Bike Ride Pictures: Santa Cruz via Hecker Pass, July 2005

I got a late start for this ride as I had felt like sleeping in on
Saturday morning and then visiting the local farmer's market.

I started in downtown Sunnyvale and rode south through San Jose (Willow
Glen) before continuing on Almaden Expressway to McKean, Uvas, and
Watsonville Rds. past the reservoirs.

When I got to CA152 I decided that it would be easier (and more
interesting) to climb over Hecker Pass (1309ft) and return through the
mountains than to retrace my route into a headwind for 20 miles.

After descending the Watsonville side of Hecker Pass I took the direct
route through Corralitos and then rode directly into Aptos and Capitola
to meet my sister, Laura, at her place in Santa Cruz. (I called ahead
and talked her into joining me part of the way back.)

From Laura's place we rode through Santa Cruz before climbing Glen
Canyon Rd. to Scotts Valley and continuing on Bean Creek, Glenwood, and
Mountain Charlie Rds. to Summit Rd. We then cross CA17 and descended
the west side of Mountain Charlie Rd.

At Mountain Charlie Rd. and Old Santa Cruz Highway, Laura returned to
Summit Rd. on Old Santa Cruz Hwy and then home on Summit and Soquel-San
Jose Rd. as she had done last weekend, while I returned home through Los
Gatos. It took us each about 1 hour to get home from this point.

(109.0 miles; 4800 feet climbing)

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Bill Bushnell
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