About Ojai and the area through which we ride:

Ojai has a reputation as being the Shang ri la of Ventura County. With its old mission style architecture, and its layback atmosphere, it is a mecca for artists of all persuasions. Ojai has received attention in the cycling world as being the city of choice for Team Discovery to hold its annual “ride with the sponsors.” It also has the distinction of being the route chosen for stage 6 (2007/8/9) of the increasingly well known Amgen Tour of California. With a mild Mediterranean climate all year round, the California coast nearby, challenging climbs in multiple directions, Ojai is truly a city for cyclists, and we are proud to be part of carrying on that tradition.

We are proud that Bicycling Magazine featured our ride in the May 2009 issue. 

Rides

Metric Century, Full Century, Hammerhead Century and Double Metric Century

Half Metric Century ( Approx 30 Miles)

Best for beginning riders that are not quite ready for a metric century or longer ride. The ride will start and finish at Nordhoff High School, and follows the scenic Ojai Bike Trail along the Ventura River to downtown Ventura.

Metric Century (62 miles)

The Metric century leaves Nordhoff High School heading west over Casitas Pass, which is the one major climb on the metric route. From there the route heads out to Carpinteria and then down the coast to Ventura. From Ventura the route heads up a very gradual grade back into Ojai. The estimated maximum elevation is approximately 1,200 feet with a total elevation gain of about 2,100 ft.

Full Century (100 Miles)

The Century heads west over Casitas Pass over many of the same roads used by the Amgen Tour of California. The ride continues on through Carpinteria, Montecito and Summerland before heading south along the coast to Ventura and eventually Santa Paula where you will connect with highway 150 to upper Ojai and down the twisty Dennison Grade back into town. The max elev is approx 1600 ft with a total elevation gain of approx 3500 ft.

Hammerhead Century (100 Miles)

We are including the popular Hammerhead Century again this year. This route is a challenging century option that will accompany the double metric riders into Los Padres National Forest. The Hammerhead route has approx 5,300 total elevation gain and a maximum elevation of 3,600 feet.

Double Metric Century (134 Miles)

The Double Metric route repeats the Century route except for a nice run at the beginning of the ride up Hwy 33 into the Los Padres National Forest to a turn-around at Rose Valley Rd. The Rose Valley leg is uphill virtually the whole way through some of the most beautiful scenery in the area and is not for the faint of heart. The elevation of the spur adds an additional 3500 ft. making the approx. gain for the Double Metric 6200 ft.