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We're going to the top! The gate and parking lot is open! This is the classic route, ending at the top of the ramp to the parking lot.
Adrien Costa wins in 2012( Bill Bushnell photo, 2012 ) |
| results? | Right here! |
| profile |  |
| distance | 18.3 miles (29.44 km) |
| climbing | 3747 ft (1142 meters) |
| grade | 4% |
| where? | Alum Rock Ave and Mt Hamilton Rd |
| when? | 25 Nov - 28 Nov 2021 |
| what time | Mass start departs at 10:00 on Thanksgiving. Or climb anytime after 6 a.m. until 4 p.m. |
| how? |  |
| how much? | free! |
| why? | Ask not why; just do! |
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| aerial view | Stanford Cycling |
| weather |
 Bay area winds summit (current) web cam |
| links | checkpoint 1: Hamilton at Alum Rock checkpoint 2: top of 1st climb checkpoint 3: start of 2nd climb checkpoint 4: top of 2nd climb checkpoint 5: start of 3nd climb checkpoint 6: turn to observatory |
| deja-vu? |
1995(8) 1996(9) 1997(9)
1998(1) 1998(7) 2006(7) 2007(9) 2008(9) 2009(9) 2010(9) 2011(9) 2012(8) 2013(9) 2014(9) 2015(9) 2016(9x) 2018(8) 2019(9) 2020(9) |
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We're going to the top! This is the classic route, ending at the top of the ramp to the parking lot.
Format: this climb will be Self-Ride Default Start format. A group may gather at Alum Rock and Mt Hamilton Rd by 10:00 and start the climb 10:10 a.m. on Thanksgiving day.
Of course You may climb anytime between 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving as well as from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on any day until Sunday.
It isn't 100% clear if the lobby is open with water fountain, vending machine and toilets just like it used to be. You'll also probably need a mask to go inside.
Go get 'em!
If you have not been vaccinated or have indications that you might be positive, please ride alone, and do not come to the mass start or ride in any groups!
Sorry, folks! We require all riders wear helmets during the climb, and we follow the USA Cycling rule against ear buds or other head phones. Rock to tunes before the climb, perhaps, but we need riders to pay attention to what's happening during the climb...
Low-Key is all about a group of friends riding up a hill together. It's like any other informal group ride, except we time you to the top and report the results on our web site. But we have no road closures, no lead vehicle, no follow vehicle. We are traffic, sharing the roads with other traffic, following the laws and courtesy which applies to traffic. This includes riding to the right of the road when practicable, and not crossing double yellows to pass riders or to get through corners faster. We're each responsible for our own actions out there, on and off the bike, both as users of the road as as courteous visitors to the neighborhoods we pass through. "Ceci n'est pas un race".