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Route Sheets


Here are some of the rides that we lead for the Western Wheelers, our local cycling club.  Most of the rides start and finish in or near Palo Alto, CA, and they traverse much of the scenic Bay Area.  Our route sheets, in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), are freely available for personal, non-profit use.  If you don't already have Adobe Acrobat Reader for reading PDF files, you can download it free from Adobe's Web site.

What's new:
10-Jun-2009
Added a route sheet for Boulder Creek and San Gregorio, and another for Boulder Creek, San Gregorio, and Pescadero, both starting from Gunn H.S.
5-Mar-2009
Added a route sheet for Page Mill and (west) Old La Honda starting from Gunn H.S.
9-Dec-2008
Added route sheets for Peach Hill, Kennedy-Shannon, and Hicks-Almaden starting from Gunn H.S., Shoup Park, and Saratoga H.S. Also added a route sheet for Kennedy-Shannon, Hicks-Almaden, and Mt. Umunhum starting from Saratoga H.S.
8-Dec-2008
Added route sheets for Kennedy-Shannon and Hicks-Almaden starting from Saratoga H.S.
29-Nov-2008
Added route sheets for Kings Mtn to Pescadero to (west) Alpine starting from Gunn H.S. and Shoup Park.
7-Nov-2008
Added route sheets for Peach Hill, Kennedy-Shannon, Hicks, and Mt. Umunhum starting from Gunn H.S., Shoup Park, and Saratoga H.S.
30-May-2008
Added route sheets for Mt. Hamilton, Kincaid, Sierra, Calaveras, and Welch Creek starting from Cataldi Park. Also added route sheets for Mt. Hamilton starting from Mitchell Park.


twisty road sign bike slip sign Caution: These routes are designed for fit and experienced cyclists who enjoy challenging climbs and technical descents on mountain roads.  Some of the roads are steep, twisty, rough, and obstacle-laden, with no bike lanes, negligible shoulders, blind curves, and dangerous auto traffic.


Please wear a helmet, ride safely, obey traffic laws, and courteously share the road.  Be a good ambassador for cycling.  Thanks, and enjoy! -- Steve & Cheryl



Start/Finish Ride Distance
(miles)
Climbing
(feet)
Last
Updated

Burgess Park Burgess Park 50K 31 1,300 31-May-2009

Cataldi Park Sierra Road 17 2,050 21-Nov-2008
Cataldi Park Sierra and Calaveras 37 3,590 21-Nov-2008
Cataldi Park Sierra, Calaveras, Welch Creek 46 5,560 21-Nov-2008
 
Cataldi Park Mt. Hamilton 47 5,120 10-Nov-2008
Cataldi Park Mt. Hamilton and Kincaid 59 7,260 10-Nov-2008
Cataldi Park Mt. Hamilton and Sierra 61 7,090 21-Nov-2008
Cataldi Park Mt. Hamilton, Kincaid, Sierra 73 9,230 21-Nov-2008
 
Cataldi Park Both sides of Mt. Hamilton 58 7,280 10-Nov-2008
Cataldi Park Both sides of Mt. Hamilton, plus Kincaid 70 9,420 10-Nov-2008
Cataldi Park Both sides of Mt. Hamilton, plus Sierra 71 9,250 21-Nov-2008
Cataldi Park Both sides of Mt. Hamilton, plus Kincaid and Sierra 84 11,390 21-Nov-2008

Diablo Vista Park Devil Mountain “Double”
    (a DMD for mortals: both sides of Mt. Diablo)
44
or 53
5,790
or 7,460
11-Nov-2008
Diablo Vista Park Devil Mountain 100K
    (Mt. Diablo and Morgan Territory)
64 6,600 10-Nov-2008
Diablo Vista Park Devil Mountain Century
    (Mt. Diablo, Morgan Territory,
    Altamont Pass, Patterson Pass)
101 8,440 10-Nov-2008
Diablo Vista Park Mt. Diablo, Clayton, Morgan Territory
    (LDT C ride)
67 6,580 10-Nov-2008
Diablo Vista Park Mt. Diablo, Antioch, Morgan Territory
    (LDT D ride)
91 7,970 10-Nov-2008

Duncans Mills Coleman Valley, Occidental, Guerneville 46 3,500 11-Nov-2008
Duncans Mills King Ridge, Annapolis, Timber Cove 83 8,500 11-Nov-2008

Gunn H. S. Dirt Alpine, Russian Ridge, Windy Hill [2] 28 2,880 8-Nov-2008
 
Gunn H. S. Godetia and Lakeview 30 1,880 29-May-2007
 
Gunn H. S. Old La Honda and (west) Old La Honda 32 2,950 4-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Old La Honda and Skeggs Point 33 3,220 18-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Old La Honda and (west) Alpine 39 4,450 31-May-2007
Gunn H. S. Old La Honda and Tunitas 52 4,750 14-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Old La Honda, Half Moon Bay, Lobitos, Tunitas 69 5,930 9-Jun-2008
Gunn H. S. Old La Honda, Pescadero, (west) Alpine 63 5,950 26-Apr-2007
Gunn H. S. Old La Honda, Pescadero, Tunitas 65 6,120 9-Jun-2008
Gunn H. S. Old La Honda, Pescadero, Lobitos, Tunitas 71 6,710 9-Jun-2008
Gunn H. S. Old La Honda, Pescadero, Pigeon Point, (west) Alpine 78 6,600 23-May-2007
 
Gunn H. S. Kings Mountain 33 3,020 29-May-2007
Gunn H. S. Kings Mtn to Hwy 92 and Caņada 41 3,290 30-May-2007
Gunn H. S. Kings Mtn, Crestview, Lakeview 43 4,140 7-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Kings Mtn and (west) Old La Honda 40 3,660 29-May-2007
Gunn H. S. Kings Mtn, Swett, (west) Old La Honda 43 3,820 1-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Kings Mtn, (west) Old La Honda, Joaquin 47 4,700 30-May-2007
Gunn H. S. Kings Mtn, Swett, (west) Old La Honda, Joaquin 49 4,860 1-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Kings Mtn and Bear Gulch 46 4,980 1-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Kings Mtn and (west) Alpine 49 5,180 12-Dec-2008
Gunn H. S. Kings Mtn, (west) Alpine, Mt. Eden 63 5,970 4-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Kings Mtn, Pescadero, (west) Alpine 73 6,680 12-Dec-2008
Gunn H. S. Kings Mtn, Half Moon Bay, Lobitos, Tunitas 62 5,890 9-Jun-2008
 
Gunn H. S. Redwood Ramble
    (Kings Mtn, Star Hill, Swett,
    (west) Old La Honda)
52 5,150 1-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Redwood Ramble II
    (Redwood Ramble plus Native Son)
56 5,790 1-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Redwood Ramble III
    (Redwood Ramble II plus Bear Gulch)
62 6,860 1-Jun-2007
 
Gunn H. S. Redwood Ramble - FFS B Ride
    (Kings Mtn and optionally
    (west) Old La Honda)
40 3,660 2-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Redwood Ramble - FFS C Ride
    (B ride plus Star Hill and Swett)
52 5,150 1-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Redwood Ramble - FFS D Ride
    (C ride plus Native Son and Bear Gulch)
62 6,860 1-Jun-2007
 
Gunn H. S. Tour de Skyline 62 5,110 30-May-2007
 
Gunn H. S. Sheer Gluttony
    (Redwood Gulch, Bohlman, On Orbit,
    Toll Gate, Mt. Eden, Montebello)
52 6,600 4-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Sheer Gluttony II
    (Redwood Gulch, Sanborn, Bohlman variation,
    On Orbit, Toll Gate, Mt. Eden, Montebello)
56 7,140 4-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Hard-Earned Lunch in Los Gatos [1]
    (Redwood Gulch, Bohlman, On Orbit,
    dirt trails, Black)
62 7,300 27-May-2007
 
Gunn H. S. Peach Hill and Kennedy-Shannon 48 3,190 9-Dec-2008
Gunn H. S. Peach Hill, Kennedy-Shannon,
Hicks-Almaden
66 4,610 9-Dec-2008
Gunn H. S. Peach Hill, Kennedy-Shannon,
Hicks-Almaden, Mt. Umunhum
72 6,050 2-Apr-2009
Gunn H. S. Peach Hill, Kennedy-Shannon,
Hicks both ways
66 5,420 9-Dec-2008
Gunn H. S. Peach Hill, Kennedy-Shannon,
Hicks both ways, Mt. Umunhum
72 6,860 9-Dec-2008
 
Gunn H. S. Boulder Creek and Zayante 75 6,830 29-Nov-2008
Gunn H. S. Boulder Creek and San Gregorio 99 8,980 10-Jun-2009
Gunn H. S. Boulder Creek, San Gregorio, and Pescadero 117 10,310 10-Jun-2009
 
Gunn H. S. Big Basin 77 7,410 18-Nov-2008
Gunn H. S. Big Basin plus Bear Creek 77 7,410 18-Nov-2008
Gunn H. S. Big Basin plus Bear Creek and Black 82 8,730 24-Nov-2008
Gunn H. S. Big Basin plus China Grade 88 8,020 26-Nov-2008
Gunn H. S. Big Basin plus China Grade and Bear Creek 88 8,020 27-Nov-2008
Gunn H. S. Big Basin plus Jamison Creek and Zayante 92 9,730 26-Nov-2008
Gunn H. S. Big Basin plus Jamison Creek, Zayante, Black 102 11,210 26-Nov-2008
Gunn H. S. Big Basin plus Alba and Bear Creek 94 9,770 18-Nov-2008
Gunn H. S. Big Basin plus Alba, Bear Creek, Black 98 11,090 24-Nov-2008
Gunn H. S. Big Basin plus Alba and Zayante 95 9,940 26-Nov-2008
Gunn H. S. Big Basin plus Alba, Zayante, Black 104 11,420 26-Nov-2008
Gunn H. S. Felton Empire and Big Basin 95 10,030 27-Nov-2008
 
Gunn H. S. Low Hills
    (Moody, Golden Oak, Joaquin, Westridge,
    Godetia, Lakeview)
58 5,400 6-Jun-2007
 
Gunn H. S. Moody, Page Mill, Black 65 6,980 6-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Moody, Page Mill, Summit, Black 72 7,330 22-May-2007
Gunn H. S. Moody, Page Mill, Black, Montebello 76 9,000 21-May-2007
 
Gunn H. S. Page Mill 30 2,860 5-Mar-2009
Gunn H. S. Page Mill and (west) Old La Honda 37 3,450 5-Mar-2009
Gunn H. S. Page Mill and Mt. Eden 37 3,600 4-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Page Mill to Ice Cream Social 41 3,490 22-May-2007
Gunn H. S. Page Mill, Summit, Black 69 7,120 6-Jun-2007
Gunn H. S. Page Mill, Montevina, Black 70 8,680 22-May-2007
 
Gunn H. S. Santa Cruz 129 11,110 21-May-2007

Mitchell Park Woodside and Sand Hill 28 1,320 6-Jun-2007
 
Mitchell Park Old La Honda 29 2,390 5-Jun-2007
Mitchell Park Old La Honda and (west) Old La Honda 37 3,030 5-Jun-2007
 
Mitchell Park Page Mill 34 2,940 5-Mar-2009
Mitchell Park Page Mill and (west) Old La Honda 41 3,530 5-Mar-2009
 
Mitchell Park Mt. Hamilton 81 5,500 29-Nov-2008
Mitchell Park Both sides of Mt. Hamilton 91 7,660 29-Nov-2008

Peers Park Page Mill 31 2,870 5-Mar-2009
Peers Park Page Mill and (west) Old La Honda 39 3,510 5-Mar-2009

Saratoga H.S. Kennedy-Shannon 18 1,310 8-Dec-2008
Saratoga H.S. Kennedy-Shannon and Hicks-Almaden 36 2,730 8-Dec-2008
Saratoga H.S. Kennedy-Shannon, Hicks-Almaden,
Mt. Umunhum
41 4,170 9-Dec-2008
 
Saratoga H.S. Peach Hill and Kennedy-Shannon 21 1,830 9-Nov-2008
Saratoga H.S. Peach Hill, Kennedy-Shannon,
Hicks-Almaden
39 3,250 9-Dec-2008
Saratoga H.S. Peach Hill, Kennedy-Shannon,
Hicks both ways
39 4,060 9-Dec-2008
Saratoga H.S. Peach Hill, Kennedy-Shannon,
Hicks both ways, Mt. Umunhum
45 5,500 9-Dec-2008
 
Saratoga H.S. Shannon-Kennedy
    (the other way around the popular loop)
18 1,310 8-Dec-2008
Saratoga H.S. Peach Hill and Shannon-Kennedy 21 1,830 8-Dec-2008

Shoup Park Godetia and Lakeview 33 2,100 29-May-2007
 
Shoup Park Old La Honda and (west) Old La Honda 36 3,230 4-Jun-2007
Shoup Park Old La Honda and Skeggs Point 37 3,350 18-Jun-2007
Shoup Park Old La Honda and (west) Alpine 41 4,670 31-May-2007
Shoup Park Old La Honda, Pescadero, (west) Alpine 65 6,170 31-May-2007
 
Shoup Park Kings Mtn to Hwy 92 and Caņada 45 3,570 2-Dec-2008
Shoup Park Kings Mtn and (west) Old La Honda 44 3,940 2-Dec-2008
Shoup Park Kings Mtn, (west) Alpine, Mt. Eden 63 5,990 4-Jun-2007
Shoup Park Kings Mtn, Pescadero, (west) Alpine 75 6,900 12-Dec-2008
 
Shoup Park Low Hills
    (Moody, Golden Oak, Joaquin, Westridge,
    Godetia, Lakeview)
57 5,210 6-Jun-2007
 
Shoup Park Moody and Sand Hill 28 1,930 24-May-2007
Shoup Park Moody, Page Mill, Hwy 84, (west) Old La Honda 43 4,510 24-May-2007
Shoup Park Page Mill and Mt. Eden 36 3,670 4-Jun-2007
 
Shoup Park Tour de Skyline 62 5,140 30-May-2007
 
Shoup Park Sheer Gluttony
    (Redwood Gulch, Bohlman, On Orbit,
    Toll Gate, Mt. Eden, Montebello)
48 6,530 4-Jun-2007
Shoup Park Sheer Gluttony II
    (Redwood Gulch, Sanborn, Bohlman variation,
    On Orbit, Toll Gate, Mt. Eden, Montebello)
52 7,070 4-Jun-2007
 
Shoup Park Peach Hill and Kennedy-Shannon 45 3,120 9-Dec-2008
Shoup Park Peach Hill, Kennedy-Shannon,
Hicks-Almaden
63 4,540 9-Dec-2008
Shoup Park Peach Hill, Kennedy-Shannon,
Hicks both ways
63 5,350 9-Dec-2008
Shoup Park Peach Hill, Kennedy-Shannon,
Hicks both ways, Mt. Umunhum
69 6,790 9-Dec-2008

Sweet Tomatoes
    [menu]
Holiday Tour de Bulb
    (Sunnyvale Lights Ride [map])
15 200 21-Dec-2006

Terman M. S. Redwood Ramble - FFS B Ride
    (Kings Mtn and optionally
    (west) Old La Honda)
41 3,680 2-Jun-2007
Terman M. S. Redwood Ramble - FFS C Ride
    (B ride plus Star Hill and Swett)
53 5,170 1-Jun-2007
Terman M. S. Redwood Ramble - FFS D Ride
    (C ride plus Native Son and Bear Gulch)
62 6,880 1-Jun-2007

[1] Includes some dirt trails; cross tires or mountain bike recommended.
[2] Includes dirt trails; mountain bike with knobby tires recommended.
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Last updated 19-Jun-2009.
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