Alhambra & Bikeway (Short)

Distance: 30 miles and 1000 feet of elevation gain (barometric)

As mentioned in the overview, all routes today stay together for the first 28 miles to lunch. The common route first takes us southeast down to the Whittier Narrows area where we pick up the Rio Hondo bike trail. We ride this north to where it ends in North El Monte. We then head west to Pasadena for lunch. The route to this point has been very flat with only a gentle up-grade along the river and the route back to Pasadena. This is the only climbing the short route does. After lunch, while the long and medium do an extra loop to the north, this short simply heads straight back to the start which is only about 2 miles away and all downhill.  

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