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I visited last November from the San Jose side, and the road was a nightmare. It's a small, windy road through the mountains with little visibility. I could see
by chillers 6y ago
I visited last November from the San Jose side, and the road was a nightmare. It's a small, windy road through the mountains with little visibility. I could see it being extremely difficult to navigate with firetrucks as it took me quite a while with my Prius.
- option 6y agothat road is motorcycle heaven - love it. But, yes, its a miracle that firefighters were able to stop a fire there
- ericbarrett 6y agoThe front road (Mt. Hamilton Road / Hwy 130, starting at Alum Rock) is very winding because the grade was limited to allow horse & cargo carriage to summit the peak. Limiting the grade means extra turns. The back side roads, down to Livermore or Patterson, as well as the faster front cutoff (Quimby Rd) were built for vehicles and are much steeper and a little straighter. Source: Grew up there