Rice Valley Tandem Rally
February 8, 2009

Tour of the Unknown Valley South
March 1, 2009

Tour de Ed
March 8, 2009

Tour of the Unknown Valley North
March 29, 2009

Chico Velo Wildflower Century
April 26, 2009

Unknown Coast Weekend
September 19th-20th
Registration Forms
available May 1, 2009.

Quincy Weekend
October 17th-18th
Registration Forms
available May 1, 2009.

You can e-mail us at:
velo@chicovelo.org
for cycling related comments or questions. Please do not rely on us to answer your e-mail inquiries just prior to the Wildflower Century -- it gets kinda busy around here!

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JOIN US FOR A FUN FILLED WEEKEND TOURING the quiet coastal towns of Ferndale, Honeydew and Petrolia. The start/finish will be in Ferndale and will consist of two extremely hilly, but scenic days -- 65 miles on Saturday and 35 miles on Sunday.

This ride explores the lush Eel River, climbs up through the Ave. of the Giants, turning west at the Rockefeller Redwoods and up the prolonged climb to Panther Gap, then down to the Honeydew. The first night's camping is on the Mattole River at A.W. Way County Campground and campground fees, luggage transfer from the start and Saturday's night dinner is all included in the registration fee.

We haul all your stuff, you just enjoy the scenery.

Sunday's breakfast is provided by the Mattole Valley Grange Hall (around $4.00-$5.00, payable that morning). Sunday's ride take you down to the Mendocino Coast and up the legendary WALL then back down to sea level before climbing up the Shadow of the WALL on your way back to Ferndale.

Idyllic campsite at the A.W. Way Campground

Here are a couple of web site links of pages that describe the Lost Coast's surrounding area and places to visit before/during/after the ride.

Ferndale website
Fortuna area information

2009 Registration Form. Download by clicking here.

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You can download a detailed map (46K) of this ride in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format by clicking on the button below. However, because there might be minor routes changes from year to year, do NOT rely on this map for ride day -- always get a current map at registration.