Quote Originally Posted by dachshund
Really, bikerz, congratulations! I noticed this hill on my bike map just last week. It's listed as "off the scale". I thought, well let's not ride there today.

How was Reliez Valley, in terms of the shoulder & traffic? It runs right near my neighborhood, but I've been too chicken to try it by myself. I could get to the Bears if I could quit whining about the road over there...
You know, Reliez valley goes on forever, but it was shady and not much traffic - I thought it was fine, just endless. Not nearly as steep as Pig Farm. But I was traveling clockwise - not sure if that's the same direction you mean. You would be going the opposite way to get to the bears, I think.

Nanci - I have only done the bears in a clockwise direction - from castro ranch to alhambra to bear creek (mama, baby and papa bear in that order) to the dam rd to castro ranch.

Also - this site shows more than anyone may ever want to know about Bay Area hills