97 miles with 10,300 feet of elevation gain*
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[Route Profile]
Angeles Crest Century - Counties Visited:
Los Angeles County
Angeles Crest Century - Cities/Towns Visited:
La Cañada Flintridge
Angeles Crest Century - Climbs:
Mile 0 (cat. 2), 16 (cat. 1), 52 (cat. 4), and 70 (cat. 3)
Angeles Crest Century - Stops:
Mile 10 (Clear Creek), 27 (Upper Big Tujunga Road), 48 (Jarvi Memorial Vista), and 78 (Mount Wilson Summit)
Angeles Crest Century - Description:
The Angeles Crest Century is a scenic mountain-rural ride through the San Gabriel Mountains in the Angeles National Forest. This century offers plenty of climbing, but always on moderate grades.
The ride starts in La Cañada Flintridge (near Glendale), the beginning of the Angeles Crest Highway. At Clear Creek, the route temporarily leaves Angeles Crest Highway. It descends on Angeles Forest Highway and ascends again on Upper Big Tujunga Road. Then the route continues on Angeles Crest Highway, passing Newcomb Ranch, Cloud Burst Summit (the highest point at 7,018 feet), two tiny ski resorts (Mount Waterman and Kratka Ridge), and two tunnels.
The turnaround point is at Jarvi Memorial Vista. On the way back, the route descends towards the starting point, with a climb up Cloud Burst Summit and a final climb up Mount Wilson Summit. Mount Wilson, with its observatory and radio/television transmitters, allows an impressive view of the Los Angeles basin.
Angeles Crest Century - Pictures:
[Tunnels]
[Mount Wilson Road]
[Observatory]
Angeles Crest Century - Personal Notes:
I rode this ride with Dave McR. from Pasadena, whom I met at the Son of Death Ride, and his son Gavin, who was riding his first mountainous century. Gavin did an excellent job! Of course, we adjusted our pace accordingly, which I had no problem with only one week after the Everest Challenge.
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