For all routes:

Take BART to the Orinda station (we probably will ride to Rockridge).  From
the Orinda BART station, take Moraga Way southbound (you have to loop around
the station a bit, follow the signs).   Moraga Way is commercial for
a couple blocks, then is wooded and residential, with a decent shoulder
and a basically well-behaved stream of traffic.  The only thing to watch out
for is cars coming out of the blind driveways.  Moraga Way slopes slightly
uphill for most of its length; it's not steep but it can be tiring.  Don't
push too hard, especially if you plan to do one of the intermediate or
advanced rides.  

After about 4 miles, Moraga Way descends into a business district in Moraga,
then ends at Moraga Road.

For easy route:

Turn left.  Moraga Road is basically flat for the first 3 miles, then has a 
fun descent into Lafayette.  One thing to note on the descent; don't try to 
hug the shoulder as the dropoff is fairly sharp.  The speed limit is just 25 
MPH and you'll be moving nearly that fast, so move further out into the lane.  
There are no terribly sharp curves on the descent, and the pavement is pretty 
good.

Moraga Road flattens out as it enters downtown Lafayette, and basically
ends at Mt. Diablo Boulevard.

Turn left on Mt. Diablo Boulevard.  Turn right on Happy Valley Road (3
blocks).  The Lafayette BART station will be on your right.  Total
riding is about 10 miles.


For intermediate/advanced routes:

At the intersection of Moraga Way and Canyon, turn right onto Canyon.
Canyon is residential for the first mile, then rolling and wooded until it 
ends at Pinehurst after 2 miles.  Turn right on Pinehurst.

Pinehurst is wooded and pretty.  It slopes gradually uphill until you
pass the city of Canyon (which consists of a post office), then becomes
twistier and steeper.  After 4 miles and a fairly significant climb it
ends at Skyline Boulevard.


For intermediate route:

Turn right on Skyline Boulevard (look at the street signs, the intersection 
is confusing).

Skyline is a residential road populated by ex-Berkeley liberals who have
sold out and made a million bucks.  It's wide and there's little traffic.
If there are no clouds there will likely be some stunning views of the
bay--if there are clouds it's likely you will be in them.  There's a 
short climb leading up to Grizzly Peak Boulevard, 2 miles down the road.
Turn right on Grizzly Peak.

Grizzly Peak is similar to Skyline; picturesque, rolling, and lightly
trafficked (except by bicycles).  It's mostly flat until Claremont 
Avenue; you can descend on Claremont and then take College back to campus,
or continue on Grizzly Peak.  Claremont has some bad pavement and sharp
turns, so be careful.  If you continue, you will have a long but
not particularly steep climb, then a nice descent to either Centenniel
(which will bring you out just above Memorial Stadium) or Euclid.
Centenniel has even more bad pavement and more sharp turns than Claremont.
Euclid has worse pavement but softer turns.  Total riding is 15-20 miles.


For advanced route:

Turn left on Skyline Boulevard (see above for description).   Skyline climbs
for about a mile, then rolls for a bit, then has a fun descent for about
a mile.  After about 4 miles total, it intersects with Redwood Road.  
Turn left on Redwood Road.

Redwood Road is wooded, rural, and beautiful.  There's practically no traffic.
It descends softly for about 2 miles, then climbs for another couple (there's
one fairly steep section but it's not too bad).  It then descends for about 3
miles to Willow Park.  The descent is not that fast but the pavement is
decent and there's only one turn that requires braking.  After Willow Park
there's a short, somewhat steep climb into Castro Valley.  We stay on the
same road but enter a fairly busy commercial district.  After about 2 miles,
Redwood Road becomes A Street in Hayward; stay on it.  After about another
mile, you'll hit the BART tracks; just before the tracks, turn left on
Montgomery Road.  The Hayward BART station will be on your right.