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Cycling Montevina Road in Santa Clara County, California
Ride 3.6 miles gaining 1,690’ at 9.1% average grade.
Start of the climb.
This one is no slouch! Among the several great climbs in the Lexington Reservoir area, Montevina is the only one that gives us some very nice distant views.
Montevina Road is a fun and challenging bike climb.
The road is very little traveled and one lane for the majority of it. As we climb from the reservoir, we have great views back down to Highway 17 towards Santa Cruz and the reservoir itself, as well as San Jose, Mt. Hamilton and the Diablo Mountain Range to the east.
Gridlock on Hwy 17 as seen from Montevina (in 0 traffic 👍👍)
A few distant views to the to the northeast towards the top of the climb.
Brief views of San Jose near the top.
The grade is often at 10%+ during the climb.
Depending how you count, there are as many as eleven switchbacks along our route, which dead ends at a gate that accesses the El Sereno Open Space Preserve. The last quarter mile of this one is brutal at 16% average grade.
Finish.
Or continue on to Bohlman Road .7 miles up the hill.
A spectacular climbing day: Black - Gist - Thompson - Montevina - Soda Springs Roads (Map). This route has essentially no traffic and makes for peaceful and quiet riding/climbing of 41 miles, gaining nearly 8,000'.
Roadway Surface and Traffic Report: The road is in good shape and there is next to no traffic -- this is a safe climb.
That’s a wrap!!