recommended variation on that route: Make a left on Welch Creek (slightly before the bridge near the bottom of the climb on calaveras). Go most of the way up and hang a right into Sunol Wilderness on the Eagle View (?) trail at the 2.7 mile marker parking pull out (parking on left). Proceed down through the park and out on Geary road. Rejoin Calaveras right at the bottom of the climb.
If you're ambitious, take Cave Rocks road up to where it hits Cerro Este road. Great views from up there, but rather a climb. A nice all pavement variation is to go left after descending "the wall" at the end of Calaveras and take Felter all the way to the top of the climb on Siera. Then descend that down into Milpetas, or reverse back the way you came. You can also ride into Pleasanton Ridge from Sunol, There is a road that looks like a driveway (identifiable by the presence of a stop sign) that comes off Foothill just just right of where you cross if you go up Kilkare. Take that road up a short steep incline to the end and there is a gate for entering the park at is southernmost end. It's possible (though perhaps not legal) to go north through the park then east and down to hit Palameres road right at the top of that climb. On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 9:34:34 AM UTC-7, Justin Lai wrote: > > Hello, all. Long time lurker, first time poster. > > > I picked up a new complete Clem H a few weeks ago from Blue Heron Bikes in > Berkeley, and took it on its first proper ride this Sunday on the Calaveras > Loop in Northern California. I fortunately live on the route, so was able > to enjoy the beautiful ride up Niles Canyon in Fremont, back down along the > freshly paved Calaveras Road down to Milpitas (Without ever getting into a > car!) > > My buddy and I (Fellow Clem H owner who introduced me to Rivendell and had > me read "Just Ride" last year) stopped at Devout Coffee in Niles Canyon for > some takeout, before making a leisurely pace up Niles Canyon. It was a > perfectly sunny and breezy 70 degrees, and we could not have asked for > better weather. We made plenty of stops for snacks and photos, and took in > the views of the Calaveras Reservoir. After making our descent back down > from the Calaveras hills, we stopped by Taqueria Las Vegas for some > burritos, tacos, and horchata. > > > I couldn't have asked for a better "maiden voyage". I'm in love with this > bike, and am feeling especially fortunate to live in Northern California. > > We're putting together a list of rides to do next. Would love to hear your > recommendations! > > You can find more of my photos on Instagram at @jdlclem. > > Thanks for reading! > > > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b1ac2410-a277-4f6c-9905-b2aa2c6cdb83o%40googlegroups.com.
