Staging for the 50 Mile Ride

When

6th Annual Rwanda Ride:  Saturday April 28, 2012

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50 mile option starts at 7:00am (check-in at 6:30am)*
25 mile option starts at 9:00am (check-in at 8:30am)*
10 mile option starts at 9:00am (check-in at 8:30am)*  NOTE: 10 mile riders start and finish inside O’Neill Park (not at Cooks) – see route details below.

*FastTrack check-in on Friday April 27 from 11am to 6pm at Rock N Road Cyclery in Mission Viejo. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at FastTrack as well.

Where

50 and 25 Mile Riders: Staging and post-ride party at Cook’s Corner (19152 Santiago Canyon Road, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679 – 949-858-0266)

10 Mile Riders: Stage inside O’Neill Park (30892 Trabuco Canyon Road, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678)  Head to Cook’s Corner after the ride to join the post-ride party and prize raffle!

Entry Fee     SIGN UP ONLINE

$50 before April 27, 2012 ($60 on-site)

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 12 NOON ON THURSDAY APRIL 26

(Late registration available at Rock N Road on Friday April 27 from 11am to 6pm, and also available at the event.  Event day registration is $60.)  CLICK HERE for paper registration

All entries receive commemorative 50 Mile Ride t-shirt.

2012 Raffle Grand Prize - Niner Jet 9 RDO Carbon Beauty

Purpose

To raise funds and build awareness for Project Rwanda and Team Rwanda .

Alternate Rain Date

It hasn’t rained on our party yet.  But the weather has been kind of unpredictable this year.  So not wanting to take any chances, we have an alternate “rain date” of Saturday May 5 – to be used ONLY if the park trails are closed on our scheduled date of April 28.  We’ll keep you posted as the date gets near.

Post-Ride Party

After the ride join us for a BBQ sponsored by Cook’s Corner. We’ll have a HUGE raffle with tons of cool prizes donated by our generous sponsors. Plus, we’ll have massage therapists, booths from local bike shops, and live music. Bring your friends and family to share in the fun!

THE ROUTES

50 mile ride

(Typical 5-7 hrs ride time, 5500 ft climbing – you need to be fit and train for this one.)
You spoke, we listened!  This year we’re returning to the route used in 2010. Starting at Cook’s Corner, the 50 mile route will climb up and into the back side of O’Neill.  We then proceed through and out of O’Neill near the RSM lake, and make our way to the Dove Canyon waterfall and our first major aid station. Then we’ll ride the ridge trails all the way to Caspers Wilderness Park, drop down Star Rise and head RIGHT (new this year) on Bell Canyon to the Old Corral parking area and our aid station. From there we proceed up East Ridge all the way to Cougar, then Oso, then back on Bell Canyon and up Star Rise, tracing our route all the way back to the Dove Canyon waterfall and aid station. After refueling, we follow the Tijeras Creek Trail past SMCHS, across Coto de Caza, down and alongside Antonio Pkwy, then drop into the fun Arroyo Trabuco Trail.  Take Arroyo Trabuco back into O’Neill, tackle a couple more climbs, and head back to Cooks Corner for some well-earned rest and recreation.

DOWNLOAD 50 Mile ROUTE FROM GEOLADDERS – Click on “Route Directions” for complete route details and photos.  (NOTE: We recently made a slight change to the route inside Caspers at Bell Canyon, in order to avoid 2-way traffic and to get riders back to Cooks a bit sooner for our post-ride party.  Although Geoladders shows something a bit different, the written route description above is accurate.)

Aid Station and Rider Cut-Off Plan

(This information applies to both 25 and 50 milers): For rider safety, and to ensure all riders and volunteers arrive back at Cooks in time for our post-ride party and raffle, rider cut-off times will be enforced.  CLICK HERE to view aid station locations and rider cut-off times.

25 mile ride

(Typical 3-4 hrs ride time, 2700 ft climbing – suitable for strong intermediate to advanced riders.)
This route shares the same beginning and ending as the 50 miler – but it skips the entire Caspers Park section.  Starting at Cook’s Corner, the 25 mile route will climb up and into the back side of O’Neill.  We then proceed through and out of O’Neill near the RSM lake, and make our way to the Dove Canyon waterfall and major aid station. After refueling, we follow the Tijeras Creek Trail past SMCHS, across Coto de Caza, down and alongside Antonio Pkwy, then drop into the fun Arroyo Trabuco Trail.  Take Arroyo Trabuco back into O’Neill, tackle a couple more climbs, and head back to Cooks Corner for the post-ride party.

DOWNLOAD 25 Mile ROUTE FROM GEOLADDERS – Click on “Route Directions” for complete route details and photos.

10 mile ride

(Typical 2 hrs ride time, 500 ft climbing – suitable for novice to  intermediate riders.)
NEW THIS YEAR!  Our new 10 mile route option is a great way for new or novice riders to join the fun. We’ll start and finish inside O’Neill Park at the trailhead to the Arroyo Trabuco Trail.  Riders will head southbound on the Arroyo Trabuco Trail, enjoy the slight downhill all the way to Oso – then turn around and head directly back the way we came.  Yes, it’s still mountain biking so you need to practice and be comfortable riding on dirt, sand, rocks and a few water crossings thrown in for extra credit.  We’re planning to add some silly games at the start and at the halfway point just for fun.  NOTE:  10 mile route riders will need to park inside O’Neill ($5 parking fee), and there is plenty of parking available near the ride start location.  When you finish your fun ride, we hope you drive over to Cooks to join the rest of our riders for the post-ride party and huge prize raffle.

DOWNLOAD 10 Mile ROUTE FROM GEOLADDERS – Click on “Route Directions” for complete route details and photos.

NEED SOME HELP PREPARING?

Download a PDF on how to prepare for the 50 Mile Ride