Page Mill/Alpine/Stage/Tunitas
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| What's not
to like? Great roads that get you away from the city, with
that perfect combination of very little traffic, reasonable pavement
(which generally means choppy on the climbs and good stuff on the
descents) and strategically-placed general stores. |
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| This ride
profile shows that there's at least as much downhill as uphill,
despite the claims some make that every ride I do does nothing but
climb. This ride was on 5/18/03. |
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| Oh yes, all of Page
Mill is this nice and moderate in grade! |
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Share the Road takes on new meaning
when the oncoming traffic is a classic green farm tractor!
On the left you find yet another failed
attempt to capture the definitive photo of the Pink Flamingo house.
I'm often asked how you find it- it's pretty easy. As you're
heading toward the coast on Pescadero Creek Road, it's just to the
left of the only creek crossing. The light is such that it's
sometimes hard to see (or photograph!). |
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| After leaving
Pescadero, you head through this idyllic setting, with a very
non-idyllic metal sculpture of a skeleton with machine gun at the
end. Really. |
Bicyclists and
motorcyclists both find Stage Road a pleasant alternative to Highway
1. For the most part, we have quite a bit in common. |
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| At San Gregorio you're
bound to meet up with people you know, in this case Joel, who seems
quite interested in that blue motorcycle as an alternative to riding
back over the hill. |
There are three
separate climbs on Stage Road, the first two between Pescadero and
San Gregorio, and the last one (and worst), shown here, climbing up
to Highway 1. |
That's Richard looking at his watch, apparently not aware that yes,
I did finally make it to the top, and on the very same day as him!
We started the climb together, but about halfway up I lost sight of
him.
I was really looking forward to the
easier section at the top where it almost levels off, but just as I
pass this guy (one of our customers, it turns out) he hops onto my
wheel thinking I'm feeling stronger than I am. Testosterone
wins out yet again as I push the pace on the final section.
Overall yet another great day to be
out on a bike. But aren't they all? |
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| The map
below shows the detail for the lower section of the ride.
Starting in Woodside you head south on Mtn Home Road, which dead
ends at Portola Road, where you turn right and head towards Portola
Valley. Portola Road ends at Alpine, where you head East (down
the hill) to Arastradero, which will be a right-hand turn.
Arastradero connects you to Page Mill Road, and from there it's up
to Skyline (and we do mean up!). |
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Last updated
09/03/07
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