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Old 08-22-2010, 03:57 PM
 
Location: East Bay
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I feel like taking a Sunday drive somewhere not too far from Oakland. What scenic areas do you guys like to cruise around?

My favorite is up by Tilden park, but I'm looking for somewhere new.
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Old 08-22-2010, 04:24 PM
 
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Go out Skyline Blvd towards Hayward, and turn left at Redwood Rd. Follow that into the woods. Cool ride. You can either continue on Redwood Road to end up at the back of Castro Valley, and have dinner somewhere there and catch the freeway home OR turn up Pinehurst. That will take you on curvy curvy road with some pull outs to look over the Chabot Reservoir. At some point you will hit another turn -- you can turn up Canyon Rd and come out at Moraga, and work your way to a freeway, OR you can stay on Pinehurst, which takes you past a wee little non town called Canyon. Kinda neat.

Pinehurst eventually turns into Snake Road in Montclair.

Oh -- if you go through Redwood you'll come to a cut it yourself Christmas Tree Farm. Everyone should do that once -- and Monetery Pines are cheap and smell REALLY good...
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Old 08-22-2010, 06:39 PM
 
Location: SW King County, WA
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I was going to post the exact same thing
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Old 08-22-2010, 10:17 PM
 
Location: Rivendell
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Do try the drive Tallysmom recommended. You can drive through the redwoods which are especially nice around Canyon.

Another nice drive is to go down 80 to Pinole and exit at Pinole Valley Road east. Just keep going, it eventually turns into Alhambra Valley Road. You can turn right on Bear Creek Road and pop up by San Pablo Resevoir. You drive around Briones and it is very pretty with the rolling hills and oak trees. If you go left, it goes to Orinda and 24 back to Oakland. If you turn right, it goes to Richmond and you can hop back on 80.

If you stay on Alhambra Valley Road, it turns into Reliez Valley Road and goes through Lafayette to Pleasant Hill Road. Turn right on PH Road and the ramp onto 24 is right up the road.

This almost made me miss the Bay Area!
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Old 08-24-2010, 09:01 AM
 
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Me too! Much nicer drive than Tilden anyway, because Tilden's vegetation is substantially non-native, while this drive is mostly the real deal.
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