HELLO RIDERS:
The Tour de Menlo is the major annual fundraiser for the Menlo Rotary Community Foundation. It offers three Peninsula routes for cyclists of all abilities, plus an additional new family route, along with good weather, great food, and plenty of SAG support for those who need it.
Riders have their choice of 33-, 43- and 63-mile routes, plus a 12-mile family ride. All routes are well-marked and begin at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1105 Valparaiso Avenue in Menlo Park. Riders can enjoy refreshments at rest stops along the way before heading back to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a relaxing lunch in the courtyard.
The Menlo Rotary Community Foundation uses the proceeds from the ride to give need-based college scholarships to local high school seniors. In many cases, the students are the first in their family to attend college. Our Rotarians also mentor the students for the four years they are in college. In 2023, the Foundation awarded $156,000 in scholarships.
The 63-mile route is by far the most popular, taking riders up to Belmont and the first rest stop on Polhemus Road. Then, after climbing up to the bike bridge, riders head south to Cañada Road in Woodside and then to the second rest stop at the Portola Road firehouse near Alpine Road.
The 63, 43, 33 and 12 mile rides are all described on the Routes page of this website.
Thank you for your continued support of this very worthwhile event. By taking a ride you will do your part to help Rotary keep the scholarship program going.
Thank you,
Tour de Menlo Committee