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Canada Road Bicycle Sundays
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Canada Road
From Edgewood Road to Highway 92
Belmont, CA 94002
(415) 363-4020
From Edgewood Road to Highway 92
Belmont, CA 94002
(415) 363-4020
- Hours:
Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
16 reviews for Canada Road Bicycle Sundays
i hope it remains a gem and undiscovered.
we should all post negative reviews on yelp
; )
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Canada Rd is the best place ever, not just on Sundays (actually I've not ridden there on Sundays because I don't mind the "traffic" on weekdays or Saturdays...really, even with the "traffic" it's safe). It's a 7 mile stretch each way, from hwy 92 to Woodside Rd, with only two stop signs (and yes, you should obey the stop signs). Combine with Sand Hill / Portola Valley Rd or beyond for 30+ miles roundtrip. If you get hungry, catch a bite along Woodside Rd. People of all types are out there, young, old, slow, fast, chunky, thin, singles, families, runner, hikers, horse riders... It's kind of uplifting. The weather can be cold in the mornings but warms up quickly, at least in the summer months... and the winds can pick up quite a bit on the hwy 92 end, less so on the Woodside end.
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Great Sunday place to ride, and beautiful!
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I can't believe we have a road like this, essentially in our backyard, 12 months out of the year. I travel so much for work and am stuck in places like Dallas, Minneapolis, Chicago, DC, ATL, PHX and they do not have pothole-free, relatively car-free roads replete with fresh air and foggy breezes from the Pacific.
I have almost wrecked because I got distracted looking at the 100's of birds descending to Crystal Springs, or seeing the coyotes, deer, hares and other critters appear on cue on this beautiful road.
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I'm reviewing this for runners, not bicyclist or for Sundays.
Canada roads runs from Woodside 84 to Highway 92. There is a dirt path alongside 90% of the road. However, from 84 to Edgewood road it is open and exposed and relatively flat. There are a few little uphills and a good downhill from 84 to Edgewood. Edgewood is where the "real running" starts. From Edgewood to 92 (a little under 4 miles) the trails is quite rolling and can be a difficult workout. Be very watchful for poison oak. It is all along the trails and is not that well maintained. You have the option of running in the bike lane, but it is not as beautiful and scenic as the tree covered trail.
You cannot take your dog on the trail from Edgewood to 92, but you can take them on the road. I would avoid running on the road during bicycle Sunday.
There is no water on the entire route that I am aware of except at the intersection of Canada and 84.
To enter the trail you will need to go behind the stone gate on the west side of Canada.
For those adventurous types you can run through huddart and out to Canada and run for a total of 14-20 miles.
If you just want to run Edgewood to 92 and back that is a little under 8.
84 to Edgewood is 3.4 miles
Edgewood to 92 is just under 4
Starting at Woodside and Canada (Roberts market) and going all the way to 92 is a long run where you will clock ~15 miles
*Note - If you are running from 84 to Edgewood you will see Runnymede Rd. (BEFORE YOU GO UNDER 280). Go down Runnymede (heading North on Canada this is left onto Runnymede from Canada). There is a big metal statue. Runnymede turns into a dirt trail alongside 280. This trail is much nicer than staying on Canada and is highly recommended. Runnymede will drop you off about .2 miles before Edgewood. Stay on the trail and go around the stone pillars to the left to stay on the trail instead of heading down the road
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Here is the link to the official web page for Bicycle Sunday. It has a map and many details.
http://www.co.sanmateo...
This event is a great way to re-acquaint yourself with bicycling or to learn how to ride for the first time. Closed road, lightly rolling hills, and gourgeous scenery make this a winner. Parking (ironic, I know) is ample at either end.
The Pulgas Water Temple, which marks and celebrates the terminus of the 167-mile Hetch-Hetchy aqueduct, is along the closed road and makes for a great rest stop or even a picnic area.
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This wide open road is great for biking, even if it weren't closed for Bicycle Sundays. The bike lanes are generous and visibility is good so you can coast & climb the many hills safely. Starting out near Hwy 92, where there is plenty of parking, there are great views of the reservoir. We even saw a whole family of deer grazing on the green by the water! :)
We also stopped at the Pulgas Water Temple for photos. There are water fountains and restrooms there -- I believe the only ones along the trail. As we rode closer to Woodside, we started seeing pretty gated homes (and lots of open house signs) and ranches with horses, where the dear bf excitedly insisted on petting the horses that came up to the fence. When we started our final descent towards Robert's Market and other cute old-town shops of Woodside, the feeling of success was sweet -- even if we just had to turn around and do the ride in reverse.
My only complaint is that there wasn't much shade, which can be a killer on a hot day (the norm in that area).
Canada road is a major road biking corridor and is key to the region's bike culture. Everyone from old grampas to little kids on tricycles come out for bicycle Sunday.
Experienced cyclists will be shooting through at 25 mph+ but since the entire road is open it doesn't really pose a safety issue. If you're a cyclist you'll probably be heading to Skyline via Old La Honda, Woodside, or King's Mountain (yay). If you're not feeling like it, or you're on recovery you can make a great loop by going up Edgewood to Alameda de las Pulgas and then back to Ralston.
To get to Canada from Ralston on the east side of the road near 92 there is a parking lot and in the back of the lot there is a trail that leads to an overpass for pedestrian traffic.
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I think the location should be Belmont, but could only locate the Redwood city location. One end of the official Bicycle Sunday starts on the Canada Road exit on highway 92. The other ends on Edgewood Road on Redwood City.
I don't recall the time the gov. official block off the road. This place is safe and offer a couple of hills. Lots of cyclist, walkers, and bladers gather here on any given Sunday (especially during the Summer). On Sundays, only ped/cyclist/blader are allowed on this road. It is pretty safe. The only things to watch out for are the downhills (need to control your speed if you are cycling) and keep an eye on other bikers. I did see a few accidents here before.
This bike trail connect easily to the Tom Sawyer trail on the north or to the other bike trails (redwood city's canada road and old whiskey hill road) on the south.
FUN FACT: This is part of the last leg of the Tour De Peninsula fun ride. There's this water tower or some water statue along this ride. I have not seen this and don't know what this is.
Thanks for fixing the missing 'N'.
From 280 you can see the large beautiful body of water. When I moved here, I told myself that this place would get me motivated to start riding again or it will haunt me, because I haven't been on my bike for over 5 yrs after the bad crash and it finally took more then a year after moving here, seeing all the riders near my house. For that year, I could care less about bicycles, how my cardio, which had been envied by others, my minds sharp focus still after riding 4 hours, how my body felt, violently shaking and some puking because I've gone over my limit, which to me was a certain high, like a drug and I made sure I reach it because it was my addiction, I fully admit I took cycling to the extreme.
That year I didn't even watch the Tour de France even though I was offered a coach to get back in shape.
But, after seeing a group of riders one day in front of my car, I followed them down to Canada on a Sunday, there were cyclists, bladders, runners totally doing their passion. It reminded me of this picnic loop in Houston where I would do my spinning and groups of bladders would draft behind me because they all knew I kept a constant pace and spinning a fast rpm, allowing them to keep up.
I knew this amazing scenery by the water, with soft rolling hills would one day tell me it was time to get back on the bike. I'm a planner, a schemer in every way. I'm glad I still know what motivates me. It took awhile, but it finally did, now if I could get back to my 118 lb. racing weight, that will be the real trick.
If you're a cyclist, this is the place to be, they close the street to traffic on Sundays and have a person in a truck on watch and most of the time, drinks and such on tables for cyclist, bladders, runners. Family's bring their kids here, last week this couple was trying desperately to teach their poor crying young girl to balance on her first bike. She was saying, I can't, I don't want to try any more, between her pouting, and the parents was saying, you must, don't give up. I felt really sad so I looped around, stopped next to them and said while pretending to drink, I remember my first time, I fell on my butt so many times, which wasn't true, but I did remember teaching my brother how to ride and I let go and he hit a light pole and was crying and threaten to tell our parents that I promised to not let go and did. That day he did learn to ride because of my lying so I thought it would help this day too.
Canada leads into Woodside, the Mecca of cycling in the peninsula, it's where you'll hear things like "do you have everything you need" if they see you off your saddle on the side of the road, where you'll see the Velo Girls
http://www.velogirls.com/
holding class group rides for new female cyclist. It's where everything cycling in the peninsula.
Fun fact: Someone said this house near here is the house they shot the outside ranch house of that old sitcom Dallas. I'll have to refocus to remind myself to look for it, next time.
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The place to be if you're training for a triathlon!! Lots of rolling hills, straightaways and if you want to tackle a big climb, take King's mountain road near Woodside. Lots of cyclist of all skills. Portions are closed to cars on Sundays but it's not hard to bike without the closures. Very scenic, breathtaking views, almost forget that you're torturing your body while your legs and lungs are burning!
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Fun, leisurely place to bike, and lots of nice sights along the way. Unfortunately, I thought that the road was closed until 4pm rather than 3pm, and we nearly got ran over.
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beautiful area and ride!
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I love this totally easy and scenic ride. The road is super smooth and having a portion of it closed only for bicyclists on Sundays rocks.
sometimes I'll take my merxckier there, pop on the ipod, and do some sunday laps..
it's so nice.
SCRAPER BIKE GO HARD WE DONT NEED NO CAR.
-A-town scrapers....*atherton*
it's also nice to draft hotties and velohoes.
just watch out for an orange road frame...that guy has been known to expose himself to other riders
Canada Road is a great place to ride your bike. Nice weather, somewhat varied (but not too hilly) terrain, a fairly wide shoulder, and no cars to compete with on Sundays. I used to ride Canada Road at least once a week during my SF to MV commute, and I loved it.
