cm, 33lbs |
5 | Wate Bakker | Specialized, fire engine red, carbon forks, 2x9 gears, 27lbs |
6 | Dave Roberts | Bianchi Giro road bike, blue, 20lbs |
7 | Deb Siedband | Cannondale Synapse, carbon 105, 22 speeds, 18.4 pounds, Shimano components, black/white/berserker-green |
8 | Bill Johnston | Navara Strada, grey with blue trim, 3x9 Shimano gears, spd pedals, carbon fibre fork, 25lbs |
9 | Susan Brown | |
10 | Claire Hintergard | Specialized, purple, carbon forks, 2x9 gears, 27lbs |
11 | Frances Wilson | Trek 300, silver & black, 33lbs |
12 | John Riehm | Trek 8.4 DS (dual sport), color: blue ink, 3x9 Shimanno Deore gears, front shocks, dics brakes, 53.3cm, 31lbs |
13 | Steve Ford | |
14 | Jerry De St Paer | Bianchi Talladega road bike, 631/525 steel frame with carbon fibre forks, drop handle bars, biachi green, 3x9 gears, 21lbs |
15 | Paul Hartrey | |
16 | Greg Tucker | |
17 | Gretchen Greco | Specialized, 2x10 gears, light weight |
Coyote Creek Trail to Coyote Creek Golf Course (18 miles)
Sportsplex > Malech >
Country Club (20 miles)
Coyote Creek Trail to Morgan Hill (30 miles)
Coyote Creek Trail to Morgan Hill (20 miles)
Basking Ridge > Morgan Hill
(20 miles)
Guadalupe Creek Trail (18 miles)
Los Gatos Creek Trail (18 miles)
Pacific Grove, 17 Mile Drive (17 miles)
Stevens Creek Trail (15 miles)
Chynoweth > Los Alamitos
Trail
Directions to trailhead:
- Go over the hill on Silver Creek Rd.
- R on Hellyer Ave.
- L on Embedded Way
- Go to end of the road, and left into the Sportplex parking lot
- Dropped pin: http://goo.gl/maps/T7amE
Ride description:
This is our regular Tuesday ride. Starting at the Sportsplex,
we take the Coyote Creek Trail all the way to the turn-off to
the golf course for coffee at the country club. Typical ride time
is 40 to 50 minutes each way.
Sportsplex
> Malech > Country Club
Directions to trailhead:
- Go over the hill on Silver Creek Rd.
- R on Hellyer Ave.
- L on Embedded Way
- Go to end of the road, and left into Club Sport parking lot
- Dropped pin: http://goo.gl/maps/T7amE
Ride description:
This ride is a variation of our usual ride to the Coyote Creek
Country Club. Due to the heavy rains this year (2017) there is
flooding on part of the trail. To get around the flooded section,
we jump off the trail at Metcalf Rd, go over the 101 freeway and
then an immediate right onto the frontage road - Melach Rd. After
a mild hill, we turn right onto Bailey Rd and go back over 101
and back onto the trail.
on the trail |
on the trail |
Coyote Ranch |
Coyote Ranch |
OH! Claire Bridge |
OH! Claire Bridge |
OH! Claire Bridge |
a painful backstop |
fish ladder
... with no water |
Really? no fishing! |
as water level
lowers ... |
... things start
to re-appear |
newly walled
in PG&E facility |
stop along the
trail |
coyote on the
golf course |
country club
viewed from the golf course |
Ah! Coffee at
Coyote Creek Country Club |
Directions to trailhead:
- Go over the hill on Silver Creek Rd.
- R on Hellyer Ave.
- L on Embedded Way
- Go to end of the road, and left into Club Sport parking lot
- Dropped pin: http://goo.gl/maps/T7amE
Ride description:
On This ride, we start from the same location as the previous ride, only instead of stopping at the Coyote Creek Golf Course, we continue on another 5 miles into Morgan Hill where we stop at Starbucks for coffee.
Directions to trailhead:
- Go over the hill on Silver Creek Valley Rd.
- L Hellyer Ave
- R Silicon Valley Blvd / Bernal Rd
- R Monterey Hwy ramp
- L Monterey Hwy
- L Menard Dr
- R Forsum Rd
- basketball courts on left, park in street
- Go over the hill on Silver Creek Valley Rd.
- L Hellyer Ave
- Straight at Silicon Valley Blvd (road becomes Basking Ridge)
- Parking
lot is on the right (after almost a mile)
left to golf course .... right
to Morgan Hill |
on the trail |
an interesting bridge |
tank |
look out for blue horses |
lake |
Santa Clara County Model Aircraft
Skypark |
mechanics on the runway |
nice model |
model under repair |
chicken coup? |
where did all the chickens go? |
french plum tree |
plums |
coffee break |
Directions to trailhead:
- Take 101 North
- 280 > 87 north
- exit Taylor
- L on Taylor
- R on Irene St
- Dropped Pin: http://goo.gl/maps/4E0cl
Ride description:
- start from San Jose on Guadalupe River Trail to Alviso
- return via San Thomas Aquino Creek Trail, around Levi's stadium
- stop for coffee at Peets, Rivermark
SJC Airport |
silver mammoth |
silver mammoth, Deb, Tony |
on the trail |
on the trail |
on the trail |
Alviso junk
yard |
Alviso harbor |
Alviso harbor |
Alviso harbor |
rest stop on
Gold Street, Alviso |
high tech in
San Jose |
high tech in
San Jose |
yes! the trail
goes by entrance to Levi's |
ready for Super
Bowl 50 |
coffee at River
Mark Peets |
see the blue
heron? |
... start and
end at the Heritage Rose Garden |
Directions to trailhead:
- 101 to 280 north
- take Southwest Expry exit
- turn left at Fruitvale
- turn right at Meridian
- turn right at Willow
- drive to end of Willow, park next to the trail
- should take 20 to 30 minutes
- dropped
pin: http://goo.gl/maps/6VE7Q
Ride description:
- 16 miles round trip
- mostly flat, follows flow
of creek upstream going toward Los Gatos
- ride goes through Vasona
Park, and around the lake
- some steep (but short)
sections at over/underpasses
- may need to walk some
over/underpasses if congested
- must watch out for traffic
- pedestrians, cyclists, dogs, strollers, etc.
- one block on street to/from
coffee shop (can walk if necessary)
- coffee at Purple Onion,
Main St, Los Gatos
at the trail
head |
above Lake Vasona
- Wate & Jim |
along the trail |
coffee at Purple
Onion - Wate & Tony |
Directions to trailhead:
park in the street, near: 702 Pine Ave, Pacific Grove, CA
93950
Dropped pin:
http://goo.gl/maps/Xkw2S
Ride Description:
- start in Pacific Grove at Park St & Pine Ave, park on Pine Ave on the street
- go uphill on Pine Ave
- turn left onto 17 mile drive
- at Pacific Grove Gate, go around on bike trail on the right
- follow 17 mile drive along the coast
- Bird Rock is a good place to stop for viewing, and rest rooms
- continue on 17 mile drive to the Lodge at Pebble Beach, where there is a shop for souvenirs, lunch, coffee. From there you can walk or ride a short distance down the hill to the 18th hole at PB. There is also a deck there overlooking the ocean.
- return by retracing the way we came.
Bird Rock |
the group at Bird Rock |
Pebble Beach 18th hole |
view from 18th
hole |
view from 18th hole |
the group at
the 18th hole |
Directions to trailhead:
- go N on 101
- go N on 280
- go N on 85
- exit at El Camino and turn right
- turn right onto Dale Ave
- park on the right when you see the ramp up to the trail
Dropped Pin: http://goo.gl/maps/nixQo
Ride Description:
We start where the trail begins, near El Camino and hwy 85. It's about an 8 mile ride to Shoreline Lake (all on paved trail) where we can have coffee at the Lakeside Cafe. We'll do some of the trails around Shoreline, then return. Starting at 9:30 to avoid the worst of the commute traffic, we should get back home about 12:30 or 1pm.
963
Chynoweth Ave, San Jose, CA 95136
Dropped pin: https://goo.gl/maps/KCmZ9JwbWRD2
The
ride starts on Guadalupe River trail. This is where Guadalupe
RIver begins as the outflow from Lake Almaden. You go a couple
of miles on Guadalupe trail, then go around Almaden Lake, onto
Los Alamitos Creek trail which parallels the creek which flows
into Lake Almaden. The trail ends Harry Rd, near Almaden Quicksilver
County Park.
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