Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 12, 2024

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Briones Regional Park

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Start point

Parking

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839 m

Iron Horse Trail junction

Highlight • Cycleway

Crossing of two of the best East Bay flat bike trails, one following a former rail line, the other an old canal that still transports municipal water.

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21.0 km

Arroyo Del Hambre, Alhambra Valley

Highlight • Cycleway

Pleasant, mostly shaded road with little midday traffic, though eastbound picking up around afternoon rush hour. Almost unbelievably rural feeling so close to the Bay. Unfortunately long parts without shoulder.

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33.9 km

View of Bear Creek

Highlight • Viewpoint

This view of Bear Creek lets bikers peer down into the Bear Creek section of the Briones Reservoir, which has two sources for its water, one source is local and one source is imported.

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37.8 km

Little John Cove overlook of Briones Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great overlook of the reservoir, along the road as unfortunately the trail around the lake is closed to bikes.

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40.1 km

San Pablo Creek Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Nice shaded view from the bridge across the creek that fills the San Pablo reservoir, with the help of additional water piped in from Sierra Nevada reservoirs including Lake Comanche.

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52.7 km

Las Trampas Creek bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Scenic bridge along the excellent, paved, car-free Lafayette-Moraga Bike trail

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64.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.0 km

19.1 km

2.65 km

205 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.6 km

14.4 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Iron Horse Trail junction

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View of Bear Creek

Little John Cove overlook of Briones Reservoir

San Pablo Creek Bridge

Las Trampas Creek bridge

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