View source for A Short But Picturesque Ride Through Jack Hayes Canyon - The San Francisco Examiner - Saturday, June 01, 1895

''This is one of a series of articles describing regional bicycle rides around the San Francisco Bay area, illustrated by [[:Category:C. E. Tebbs|C. E. Tebbs]]. Some are transcribed on this site, the rest are waiting transcription on [https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/?tag=C.%20E.%20Tebbs newspapers.com]. - MF''

[[File:The San Francisco Examiner Sat Jun 1 1895 (4).jpg|thumb|center|700px|A SHORT BUT PICTURESQUE RIDE THROUGH JACK HAYES CANYON, ALAMEDA.]]

WHEN Oakland cyclists wish to vary the monotony of the level road to [[Haywards]] they strike off through the [[Jack Hayes canyon]], and in a ride of some ten miles encounter every possible character of road and scenery, running the gamut from level [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitumen bitumen] to mountainous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macadam macadam], while there are views of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate Golden Gate], the ocean, quiet pastoral scenes and heavily wooded canyons.

Starting from [https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~275209~90048562 Broadway, the main street in Oakland, ride out that thoroughfare, following the electric car tracks] to the crossroads beyond [https://oaklandwiki.org/Saint_Mary%27s_College the college]; then, taking the road to the right, out past [https://oaklandwiki.org/Fabiola_Hospital_%28historical%29 Fabiola] to within one block of the gate of [https://oaklandwiki.org/Mountain_View_Cemetery Mountain View Cemetery].

The road turns abruptly to the right here down a slight incline, and a furlong farther on bears to the left, skirting the cemetery fence. The road is up grade for a quarter-mile, but may be ridden by the majority of tourists.

At the apex of this hill many fine views may be had of the Golden Gate, with occasional glimpses of [https://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Merritt Lake Merritt] nestling at the base of the foothills.

Past the entrance to [https://oaklandwiki.org/Blair%27s_Park Blair's Park] and out [https://davidrumsey.oldmapsonline.org/maps/8d83139c-71f3-58d6-b52c-2378925dcae8/view#963099028043 Vernon avenue] the rider strikes at once into the canyon, not turning to the right unless he wishes to take the shorter ride about the [https://oaklandwiki.org/Piedmont Piedmont] district.

The road for several hundred yards is up hill, then a long, level stretch is encountered, the surface being in splendid order at this season.

The road again has an upward tendency for half a mile, which brings one to its highest elevation and with the [[Jack Hayes canyon]] stretched out before the rider's gaze.

Starting down hill past the stone gate of the [https://oaklandwiki.org/William_J._Dingee Dingee] demesne the road passes through rows of tall eucalyptus trees, and, being of an adobe nature, is not in good order, owing to the rains of winter, the only part of the road up this point which is not good riding.

Another smooth stretch and the adobe is again encountered, making riding unpleasant for a short distance down a slight grade to the turn in the road marked by a heap of weather-beaten, moss-grown rocks. The rider keeps on to the right, and in a short distance a magnificent panorama is stretched out at his feet.

The road winds its way around the edge of [https://oaklandwiki.org/The_Sausal_Creek another deep and heavily wooded canyon], and affords views of [[Alameda]] and the country to the south, with [[San Francisco]] in the extreme distance.

After leaving the road about the canyon, which affords excellent riding, the surface rapidly becomes rough, which necessitates careful riding for the next mile.

Suddenly the surface changes and the rider finds himself spinning over a broad, smooth road, down which he may coast with impunity. This road, which proves to be [https://davidrumsey.oldmapsonline.org/maps/8d83139c-71f3-58d6-b52c-2378925dcae8/view#85982101532 Thirteenth avenue], leads directly into Oakland, within two blocks of [https://oaklandwiki.org/Brooklyn Brooklyn] station. The ride is not a long one, but its variety appeals to the cyclist who has had a lot of riding through a flat country.

[[File:The San Francisco Examiner Sat Jun 1 1895 map1.png|thumb|center|700px|The map illustration from this article, georeferenced - gently, it's very much a work of the imagination - on the 1899 [https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~275209~90048562 William J. Dingee's Map of Oakland and vicinity - Compiled from Official Surveys and Records] map, which itself is georeferenced to the modern [https://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] - I drew the route described in the article, the blue line shows it.]]

[[File:The San Francisco Examiner Sat Jun 1 1895 map2.png|thumb|center|700px|The blue route described in the article, overlaid on the the 1899 [https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~275209~90048562 William J. Dingee's Map of Oakland and vicinity. Compiled from Official Surveys and Records] map, georeferenced to the modern [https://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap]]]

[[File:The San Francisco Examiner Sat Jun 1 1895 map3.png|thumb|center|700px|The blue route described in the article, overlaid on the modern [https://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap]]]

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