The Tour de Menlo website is your best source for current route information.
- Downloadable bike routes are available via the Ride with GPS cycling navigation mobile app
- During the Tour de Menlo Event, the Ride with GPS mobile app includes turn-by-turn voice directions, cue sheets, and maps for all routes
- Printed copies of the route sheets and maps will be available on the day of the ride
- More details coming soon on downloading Ride with GPS and routes to your phone or Garmin type device, or uploading to Strava.
Please note that routes may be updated or changed due to unforeseen circumstances at any time prior to the event day.
33 Mile Route
This is the perfect route for beginners or riders who prefer an easy, virtually flat ride down the Peninsula. From the start at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 1105 Valparaiso Ave. in Menlo Park, the course heads out Valparaiso to the Alameda de las Pulgas, Santa Cruz Ave, Alpine Rd, and a left on Junipero Serra Blvd across and then stays on Foothill Expressway all the way to Stevens Canyon Road and the Madrone Park rest stop. From Madrone Park, riders return to the start via Stevens Cyn Rd, Foothill Expy, Junipero Serra Blvd, Santa Cruz Ave, Orange Ave and back to Valparaiso Road, and ending with a delicious lunch at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Menlo Park. With an estimated total elevation gain of only 500 feet, this is the perfect route for beginners or riders who prefer an easy, virtually flat ride down the Peninsula.
33 Mile Route Map and Turn Sheet Download
43 Mile Route
This challenging route takes riders to the Alameda de las Pulgas and then north to Woodside Road. Pass Interstate 280 on the climb up to Whiskey Hill Road. Riders will turn left onto Whiskey Hill Road and then right onto Sand Hill Road. Sand Hill Road will become Portola Road and, after a scenic ride through Portola Valley, riders will arrive at the rest stop at the Christ Church overflow parking lot, adjacent to the Portola Valley Town Center. After a brief rest, riders continue on Portola Road, turn left onto Alpine Road and then turn right onto Arastradero Road at the historic Alpine Inn. The course will wind around Arastradero Road, with a short jaunt on Page Mill Road, and then into Los Altos, starting with a right turn on Purissima leading to some short climbs on Robleda, Elena and on to the Foothill College bike path. From there, the route winds its way back to Foothill Boulevard and on to Stevens Canyon Road and then to beautiful Madrone Park. From Madrone Park, riders return to the start via Stevens Cyn Rd and Foothill Expy and back to Valparaiso Road, and ending with a delicious lunch at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Menlo Park. The estimated elevation gain for this route is a comfortable 2,000 feet.
43 Mile Route Map and Turn Sheet Download
65 Mile Route
The Tour’s most challenging route starts with a half-mile climb up Edgewood Road, heading north on Canada Road, crossing Highway 92, and continuing onto Skyline Road. Riders then turn left onto the Sawyer Camp Trail, leave the trail to rejoin Skyline Road, and head downhill on Crystal Springs to the rest stop on Polhemus Road. After a brief rest, riders return south, cross Highway 280 via the Ralston Bike Trail, and head towards Canada Road. They cycle towards Woodside, turning at the 4-way stop onto Woodside Road. Joining the 43-mile route, riders head west on Portola Road to the Christ Church rest stop in Portola Valley. They then continue on Portola Road, turn onto Alpine and Arastradero Roads, and head towards Los Altos. After some climbs, riders join the Foothill College bike path, return to El Monte Road, and then head for Madrone Park on Stevens Canyon Road for a rest stop and turnaround point. From Madrone Park, riders return to the start via Stevens Cyn Rd and Foothill Expy and back to Valparaiso Road, and ending with a delicious lunch at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Menlo Park.
65 Mile Route Map and Turn Sheet Download
12 Mile Route
The Tour’s newest route for those that are not avid cyclists or wish to do the ride with their families. This route is the same as the 33 mile route except riders will turn around at the water rest stop on Miranda Ave in Palo Alto. The ride will start at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1105 Valparaiso Ave. in Menlo Park. The course heads out Valparaiso to the Alameda de las Pulgas, turns south across the Stanford campus and then stays on Foothill Expressway. Riders will retrace their route back to the starting point and a delicious lunch. With an estimated total elevation gain of only 500 feet, this is a perfect course for riders who are not interested in hills.