This course, which connects three iconic passes of the California Alps: Carson Pass, Monitor Pass and Ebbetts Pass, is ridden by the Alta Alpina Cycling Club in its annual racing series. It starts in Alpine Village, CA, near the enclave of Woodfords, CA (once a Pony Express Remount Station) and then heads south on the Alpine State Highway into Markleeville, the county seat of Alpine County and the headquarters of the Deathride. You’ll turn around just past town and head back towards Woodfords but you’ll take in a different view and some rollers, too.