Originally Posted by CAT7RDR

Turn 60 in February and I scaled back to a more reasonable ride for me.
I have not been up to Mount Baldy Village and beyond in a few years so an out-and-back would be about 60+ miles and 6K+ feet of climb.
That is enough for me to handle. This is all weather permitting of course but it would be fantastic to take some snow pics.

Originally Posted by terrymorse

Be cautious, and use lights front and back. That tunnel scares me, in both directions. Those SoCal drivers drive quite fast.

Originally Posted by Biker395

I think with 60+ miles of distance, that would be taking GMR/GRR to Baldy Village and back, so the traffic shouldn't be too bad, and no tunnels.

I was in the same boat recently, but had a few miles more to go my age.

If you want to make about that distance without making that climb to the ski lifts, try starting at Encanto, take 39 the junction, then Camp Williams to the East Fork climb, to GRR and to the Village. Like so:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45150860

Originally Posted by big john

The tunnel is on Mt Baldy road which sucks going up or down. Taking GMR/GRR avoids the tunnel and is a much quieter route.

Originally Posted by terrymorse

Thanks. I'm partial to the harder Mt. Baldy Road for the challenge (and the shorter distance makes hill repeats more practical), but the comments on pjammcycling say the road is in poor shape.