Route Kings Mountain Rd  

A classic Bay area climb: Kings Mountain was featured in the Low-Key Hillclimbs in 1995, 1996, 1997 (canceled due to weather), 2007, and is on the schedule for 2011.

The Low-Key Hillclimb starts at Greer, although the climb actually begins at the intersection with Entranceway.  To the finish at the stop sign at Skyline, Kings is an excellent climb for timing, and is second only to Old La Honda Road for that purpose.  The grade is relatively steady with enough variation to keep things interesting but never steep enough for distress.  There's plenty of switchbacks to mix things up.

The first segment is to the Huddart Park entrance.  This is a bit better paved and has more car traffic.  Beyond here the road slightly narrows and traffic is reduced: more bikes than cars, clearly.  The road finally straightens out for the run to the finish: when you see the horse crossing sign you know you're close.