Brian Lukoff

San Francisco to San Jose

Note: This route consists of my own route from the Castro out of the city, followed by a Palo Alto to San Francisco route (backwards), followed by a Palo Alto to San Jose route. The entire route is generally very flat except for some parts within San Francisco.

Approximate route map:

Approximate mileage: 57 miles

Start by going south on Church street.
Left on 16th St.
Right on Valencia.
Right on Tiffany.
Right on 29th St.
Left on Dolores.
Right on Randall.
Left on Chenery.
Left on Diamond.
Left on Bosworth. Follow under the 280 freeway.
Right on Cayuga.
Left on Geneva. Follow until it dead-ends.
Left on Bayshore Blvd.
Right on Tunnel Ave.
Left on Lagoon Way.
Right on Sierra Point Pkwy. Follow under the 101 freeway.
Right on Shoreline Ct.
Get on the bike path that runs along the water, and follow that around to Veterans Blvd.
Right on Oyster Point Blvd.
Left on Gateway Blvd.
Right on Grand Ave. Follow under the 101 freeway.
Left on Linden Ave. Follow as it becomes San Mateo Ave.
Bear Right on Huntingdon Ave. Follow until it dead-ends.
Right on Santa Maria Ave.
Left on San Anselmo Ave. Follow until it dead-ends.
Right on Center.
Left on El Camino Real. (This part of El Camino Real has a fairly wide right lane.)
Left on Linden Ave, just before Millbrae Ave.
Right on California Dr. Follow as it becomes San Mateo Dr, until it dead-ends.
Left on 5th Ave.
Right on Laurel.
Right on 9th Ave.
Left on Palm Ave. Follow until it dead-ends.
Left on 26th Ave.
Right on Delaware Ave. Follow this road as it becomes the Bay Meadows parking lot.
Ride straight through the parking lot until it becomes Pacific Blvd. Follow as it becomes Old County Rd.
Left on A St.
Right on Arguello St.
Right on Winslow St., which immediately becomes Middlefield Rd.
Right on Willow Rd.
Left on Willow Pl. Follow the bike bridge across the creek into Palo Alto.
After the bridge, continue to the right along Bryant St.
Right on E Meadow Dr.
Left on Wilkie Way. Follow until it dead-ends at an apartment complex, and follow the bike bridge to the left.
After the bridge, continue on Miller Ave. until it dead-ends.
Left on Del Medio.
Right on California St. Follow into Mountain View until it dead-ends.
Left on Bush.
Right on Dana. Follow over the 85 and 237 freeways until it dead-ends. Look for a short bike path just to the right of where the road dead-ends.
At the end of the bike path, right on Foxborough Dr.
Left on Glenborough. Follow into Sunnyvale as it becomes Dana St. and then Washington Ave.
Left on Sunnyvale Ave.
Right on Evelyn Ave. Follow until it dead-ends.
Left on Reed. Follow into Santa Clara as it becomes Monroe.
Left on Newhall.
Right on Park. Follow over the 880 freeway.
Left on Hedding St. Follow under the 87 freeway.
Right on 1st St.
Right on Santa Clara St.
Left on Market St.
Arrive at Cesar Chavez Park! (To get back to San Francisco, make a U-turn on Market St. and then a left on San Fernando St which leads to the San Jose Diridon Caltrain station.)

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