Permanents NOT owned or organized by SFR
A Permanent follows the brevet format but you can ride it any time it is offered by its owner, not just on one specific date. Like brevets, routes can start and finish in the same location, but they can also run point-to-point, and can be any distance of 200km+ (100-199km for a Permanent Populaire). Permanent rides in the US are validated by RUSA.
Please note these events ARE NOT organized or owned by the San Francisco Randonneurs. The details of each event, including the documents (registration forms, cuesheets etc) belong to the Permanent Owner. Please do not contact SFR regarding details of individual Permanents. You can find general Permanent rules & answers to many questions on RUSA's Permanent information section
To ride a permanent listed here contact the owner of the route by clicking on his/her name. The table is initialy sorted by start location however you can sort listings by clicking on the table headers.
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| Start |
Distance | Climb |
Fee | Name & Description | Owner |
| Castro Valley | 102K | 4134 | $ 5 | East Bay Sampler Foggy redwoods, sunny valleys, rural low traffic backroads and urban bicycle-friendly roads, sample them all. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) (Map) |
Gintautas Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Davis | 200k | 2500 | $ 10 | Davis to San Jose Direct route from Davis campus to the San Jose Amtrak Station. Passing by Vacaville, Fairfield, Benicia Bridge, Martinez, Reliez Valley, Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Calaveras Reservoir, to San Jose. Generally flat route with some hilly sections and a train option for return. Route is reversible. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) |
Aaron Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Dublin | 201K | 7000 | $ 5 | East Bay 200k The East Bay 200k is a loop that passes through Dublin, Sunol, Milpitas, Fremont, Castro Valley, Moraga,Martinez, Walnut Creek, Danville, and San Ramon. Highlights are Calaveras, Palomares, Redwood, San Pablo Dam, Alhambra Valley, and Reliez Valley roads. There are several good climbs up and fast descents down, but the last 20 miles are essentially flat. There are plenty of opportunities to find food and drink along the way besides the usual Starbuck's and Safeway's. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) (Info Doc) |
Kitty Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Half Moon Bay | 102k | 3100 | $ 5 | San Mateo Coast You will ride north on Hwy 1 seven flat miles to the small town of Moss Beach. After getting proof of passage you will ride back south past HMB and continue half way to Santa Cruz to the resort spa of Costanoa where there is a gift shop or great restaurant just in time for lunch. More than likely you had a great tail wind on the way down so now it is time to pay it back on your final 25 miles north back to HMB. Fantastic views will follow you the entire route and it is next to impossible to get lost as 95% of this ride is on Beautiful Hwy 1. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) (Map) |
Willy Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| King City | 206k | 3000 | $ 5 | Salinas Valley Ramble Quiet roads up the Salinas Valley to the coast and back. Good summer route with an early morning departure. Get pushed by the Salinas Valley Zepher back to King City. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) |
Scott Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Kirkwood Mountain Resort | 309 | 3500 | $ 0 | Mountains to megalopolis This ride starts at the Kirkwood ski resort at Carson Pass, descends Mormon Emigrant Trail to the American River Bikeway, crosses the causeway to Davis, then takes Putah Creek and Pleasants Valley to Fairfield before heading down to the Benecia Bridge and the Martinez BART station. This is a cool ride that crosses California—you’ve got 8000 ft of down and 3000 ft of up in the first 75 miles, then it’s basically flat the rest of the way. Wilderness, rural, suburban, urban -- this ride has it all. No fee; donations to evafoundation.org are welcome. Offered May to October, when Mormon Emigrant Trail is open. Check with Caltrans. (Cuesheet) |
Mark Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Lafayette | 110K | 3625 | $ 5 | Contra Alameda From Contra Costa County to Alameda County and back on bicycle-friendly roads, a beginner-friendly Permanent. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) (Map) |
Gintautas Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Pleasant Hill | 208K | 6000 | $ 5 | Mines Road Too Mines Road Too is an out and back from the Pleasant Hill BART
to the Junction Café, a remote area east of Mt. Hamilton. Check the Junction's website for hours of operation and phone in advance, especially if planning weekday rides in the winter: www.thejunctionbarand grill.com. Mines Rd. is a long steady climb of over 20 miles one-way. There are no services after leaving Livermore until the Junction Cafe. 3 water bottles or a camelbak are recommended for the warmer months. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) (Info Doc) (Map & GPX) |
Kitty Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Pleasant Hill | 116K | 2000 | $ 5 | Pleasant Hill-Livermore-Pleasant Hill (PLP) The PLP begins at the Pleasant Hill Bart, in Walnut Creek, CA, and goes mostly South and East over some mild hills to loop around Livermore. After the loop, return the same way back to Pleasant Hill BART. There are a lot of wine tasting rooms in Livermore along the way for the thirsty randonneur. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) |
Kitty Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| San Francisco | 205k | 5050 | $ 10 | SF to HB Scenic and moderately challenging route from San Francisco to Healdsburg. Includes Redwood forests, amazing views of Tomales Bay and the Pacific Ocean and finishes following the Russian River into the Wine Country. Wide range of temperatures (40's - 90's during the ride not uncommon). Road surface all in all decent with some rougher sections on Francis Drake as it goes through Samuel Taylor State park. 28mm+ tires ideal, but 23mm is doable. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) (Map & GPX) |
Clayton Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| San Francisco | 201k | 7200 | $ 0 | SF-MV Coastal Cruz Point-to-point route from San Francisco to
Mountain View. Head south to Soquel on the coast, over the mountains,
around Lexington Reservoir, zig-zag through Silicon Valley. Train back
to SF. Special presents for those who offer GPS and elevation tracks
for this route. Offered year-round. Please enable JavaScript on your browser. (Cuesheet) |
Jesse Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| San Francisco | 122k | 2500 | $ 0 | Pt Reyes Ramble You will ride over the famous Golden Gate Bridge then along the bay thru Sausalito. Then you will ride thru a half dozen small cute Marin towns before breaking out into the open after tackling the toughest hill of the day, 1.5 mile Whites Grade. Then it is west along Sir Francis Drake Blvd thru the redwood trees of Samuel P Taylor Park before hitting your first control in Point Reyes Station. From here you will loop around to Nicassio for your second control before retracing your route thru the small Marin towns back over the Golden Gate Bridge to the finish in San Francisco. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) |
Willy Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| San Francisco | 203k | 8500 | $ 0 | Sanfranciscadero This pleasant and challenging loop goes from SF over Devils slide and Stage Road to Pescadero, then loops around Gazos Creek back to Pescadero Rd, up Alpine and down 84 to Woodside, then back on Canada and Sawyer Creek to SF. There’s about 8500 ft on this one, a nice variety of terrain, and potential large temperature swings! Nice, fun, challenging day ride. No fee; donations to evafoundation.org are welcome. Offered Year round. (Cuesheet) |
Mark Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| San Francisco | 603k | 18000 | $ 0 | California Coastal This ride begins at the Marina Safeway in SF and ends at the Amtrak station in Santa Barbara, and does Devils slide, traverses Santa Cruz and Monterey, the Big Sur Coast, Santa Maria, Foxen Canyon and then takes San Marcos Pass into Santa Barbara. There’s around 18K of up. This is a beautiful and challenging ride for experienced riders only—there are a few places where you are intimate with fast auto traffic. I’ve done the ride five times, both brevet style and touring, and its always a great experience.Doing it about a month before PBP would be a great final rehearsal for those of you who are going. No fee; donations to evafoundation.org are welcome. Offered Year round. (Cuesheet) |
Mark Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| San Jose | 101k | 3499 | $ 0 | Guadalupe Uvas Creeks Almaden Valley to Gilroy and back, passing Calero and Uvas reservoirs. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet/Map) |
Aaron Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| San Jose | 201k | 3500 | $ 10 | Evergreen Uvas Roundabout Loop in the San Jose Hollister corridor. Reservoir hopping down to Hollister, then flat farmlands up to Morgan Hill. An out and back 20 miles of bike path, then a quick back track to Morgan Hill before crossing back over to Almaden Valley. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) |
Aaron Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Scotts Valley | 206k | 6000 | $ 5 | Carmel Cruise 200k Cruise the Monterey Bay coast from Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz down to Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel, then return via Prunedale. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) (Info Sheet) (gpx) |
Roland Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Sunnyvale | 204k | 8700 | $ 5 | Moss Beach Scamper Coastal Range to Pescadero, Stage Rd & Hwy 1 to Moss Beach, return via Pescadero and Sky Londa. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) (Map) |
Scott Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Sunnyvale | 118k | 6700 | $ 5 | Pescadero Scamper Climbs the Penisula Ridge via Page Mill, then to San Gregorio and Pescadero, returns via Haskins Hill. A lot of steep climbing packed into 118k. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) (Map) |
Scott Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Sunnyvale | 203k | 10800 | $ 5 | Santa Cruz Scamper Coastal Range to San Mateo Coast, Hwy 1 to Santa Cruz, climb to Big Basin State Park, return via Saratoga. 70% of the climbing is in the last half of the route. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) |
Scott Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Sunnyvale | 107k | 4200 | $ 5 | San Gregorio Scamper Old La Honda to Skyline then out to Coast, return via Sky Londa. Much less climbing and less steep grades that Pescadero Scamper. Offered Year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) (Map) |
Scott Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Sunnyvale | 117k | 2800 | $ 0 |
Morgan Hill Scamper rides along Calero and Chesbro Reservoirs into Morgan Hill for a cup of coffee and back. Offered year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) (Map & GPX) |
John Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
| Sunnyvale | 215k | 2900 | $ 0 |
Tres Pinos Scamper rides along Calero and Chesbro Reservoirs then through farmlands out to Tres Pinos for a quick lunch then back. Offered year round. (Reg form) (Cuesheet) (Map & GPX) |
John Please enable JavaScript on your browser. |
