Bay Area Cycling Club
Rides for the young at heart — easy ~10 mph pace, good company, and a coffee stop about halfway through.
2026 Rides · Mondays · Rides start 10:00 am
Meet near Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz — park along Swanton Blvd. before you get to West Cliff Drive.
Address for reference: 2531 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz.
We'll ride along West Cliff Drive, out along the San Lorenzo River, with a coffee stop along the way.
☕Lunch at the end of the ride: Parish Publick House, Santa Cruz.
Meet in Brisbane, at the parking lot closest to the marina.
From Hwy 101 just past the Oyster Point exit, take Sierra Point Parkway. Turn right at the bottom of the exit, then quickly left on Marina Blvd. Follow it to the lot closest to the marina.
GPS: 7000 Marina Blvd., Brisbane will get you close — drive down toward the water (Dock 5).
☕Coffee stop: McDonald's.
Meet at Mitchell Park, Palo Alto — corner of Middlefield Road and East Meadow Way. Closest freeway exit is San Antonio Road.
Go north on Middlefield, then turn left (west) on East Meadow. Use the first parking lot you come to off East Meadow.
GPS: approx. 650 East Meadow Drive.
We'll ride north along San Francisquito Creek and on to the bagel shop at Edgewood Plaza for coffee.
Meet at the parking lot off Oracle Parkway, Belmont.
From Hwy 101 in Belmont, take the Ralston-Marine Parkway exit on the east side of the freeway. Go left at the first light onto Oracle Parkway, then make the first left turn into the parking lot.
GPS: 110 Oracle Pkwy, Redwood City.
This is a flat ride, all on paved bike paths. We'll ride from Oracle to Coyote Point, then return to the Starbucks at Bridgepointe for coffee.
Two starting options — pick whichever is closer for you:
Meet at Bayfront Park. Take the Marsh Road/Atherton exit from Hwy 101, east to the park entrance.
GPS: 1600 Marsh Road.
Ride north along Haven Ave. to Pacific Shores (bike lane on a busy road).
Begin at Pacific Shores, the office center at the end of Seaport Blvd. From Bayshore 101 take the Woodside Rd./Seaport exit, east on Seaport all the way to the end. When you see the sign for Pacific Shores, turn left and drive about a half mile to the first lot on the left.
GPS: 1315 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City.
From there, we'll ride around Pacific Shores, then along bike paths to the small boat port on Caribbean, around the baylands, and north toward the San Carlos Airport. Most of the route is paved or dirt bike trails plus public streets, mostly with bike lanes.
☕Coffee stop: Bagel Street Cafe, Redwood Shores.
We'll ride the San Tomás Aquino Trail from Sunnyvale to Santa Clara.
Take Hwy 237 east from Hwy 101. Exit at Lawrence Expressway/E. Caribbean Drive (Exit 5), heading toward E. Caribbean Drive and driving under the overpass. From Caribbean, turn right into the Twin Creeks Sports Complex, just past the Baylands.
GPS: approx. 969 E. Caribbean Dr.
Meet at Seal Point Dog Park, San Mateo. We'll ride up to SFO.
From Hwy 101, take the 3rd Ave. exit east, which becomes J. Hart Clinton Dr. Turn left into the parking lot.
Dog park address: 1775–1847 J Hart Clinton Dr., San Mateo.
☕Coffee stop: Starbucks.
Meet in Half Moon Bay — park along one of the side roads in the residential area on Poplar.
Take Hwy 92 over the hill to HMB. Left at Hwy 1 for almost a mile, then right on Poplar toward the beach.
GPS: approx. 307 Poplar St., Half Moon Bay.
We'll ride north to Princeton and out to the Point.
☕Coffee stop: Caffé Mezza Luna.
Meet at the parking lot at the end of Willow St. in San Jose.
From Hwy 280, take the Meridian Ave. exit in San Jose. Turn right on Willow and drive to the lot at the end of the street.
GPS: 1920 Willow St., San Jose.
Meet at Woodside Plaza, Redwood City — corner of Woodside Rd. and Massachusetts Ave., in the lot near Wells Fargo Bank.
We'll ride through Atherton to Stanford.
☕Coffee stop: the Stanford Student Union.
Meet at the Palo Alto Airport, parked in the golf course lot.
From Hwy 101 in Palo Alto, take Embarcadero Rd. East. Airport address: 1925 Embarcadero Road.
We'll ride along the Baylands and into Mountain View. The trail is part dirt and gravel, part paved.
☕Coffee stop: Paris Baguette on Castro St.
Meet at Bayfront Park.
Take the Marsh Road/Atherton exit from Hwy 101, head east to the park entrance.
GPS: 1600 Marsh Road.
South through the Ravenswood stretch of bike trail, with an optional bathroom stop at Cooley Landing, then into Palo Alto and over the bike bridge.
☕Coffee stop: Edgewood Center.
Meet at Bol Park, Palo Alto.
From Page Mill / Oregon Expressway, take El Camino Real south. Turn right on Matadero Ave. — Bol Park is at the end of the street.
GPS: try 3505 Laguna Ave., Palo Alto.
We'll stop for bagels, then ride up to Rancho San Antonio. Bring your own coffee, or be ready to carry a purchased drink on your bike.
Park on Commerce Drive, Fremont.
After crossing the Dumbarton Bridge, take the Thornton Avenue/Paseo Padre exit off Hwy 84. Turn left on Paseo Padre and continue about a mile north to Commerce Drive, across from Patterson Ranch Road, just beyond the red barn.
GPS: Commerce Drive, Fremont.
Meet at Mitchell Park, Palo Alto — corner of Middlefield Road and East Meadow Way. Closest freeway exit is San Antonio Road.
Go north on Middlefield, then turn left (west) on East Meadow. Use the first parking lot you come to off East Meadow.
GPS: approx. 650 East Meadow Drive.
We'll ride north along San Francisquito Creek to Caffe Borrone in Menlo Park for coffee.
Meet in Half Moon Bay — park along one of the side roads in the residential area on Poplar.
Take Hwy 92 over the hill to HMB. Left at Hwy 1 for almost a mile, then right on Poplar toward the beach.
GPS: approx. 307 Poplar St., Half Moon Bay.
We'll ride north to Princeton and out to the point at Maverick's Beach. All paved until the path to Maverick's Beach.
☕Coffee stop: Caffé Mezza Luna.
Two starting options — pick whichever is closer for you:
Meet at Bayfront Park. Take the Marsh Road/Atherton exit from Hwy 101, east to the park entrance.
GPS: 1600 Marsh Road.
Ride north along Haven Ave. to Pacific Shores (bike lane on a busy road).
Begin at Pacific Shores, the office center at the end of Seaport Blvd. From Bayshore 101 take the Woodside Rd./Seaport exit, east on Seaport all the way to the end. When you see the sign for Pacific Shores, turn left and drive about a half mile to the first lot on the left.
GPS: 1315 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City.
From there, we'll ride around Pacific Shores, then along bike paths to the small boat port on Caribbean, around the baylands, and north toward the San Carlos Airport. Most of the route is paved or dirt bike trails plus public streets, mostly with bike lanes.
☕Coffee stop: Bagel Street Cafe, Redwood Shores.
Meet at Seal Point Dog Park, San Mateo. We'll ride up to SFO.
From Hwy 101, take the 3rd Ave. exit east, which becomes J. Hart Clinton Dr.
Dog park address: 1775–1847 J Hart Clinton Dr., San Mateo. The parking lot on the right is closest to the bathroom, if that's important.
Meet at Bol Park, Palo Alto.
From Page Mill / Oregon Expressway, take El Camino Real south. Turn right on Matadero Ave. — Bol Park is at the end of the street.
GPS: try 3505 Laguna Ave., Palo Alto.
We'll ride up to Rancho San Antonio, stopping along the way to purchase snacks. Be sure you can carry a purchased snack on your bike to the park.
Meet in Brisbane, at the parking lot closest to the marina.
From Hwy 101 just past the Oyster Point exit, take Sierra Point Parkway. Turn right at the bottom of the exit, then quickly left on Marina Blvd. Follow it to the lot closest to the marina.
GPS: 7000 Marina Blvd., Brisbane will get you close — drive down toward the water (Dock 5).
☕Coffee stop: McDonald's.
We'll ride the San Tomás Aquino Trail from Sunnyvale to Santa Clara.
Take Hwy 237 east from Hwy 101. Exit at Lawrence Expressway/E. Caribbean Drive (Exit 5), heading toward E. Caribbean Drive and driving under the overpass. From Caribbean, turn right into the Twin Creeks Sports Complex, just past the Baylands.
GPS: 969 E. Caribbean Dr.
Two starting options — pick whichever is closer for you:
Begin at Pacific Shores, the office center at the end of Seaport Blvd. From Bayshore 101 take the Woodside Rd./Seaport exit, east on Seaport all the way to the end. When you see the sign for Pacific Shores, turn left and drive about a half mile to the first lot on the left — look for the small utility building marked 1315, near the entrance to the lot.
Meet at Bayfront Park. Take the Marsh Road/Atherton exit from Hwy 101, east to the park entrance.
GPS: 1600 Marsh Road.
Ride north along Haven Ave. to Pacific Shores (bike lane on a busy road).
From there, we'll ride around Pacific Shores, then along bike paths to the small boat port on Caribbean, around the baylands, and north toward the San Carlos Airport. Most of the route is paved or dirt bike trails plus public streets, mostly with bike lanes.
☕Coffee stop: Bagel Street Cafe, Redwood Shores.
Meet at Bayfront Park.
Take the Marsh Road/Atherton exit from Hwy 101, head east to the park entrance.
GPS: 1600 Marsh Road.
South through the Ravenswood stretch of bike trail, with an optional bathroom stop at Cooley Landing, then into Palo Alto and over the bike bridge.
☕Coffee stop: Edgewood Center.
Meet at the parking lot at the end of Willow St. in San Jose.
From Hwy 280, take the Meridian Ave. exit in San Jose. Turn right on Willow and drive to the lot at the end of the street.
GPS: 1920 Willow St., San Jose.
Meet at Woodside Plaza, Redwood City — corner of Woodside Rd. and Massachusetts Ave., in the lot near Wells Fargo Bank.
We'll ride through Atherton to Stanford.
☕Coffee stop: the Stanford Student Union.
Meet at the intersection of Edgewood Road and Cañada, off Hwy 280 in San Carlos. Parking is available along Edgewood.
☕Coffee stop: Village Hub.
Meet in Half Moon Bay — park along one of the side roads in the residential area on Poplar.
Take Hwy 92 over the hill to HMB. Left at Hwy 1 for almost a mile, then right on Poplar toward the beach.
GPS: approx. 307 Poplar St., Half Moon Bay.
We'll ride north to Princeton and out to the Point.
☕Coffee stop: Mezza Luna.
Meet at the Palo Alto Airport, parked in the golf course lot.
From Hwy 101 in Palo Alto, take Embarcadero Rd. East. Airport address: 1925 Embarcadero Road.
We'll ride along the Baylands and into Mountain View. The trail is part dirt and gravel, part paved.
☕Coffee stop: Paris Baguette on Castro St.
Meet at Mitchell Park, Palo Alto — corner of Middlefield Road and East Meadow Way. Closest freeway exit is San Antonio Road.
Go north on Middlefield, then turn left (west) on East Meadow. Use the first parking lot you come to off East Meadow.
GPS: approx. 650 East Meadow Drive.
We'll ride north along San Francisquito Creek to Cafe Borrone in Menlo Park for coffee.
