Originally Posted by
silentben
I've had this ride floating around in the back of my head for a long time now so it's good to see people's input. I would probably do a full loop of it. Any thoughts on a good starting/stopping point and whether to go clockwise vs. CCW? Is climbing the back side of Hamilton pretty brutal? Would it be ludicrous to do that near the end of the ride? Keep in mind I did the Tour of the Unknown Coast last year which has 3000 feet of climbing in the last 20 miles and I actually liked that
CCW is the easier direction. The back side of Mt Hamilton is tough, and if it's warm out it'll be hot there. I have measured temps as high as 107 there (when it was only 94 at the top).