Who Rides Mt. Veeder?

[jayjay]

I've only done Veeder from the Napa side and it's been a while. Memory says it's not that bad, Dry Creek was tougher.
MP and I did Ink Grade on Thursday also not a bad climb. Howell is also not bad, neither is Mount George, but ride it early to avoid traffic.
V.

Yeah, the really hard climbs of MtVeeder are on the Sonoma side, and those are what I strive to be fit enough to ride. To begin and end a ride from home, down the steep side of Veeder, then up DryCreek and along Cavedale. That's one of the rides I look forward to getting in shape for. It would be about 20ish miles of pure brutal hillclimb/descent.

Another, my 'personal best' ride that I'm 'training' for from GroundZero is this : Down steep side of Veeder /over Oakville Grade/ across Oakville crossroad/ up SilveradoTrail to Howell Mtn/up into Popevly /over InkGrade/ across back PopeVly territory to the Monticello side/ and up and over Mt George/ back across valley to Veeder to home. I have no clue what the miles are for that loop, but maybe someone here knows.