Tom's Farms Remote (with Trains)

Friday, March 18, 2022
9:45 AM 4:00 PM 09:45 16:00

Riverside La Sierra Station 10901 Indiana Avenue Riverside, CA, 92503 United States (map)

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***REMINDER! Face covers are still REQUIRED on board all trains.***

Ride Start: Riverside - La Sierra Station

Routes already Cleaned up for Next Time:
2 ways out x 3 ways back = 6 options:
Routes Slips on 2 pages:

Option A: Around Lake Mathews to Tom’s Farms 13.6 +727/-403 ft
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38813434
Option B: Over Lake to Tom’s Farms 12.9 +1,078/-754 ft
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38813379

Option 1: Tom’s Farms to Anaheim the EASY way 32.7 +536/-1,441 ft
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38813596
Option 2: Tom’s Farms to Anaheim the HARD way 32.4 +1,308/-2,215 ft
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38813661
Option 3: Tom’s Farms to Corona West 13.1 +235/-712 ft
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38813181

If not sure which of the options you want to do -
print all 4 routes & bring them along;
we will have time on the train to see who
wants to do what before starting at La Sierra…
and again before leaving Tom’s Farms

Catch the IE/OC Line train #800 to Riverside-La Sierra. It stops at San Clemente at 8:03 with stops to jump on in SJC, LN/MV, Irvine. Tustin, Santa Ana, Orange & Anaheim Canyon. (NOT ANAHEIM)
Get a 1 way ticket & if qualified get 1/2 price.
Their Mobile App works better than ticket machines at the stations so load it & set it up before Friday morning…
Arrive at La Sierra - South Riverside at 9:34
The Hardest route will ride UP La Sierra past lake Mathews and drop into Temescal Canyon down Cajalco Road then head south to Tom’s Farms near Glen Ivy for some food… the Less Hilly will go farther AROUND the lake to Temescal Canyon…
After brunch we will head back down Temescal and cross UPPER Corona to the SART back downstream to the Anaheim ARTIC station.
6 OPTIONS: “Most of the ride is downhill or flat…”
A (13.6) or B (12.9) out to Tom’s, 1 ,2 or 3 back to a train
A1 • Less Hilly 46.2 +1,270 ft
A2 • Easy out - Hard return 46
A3 • Short Cut 26.6 +968 ft
B1 • Hard out & Hard return 45.3
B2 • HILLY 45.3 +2,367 ft of climb
B3 • Harder Shortest +1,301 ft

Option B2: Lake Mathews Ride to Anaheim -
Hardest & long
45.3 miles then train back home… +2,367 ft / -2,948 ft
Map/Elevation (the Long & Hilly way)

Option A1: Skips Lake Mathews and upper Corona’s hills…
Flatter & Longest Ride to Anaheim -
46.2 miles then train back home… +1,270 ft / -1,850 ft
Map/Elevation
(the SLIGHTLY Longer but MUCH Flatter & Less Scenic way)

From Anaheim there are several trains back toward Irvine on the OC Line. (600’s)
The 602 and 604 go past Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo all the way to Oceanside.

Option A3: Short Cut
skips climbs to Lake Mathews
26.6 miles +968 ft / -1,122 ft

Option B3: Harder Short Cut
climbs to Lake Mathews on way out
26 miles +1,301 ft / -1,454 ft

Both catch the 815 or 817 trains
from Corona West
IEOC Line trains (800’s) do not stop at Anaheim, but they do the same stops all the way from Orange to LN/MV; all the way to Oceanside on the 815 direct, 817 only to LN/MV then wait 1/2 hour to connect to the 602.