May 21, 2013

  • Skyline Drives

    I love the mountain roads near my home.  I’ve done the one below a few times when I had a Mazda RX-8:

     

    http://www.docwong.com/st-clinc/index.htm

     

    RIDE ROUTE:
    We start at Dr. Wong’s office on Woodside Road (Hwy 84) in Redwood City. We go up Woodside Road, through Woodside, and on up the hill to Skyline Blvd.

    From there, we head down Hwy 84 (name now changed to La Honda Road). We’ll stop at the San Gregorio General Store at Stage Road and Hwy 84 for a short break.

    From San Gregorio, we go south on Stage Road to the little town of Pescadero (which is a veritable METROPOLIS compared to San Gregorio). Then we head east on Pescadero Road a short ways to Cloverdale Road, where we turn south (right) again. We follow Cloverdale road down to Gazos Creek Road, where we turn west (right).
    We follow Gazos Creek Road to Highway 1 where we can take a break. There is gas here, so fuel up if you need.  This point is about 25 miles from my office.

    Then take a trip down 1 to Davenport, where we stop for lunch. After lunch, it’s south on Highway 1 again to Bonny Doone Road, where we turn east (left). Don’t turn right there, or you’ll be surprised at the lack of floatation a set of air bags provide.

    Up Bonny Doon Road to Smith Grade, right on Smith Grade to Empire Grade. North (left) on Empire Grade to Jamison Creek Road, down Jamison Creek Road to Highway 236. Right on Highway 236 to Highway 9 in Boulder Creek. Another short break in Boulder Creek (gas, if needed), then up Highway 9 (east) to Skyline, where we assemble at the little rest area there for a final meeting. After our meeting and bull session, the group breaks up and everyone is on their own. Hope you can find your way home from there!

     

    Can’t wait to do it in my Mini Cooper!

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