Grant Ranch |
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| Overall Rating | |
| Technical Difficulty | |
| Aerobic Difficulty |  |
| Distance (mi) | 10.8 |
| Elevation Range (ft) | 1401 - 2728 |
| Total Ascent (ft) | 2201 |
| Total Descent (ft) | -2206 |
| Total Ascent Distance (mi) | 5.4 |
| Total Descent Distance (mi) | 5.4 |
| Moving Time | Unknown |
| Stopped Time | Unknown |
| Average Speed (mph) | Unknown |
| Average Moving Speed (mph) | Unknown |
| Stops | Unknown |
| Start Time | 2006/02/17 18:48:30 |
| Finish Time | Unknown |
| Time Zone | Pacific Time (US & Canada) |
Description
Grant Ranch is a park located along Mount Hamilton Road in the Diablo range just east of San Jose. Mostly fireroad, some of the trails are brutally steep and pose a tough challenge. Almost the entire ride is on open grasslands, and it gets very hot in the summer. Fellow trail users you’ll encounter will likely include cows, with an occasional mean looking bull amongst them – they’re supposed to be used to people, so if you take it easy you should be able to pass without too many problems.
At the Twin Gates, you have the option of riding the paved road all the way up to the summit of Mount Hamilton, adding a significant amount of climbing miles though. On the summit, there are telescopes, a nice museum, water and great views.
On this ride, we instead cross the road and take Canada de Pala trail, bringing us at the top of Los Huecos trail, which is today’s rollercoaster-downhill. It’s steep, rutted and loose in some places, so don’t lose your concentration (I believe Los Huecos used to be or still is the location of an annual downhill bike race).
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