Pack up your bike (or load a light day pack) & follow Bob McHenry on an overnighter to O’Neill Park. Qualifies as a S24O (sub 24 hour outing) if we get back before 1… $15 fee to cover shared expense of group campsite reservation and firewood.
Ride Start: Deerfield Park
Limited to 25 campers - when we get to 25 we can’t take any more!
If you don’t want to pay online, contact Bill@BikeIrvine.org and he can sign you up and generate an invoice for later direct payment / collection.
SATURDAY:
Only 18.2 miles out, +1.333/-442 ft , so enjoy the morning club ride to warm up before you load up to ride at 1pm to RSM & drop into the park from the east. For a bit more challenge, we offer a wee bit longer 19.4 mile +1.540/-647 ft way to camp over Live Oak Canyon from Cook’s Corner.
Dinner:
Some love to prep camp food, some love to eat out… Bring fixins to prepare your own dinner in camp OR pack lighter & plan to stroll just over 1/2 mile up Trabuco Canyon to dine at the Rose Canyon Cantina & Grill (Mexican) and walk back to camp after dark. (Route)
YOU MUST RSVP by July 14 to get a seat at the reserved tables for dinner! Some folks are driving up just to join the dinner & skip camping!
Sunday morning - bring your favorite camp breakfast items before breaking camp, loading up & riding back to Deerfield.
SUNDAY:
25.5 miles +1,638/-2,529 ft - getting back over Santiago Canyon back to Deerfield
or the shorter easier way
20.3 miles +645/-1,537 ft - down Aliso Creek & back
Want to car camp?
Drive to camp, Ride the route backwards to meet the group, U-turn & return;
Sunday take the short route back, and at Portola, follow the Saturday easy route back to camp…
Log On & Sign In to Ride - LIMITED to 1st 25 campers (pay $15 on line or select invoice to pay later).
Also RSVP if you want to join the dinner reservation at Rose Canyon Cantina
