Al's Ride Club

RIDE RECAP:

Another great group of riders. Today, we had over 60 riders! We kept the group at CHILL pace today. Tomorrow, nice and easy recovery pace. This was an amazing ride on the famed “Avenue of the Giants” in California, a famous road of towering redwoods in the redwood forest of California!

Thanks to everyone who participated today!

PHOTOS:

HISTORICAL:

This famed road, easily the most scenic drive among the redwoods, has been called the finest forest drive in the world. Lined by titan trees, the 31-mile Avenue parallels Highway 101 and offers an excellent alternate (and slower) route through southern Humboldt County. Mostly flat with gentle curves, it passes secluded forest hamlets, campgrounds, picnic areas, and access points to the Eel River, a federally-designated Wild & Scenic waterway with idyllic swimming, fishing and paddling spots. Numerous trailheads can be found along the Avenue, each leading into the magical redwood forest. (VisitRedWoods.com)

COURSE COMMENTS:

There are 3 distinct Strava LIVE segments on the Avenue of the Giants route. The first climb is called ROUVY First Climb through Humboldt, Ca. This is a 1.32km segment with 14 meters of elevation at 1.0%. It’s a good warmup for the upcoming 2 other climbs. climb gradient of 1.7% and a maximum gradient of 9%. The segment is about 1.97 miles/ with an elevation of 212 ft.

The first climb on the Avenue of the Giants goes through Humboldt, CA. and measures about 1.32 km with a 1% gradient.

The 2nd climb is called ther MIRANDA section which is longer than the first climb with a distance of 2.58 km and a steeper climb gradient of 1.6%.

The last and final climb is a 2 parter called REDWOOD HILL. It is just about a mile long with 14m of elevation at a 0.5% gradient. Due to it’s length, it can be a stinger, especially at the end of the ride when things start to ramp up!

This course is a short distance course of 19.88 miles going along the ‘Avenue of the Giant’ redwoods in Northern California. The average gradient of 1% with a maximum of 7% at an elevation of about 610 feet. The course was added to ROUVY on December 14, 2021.

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