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Santa Clara County
San Jose

Mount Hamilton Road – Piedmont Ponds loop from McKee

Routes
Road cycling routes
United States
California
Santa Clara County
San Jose

Mount Hamilton Road – Piedmont Ponds loop from McKee

Hard

3.3

(3)

90

riders

Mount Hamilton Road – Piedmont Ponds loop from McKee

05:30

96.4km

2,230m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.72 km for 129 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

3.78 km

Miguelita Creek Pedestrian Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

This pedestrian bridge was completed in 2002 and offers pedestrians and cyclists away to travel away from traffic.

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2

16.6 km

JD Grant Park

Highlight • Forest

The Joseph D. Grant County Park is the largest country park in the Santa Clara area of California. Joseph was the wealthy son of a merchant who bought this land …

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3

16.6 km

Mount Hamilton Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Mount Hamilton Road is a road biker's delight - if you like climbs. Getting to JD Grant Park from the San Jose sea level is already a 1500 feet climb, …

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33.6 km

Lick Observatory

Nature Reserve

5

33.8 km

Mount Hamilton - Lick Observatory

Highlight • Monument

A wide range of space observatories on the highest mountain in the area, including the largest glass lens historic observatory from the 1880s, and several generations of subsequent observatory systems. …

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6

66.4 km

Piedmont Ponds

Highlight • Lake

The Piedmont Ponds on the Penitencia Creek Trail are a collection of small ponds in San José just off this popular multi-use path. This is a nice spot to begin …

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7

73.5 km

View of San Jose from Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

The top of either Sierra Road or Felton Road, either way, good effort, it's a long climb to get here! The views over the Sierra Vista Open Space Park and Boccardo Peak are worth the effort.

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8

76.7 km

Felter Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

An awesome road with great views and lots of visibility, which allows you to ride very fast if you fancy it. It's a good climb as well, beautiful and not …

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B

96.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

77.5 km

18.7 km

186 m

129 m

Surfaces

96.3 km

166 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,250 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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