Wednesday Night Hill Repeat Ride
Hill Climbs: 17 miles, Elevation Gain 2,381 ft, 1.5hrs.
From 6:00pm until 7:30pm
Wednesday Night Hill Repeat Ride
We will depart promptly at 6 pm and finish by 7:30 pm, riding as a cohesive group. All levels of riders are welcome (Men, Women & Juniors). This is a great workout for everyone no matter what level you are.
We ride together, hitting hills hard and regrouping after each one. Regroup points: bottom of 1st hill (Highlands), 3rd hill (PID S.), optional hill (Clubhouse). Regroup at top of 2nd hill (Niguel Rd) and last hill (PID N.), then return as a group. To keep the waiting to a minimum, turn around and descend once the first rider reaches the top and passes you descending while you're still climbing.
Wednesday Hill Climbs Route
Distance – 17 miles
Elevation Gain – 2381 ft
Starting Point Address:
Board & Brew -Aliso/North Laguna Niguel
LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced
Avg 12-16mph
You do NOT have to be a member of R5 to ride with us.
Prior to participating in our group ride, we kindly ask all non-members to click on the Rider’s Waiver link and complete the waiver.
For your safety and the safety of your fellow riders, please keep the following reminders in mind:
- Faster riders, please don't start the hills before the group. This cheats slower riders of the opportunity to make it up the hill, and it also shortens the re-group time.
- Observe traffic signals and don't run yellow or red lights, especially when heading to the first climb on Highlands. If the group splits, the second group will not be able to get as far up the hill.
- Pass slower riders on the left, and slower riders should stay to the right.
- Always stay in the bike lanes. If you must get out of the bike lane to pass a fellow biker or avoid road hazards, check for cars first.
- Be cautious on PID South, as there is a center divider with only a few places to turn around to descend. Watch out for cars in both directions when you turn to descend, and help your fellow riders by calling out if it's safe to turn around.
- For those who want an extra challenge, the Clubhouse climb is optional and can be completed after we re-group at PID South on Alicia/PID. We'll send out the faster climbers who choose to tackle this climb about 1 minute ahead of the rest of the group. The rest of us will head out to do the last climb on PID North, aiming to finish before the Clubhouse climbers catch up with us. We'll all re-group at the top of PID before heading back to the finish together as a group
2026 #2B - R5 Santiago/Silverado (Stage21 Start)
From 7:45am until 12:00pm
Meet at 7:45am
Pre-Ride Info at 7:55
Roll at 8:00am sharp
Start at Stage21)...Moulton to Aliso Viejo Pkwy to Cooks Corner via Los Alisos/El Toro...Santiago Cyn...Silverado Cyn...Jamboree to Portola to Sand Canyon to LCR and back onto Irvine Center Drive...Back to Stage21
2026 #2B - R5 Santiago/Silverado (Stage21 Start)
Distance - 51 miles
Elevation Gain - 3275 ft
Starting Point Address:
Stage 21 - Laguna Woods
LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced
Avg 16-19mph
You do NOT have to be a member of R5 to ride with us.
Prior to participating in our group ride, we kindly ask all non-members to click on the Rider's Waiver link and complete the waiver.
2026 #3 - R5 Back Bay/PCH/Laguna Canyon Road/Rancho Santa Margarita (Stage21 Start)
From 7:45am until 12:00pm
Meet at 7:45am
Pre-Ride Info at 7:55
Roll at 8:00am sharp
Start at Stage21...Back Bay...PCH...Up Laguna Canyon Road...RSM...Back to Stage21
2026 #3 - R5 Back Bay/PCH/Laguna Canyon Road/Rancho Santa Margarita (Stage21 Start)
Distance - 51 miles
Elevation Gain - 2270 ft
Starting Point Address:
Stage 21 - Laguna Woods
LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced
Avg 16-19mph
You do NOT have to be a member of R5 to ride with us.
Prior to participating in our group ride, we kindly ask all non-members to click on the Rider's Waiver link and complete the waiver.
2026 Route #4 – San Onofre State Park OAB (Stage 21 start)
LCR/PCH/Newport Coast/Vista Ridge/Spyglass/Shady Canyon/Portola Climb: 51 miles, 3,422 ft elevation gain, 4 hrs.
From 7:45am until 12:00pm
Meet at 7:45am
Pre-Ride Info at 7:55
Roll at 8:00am sharp
Start at Stage21...Moulton to Crown Valley...to Camino del Avion...to Niguel Rd down to PCH...Thru Dana Point and San Clemente...to the end of San Onofre State Park and Back to Stage21
2026 Route #4 – San Onofre State Park OAB Stage 21 Start)
Distance - 59 miles
Elevation Gain - 2640 ft
Starting Point Address:
Stage 21 - Laguna Woods
LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced
Avg 16-19mph
You do NOT have to be a member of R5 to ride with us.
Prior to participating in our group ride, we kindly ask all non-members to click on the Rider's Waiver link and complete the waiver.
2026 Route #5 R5 LCR/PCH/Newport Coast/Vista Ridge/Spyglass/Shady Canyon/Portola Climbs (Stage 21 Start)
LCR/PCH/Newport Coast/Vista Ridge/Spyglass/Shady Canyon/Portola Climb: 51 miles, 3,422 ft elevation gain, 4 hrs.
From 7:45am until 12:00pm
Meet at 7:45am
Pre-Ride Info at 7:55
Roll at 8:00am sharp
Start @ Stage 21...Moulton to Lake Forest to LCR to the coast. PCH to Newport Coast. Climb NC and Vista Ridge. Take San Joaquin Hills Road to Spyglass Hill to San Miguel to Bonita Canyon to Shady Canyon. Then up Sand Canyon to Portola Pkwy and climb to the top OAB down to Ridge Valley and then on to Irvine Blvd. Irvine Blvd all the way to Los Alisos and make our way back to Stage 21.
Stage 21 Start - Route #5 R5 LCR/PCH/Vista Ridge/Spyglass/Shady Canyon/Portola Climbs (Stage 21 Start)
Distance - 51 miles
Elevation Gain - 3422 ft
Starting Point Address:
Stage 21 - Laguna Woods
LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced
Avg 16-19mph
You do NOT have to be a member of R5 to ride with us.
Prior to participating in our group ride, we kindly ask all non-members to click on the Rider's Waiver link and complete the waiver.
2026 Route #1B R5 Seal Beach OAB (Stage 21 Start) - modified route during PCH construction
From 7:45am until 12:00pm
Meet at 7:45am
Pre-Ride Info at 7:55
Roll at 8:00am sharp
Start at Stage 21...Take Moulton to Jeffrey that becomes University to Campus Dr...Campus turns into Irvine Ave...Take Dover Dr to PCH to Seal Beach Blvd...Loop around Main Street and head back on PCH...Head inland through Back Bay onto University and back on Irvine Center Drive.
Stage 21 Start - Route #1 R5 Seal Beach OAB - Modified route during PCH construction
Distance - 64 miles
Elevation Gain - 1144 ft
Starting Point Address:
Stage 21 - Laguna Woods
LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced
Avg 16-19mph
You do NOT have to be a member of R5 to ride with us.
Prior to participating in our group ride, we kindly ask all non-members to click on the Rider's Waiver link and complete the waiver.
2026 Route #2A Santiago Canyon/Coto de Caz (Stage 21 Start)
From 7:45am until 12:00pm
Meet at 7:45am
Pre-Ride Info at 7:55
Roll at 8:00am sharp
Start at Stage 21...Moulton turns into Irvine Center Drive to LCR...Sand Canyon to Portola to Jamboree...Santiago Canyon...Over Glenn Ranch to Portola...Take Empressa to Antonio and back up to RSM Pkwy...Through Coto de Caza and up Oso Pkwy...Take Felipe to La Paz and onto Muirlands...Take Los Alisos and back to Stage21.
2026 Route #2A Santiago Canyon/Coto de Caz (Stage 21 Start)
Distance - 57 miles
Elevation Gain - 3821 ft
Starting Point Address:
Stage 21 - Laguna Woods
LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced
Avg 16-19mph
You do NOT have to be a member of R5 to ride with us.
Prior to participating in our group ride, we kindly ask all non-members to click on the Rider's Waiver link and complete the waiver.
2026 #3 - R5 Back Bay/PCH/Laguna Canyon Road/Rancho Santa Margarita (Stage21 Start)
From 7:45am until 12:00pm
Meet at 7:45am
Pre-Ride Info at 7:55
Roll at 8:00am sharp
Start at Stage21...Back Bay...PCH...Up Laguna Canyon Road...RSM...Back to Stage21
2026 #3 - R5 Back Bay/PCH/Laguna Canyon Road/Rancho Santa Margarita (Stage21 Start)
Distance - 51 miles
Elevation Gain - 2270 ft
Starting Point Address:
Stage 21 - Laguna Woods
LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced
Avg 16-19mph
You do NOT have to be a member of R5 to ride with us.
Prior to participating in our group ride, we kindly ask all non-members to click on the Rider's Waiver link and complete the waiver.
Remote Ride - Mt. Palomar! Short and Long Routes
COME CLIMB WITH US!!
MEET: 8:05 am
PRE-RIDE INFO: 8:15 am
ROLL: 8:30 am
Park at Harrah's Rincon Resort and Casino on Valley Center Drive (or thereabouts), and either get a head start on the group, or wait for them to pass by and join them (at about 8:15/8:30). This should shorten the long route by about 13 miles each way, for a total of 26 miles shorter
LONG ROUTE:
MEET: 7:05 am
PRE-RIDE INFO: 7:15 am
ROLL: 7:30 am
LOCATION: Frances Ryan Community Park - 390 Hidden Trails Rd. Escondido, CA 92027. 33.163132, -117.041166
69.32 miles with 7,730 ft of climbing. Add 10 miles if you ride to the Observatory OAB: https://www.strava.com/routes/26636493
The Frances Ryan Community Park in Escondido will be on the left-hand side of Hidden Trails Rd. Park near the bathrooms at the end of the park. We make a right onto E. Valley Pkwy, a right onto Lake Wohlford Rd. and begin a warm-up climb of about 2 miles to Wohlford Lake.
There we have some easy rollers for about 5 miles before making a right on Valley Center Rd and descending to Pala Rd. At mile 13.75 there is a traffic circle with a Hispanic market on the north side. We'll stop there to go to the bathroom and top off our water bottles.
Now the real climb begins up Pala Rd! At about mile 18.75 you will see a fork in the road where you have to turn left onto South Grade (WATCH FOR CARS when making the left turn!). The climb from the bottom of South Grade Rd to the Palomar General Store is about 7 miles. You must make a left turn to the General Store, where we'll regroup, eat, drink, etc. Faster climbers can continue up Canfield Rd. for 5 miles to the Palomar Observatory which is 10 miles OAB to the Palomar General Store.
For those doing the Long Route, we will descend down East Grade Rd. which is a nicely paved road with big sweeping turns. You’ll see Lake Henshaw on the left of the road before we turn right onto Hwy 76 (Mile 37). We will re-group at this point so we can ride west as a group. The highway doesn’t have much of a shoulder, so a group will be safer and more visible to traffic. Hwy 76 is slightly downhill most of the way, and once we get back to the fork (where we went up South Grade) it’s a fast descent down Pala Rd back to the Hispanic market (now on your right) at the traffic circle. We will have one last rest stop at this market (mile 51.5), then continue west on Pala Rd. At Cole Grade Rd we make a left for one last 2-mile climb. We will re-group at the top of the Cole Grade climb and ride the last few miles back as a group. Turning right onto Valley Center Road will take us mostly downhill with a few small bumps back to Hidden Trails Rd and Frances Ryan Community Park.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING EXTRA HYDRATION and NUTRITION, run a TAILLIGHT, BRING EXTRA TUBES, LEVERS, CO2, and MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THE ROUTE TO YOUR GPS DEVICE, OR PRINT OUT THE TURN-BY-TURN!
Riding with a friend is always smart on a ride like this where the larger group will get separated as we climb. Lastly, make sure one or two others on the ride have your cell number!
HAVE FUN!
You don't have to be a member of R5 to ride with us, however, we do ask that you sign our Ride Waiver: https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/cmgvrr7z2iervtxxanpz9s/web/
TWO SHORTER ROUTE OPTIONS:
1. Instead of descending East Grade Rd. and going back on Hwy 76 (Cuts out 14 miles)…You will descend the South Grade Rd that you came up on, so this is an OAB route. You still follow the same route as above via Cole Grade. This shortened route is 55.09 miles and Strava says 7,024 ft of climbing, and you still have the option of doing the extra 10 miles OAB to the Observatory: https://www.strava.com/routes/6620980,
R5 Group Ride Safety Clinic
Group Riding Safety Clinic
From 7:15am until 1:30pm
Meet at 7:45am
Roll at 8:00am sharp
A challeging ride in the Santa Monica Mountains
Location - TBD
4 Hour Coach led clinic to improve skills for riding safely in groups
Starting Point Address: TBD
LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced
Avg 16-19mph