← IndexSCD-04 / N 38°37' — W 122°14'
Sacred Route 04 / Active
Berryessa
A 58-mile counter-clockwise lap around the lake. Three sectors, one ritual: ascend Knoxville in the cold, drop through Pope Canyon at the dawn line, finish on 128 before traffic wakes.
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MI / Lap
0.0K
FT Climb
000
Corners
00
Hairpins
00:00
Best Lap
00 / 00
Difficulty
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01 — Sector Map
Read the
loop.
Three named sectors. Markley Cove start/finish. Spotters at every hairpin marked in the official SACRED packet — never run the loop without a radio handshake on channel 4.
Start / FinishMarkley Cove
DirectionCounter-Clockwise
SurfacePatched Tarmac
Cell CoverageSector 2 only
Recommended Tire200TW Street
Window04:30 — 06:45 PT
SCD-04 / OUTLINE1:62,500
S1
Knoxville Rd
S2
Pope Canyon
S3
Hwy 128
02 — Elevation Profile
+1,400 ft of climb.
Min 120 FT — Max 1040 FT
S1 — Knoxville Rd+780 FT
S2 — Pope Canyon−420 FT
S3 — Hwy 128+1040 FT
03 — Sector Breakdown
Three sectors. One lap.
- Sector 1 / S1Knoxville RdUp — Patched / Coarse00.0Miles00Corners00Hairpins+000 FTΔ Elev
Cold canyon air, blind decreasing-radius lefts above the dam. Spotter at corner 11. Loose gravel after rain — check shoulder before commitment.
Difficulty - Sector 2 / S2Pope CanyonDown — Smooth Tarmac00.0Miles00Corners0Hairpins−000 FTΔ Elev
Fast sweepers fed by a bridge crest. Watch for cattle on the inside of corner 6. Daylight only — no streetlights for 11 miles.
Difficulty - Sector 3 / S3Hwy 128Mixed — Variable00.0Miles00Corners00Hairpins+0000 FTΔ Elev
Long ridgeline run back to Markley. Two off-camber hairpins at the 4-mile mark. Public traffic — stagger entries 90s apart.
Difficulty
04 — Ritual
Run it
clean.
- One car per sector90-second stagger from Markley. No exceptions.
- Lights on, alwaysDawn fog hides the cliff side of corner 14.
- Radio channel 4Spotter handshake before turn-in on every hairpin.
- No public overtakesIf you catch traffic, stand down until S2.
- Pack out everythingTire scrub, water bottles, all of it. Mountain keeps the score.