This route heads south from Danville through San Ramon Valley for the climbs up Dublin Canyon and Palomares Rd. Descend Stonybrook Canyon to Niles Canyon Rd. Head east along Niles Canyon into the town of Sunol for the out & back climb up Kilkare Rd to Kilkare Woods. Return north along the lower Dougherty Hills on Alcosta Blvd to El Capitan.
This route heads south from Danville through San Ramon Valley for the climbs up Dublin Canyon and Palomares Rd. Descend Stonybrook Canyon to Niles Canyon Rd. Head east along Niles Canyon into the town of Sunol for the out & back climb up Kilkare Rd to Kilkare Woods. Return north along the lower Dougherty Hills on Alcosta Blvd to El Capitan.
This route heads south from Danville through San Ramon Valley for the climbs up Dublin Canyon and Palomares Rd. Descend Stonybrook Canyon to Niles Canyon Rd. Head east along Niles Canyon into the town of Sunol for the out & back climb up Kilkare Rd to Kilkare Woods. Return north along the lower Dougherty Hills on Alcosta Blvd to El Capitan.
Start Location > Osage Station Park at 816 Brookside Dr in Danville. Ample free parking-Water & restrooms available. Mile Turn Direction Next Turn 0.0 Exit Osage Station Park 0.2 0.2 L Paraiso Dr 0.3 0.5 L Camino Ramon 1.0 1.5 R Greenbrook Dr 0.1 1.6 L San Ramon Valley Rd 5.5 7.1 S Becomes San Ramon Rd 1.8 8.9 S Becomes Foothill Rd 0.2 9.1 R Dublin Canyon Rd > CLIMB 2.6 11.7 S Dublin Canyon summit > descend 2.5 14.2 L Palo Verde Rd 0.4 14.6 L Palomares Rd > rolling terrain > CLIMB 5.1 19.7 S Palomares Rd Summit > descend 4.6 24.3 L CA-84 W/Niles Canyon Rd 3.9 > WATCH TRAFFIC! 28.2 R Exit CA-84 W/Niles Canyon Rd to Sunol 0.3 28.5 R Main St L STOP-SUNOL TRAIN DEPOT Porta-Pottie > Food & water at Sunol Food & Liquor on Main St L Kilkare Rd @ RR XING 28.5 X Foothill Rd 28.5 S Kilkare Rd > CLIMB 3.6 32.1 Kilkare Rd-ROAD ENDS U Kilkare Rd 3.6 35.7 L Foothill Rd > CLIMB 0.7 36.4 S Foothill Rd summit > rolling descent 1.9 38.3 R Onto path to Verona Bridge @ Oak 0.1 Tree Farm Dr >WATCH 4 POLE! 38.4 S Verona Rd > WATCH 4 POLE! 0.1 38.5 L Pleasanton Sunol Rd 0.9 39.4 S Becomes Sunol Blvd 0.9 40.3 L Valley Ave 1.2 41.5 R STOP-CHEVRON STATION Food, water & restrooms Continue on Valley Ave 1.3 42.8 L Hopyard Rd > WATCH TRAFFIC! 2.3 45.1 L Dublin Blvd > WATCH TRAFFIC! 0.8 45.9 R Village Pkwy 1.8 47.7 R Alcosta Blvd 4.6 52.3 R Crow Canyon Rd 0.1 52.4 L El Capitan Dr > WATCH TRAFFIC! 2.2 54.6 R Orange Blossom Way 0.4 55.0 R Brookside Dr 55.1 Osage Station Park-FINISH! Ride Chronicles: http://yurides.wordpress.com/