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Mount Hamilton Road – JD Grant Park loop from The Rainbow Junction Farm

Mount Hamilton Road – JD Grant Park loop from The Rainbow Junction Farm

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(7672)

7,673

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Mount Hamilton Road – JD Grant Park loop from The Rainbow Junction Farm

06:56

120km

2,720m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 29.3 km for 230 m

After 29.6 km for 212 m

After 60.1 km for 129 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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93 m

The Junction Bar & Grill

Highlight • Restaurant

A stop described as being "in the middle of nowhere, the Junction Bar & Grill is a great place to grab a bite. With photos of friends and family from …

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29.5 km

Donald Shane telescope - Tycho Brahe Peak

Highlight • Monument

The Donald Shane telescope is a 3 m reflector to the north-east of the Lick Observatory.

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30.2 km

Mount Hamilton Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Mount Hamilton Road is a road biker's delight - if you like climbs. Getting to JD Grant Park from the San Jose sea level is already a 1500 feet climb, …

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47.2 km

Grant Lake - Joseph D Grant County Park

Highlight • Lake

The easy trail around the Southeast side of the lake is a great starting point for excursions into the North of JD Grant Park

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47.3 km

JD Grant Park

Highlight • Forest

The Joseph D. Grant County Park is the largest country park in the Santa Clara area of California. Joseph was the wealthy son of a merchant who bought this land …

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60.1 km

Miguelita Creek Pedestrian Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

This pedestrian bridge was completed in 2002 and offers pedestrians and cyclists away to travel away from traffic.

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90.1 km

Mount Hamilton - Lick Observatory

Highlight • Monument

A wide range of space observatories on the highest mountain in the area, including the largest glass lens historic observatory from the 1880s, and several generations of subsequent observatory systems. …

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120 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

118 km

958 m

587 m

255 m

Surfaces

120 km

349 m

141 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,260 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Saturday 30 May

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Mount Hamilton Road – JD Grant Park loop from The Rainbow Junction Farm

The Junction Bar & Grill

Donald Shane telescope - Tycho Brahe Peak

Mount Hamilton Road

Grant Lake - Joseph D Grant County Park

JD Grant Park

Miguelita Creek Pedestrian Bridge

Mount Hamilton - Lick Observatory

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