Palo Alto To The Sea and Back

Total Miles: 52

Total Elevation Gain: 4300

Steepness: 7% average over 1.5 miles on Page Mill Road. 11.5% over 1/4 mile and 7% over 1.5 miles of Tunitas Creek Road. All other grades less severe.

Traffic Volume/Road Conditions: Moderate to heavy traffic in Palo Alto and on Highway 1. Low to moderate traffic elsewhere. Good shoulders on Highways 1 and 84, Sand Hill Road, and portions of Page Mill Road. Little or no shoulders elsewhere. Road surface of Alpine and Tunitas Creek Roads is very rough in sections. Portions of Alpine and Tunitas Creek road are little wider than a single lane. Use caution when turning off of Sand Hill Road as traffic can be heavy and the immediate left turn onto Junipero Serra can be difficult to negotiate.

Start/End Point: Page Mill Road Park and Ride Lot in Palo Alto. Located at intersection of Page Mill Road and Interstate 280. 

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 TOTAL      NEXT  
 MILES      TURN    
 
L            Page Mill Road                                    0.0      11.6 
 
Continue     Alpine Road                                      11.6       3.8 
 
R            Pescadero Road                                   15.4       0.9 
 
L            La Honda Road (Highway 84)                       16.3       8.2 
 
R            Stage Road                                       24.7       1.8 
 
             FOOD AVAILABLE AT SAN GREGORIO GENERAL                          
             STORE                                                           
 
R            Highway 1                                        25.6       1.9 
 
R            Tunitas Creek Road                               29.6       6.8 
 
  Continue   Cross Skyline Road and Continue on Kings         36.4       4.7 
             Mountain Road                                                   
 
L            Woodside Road                                    41.1        .7 
 
R            Mountain Home Road                               41.8       1.8 
 
             FOOD AVAILABLE AT ROBERTS MARKET                                
 
L            Portola Road                                     43.6       0.2 
 
L            Portola Road (Becomes Sand Hill Road)            43.5       3.5 
 
R            Santa Cruz Street (AKA Alameda De Las            47.3       0.0 
             Pulgas)                                                         
 
L            Immediate Left Turn onto Junipero Serra          47.3       2.4 
 
R            Page Mill Road                                   49.7       2.3 
 
L            Into Page Mill Park and Ride                     52.0      
 
             FINISHED!

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Comments: A fine introduction to the San Mateo peninsula. The climb up Page Mill Road is unshaded and can be hot. Alpine Road is a twisty, poorly paved descent, which eventually parallels a creek through redwoods. Highway 84 is a fast, gradual descent down to the coast. Tunitas Creek Road may be the perfect example of Northern California riding. A narrow patchwork of pavement, it follows a stream through a redwood forest to the summit of the local ridges. King's Mountain Road provides an exhilarating decent back to civilization.

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