Lake Del Valle Route:
- L on Hartz
- R on Laurel
- R on Brookside
- L on Sycamore Valley Road (eventually becomes Camino Tassajara)
- L on Highland
- L on Manning (REGROUP #1 at Intersection)
- Manning eventually bears R and becomes N. Livermore Ave
- R into Chevron Gas Station just past I-580 (REGROUP #2)
- R back onto N. Livermore Ave
- Continue straight through Downtown Livermore
- N. Livermore Ave. becomes S. Livermore Ave
- S. Livermore Ave becomes Tesla Rd
- R on Mines Rd
- Mines becomes Del Valle Rd (steep climb begins)
- Descend the hill to the Ranger Booth at Lake Del Valle
- R at the Ranger Booth
- Flip at the Parking Lot (REGROUP #3)
- L at the Ranger Booth to exit (steep climb begins)
- Del Valle Rd becomes Mines Rd
- L on Tesla (eventually will bear right, becoming South Livermore Ave)
- L Concannon
- L on Wente St
- Road bears right to become Marina Ave
- L on Arroyo Rd
- R on Wetmore Rd (pass Sycamore Park on your left)
- L on Vallecitos Rd (CAUTION – HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC)
- R on E. Vineyard Ave
- L into Chevron Gas Station (REGROUP #4)
- L back onto E. Vineyard Ave
- L on Bernal Ave
- R on Vineyard Ave
- L on First St (Downtown Pleasanton on your right)
- First St becomes Sunol Blvd
- R on Castlewood Dr (just past I-680)
- R on Foothill Rd
- Foothill Rd becomes San Ramon Rd at I-580 (continue straight)
- San Ramon Rd becomes San Ramon Valley Blvd at Alcosta (continue straight)
- L on Railroad Ave to the Railroad Depot
Sunol/Calaveras
- South on Danville Blvd / San Ramon Valley Blvd.
- SRV becomes Foothill after crossing the 580 freeway.
- Stay on Foothill all the way to Sunol
- Regroup and water stop at the general store / port-a-potties
- Continue on Main St., then left on Niles Canyon Road (watch carefully for oncoming traffic)
- R at the next intersection (Paloma Way, which becomes Calaveras Rd)
- Stay on Calaveras, and proceed up the short climb after Geary Rd. (climb is ~10-15 minutes).
- Turn around at the top, and be very careful on the descent. There are several off-camber turns, which should be taken slower than normal corners.
- Return via Calaveras/Paloma, then bear right on Pleasanton Sunol Rd.
- Left on Castlewood Dr. (watch for oncoming traffic)
- Right on Foothill, then back to the start.
- Map available at http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=681796
Palomares
- South on Danville Blvd / San Ramon Valley Blvd.
- SRV becomes Foothill after crossing over the 580 freeway.
- Stay on Foothill all the way to the general store in Sunol (left on Kilkare, across the railroad tracks, then a quick left on Main St.).
- Regroup and water stop at the general store.
- R on 84/Niles Canyon
- R on Palomares Rd.
- Go up and over the climb
- Regroup at the end of the descent and subsequent flats, at the intersection of Palomeras and Paloverde (first stop sign)
- R on Paloverde
- R on Dublin Canyon Rd.
- L on Foothill, then back to the start.
Carquinez Bridge via Cummings Skyway
- North on Danville Blvd
- Just after Rudgear Rd, turn left on Castle Hill
- Right on Lancaster
- Left on Lilac
- Left on Newell
- Left on Olympic
- Right on Pleasant Hill Rd.
- During the first big descent, make sure to stay to the right. (do NOT bear left onto Taylor)
- At the bottom of the descent, at the first stop light (I think), you need to turn L to stay on PHR. Do NOT go straight onto Geary.
- PHR eventually becomes Alhambra Ave.
- Just before reaching Martinez/Hwy 4, turn left on Franklin Canyon Rd.
- Right on Cummings Skyway
- Go over Hwy 80. You’ll see the refineries on the left.
- Right on San Pablo Ave., and up and down the hill
- Watch for the bike path entrance on the left, which will take you on the Carquinez Bridge
- Ride over the bridge, continue to the end of the bike bath
- At end of path, turn R
- At the stop light, cross Hwy 29 / Sonoma Blvd, and regroup at the Chevron Station
- Return via the same route, except that we will bear off of PHR at Taylor, then stay on Taylor until it rejoins PHR.
- L on Olympic
- R on Tice Valley
- R on Crest Ave
- Stay on Crest until it forces you left onto Hillgrade
- R on Danville Blvd
- Map available at http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=757687
Redwood – From the North (counter-clockwise loop)
- North on Danville Blvd
- Just after Rudgear Rd, turn left on Castle Hill
- R on Lancaster
- L on Lilac
- L on Newell
- L on Olympic
- R on Beechwood
- R on Hawthorne
- L on Moraga Blvd
- L on Moraga Rd.
- L on St. Mary’s Rd (we’ll be on St. Mary’s for awhile)
- L on Moraga Rd.
- Moraga Rd. becomes Canyon Rd.
- L on Pinehurst
- L on Redwood Rd.
- Regroup at the public golf course at the bottom of the descent on Redwood (it’s on the right).
- L on Castro Valley Blvd (eventually becomes E Castro Valley)
- Once we’re out of town, E Castro Valley will eventually go under the 580 fwy.
- Continue straight onto Dublin Canyon Rd. (aka the Dublin Grade)
- L on Foothill
- Follow Foothill/San Ramon Valley back to the store
- Map available at http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1299638