🎂 Come Celebrate Thelma’s 49th 🎂

YORBA REGIONAL PARK

Parking Lot B - $5 Fee at Park Entrance Gate

49 miles for 49 years! (OK—maybe just a teeny bit more).

This Special Route is paved trails and a few wide OC city streets along creeks and beautiful Newport Bay. There will be a water station and bathroom break at mile 17.5 then a coffee and bakery stop at mile 28 (C'est Si Bon Bakery), then a final bathroom and water station break at mile 40 (Edna Park) taking us back to our final destination at Yorba Regional.

The route will start with a good climb up Imperial Highway to Santiago Canyon Road. Then Santiago Canyon Road to Jamboree to Portola. Then we get on the protected trail to Newport Back Bay along Peter's Canyon. Once it ends we get on PCH weand head to C'est Si Bon Bakery for coffee and bakery goods (which is about the 1/2 way point). Then we head up PCH to SART then back to Yorba Regional Park.

No drop ride. No support and no bailout route on this beautiful loop

STRAVA Route Link: (GPX file available)

https://www.strava.com/routes/3301653160851527684

*Non-Members are WELCOME to come out for a "test" ride.

Ride Duration Time is Estimated

All Riders must be self-sufficient (nutrition, hydration, tools, tubes, etc.)

Ride Format

Ride Format

FRCC Rides may have different Groups:

● TEMPO - Brisk pace, 18-22 mph on flat terrain, Occasional Regrouping, Riders May Be Dropped if repeatedly losing contact.

● FITNESS - Endurance pace, 14-18 mph on flat terrain. No Drop with Regroupings as necessary.

● TOURING - Relaxed / Recovery pace, 12-16 mph on flat terrain. No Drop with Regroupings as necessary.

Groups Ride the Same Route and ride together for the first few miles. Members may choose to ride in any group. A rider that loses contact with a chosen group may be absorbed by the following Group IF THERE IS ONE. All Riders should have the route on their GPS device and be fully self-sufficient regarding navigation, roadside repair, nutrition & hydration.

Ride format is only available with sufficient attendance and leadership present.. The availability of a group MAY NOT BE KNOWN until the Ride Start.

No Drop: Group waits for riders with mechanicals, Red-Light “splits”, and occasional “gaps”, etc. Riders should, however, be able to maintain the listed average pace which is based upon flat terrain, without wind or other conditions.

Rider Conduct

All Riders Shall:

- wear helmets with proper fit & adjustment.

- follow all laws specific to the areas in which we ride.

- stop and wait at traffic lights & stop signs.

- yield to pedestrians.

- scan for obstacles/risks, warning those behind by visual/verbal cues.

- when turning right, take a position behind vehicles turning right.

- when going straight, line up left (clear) of the right turn lane

- when turning left, each rider is responsible for scanning and the last rider scans and signals the merge left.

- when safe, allow vehicles to pass.

- ensure that riders with physical or equipment issues are safe.

Riders shall also conduct themselves in a reasonable and proper manner, specifically:

. refrain from the usage of inappropriate or vulgar language;

. treat others with courtesy and respect--including vehicle operators;

. maintain ride Safety as the #1 priority;

. maintain their bicycles and equipment in proper working order

. do their best effort to enhance the image of cycling and cyclists.