Cycling in Santa Cruz
Discover Santa Cruz by bike with routes created by our community.
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Find the right bike route for you through Santa Cruz, where we've got 276 cycle routes to explore. The routes you most commonly find here are of the hilly or uphill type. Most people get on their bikes to ride here in the months of August and September.
11,969 km
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276
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The best bike routes in Santa Cruz
2020-05-02 (Extended Route)
Cycling route in Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
I did a map recon and tried to come up with an extended route because I'm ready to bump it up. I found th ehill on High Street to be a big challenge.
- 17 km
- Distance
- 98 m
- Ascent
- 98 m
- Descent
2020-04-10 Bike Ride
Cycling route in Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
This was a really good ride. It took me 57 minutes.
- 10.9 km
- Distance
- 33 m
- Ascent
- 36 m
- Descent
2020-04-11 Bike Route 3
Cycling route in Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
I'm recording these routes for my Phys. Ed. class since we can no longer go to the gym.
- 13.9 km
- Distance
- 45 m
- Ascent
- 47 m
- Descent
2020-05-10 Bike Ride
Cycling route in Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
I was advancing and attacking more hills but have had sore muscles so I chose a route with fewer hills. The wind was blowing pretty steadily so it ended up being a lot of work anyways.
- 15 km
- Distance
- 52 m
- Ascent
- 49 m
- Descent
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2020-04-24 Bike Ride (In Reverse)- Distance
- 14.5 km
- Ascent
- 32 m
- Descent
- 31 m
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
2020-04-18 Bike Route- Distance
- 14.8 km
- Ascent
- 53 m
- Descent
- 53 m
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
2020-04-15 Bike ride- Distance
- 14 km
- Ascent
- 55 m
- Descent
- 59 m
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
Branciforte-Scotts Valley-Felton Empire loop- Distance
- 40.4 km
- Ascent
- 905 m
- Descent
- 877 m
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
Branciforte-Old San Jose Rd.-East Cliff Drive- Distance
- 40.6 km
- Ascent
- 328 m
- Descent
- 328 m
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
2020-05-14 Bike Ride- Distance
- 16.4 km
- Ascent
- 85 m
- Descent
- 83 m
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
2020-04-14 Bike Ride- Distance
- 13.7 km
- Ascent
- 29 m
- Descent
- 31 m
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
2020-05-16 Bike Ride- Distance
- 15.4 km
- Ascent
- 43 m
- Descent
- 42 m
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California, United States of America