Imagonna start mapping some of my favorite rides/routes around the area, and eventually take some photos along the way too.
Besides what Dustin said, there are a good number of classic road routes that loop around here, e.g. 'Three Bears' out beyond Briones and Orinda, 'Carquinez/McEwen' via Martinez, 'Redwood' via Moraga/Canyon/Pinehurst, and 'The Country Clubs' route which traverses several fairways down towards Danville. For dirt and fire trails, you can't beat Shell Ridge open space, and adjacent Diablo Foothills regional and Mt. Diablo s.p.s. Not to be overlooked are all the convenient, off-street connector bike/MUP paths. The Iron Horse, CC and YV canals, and the sleeper Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge trail. There are many nice quiet, older roads that align with the topography (see latest BQ) and "secret" (i.e. non-auto) connector paths bridging disparate cul-de-sac neighborhoods. For a start, here's the trunk of one of my favorite "in town" rambles. Begins at the landmark Heather Farms area which is easy to get to via BART/trail, follows the edge of the hills/open space on some of the more interesting streets, and yields plenty of good opportunities for branching back home via dirt or asphalt: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/6001114040/sizes/l/ =- Joe Bunik Walnut Creek, CA On 8/2/11, EastBayGuy <goodwin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I Highly Suggest doing some riding in the Lafayette/Moraga Area. You have > some trails and big bike lanes everywhere. Lafayette has done a great job > marking all of the routes with Mileage markers and directional arrows. > Anywhere up in the Castle Rock/Shell ridge area is allot of fun too if you > want to do some trails. Beautiful Area Too. If you are ever passing by the > Jaguar Dealership in Walnut Creek give me a wave. > > Dustin Goodwin > > Walnut Creek Ca > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/xhrQYrwcLKYJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.