Monument Peak Big Ride

The Strava route below can be copied into navigation tools such as BikeGPS. https://www.strava.com/routes/23986747

Monument Peak –  Big Ride Turn by Turn:

1. From the Cordoza Park parking lot East on Kennedy Drive.  It becomes Old Calaveras Rd. in 0.5 miles, paved, climb.
2. Continue on Old Calaveras Rd. 1.3 miles, paved, climb 
3. Left. on Downing Rd.  Enter Ed Levin Park.  0.5 miles, paved, climb
4. From the Sandy Wool Lake parking area take the Tularcitos Trail for 0.2 miles, fire road, climb.
5. Right on Calera Creek Trail, 1.5 miles, fire road, climb. The last 0.2 miles is very steep.  There is a single track foot trail to the right (south) side of the trail that switchbacks up the hill a little less steeply.  The foot trail is often hidden in the grass. 
6. Left. on Agua Caliente Trail, 0.6 miles, fire road, very steep climb.  After 0.6 miles along this trail you cross into Mission Peak County Park in the East Bay regional Park System. 
7. Continue on the same trail, which is now simply called the Bay Area Ridge Trail, 1.9 miles to the summit.  
8. Retrace your steps back to the Milpitas Community Center. 

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