Guadeloupe Canyon Parkway – Old Ranch Rd Trail 🐄 San Bruno loop from San Bruno Mountain State and County Park

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Guadeloupe Canyon Parkway – Old Ranch Rd Trail 🐄 San Bruno loop from San Bruno Mountain State and County Park

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Guadeloupe Canyon Parkway – Old Ranch Rd Trail 🐄 San Bruno loop from San Bruno Mountain State and County Park

02:31

38.0km

490m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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San Bruno Mountain State and County Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.07 km

Guadeloupe Canyon Parkway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

While it is a long and tiring hill to climb, wide bike paths on the shoulders of this big but usually relatively quiet road make the canyon on the west slope of San Bruno Mountain Park a safe route.

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5.42 km

San Bruno Mountain State & County Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

San Bruno Mountain Park is located in northern San Mateo County, California, adjacent to the southern boundary of San Francisco and borders the cities of Brisbane, South San Francisco, Colma …

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17.8 km

Historic Stone Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Well-preserved historic bridge right along the bike trail, next to South Spruce Avenue

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17.8 km

Centennial Way Trail (South Spruce to Sneath)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Excellent paved dedicated bike trail, even equipped with a bike pump and repair station

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25.0 km

Living Giving Science Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

The sculpture depicts "living-giving science" according to its artist, Marco Cochrane. It stands 24 feet tall, and was erected in front of biotech company Genesis Towers in 2020 to represent …

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30.6 km

Old Ranch Rd Trail 🐄 San Bruno

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Old Ranch Road is a gravel single track leading from the crest at the main San Bruno Mountain Park trailhead down to the San Francisco Bay, paralleling Guadalupe Canyon Parkway. parks.smcgov.org/san-bruno-mountain-state-county-park

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38.0 km

End point

Parking

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