Tunitas Creek Road
Woodside / San Gregorio · near Woodside / Half Moon Bay · SF Bay Area
Road Cycling
At a glance
- Distance
- medium
- Best season
- Year-round; cool & shaded; leafy/damp in winter
What is here
- Scenery
- forest
- Amenities
- Cathedral redwood forest · Quiet, magical backroad · Part of the classic Kings/Tunitas loop · Cool even in summer heat
- Best for
- A magical redwood climb
- Features
- One of the prettiest climbs in the Bay · Towering redwoods & ferns · Quiet one-lane road · Classic loop centerpiece
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Narrow one-lane road — watch for cars · Steep, damp upper pitches · Leaf-covered surface in winter · Remote — carry water & tools
- Beginner friendly
- No
Road Cycling detail
- Ride types
- climb
- Road
- quiet
- Climbing
- 4
- Ride notes
- A magical redwood climb from the coast up to Skyline — the upper reaches wind through a cathedral of towering redwoods and ferns on a narrow, quiet road, the centerpiece of the classic 'Kings Mountain / Tunitas' loop
- Stats note
- ~7 mi from the coast side, steep (up to ~10%+) redwood upper section
- Seasonal
- No
- Intl tip
- One of the Bay Area's most beautiful climbs — a narrow, quiet redwood road from the San Mateo coast up to Skyline, whose upper reaches wind through a cathedral of towering redwoods and ferns, cool even in summer heat. The centerpiece of the classic Kings Mountain / Tunitas / Skyline loop. Steep upper pitches (past 10%). Narrow, remote, and damp/leafy in winter — watch for cars, carry water and tools, descend with care.
The guide
Tunitas Creek Road, climbing from the San Mateo coast up to Skyline Boulevard, is widely considered one of the most beautiful c…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.38, -122.33