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R&A Cycles Shop Ride Route #3 Long Route - 1st Saturday in April, August, December

Cycling Route

Details

47.2 mi

4,159 ft

*Updated 3/29/23* - Re-routed to avoid Wildcat Canyon Rd. which is closed due to storm damage / road washed out. We will descend El Toyonal into Orinda from Steam Trains and continue with the Three Bears to Happy Valley route.

Created By

Andy Knickerbocker 🇺🇸

June 15, 2022·Public

Route and Elevation

Segments

Name	Distance	Elev. Diff.	Avg. Grade
Olympic - PH Rd to Reliez Station Rd	0.27 mi	10 ft	0.7%
St Mary's Tiny Hill	0.47 mi	72 ft	2.6%
Canyon to Pinehurst	1.73 mi	135 ft	0.2%
Canyon Rd from Moraga	0.62 mi	89 ft	2.6%
Pinehurst to Hairpin	2.83 mi	364 ft	2.0%
Pinehurst from Canyon Rd.	3.94 mi	709 ft	3.4%
Pinehurst Climb from Lower Hairpin	1.24 mi	413 ft	6.3%
Pinehurst - Lower Hairpin to Upper Hairpin	0.75 mi	203 ft	5.1%
Pinehurst hairpin to Skyline/Grizzly	2.87 mi	597 ft	3.9%
Pinehurst Upper Hairpin to Skyline	0.46 mi	203 ft	8.3%
Steep Finish of Pinehurst Climb	0.22 mi	118 ft	10.1%
Pinehurst to snake home sprint	0.80 mi	26 ft	0.4%
Skyline North From Pinehurst to Grizzly	1.61 mi	184 ft	2.2%
Skyline from Snake to Grizzly Peak	0.82 mi	161 ft	3.6%
Skyline climb (Huckelberry - Sibley)	0.35 mi	121 ft	6.4%
End of Skyline Sprint (Sibley to Grizzly)	0.12 mi	26 ft	4.2%
Grizzly Grind	3.54 mi	344 ft	1.2%
Tunnel/Grizzly to Claremont/Fish Ranch	2.32 mi	-144 ft	-0.9%
Grizzly Peak Flight	1.16 mi	-131 ft	-1.6%
GPC Tuesday Final Sprint	0.20 mi	39 ft	3.7%
Grizzly Bump before Claremont, North Bound	0.36 mi	43 ft	2.3%
GPB descent to Claremont/Fish Ranch	0.28 mi	-75 ft	-5.0%
Descent + Slingshot	0.29 mi	66 ft	1.9%
slow motion	0.16 mi	43 ft	5.1%
Grizzly Peak climb (Claremont to Wilder fire rd gate)	0.82 mi	269 ft	6.2%
The slingshot	0.25 mi	85 ft	6.3%
Steam Train climb, upper part	0.64 mi	180 ft	5.3%
Grizzly Plateau to Lomas	0.36 mi	85 ft	4.4%
Top Of Cantadas	0.22 mi	26 ft	1.3%
Chain Dropper	0.05 mi	36 ft	13.1%
Minor Rd to Bear Creek Rd	1.17 mi	52 ft	0.6%
SPDR TT NB Power Climb	0.35 mi	43 ft	2.3%
SPDR TT NB (Part 2)	1.84 mi	36 ft	0.2%
SPDR Crosswalk Sprint	0.36 mi	20 ft	1.0%
Garbage Hill	1.25 mi	161 ft	2.4%
Castroberg climb	0.40 mi	180 ft	6.7%
vBHRR Segment 2: Alhambra Valley Road Bridge to Bump 2.5 miles	2.24 mi	135 ft	1.1%
Alhambra Valley Rd - Castro Ranch to Mama Bear start (invisible climb)	4.25 mi	308 ft	1.4%
Bear Creek Grind (Alhambra to base of Mama)	1.55 mi	148 ft	1.8%
*Alhambra Valley Rd to the top of Mama Bear	2.68 mi	463 ft	3.2%
vBHRR Segment 3: Bear Creek Road sprint town line sign to Hampton Rd	0.41 mi	39 ft	1.7%
Bear Creek - Mama Bear	1.16 mi	262 ft	4.1%
Mama Bear Climb	0.72 mi	233 ft	6.1%
Top of Mama Bear to Happy Valley	1.50 mi	-223 ft	-2.4%
Mama Bear Descent	0.75 mi	-171 ft	-4.3%
Happy Valley from Bear Creek	1.06 mi	364 ft	6.5%
the steep shit	0.47 mi	262 ft	10.5%
Happy Valley South Descent to Upper Happy Valley	0.99 mi	-413 ft	-7.9%
Valley View Rd. to Bottom Happy Valley Stop Sign Decent	1.31 mi	-180 ft	-2.6%
Camino Diablo to El Curtola	0.68 mi	43 ft	1.0%