Sunday Vineyard Tour

It was a cool and overcast Sunday afternoon when Jarrad and I decided on an impromptu ride. This was only his fourth big ride and we decided to try a little climbing. The grapes on the Faught Road vineyards were bright blue and ready for harvesting. This was Jarrad’s second time climbing Chalk Hill and he scrambled up the 565 foot hill steadily and without stopping. We then raced through the Alexander Valley carefully navigating our way around Sunday afternoon traffic. We decided to explore Pine Flat and set our goal at the first Recharge Pipeline Station (see photo). The descent was quick and cool. We made our way to Jimtown, stopping at the country store for spiced nuts, water refills, and to repair my flat tire (darn goatheads)! We continued into Healdsburg for a lunch break of focaccia sandwiches, gourmet pizza, and cookies at the Oakville Grocery. We continued our journey back towards Windsor via Healdsburg Avenue and onto Arata, then making the slow climb up Hembree Lane. We finally proceeded home via Old Redwood Highway. It was cool day and we had a blast knocking out 45 miles and climbing nearly 1,200 feet. Great job, Jarrad!

Check out the elevation chart for Chalk Hill Road