Lower Kings Mountain Road – Pulgas Water Temple loop from Belmont

Lower Kings Mountain Road – Pulgas Water Temple loop from Belmont

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Lower Kings Mountain Road – Pulgas Water Temple loop from Belmont

03:34

75.0km

980m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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Huddart County Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.50 km

Oracle Lagoon

Highlight • Lake

90 percent of San Francisco Bay's former wetlands have been destroyed by development, this one for the eponymous offices for Larry Ellison's company, who wants to be a famous sailor …

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15.7 km

Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

The 15-mile Crystal Springs Regional Trail is one of the best mostly paved bike trails with few cars in the Bay Area. It spans from San Bruno to Woodside and …

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19.5 km

View of Crystal Springs Reservoir from Cañada Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Bike Sunday - no motorized vehicles on Sundays, we've got the whole road for ourselves.

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43.8 km

Lower Kings Mountain Road

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Steep road dropping from Skyline Blvd to Woodside, with mostly smooth pavement but no shoulder. The lower section has a few bad pavement spots, and many horse riders on the side trails

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45.8 km

Woodside Store (Historic Site)

Highlight • Historical Site

Trails looping around and through the open air pioneer settlement museum. Even if inside displays should be closed it's interesting and some buildings have windows to peek through

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55.4 km

Pulgas Water Temple

Highlight • Monument

San Francisco built Pulgas Water Temple as a monument to the engineering marvel that brought Hetch Hetchy water more than 160 miles across California from Yosemite National Park in the …

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75.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.4 km

25.3 km

6.01 km

2.08 km

122 m

112 m

Surfaces

73.0 km

1.92 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (600 m)

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

19°C

14°C

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Comments

October 9, 2024,No Imagination

I thought and thought about what I could do that's new from my home. I got nothing. So I rode and didn't think so much :) Nice temps!

March 10, 2024,End of Winter

Maybe 50 degrees at the start, my ears really felt the chill. But mid 70s are predicted for later this week. Still need more training, my right quads cramped.

September 4, 2024,Solar Lethargy

It really wasn't as hot as forecast, and I like the heat, but I must admit today it sapped at my strength, what bit I have. The opposite effect of solar energy. And all that new road coating basically sucks a bit for us cyclists, with ripples, lumps and crap.

December 7, 2022,SM - Huddart - Woodside

Temps in the 50s. Some sun, some clouds. Shady roads still wet. Thought this would be a 40-miler, but at the end I was feeling chilly so I just aimed home. Interested to note that, today anyway, 1 foot of elevation equaled 1 calorie burned, roughly.

June 19, 2024,Busy Busy Busy

Wheels all over the road. Unusually so. Bikes, cars and trucks. No horses today. I sure hope everybody got where they were going. Being retired, I set out this morning oblivious to the fact that today is Juneteenth! You know the holiday thing is working when the people aren't.

March 10, 2025,Cañada, the 51st state

It's really not big enough. I don't see what the fuss is about.

April 4, 2025,Creaky Squeaky - Not the Bike, Me

I've had too much time off the bike. I felt wobbly. But they say the weather is finally drying up, and warming up. (42F / 9C degrees this morning!) That will do wonders for my motivation.

January 12, 2023,Out'n'Back on Cañada

Surprisingly nice day. 65 degrees on Cañada. 92 was closed in both directions so it was weird doing that 1km leg from lower Skyline to Cañada with NO cars. Also the Sawyer Trail is now almost completely closed. Just the southern-most 2-mile segment is open. A great tailwind coming home!