(Since it is after Labor Day, we switch back to our “Winter” Start Time of 8:00 am !!!)

A tour of the Westside canyons above Sunset. Palisades Highlands, Amalfi, and Mandeville. We used to do Tigertail as well, but for years, everyone has wimped out after Mandeville for a total of 46 hilly miles. Bring a low gear for Palisades Highlands which gets very steep for the top mile and one half. We used to do the start of Sullivan Fire Trail, but the road has gotten so bad that now we just go up Alta Mura, a semi-private dead end (shush!). And finally, bring your good behavior for manic motorists on Mandeville. A new variation for Mandeville is to turn left at Westridge, go to the top of it, and then back down to Mandeville via Banyon and Arbutus for the rest of the climb.

Here is a RideWithGPS route, but it has Mandeville and Westridge reversed from what is said above: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30438103