biketo: Palo Alto (Stanford University)
biketostreet: Alpine Road

mileage: ~50
difficulty: 5
explain: Some climbs but mostly rolling terrain, some areas on highway 35 have fast traffic

cityroute: San Francisco, Daly City, South SF, Pacifica, San Bruno, Milbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, Atherton, Menlo Park

roadroute: Highway 1 (Great Highway) to Highway 35 (Skyline Blvd.), Sawyer Camp Trail, back onto Skyline Blvd. to the highway 92 interchange, Canada Road to Woodside to Alameda de las Pelugas to Alpine Road.

hillprof: Intermediate
consider-excess: Excess Traffic
road-excess: Skyline around Pacifica/Highway 1, and some other areas between SF & San Mateo

Best times: 6am-9am

sights: It isn't necessary to use the Sawyer Camp Trail, (you can remain on Skyline), but if you have the time to ride the trail around the San Andreas Res., it is beautiful and car-free!

water: lots of water stops along Sawyer Camp Trail, there are shopping centers that can be seen from Skyline as well, but you would have to get off of Skyline to fill up.

name: Joni Mehler
biketype: Bridgestone XO-1 & Specialized Rockhopper FS A1 Comp
lastridden: yesterday (April 30, 1996)

comments: This is a great route for commuters who live in SF and commute to various routes along the peninsula! I discovered this after being "bumped" from CalTrain during my morning commute to work due to too many bikes on the train! If you try this during the PM be pre-pared for HEADwinds!