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Grant Lake – Mount Hamilton Observatory 🔭📡 loop from Evergreen Valley College

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United States
California
Santa Clara County
San Jose

Grant Lake – Mount Hamilton Observatory 🔭📡 loop from Evergreen Valley College

Hard

2.9

(12)

50

riders

Grant Lake – Mount Hamilton Observatory 🔭📡 loop from Evergreen Valley College

04:46

57.4km

1,730m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 13.3 km for 52 m

After 28.9 km for 230 m

After 29.2 km for 212 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

2.87 km

Gurdwara (Sikh temple)

Highlight • Religious Site

2

11.3 km

Grant Lake

Highlight • Lake

If you want to get close to the shores of Grant Lake take Bernal Trail. When you reach the end of Bernal Trail, make a pause and let the beauty of the lake sink in.

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3

11.7 km

Grant Lake - Joseph D Grant County Park

Highlight • Lake

The easy trail around the Southeast side of the lake is a great starting point for excursions into the North of JD Grant Park

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4

12.1 km

McCreery Lake

Highlight • Lake

McCreery Lake is a little lake located in the Joseph D. Grant County Park. There are various trails leading along the lake and thanks to the multiple connecting trails in the park, you can shorten or extend your hike at almost any time. The lake is a popular spot to watch turtles and birds.

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5

13.3 km

6

28.4 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.
Very informative free tours. If visiting in winter bring warm clothes, as the elevation results in dramatically lower temperatures than in Silicon Valley just below, as indicated by the snow we encountered.

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28.6 km

Lick Observatory

Nature Reserve

8

29.1 km

Donald Shane telescope - Tycho Brahe Peak

Highlight • Monument

The Donald Shane telescope is a 3 m reflector to the north-east of the Lick Observatory.

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9

29.8 km

Mount Hamilton Observatory 🔭📡

Highlight • Monument

One of the oldest astronomical observatories in the Western US, with several generations of telescopes and technology.

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B

57.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.0 km

1.42 km

1.29 km

1.24 km

329 m

235 m

Surfaces

41.3 km

14.2 km

1.47 km

546 m

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Highest point (1,260 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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