Lake Mathews rides
Lake Mathews sits south of Riverside, and the roads around it are the reason DROC keeps going back: open, well surfaced and quiet enough to actually enjoy. Three route plans, all of them half days.
It is the ride for a morning when Ortega will be busy or the mountains are closed. Two of the three plans loop it together with Ortega anyway.
Worth knowing
- A genuine half day. Out and back before lunch.
- It also works as the first leg of something longer: the Paradise Valley Cafe route runs through here.
Route plans
These are the actual route plans DROC has used, with the map for each. Ride leaders pick from these rather than inventing a route every time, which is why the same roads come up again: they work. Nothing stops you riding them on your own.
| Route | Length | Hours | Last ridden | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mathews | Half day | February 2022 | Route | |
| Lake Mathews, Ortega | Half day | January 2023 | Route | |
| Lake Mathews, Ortega | Half day | December 2023 | Route |
Ride it with us
Ground rules and hand signals are on the rides page.