Directions to Linda, Ralph and John's House

From Silicon Valley, north and south

You are trying to get to:
735 Sunset Ridge Road
Los Gatos, CA 95033
408-395-1435

First get to Highway 17 in Los Gatos:

• From San Francisco and points north (expect 1:30 in normal traffic): Take Interstate 280 South, then turn onto Interstate 85 towards Gilroy, then turn onto Highway 17 South towards Los Gatos and Santa Cruz.
• From SFO = San Francisco Airport (expect 1:15 in normal traffic): Follow the signs towards Interstate 380 and Interstate 280. Take Interstate 380 for just a few miles, then turn onto Interstate 280 South, then turn onto Interstate 85 towards Gilroy, then turn onto Highway 17 South towards Los Gatos and Santa Cruz.
• From the Mountain View/Palo Alto area (expect 0:45 from Palo Alto): Find either Interstate 280 or Interstate 85 South, then follow the instructions for San Francisco above.
• From the East Bay (Milpitas, Alameda, Oakland, Berkeley, expect 1:30 from Berkeley): Take Interstate 880 going south. Follow it all the way towards San Jose, crossing Highway 101, and passing SJC airport. When you cross Interstate 280, Interstate 880 turns into Highway 17 south going towards Los Gatos and Santa Cruz.
• From SJC = San Jose Airport (expect 0:25 in normal traffic): Look for the exit towards Interstate 880 South. Remember to be in the rightmost left turn lane at the traffic light at Coleman. Turn onto Interstate 880 South. When you cross Interstate 280, Interstate 880 turns into Highway 17 south going towards Los Gatos and Santa Cruz.
• From Hollister, Gilroy, and inland south (expect 1:20 from Hollister): Get onto Highway 101 going north, then turn onto Highway 85 North, and follow the following instructions.
• From the South San Jose / Almaden area (expect 0:25 from Almaden Expwy): Take Highway 85 going North, towards Mountain View. Turn onto Highway 17 South towards Los Gatos and Santa Cruz.
• From Los Gatos: Take Highway 17 South towards Santa Cruz.
• From San Jose, Saratoga, Cupertino, Campbell, and other places in the middle: Figure out which of the above applies most closely to you, and in some fashion get onto Highway 17 towards Los Gatos.

Once you are on Highway 17 South in Los Gatos, keep going South towards Santa Cruz on the Highway through Los Gatos for a few miles. Go past the "The Cats" bar and grill, where the road begins to curve and stops being a freeway. The next offramp is Bear Creek Road; exit the Highway here. The offramp goes into a tight U-turn with a Stop sign at the intersection. At the Stop sign, turn left onto Bear Creek Road. From here, you have about 12 minutes to go on mountain roads.

Go up 3.0 miles on Bear Creek Road. There you intersect Summit Road on the left. Stay on Bear Creek Road, going half-right. From here on, Bear Creek Road is also Highway 35.

Go 0.7 miles on Bear Creek Road. This section of the road is quite windy, but level. There you intersect Skyline Boulevard on the right. Stay on Bear Creek Road, going half left. There is a sign there, go towards Boulder Creek, not towards San Francisco. From here on, Bear Creek Road is no longer Highway 35 (which follows Skyline Boulevard instead).

Go 0.9 miles on Bear Creek Road. After a long left turn in the road (with a phone pole and a few phone connection boxes on the right), slow down, and look for the entrance to Sunset Ridge Road on the right. The entrance is marked with a road sign, and has a beige stucco wall, mailboxes, and a black steel gate. Drive into that entrance at the gate.

Stop at the gate, and open it with the keypad. The secret key code for the gate will have been given to you. Once the gate opens, drive through quick, the gate automatically closes.

Go 0.7 miles on Sunset Ridge Road. This is a single-lane road, so drive careful. If you meet someone, be prepared to back up to the nearest turnout. You will pass the driveway for 185 on the left. After 0.7 miles, you see a sign for 735 on the left. Turn left and go up the driveway, and park in front of the house.

If you get lost, call on the phone. If you can't get the gate opened, call. If the power is out (typically only in storms in the winter), the gate will not open. In that case, call on the phone, the neighbors can unlock the manual opening mechanism.

On Sunset Ridge Road, the neighbors might ask you where you are heading. They are very friendly and will help you get there.

If you want to look us up on map sites: It mostly works correctly on Google, Mapquest, Yahoo, and Waze.