Originally Posted by HiYoSilver
Ok, you made me get out mapquest. Been a bit, so blame faulty memory or brain fart.
The section I am talking about is heading west on Sunset Drive from Forest to Asilomar. Mostly between 17 mile drive and Asilomar Ave. There a train overpass, or waterway overpass, you ride under and then there's a bit of a sharp curvy downhill. Beautiful ride, but good and steep. Can't be more exact in placement as map quest does not have contour lines.
Not to be rude, but I think you're still a little confused. There is a bit of a hill in that area. I think it's about 400 feet, according to the topographical maps I've looked at, from the top of Sunset (which is, indeed, at Forest) down to Asilomar Beach, but it is a fairly straight path, with a bike lane (and plenty of unused parking pavement) for most of the way down. I ride this in the opposite direction most days.
The things you described (overhead rail bridge, twisty descent) sound like highway 68 (also called Holman Highway) going the other direction (Sunset is also 68). CA-68 from the top of PG (around Prescott Avenue) down to CA-1 is the only road I can think of around here with a rail bridge that goes over your head, and it is also a pretty fast descent with more than a few sharp curves.