The B.O.B. Ride

March 7, 2004

3 1/2 - 4 hours, severe climbing, some offroad

This ride can be done clockwise or counterclockwise, depending on your desired level of pain. The route below is counterclockwise, which is much more sane. Of course, both directions cover the same distance and the same amount of climbing, but going clockwise requires you to climb up Bohlman-On Orbit-Bohlman (B.O.B.) and Black Mountain Road, both of which rank in the top 5 most difficult climbs I've ever done. For now, I'll be going counterclockwise, climbing longer but more believable slopes.

  1. Home
  2. South on Shoreline
  3. Left on Foothill
  4. Stay on Foothill past the reservoir
  5. Right on Stevens Creek Rd.
  6. Left up Redwood Gulch steep
  7. Right on Highway 9
  8. Left on Skyline
  9. Left on Black Mtn. Rd. steep downhill
  10. Left on Montevina, along Hwy. 17 to start
  11. At top of Montevina, continue into Open Space Preserve on trail
  12. Stay left at trail intersections, keep heading uphill
  13. Trail empties onto top of Bohlman Rd. (entrance to trail is on right side of road for those going clockwise)
  14. Descend Bohlman steep
  15. Right on On Orbit
  16. Right onto Bohlman again
  17. At bottom of Bohlman continue downhill through Saratoga to Big Basin Way (Hwy. 9). Oak Street usually the main route
  18. Left (north) onto Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road
  19. Left on Prospect
  20. Left on McClellan
  21. Right on Foothill
  22. Right on Miramonte (Shoreline)
  23. Home
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Comments

  1. Bob:

    Finally went up Bohlman the other way, and what did I get? A mouthful of gravel as I crashed coming back down.

    It’s the steepest uphill I’ve ever done, which makes it the steepest downhill too, and I forgot how to handle it. Be careful if you descend it.

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