Comments on: Glendora Mountain Rd, Glendora Ridge Rd & Mt Baldy Rd (to the Ski Lifts!)

By: rallison

rallison — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:35:31 +0000

Not along Glendora Mountain Road or Glendora Ridge Road. Once you hit Mt Baldy Village (at the intersection of Glendora Ridge Road and Mt Baldy Road – 20 miles in), you have multiple options for water. In summer, make sure to pack extra water, as this climb can get quite warm.

A useful resource is this cycling water stops map: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=215699388746030865009.000468b4b8756a1725718

By: rallison

rallison — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:20:18 +0000

Glendora Mountain Road (GMR) to Glendora Ridge Road (GRR) to Mt Baldy Road to the ski lifts is arguably tougher strictly due to the total distance, as the round trip is about 50 miles (and includes some rollers, adding to the total elevation gain). The round trip, going straight up Mt Baldy Road, is only 25 miles.

However, GMR and GRR both are pretty moderate with respect to grade. Mt Baldy Road is not. So, if you have a tough time with steep climbs, or are riding a standard double, you might find Mt Baldy Road to be tougher.

By: JGun

JGun — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:41:36 +0000

I have a question. There seems to be two ways up to the the village: Glendora Mt. road or Mt. Baldy road? Which is the more challenging route?
J.

By: Name (required)

Name (required) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:49:05 +0000

Are there plenty of water stops?

By: Up, and up, and up… | Extreme Momentum

Up, and up, and up… | Extreme Momentum — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:14:32 +0000

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By: rallison

rallison — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:11:09 +0000

Hey Steve,

Sorry for not responding way earlier. Glad you got down to our area and were able to do the whole bikeforums ride. Wish I could have been there. I’m not the least bit surprised you threw in the bonus riding. Well done.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 23:21:04 +0000

I just did GMR, GRR and Baldy to the lifts yesterday, it was a good ride. Thanks for this writeup I had some idea of what to expect. For extra bonus credit I went down Baldy Rd. and back up to the village before returning to Glendora.

By: Mt. Baldy Road to the Ski Lifts! – Tough Ascent

Mt. Baldy Road to the Ski Lifts! – Tough Ascent — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:54:06 +0000

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By: Bill Patterson

Bill Patterson — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:55:27 +0000

I love that ride! Getting up to Baldy Village is fun. The section above Baldy Village is really tough for me and I seem to attacking it in stages – the first time, I got 2 miles into the climb. The second time, I got 3 miles up. I should gat that last mile next time up :0)

Love the blog.

By: Bob White

Bob White — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:44:54 +0000

So, that’s about 60 miles with about 8K ascent. That’s about half of Markleeville. Good training the Death Ride. Think about it. Not this summer, but next summer. Plenty of time to train. Nice ride.