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Kennedy + Hicks

Cycling Route

Details
26.59 mi
2,519 ft
Starting at Mike's Bikes in Los Gatos, this ride is easily accessible from downtown and proves to be quite a challenge. Bring your climbing legs along for this ride, which tackles Kennedy Road and the infamous Hicks Road (which is well over 15% in some sections). The pain is followed by a picturesque descent alongside the Almaden Quicksilver County Park. By the time you get back to Los Gatos, you'll be more than ready for an espresso (or gelato).

* Mike's Bikes LG
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Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
LG Overpass Sprint to LG Blvd0.62 mi52 ft0.6%
Los Gatos overpass of Doom0.53 mi-33 ft-0.4%
Kennedy-Hicks to the top (stop sign)9.31 mi1,063 ft2.0%
Kennedy Rd - Los Gatos Blvd to Trail Head2.27 mi404 ft3.3%
Kennedy Rd Climb1.91 mi413 ft4.3%
Kennedy climb from S. Kennedy1.23 mi322 ft5.0%
Kennedy - Forrester to Top1.01 mi305 ft5.7%
Kennedy - Forrester onto Kennedy Trail1.02 mi2,343 ft0.0%
Kennedy - Forrester to top1.06 mi305 ft5.4%
Ely's Kennedy climbing section0.83 mi282 ft6.4%
Kennedy Descent - East to Shannon1.00 mi-315 ft-5.8%
Kennedy Descent - East to Shannon0.96 mi-341 ft-6.4%
Shannon DH - Kennedy to Hicks0.64 mi-121 ft-3.5%
Hicks Almaden loop (anticlockwise)16.68 mi-1,175 ft-0.0%
Lower Hicks4.04 mi325 ft1.4%
Shannon Rd to start of resevoir2.64 mi299 ft2.0%
AQ-Hicks CCW loop (from Shannon)16.60 mi-1,178 ft-0.0%
Hicks Shannon 2 Bridge4.01 mi322 ft1.4%
Hicks West5.13 mi1,037 ft3.8%
Hicks North (Reynolds Rd to Stop Sign)3.75 mi922 ft4.6%
Guadalupe Dam (Hicks Kick)0.48 mi167 ft6.5%
Hicks Dam0.30 mi125 ft7.9%
Hicks Rd1.25 mi741 ft11.3%
Hicks Opener0.59 mi387 ft12.3%
Hicks steep bit 0.86 mi604 ft13.2%
AAD - Hicks Climb (North Side)1.11 mi768 ft13.0%
Hicks North Side: Bridge to Stop Sign1.18 mi745 ft11.8%
DH-Hicks-Alamitos1.68 mi-771 ft-8.7%
Bottom of Hicks to Almaden Dam0.85 mi23 ft0.2%
Almaden Damn to Almaden Expwy3.55 mi-256 ft-1.4%
Quicksilver to McKean2.27 mi-105 ft-0.8%
spint out of old almaden1.30 mi-59 ft-0.7%
Final Mile Sprint1.07 mi-49 ft-0.8%
Cavendish of Almaden0.37 mi-10 ft-0.3%
Camden Ave HC Meridian to PLC0.62 mi171 ft5.2%
Almaden Meadows Sprint0.18 mi33 ft3.3%
Camden Ave from Meridian0.58 mi157 ft5.1%
Camden from Springpath0.57 mi161 ft5.3%
Camden Ave - Steep Part0.32 mi112 ft6.5%
Starting up Hicks to Shannon0.92 mi43 ft0.8%
Hicks Rd. - Camden to Shannon0.94 mi59 ft1.1%
Up Shannon from Hicks0.37 mi75 ft3.7%
Shannon to Cherry2.99 mi371 ft0.1%
Shannon rd - stop sign to stop sign2.49 mi384 ft0.3%
East Shannon1.21 mi-1,178 ft-0.0%
Shannon - Kennedy to Sky0.53 mi226 ft8.0%
Ely's Shannon Descent1.20 mi-325 ft-5.1%
Shannon Descent [WB] - Speed Trap0.36 mi-154 ft-8.0%
Shannon Descent - Westbound1.12 mi-289 ft-4.9%
Freeway Frogger0.47 mi-62 ft-1.3%