Ride: 38.7 / 50.1 / 55.5 Hilly Flexible
Leader: Rod Farley, 916-601-5402, rodfarley@icloud.com
RWGPS: Short: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43745750
Medium: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43745709
Long: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43745624
Description: The long and medium routes regroup and refresh at Newcastle Produce (mile 25.9); the short route regroups and refreshes in Folsom (mile 29.5) at either Coffee Republic or Julian’s Patisserie. At mile 19.3, the short route splits off on Dick Cook Road, then heads down Auburn Folsom. The long and medium routes stay on Val Verde Road on the way to Newcastle. Leaving Newcastle, the long route goes up Indian Hill, down Shirland-Tract Road, and down Rattlesnake Road before rejoining Auburn Folsom Road. The medium route cuts out five miles by simply going down Auburn Folsom Road from Indian Hill. All routes head back to Gold River on the same route beginning at the intersection of Auburn Folsom Road and Dick Cook Road.
Elevation: Short: 1,595 feet
Medium: 2,230 feet
Long: 2,561 feel