Note:  You must register in advance for this ride- registration closes at noon on Friday before the ride.  There is no late registration or day-of-event registration.  You must be a member of both PCH Randonneurs and RUSA in order to register.  

This ride has a bit of everything- a quick jaunt into the mountains, some river trails and a turn-around at the Pacific Ocean.  The ride starts in Pasadena and makes it's way over to Highway 39, which goes up San Gabriel Canyon past two large dams.  Then you will do a lovely out-and-back along the West Fork of the San Gabriel River on a (mostly) car-free road through a beautiful, wooded canyon.  After heading back down Highway 39, you will get on the San Gabriel river Trail which will take you all the way to the coast.  Grab a quick lunch at Chronic Tacos in Long Beach and then make your way back to Pasadena via the San Gabriel and Rio Hondo River Trails.

The ride has about 4400 feet of climbing, almost all of it early in the ride.  None of the climbing is very steep, except for the very end of the West Fork Rd.

This ride is being held on the same day as the West Fork to Cogswell Populaire, and the courses are the same for the first 48 miles.  

Make sure you begin the ride with ample pocket food.  There is no convenient place to get food until mile 50.  This is a minimally-supported ride.  Riders are responsible for obtaining their own food and water out on the course.  There is no SAG vehicle.