San Fran area road biking ideas

[maillotpois]

Here are some of my routes in the Marin, Napa and Sonoma areas:

http://ridewithgps.com/users/2183/routes

You can pretty much pick and choose by distance and elevation gain. They are all great rides - low traffic (other than the southern part of the coast on a weekend - avoid SF to Stinson on weekends after 9 am).

I don't really have time just now to sort through them and give you a few selections - I have to run out the door. But this should get you started. The rides entitled "Death Ride" are training rides I created for coaching the Death Ride and are generally rigorous and beautiful.

Have fun! Riding in Yosemite is great as well - though you will want to avoid the valley for too much riding in late July. Do Tioga Road (tuloumne meadows) and the road to Glacier point - stunning!

[carback]

Thank you, Sarah!

[NadiaMac]

the velogirls site has good route sheets:
http://www.velogirls.com/resources/routes.php

some classic area rides:
marin/sf--
paradise loop (called tiburon loop in the site; extend mileage by doing the headlands/tiburon loop)

alpine dam loop

peninsula--
old la honda-pescadero-tunitas loop (start in woodside)
variety of other loops are described that include the area classic climbs (OLH, Kings, Page Mill).