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Grizzly Peak

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Route Description:
This is an easy beginners ride. It starts up Tunnel Rd. like most rides from Berkeley. Tunnel Rd. climbs steadily at an average 5% grade for about 4 miles. The other easy climb out of town is Spruce Rd. to the North which is a little steeper and shorter than Tunnel Rd. This ride then turns left onto Grizzly Peak and follows the ridge line above Berkeley for 7-8 miles. There are many great views along the way. Finally, the ride descends Euclid. Euclid is a very nice descent from the North. The road is smooth and most of the curves are gentle with the exception of a slick S-turn near the bottom.
Time:
1-1.5 hrs.
Distance:
16.22 miles
Difficulty:
Easy
Climbing:
1856 ft.
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Mile 0.0 - Depart Sproul Plaza. Start down Bancroft Ave.

Mile 0.13 - Turn left on Dana St. Cross Durant.

Mile 0.25 - Turn left on Channing Wy. Cross Telegraph and Bowditch.

Mile 0.63 - Turn right on College Ave. Pass Haste.

Mile 0.75 - Turn left on Dwight Wy.

Mile 0.88 - Take second right on Piedmont Ave. Pass through two road barriers.

Mile 1.18 - Turn left on Forrest Ave.

Mile 1.40 - Turn right at T intersection.

Mile 1.48 - Turn left on Gerber, beware the crooked pole.

Mile 1.54 - Turn right onto Claremont Blvd.

Mile 1.68 - Turn left onto Russell.

Mile 1.75 - Forced right turn; pass Domingo Peet's, go straight across Ashby.

Mile 1.89 - Turn left on El Camino.

Mile 2.22 - Turn left on The Uplands.

Mile 2.40 - Turn right on Tunnel Rd.

Mile 2.85 - Turn left at light onto Caldecott Ln, start climbing.

Mile 3.21 - At crest, make quick left, then right onto Tunnel Rd. A long gradual climb starts here.

Mile 6.34 - Skyline (used to be Tunnel) at Grizzly Peak. The Saturday ride stops up ahead on the left at Sibley Park. For this ride, turn left on Grizzly Peak.

Mile 8.78 - Go straight through stop sign at Claremont. Claremont Ave. is a fast fun descent back to Domingo Peet's.

Mile 11.79 - Go straight through stop sign at Centenniel. This is another very fast descent into Berkeley.

Mile 13.88 - Turn left onto Euclid Ave. This is the standard descent when returning on Wildcat Canyon.

Mile 15.20 - Watch out for oil in this sweeping left turn.

Mile 15.94 - Turn right on Virginia St. (if you live in that direction).

Mile 16.22 - Spruce & Virginia, end of ride.