Leon by Albert Guibara – Pulgas Water Temple loop from Hayward Park

Leon by Albert Guibara – Pulgas Water Temple loop from Hayward Park

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Leon by Albert Guibara – Pulgas Water Temple loop from Hayward Park

01:31

31.1km

340m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. 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 12, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.11 km

Leon by Albert Guibara

Highlight • Monument

Good sir "Leon" presides over San Mateo Central Park. He's the work of renowned sculptor Albert Guibara, who named the sculpture for his father who was, at the time, turning 80 years old.

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5.74 km

Last Stagecoach Hold-up Memorial

Highlight • Monument

This semi-humorous memorial for the Last Stagecoach Hold-up in San Mateo County in 1905 is hidden in the San Matteo Creek canyon along the very bike-friendly Crystal Springs Road.

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8.71 km

Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

The 15-mile Crystal Springs Regional Trail is one of the best mostly paved bike trails with few cars in the Bay Area. It spans from San Bruno to Woodside and …

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12.2 km

View of Crystal Springs Reservoir from Cañada Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Bike Sunday - no motorized vehicles on Sundays, we've got the whole road for ourselves.

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15.9 km

Pulgas Water Temple

Highlight • Monument

San Francisco built Pulgas Water Temple as a monument to the engineering marvel that brought Hetch Hetchy water more than 160 miles across California from Yosemite National Park in the …

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17.5 km

Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Crystal Springs Reservoir, nestled in the northern Santa Cruz Mountains, consists of two artificial lakes formed along the San Andreas Fault and is ideal for hiking and wildlife viewing. Originally …

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31.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.4 km

2.52 km

2.10 km

1.70 km

223 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.2 km

1.11 km

515 m

107 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 11 October

21°C

9°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

December 19, 2024,Sawyer Trail Inspection

I hadn't ridden this trail all year, since they closed it to through-traffic last January. From the south gate, you can go north 4.3 miles before having to turn around. You can't see any work in this section--that's happening further north. Signs all still say it will reopen Dec. 31. But with all the rains lately, and the holidays here, …

December 1, 2024,December Nice

No photos, but 65⁰F/18⁰C looks good in December, for sure.