DIRECTIONS
to
HOLY CROSS MONASTERY
34580 Palomares Road
Castro Valley, California 94552-9622
1-510-581-2778
From Palo Alto and the Southern Peninsula
Take Dumbarton Bridge east toward Union City. After crossing the Bay, the Freeway becomes Decoto Road.
Continue on Decoto Road (toward hills) over 880 Freeway and through Union City until you come to Alvarado-Niles Road (a major intersection with 2 gas stations and a Taco Bell on the corners) and turn right.
Continue on Alvarado-Niles Road through Union City into Fremont. After passing through the old Niles district, the road will turn sharply leftward under a railroad bridge. Move into the left lane and cross Mission Blvd.
After crossing Mission Blvd, Alvarado-Niles Road becomes Niles Canyon Road (Highway 84).
Continue on Niles Canyon Road (Highway 84) for about 2 miles, with the river to your right. You will go under one railroad bridge and soon thereafter will see two flashing yellow lights overhead with a yellow sign that indicates a road to the left.
Immediately put on your left-hand turn signal and turn left onto Palomares Road (just before a railroad bridge).
As you drive on Palomares Road, watch the little white mileage markers on the right hand side of the road. They will start around "9.6" and gradually decrease, as will the address numbers on the mailboxes.
The Monastery is just before the "6.58" marker, about 3 miles into the canyon.
Watch for high walls and our large (brown and white) vertical address sign "34580" on the right hand side.
Come down the asphalt driveway to the bottom and make a sharp right, turning up toward the Monastery (white stucco with clay tile roof).
Do not cross the bridges over the creek.
This page was last edited on June 22, 2002