Two hill loops, twice round. The first I’ve done before climbing up Medical Centre Way and Twin Peaks, down Portola Drive and Sloat Boulevard to the Great Highway, along the coastal road to Lincoln Way, through Golden Gate Park along Martin Luther King Drive and back to UCSF via 9th Avenue and Judah Street. The second around Bernal Heights, a place I’ve often driven to and walked the dog but never cycled up and down before. First I did a loop going up Folsom Street and Bernal Heights Boulevard and down Alabama Street, turning around Precita Park and reversing the loop. The bottom half of each climb is a lot steeper than the top half, and while the road officially ends, it is possible to circle the hill but beware of hikers, dog walkers and the occasional jogger - a cyclist is a rare sight.