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Overlook - Briones Reservoir – View of Bear Creek loop from Moraga

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Overlook - Briones Reservoir – View of Bear Creek loop from Moraga

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Overlook - Briones Reservoir – View of Bear Creek loop from Moraga

02:09

32.4km

520m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.84 km

Orinda Theatre Square

Highlight • Settlement

This pretty little brick walkway wanders through a tunnel of shops, restaurants, and businesses around Orinda Theater. The awnings and aerial walkways lend the feeling of an old bustling medieval city.

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11.1 km

San Pablo Creek Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Nice shaded view from the bridge across the creek that fills the San Pablo reservoir, with the help of additional water piped in from Sierra Nevada reservoirs including Lake Comanche.

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13.2 km

Overlook - Briones Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Large staging area on the south side of the Briones Reservoir, some hundred feet above the water level with a somewhat overgrown view of the lake and the dam to …

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13.7 km

Little John Cove overlook of Briones Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great overlook of the reservoir, along the road as unfortunately the trail around the lake is closed to bikes.

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17.6 km

View of Bear Creek

Highlight • Viewpoint

This view of Bear Creek lets bikers peer down into the Bear Creek section of the Briones Reservoir, which has two sources for its water, one source is local and one source is imported.

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18.0 km

Briones Regional Park - Staging Area turnoff

Highlight • Rest Area

Free entrance to the West side of Briones Regional Park. Follow the paved entrance road for a mile or so to the large Trailhead area, with several restrooms, picnic areas, …

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18.5 km

Happy Valley Road Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

One of the nastiest downhills I ever rode, the road is in terrible condition and car drivers where cutting corners at pretty decent speeds. Very beautiful though, would defnitely recommend as an uphill (north to south)

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32.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.4 km

9.50 km

467 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.6 km

2.36 km

482 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Tuesday 14 July

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Overlook - Briones Reservoir – View of Bear Creek loop from Moraga

Orinda Theatre Square

San Pablo Creek Bridge

Overlook - Briones Reservoir

Little John Cove overlook of Briones Reservoir

View of Bear Creek

Briones Regional Park - Staging Area turnoff

Happy Valley Road Climb

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