The way points of this bicycle route:
You legs will hurt here - 15% for the first 100 yards of the climb!!!
Right on Downing - down hill toward Calaveras Rd
1.62 Mile Point
Begin downhill on Sierra Road towards San Jose
Left on Piedmont Road towards Alum Rock Park
14.59 Mile waypoint
16.56 waypoint
Go through barracade. Left path is shorter but watch out for ruts in the road. Right path begins with dirt/gravel but is very ridable. This path is the same route from the opposite direction.
Begin Crother's sector of the route
Steep straigtaway section for a couple of hundred yards probably in the 12-13% range.
Rolling and once on Hamilton its downhill and flat all the way back.
Option to go up to Lick Observatory by going left.
Make right towards Alum Rock Park. Suggest this route versus making a left to avoid traffic areas.
