SOME FAVORITE OYJ ROUTES
Due to the pandemic, the Oakland Yellowjackets Bicycle Club has suspended all Club activities. The routes below are posted as a service to the cycling community, for those who wish to ride on their own. When the Club is operating, we often update our routes before the scheduled ride, because roads and rest stops open and close, and new bike paths are being built. These routes were current as of the 2019 season.
RIDES FROM LAKE MERRITT (Fairyland Parking Lot)
Point Pinole
Start: Lake Merritt Fairyland Parking Lot
Light: 27.6 miles, 740 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Humane/Advanced Intermediate/Advanced: 46.4 miles, 1,448 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Start: Lake Merritt Fairyland Parking Lot
Light: 23.9 miles, 1,071 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Humane/Advanced Intermediate/Advanced: 41.1 miles, 2,938 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Tunnel and Grizzly
Start: Lake Merritt Fairyland Parking Lot
Light: 24.7 miles, 451 feet of climbing| Route and Map
Humane/Advanced Intermediate/Advanced: 43.8 miles, 2,767 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Lake Chabot
Start: Lake Merritt Fairyland Parking Lot
Light: 30.4 miles, 380 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Humane: 33.5 miles, 2,035 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Advanced Intermediate/Advanced: 40.3 miles, 2,722 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Dublin Grade
Start: Lake Merritt Fairyland Parking Lot
Light: 28.9 miles, 1,122 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Humane: 47.3 miles, 1,906 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Advanced/Advanced Intermediate: 65.9 miles, 3,211 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Happy Valley
Start: Lake Merritt Fairyland Parking Lot
Light: 31.6 miles, 2,617 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Humane/Advanced Intermediate/Advanced: 55.4 miles, 3,327 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Start: Lake Merritt Fairyland Parking Lot
Light: 41.1 miles, 2,100 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Humane: 78.5 miles, 3,600 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Advanced/Advanced Intermediate: 62.9 miles, 4,700 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Zoo and Redwoods
Start: Lake Merritt Fairyland Parking Lot
Light: 20.5 miles, 1,081 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Humane: 35.6 miles, 3,137 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Advanced/Advanced Intermediate: 44.5 miles, 4,200 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Three Bears and Some Redwoods
Start: Lake Merritt Fairyland Parking Lot
Light: 20.9 miles, 2,170 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Humane: 48.4 miles, 4,005 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Advanced/Advanced Intermediate: 56.2 miles, 5,158 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Wildwood-Moraga
Start: Lake Merritt Fairyland Parking Lot
Light: 17.7 miles, 728 feet of climbing | Route and Map
Humane/Advanced Intermediate/Advanced: 45.6 miles, 4,090 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Benicia/Two Bridges (Light Riders start at Pleasant Hill BART)
Light Riders start at Pleasant Hill BART Station
40.8 miles, 2,270 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Humane, Advanced Intermediate, Advanced Riders start at Lake Merritt Fairyland Parking Lot
67.1 miles, 4,500 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
San Ramon/Norris Canyon
Start: Lake Merritt Fairyland Parking Lot
Humane/Advanced Intermediate/Advanced: 63.0 miles, 3,037 feet of climbing | Route Sheet and Map
RIDES ACCESSED VIA BART
Morgan Territory
Start: Concord BART Station
Light: 30.8 miles, 1,393 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Humane/Advanced Intermediate/Advanced: 48.3 miles, 3,520 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Tiburon
Start: San Francisco Ferry Building North Plaza (near Embarcadero BART)
Light: 18.6 miles, 878 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Humane: 46.5 miles, 2.366 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Advanced Intermediate/Advanced: 53.2 miles, 3,397 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Fog City
Start: San Francisco Ferry Building North Plaza
Light and Humane: 35.3 miles, 1,755 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Advanced Intermediate/Advanced: 37.7 miles, 3,175 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Dumbarton/Alpine
Start: Union City BART
Light: 39.1 miles, 550 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map
Humane/Intermediate/Advanced: 57.2 miles, 1,520 feet of climbing | Route Sheet | Map