Assault on Soda Springs Rd. 5.4 Mi. 8.1%. Preview for Low Key Hill Climb this Fall.
The Maze to Saratoga, Hwy 9 to LG (going the back way via RidgeCrest into downtown), LG Creek Trail ( dirt,wide,climb to dam can be walked) to the reservoir, up Soda Springs, back down, around the reservoir and up Black(lunch break at school, bring lunch) to Skyline, down Hwy 9 to Mt. Eden/Pierce to return. 65.7 miles, 9536 ft according to GoogleMaps CueSheet, so more like 8200? 7,100 ft.
No lunch stop (bring lunch or buy in Los Gatos before we get on the LG Creek Trail). Bring lots of water, there aren't many water stops.
Cue sheet (http://tinyurl.com/9sroj68)
Distance | Climbing | Directions
Total Last | Elev Total Last |
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0.00 0.00 | 209 0 0 | Depart Shoup Park
0.63 0.63 | 241 36 36 | Left S El Monte Ave
0.74 0.12 | 231 36 0 | Right Foothill Expy
4.43 3.69 | 340 153 117 | Straight N Foothill Blvd
5.09 0.66 | 383 202 49 | Left Stevens Creek Blvd
5.20 0.11 | 385 204 2 | Right Janice Ave
5.39 0.20 | 388 209 5 | Right Mira Vista Rd
5.80 0.40 | 373 213 4 | Slight L McClellan Rd
6.15 0.36 | 369 239 26 | Right Linda Vista Dr
6.34 0.18 | 385 264 25 | Right Hyannisport Dr
6.38 0.04 | 391 270 6 | Left Linda Vista Dr
6.89 0.51 | 421 327 57 | Right Santa Teresa Dr
6.94 0.05 | 436 342 15 | Slight L Terrace Dr
7.28 0.34 | 381 342 0 | Right Bubb Rd
7.57 0.29 | 397 359 16 | Left Rainbow Dr
8.07 0.50 | 335 359 0 | Right S Stelling Rd
8.56 0.49 | 344 370 11 | Straight Prospect Rd
8.83 0.27 | 320 370 0 | Right Vía Roncole
9.11 0.29 | 333 383 13 | Straight Arroyo De Arguello
9.97 0.85 | 390 443 60 | Left Comer Dr
10.08 0.12 | 404 458 15 | Right Pierce Rd
10.47 0.38 | 412 489 31 | Left Surrey Ln
10.65 0.18 | 439 527 38 | Right Saraview Dr
10.82 0.17 | 477 565 38 | Left Sarahills Dr
10.98 0.16 | 477 578 13 | Left Verde Vista Ln
11.15 0.18 | 448 578 0 | Right Tamworth Ave
11.27 0.12 | 464 594 16 | Right Seaton Ave
11.43 0.16 | 490 620 26 | Left Malcom Ave
11.57 0.14 | 510 640 20 | Left Trinity Ave
11.61 0.04 | 501 640 0 | Right Pontiac Ave
11.71 0.10 | 517 657 16 | Left Saratoga Hills Rd
11.77 0.06 | 517 657 1 | Right Reid Ln
11.84 0.07 | 519 660 2 | Left Canyon View Dr
11.86 0.02 | 517 660 0 | Right Elva Ave
12.08 0.22 | 541 684 24 | Left 4th St
12.35 0.27 | 497 717 33 | Left Big Basin Way
12.55 0.21 | 471 717 0 | Right Hwy 9
15.41 2.86 | 503 878 161 | Right Ridgecrest Ave
15.99 0.58 | 598 1006 128 | Left Beck Ave
16.08 0.08 | 577 1006 0 | Right Hernandez Ave
16.66 0.59 | 471 1043 37 | Slight R Glen Ridge Ave
16.78 0.11 | 468 1048 5 | Left Pennsylvania Ave
16.87 0.09 | 436 1048 0 | Right Bayview Ave
16.90 0.03 | 438 1049 1 | Left W Main St
Regroup/water stop in downtown Los Gatos
17.24 0.34 | 385 1061 11 | Right Los Gatos Creek Trail
19.01 1.77 | 665 1442 381 | Straight Alma Bridge Rd
21.72 2.71 | 687 1954 512 | Left Soda Springs Rd
27.21 5.49 | 3207 4682 2728 | U-Turn Soda Springs Rd
Regroup at top
32.71 5.50 | 687 4893 211 | Bear L Alma Bridge Rd
34.15 1.44 | 659 5152 259 | Right Aldercroft Heights Rd
34.66 0.51 | 864 5389 237 | Sharp R Old Santa Cruz Highway
36.70 2.04 | 675 5583 194 | Left over Hwy 17
36.76 0.06 | 697 5605 22 | Right Montevina Rd
37.05 0.29 | 683 5631 26 | Left Black Rd
Regroup/water(/restrooms?) Lakeside Elementary School, about halfway up
41.56 4.50 | 2456 7589 1958 | Right Skyline
(optional detour to CDF fire station on Skyline past Hwy 9 for water/restroom)
47.88 6.32 | 2607 8461 872 | Sharp R Big Basin Way
53.42 5.54 | 743 8648 188 | Left Pierce Rd
54.43 1.02 | 572 8779 130 | Left Mt Eden Rd
56.74 2.31 | 584 9171 393 | Straight Stevens Canyon Rd
59.90 3.16 | 424 9484 312 | Straight S Foothill Blvd
61.10 1.20 | 338 9484 0 | Straight Foothill Expy
64.80 3.70 | 227 9519 35 | Left S El Monte Ave
64.96 0.15 | 241 9532 14 | Right University Ave
65.57 0.62 | 209 9540 7 | Arrive Shoup Park
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