Classic: Happy Bears
What’s more fun than a classic Three Bears loop? Three Bears + Happy Valley Road, or as we lovingly refer to it, Happy Bears.
The Happy Bears route will take you up narrow Berkeley Hills backroads before dropping into the beautiful Tilden Park. On the other side of the hill, a whole other world awaits. Rather than the tight, twisty roads in Oakland and Berkeley, this route offers up rolling hills and valleys and quiet country roads.
About 30 miles into the ride you’ll get a break from the climbing and a chance to refill and refuel in Orinda/Moraga. While you’ll have Starbucks/Peets options, we prefer Cafe Teatro, the locally-owned coffee shop by the community theater.
