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.  

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.  Then you will turn around and head back to Pasadena. 

This ride is being held on the same day as the West Fork to West Coast 200k, and the courses are the same for the first 48 miles.  

The ride has about 4200 feet of climbing.  None of the climbing is very steep, except for the very end of the West Fork Rd..

Make sure you begin the ride with ample pocket food.  There is no convenient place to get food on the route.  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.