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Manzanita Way – Kings Mountain Road loop from Palo Alto

Manzanita Way – Kings Mountain Road loop from Palo Alto

Hard

4.8

(4165)

5,462

riders

Manzanita Way – Kings Mountain Road loop from Palo Alto

03:54

71.6km

1,410m

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: July 10, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 32 m for 1 m

After 71.7 km for 1 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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966 m

San Francisquito Creek Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The San Francisquito Creek Bridge provides a smooth ride over the San Francisquito Creek, which eventually ends in southwest San Francisco Bay. Enjoy the beauty here and stop on the bridge to peer down into the creek.

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9.37 km

Manzanita Way

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Most boiler-template routes for this immediate area use Whisky Hill Rd. to get back and forth. Manzanita is several levels better (which includes a brief stretch of Mountain Home). Almost no cars, canopied and bucolic, it's perfect on a bike. So, substitute this for any Whiskey Rd routes!

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13.3 km

Kings Mountain Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Kings Mountain Road arrives about one mile into the descent portion of your loop. This is a narrow and very twisty road that descends for a little over four miles without a break. The overall average grade of this descent is about -7.5%. The first three quarters of the descent (before the entrance of Huddart Park) is a two-lane road divided by a dash yellow line down the middle, where I'd qualify the lane widths as "fair", though there are no marked shoulders. The last quarter of the descent is divided by double yellow solid lines and features lines marking the outer edges of the lanes, but the shoulder space outside those lines (if any) hardly ever exceeds a foot in width. The pavement is quite good and is almost never broken. The descent is fast and exhilarating, with almost all of it taking place under moderate tree cover. While car traffic on this road is very light, it's not non-existent. Make sure you keep that as well as the popularity of this road with cyclists in mind as you decide which speed you should maintain through this descent.

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30.5 km

Tunitas Creek Road and The Bike Hut

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This narrow road initially threads more or less flatly through mostly bare coastal hills and past a few farms. Along this part, you'll also encounter The Bike Hut. This is an unattended "supply shack" for cyclists at Potrero Nuevo Farm that is open 24/7. You can find snacks, drinks, as well as emergency supplies and spare parts there and you're expected to leave payment for what you take based on the honor system.

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51.5 km

Kings Mountain Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Plenty of hairpins so watch your speed on the downhill. Overall it's less trafficked near the top than it is near the bottom, as you might expect.

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56.4 km

Lower Kings Mountain Road

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Steep road dropping from Skyline Blvd to Woodside, with mostly smooth pavement but no shoulder. The lower section has a few bad pavement spots, and many horse riders on the side trails

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58.4 km

Woodside Store (Historic Site)

Highlight • Historical Site

Trails looping around and through the open air pioneer settlement museum. Even if inside displays should be closed it's interesting and some buildings have windows to peek through

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65.0 km

Alameda de las Pulgas Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Alameda de las Pulgas Road has consistent traffic but features a good bike lane for safe cycling. The route is straightforward and flat, it works for a smooth ride through the area.

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71.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.1 km

21.3 km

3.01 km

169 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

69.1 km

2.59 km

Elevation

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 1 September

21°C

15°C

18 %

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Manzanita Way – Kings Mountain Road loop from Palo Alto

San Francisquito Creek Bridge

Manzanita Way

Kings Mountain Road

Tunitas Creek Road and The Bike Hut

Kings Mountain Road

Lower Kings Mountain Road

Woodside Store (Historic Site)

Alameda de las Pulgas Road

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