I just got back from a ride at Fremont Older. My first hill ride in an embarrassingly long time. It's one of my favorite intermediate places to ride. The initial uphill mile is not super hard like Almaden Quicksilver and from the 1 mile point there are several options. I did the Seven Springs loop which is about a mile of really fun single track downhill followed by a mostly shady return to the top.

www.openspace.org/preserves...er_map.pdf

I'm planning to ride out there at least a couple of times per week until I get good enough to take on some steeper stuff. Always interested in riding partners...