SACRAMENTO TO OAKLAND
START: Mile 13.5, American River Parkway Bike Trail, Carmichael, CA
| MILE | WP | R/L | ROAD |
| 0.0 | 01 | proceed east on bike trail Elev = 50’ | |
| 0.2 | S | cross American River on bicycle/pedestrian bridge | |
| 0.5 | 02 | R | Goethe Park access road (1st road beyond bridge). No sign |
| 0.8 | S | becomes Rod Beaudry Drive | |
| 1.4 | 03 | R | Folsom Blvd |
| 2.3 | 04 | L | Bradshaw Road |
| 2.8 | S | cross Hwy 50 overpass | |
| 13.8 | 05 | R | Elk Grove Blvd |
| 16.7 | S | cross Hwy 99 overpass | |
| 18.3 | 06 | L | Bruceville Road |
| 20.4 | 07 | R | Bilby Road |
| 22.0 | R | Willard Pkwy (no road sign) | |
| 22.02 | L | Bilby Road | |
| 22.4 | 08 | L | Franklin Blvd |
| 22.6 | 09 | R | Hood-Franklin Road |
| 26.2 | ! | on left: Hood Community Park. Water. Nice rest spot | |
| 26.4 | 10 | L | Hwy 160 (River Road) |
| 30.5 | ! | on left: Courtland Market | |
| 31.5 | S | River Road (Hwy 160 turns right) | |
| 38.3 | 11 | R | cross Sacramento River on draw bridge |
| 38.4 | 12 | L | Hwy 160 |
| 46.5 | 13 | L | cross Sacramento River on draw bridge to remain on Hwy 160 |
| 46.7 | 14 | R | remain on Hwy 160 (Isleton Road) |
| 48.0 | 15 |
L ! |
Isleton. on left: DeJack’s
Country Grocery REST & REGROUP #1 Climbing So Far (csf) = 640’ Elev = 3’ |
| 48.0 | 15 | L | continue south on Hwy 160 |
| 51.5 | ! | on right: public toilets | |
| 52.6 | 16 | S | cross Hwy 12. Continue south on Hwy 160 |
| 56.2 |
S ! |
narrow ! bridge CAUTION: wait for traffic from rear to clear before crossing |
|
| 62.1 | S | begin crossing Antioch Bridge | |
| 64.1 | R | veer right to take Wilbur Avenue exit | |
| 64.2 | 17 | L | Wilbur Avenue |
| 64.3 | 18 | R | Bridgehead Road |
| 64.8 | S | cross Main Street. Becomes Neroly Road | |
| 67.5 | 19 |
R ! |
Empire Avenue CAUTION: no shoulder |
| 68.2 | 20 | R | Lone Tree Way |
| 70.9 | 21 | L | Deer Valley Road |
| 70.92 | 22 |
R ! |
Deer Valley Plaza.
Albertson’s Market. Food services REST & REGROUP #2 csf = 1,250’ Elev = 155’ |
| 71.2 | R | exit Deer Valley Plaza onto Deer Valley Road | |
| 78.0 | 23 | R | Marsh Creek Road |
| 88.3 | 24 | S | becomes Clayton Road (Marsh Creek Road to left) |
| 90.8 | 25 | L | Ignacio Valley Road |
| 96.2 | 26 | R | Bancroft Road |
| 96.8 | 27 |
L ! |
Treat Blvd CAUTION: heavy traffic, no shoulder |
| 97.9 | 28 | S | cross I-680 overpass csf = 2,590’ Elev = 95’ |
| 98.0 | S | becomes Geary Road | |
| 99.3 | S | veer left: becomes Pleasant Hill Road | |
| 101.5 | 29 | R | Deer Hill Road (initial climb very ! steep) |
| 103.0 | ! | on left: BART Lafayette Station. OPTION: take BART to SF | |
| 103.3 | 30 | L | Happy Valley Road |
| 103.5 | 31 | R | Mt Diablo Blvd |
| 104.6 | 32 | R | El Nido Ranch Road |
| 106.3 | 33 | S | becomes E Altarinda Drive |
| 106.5 | 34 | L | angle left: becomes Orindawoods Drive |
| 107.5 | S | becomes Santa Maria Way: steep ! downhill | |
| 107.7 | 35 | R | Camino Pablo |
| 108.0 | 36 |
R ! |
Camino Sobrante.
Safeway Store REST & REGROUP #3 |
| 108.2 | 36 | R | exit Camino Sobrante to proceed north on Camino Pablo |
| 108.7 | ! | jog right, then left, on & off bike path right of crash barrier | |
| 109.8 | 37 | L | Wildcat Canyon Road |
| 110.7 | R | remain on Wildcat Canyon Road; El Toyonal to left | |
| 113.7 | 38 | L | Shasta Road |
| 114.1 | 39 | L | Grizzly Peak Blvd. Great views of East Bay |
| 118.0 | 40 |
R ! |
Claremont Avenue CAUTION: fast downhill, control your speed! |
| 119.5 | S | remain on Claremont Avenue. Cross Ashby Avenue | |
| 120.9 | 41 | L | College Avenue (complex intersection) |
| 121.2 | 42 | ! |
END:
BART Rockridge Station Total Elevation Gain = 5,105’ Elev = 170’ OPTION: take BART to SF (or elsewhere in Bay Area) |
OAKLAND TO SACRAMENTO
START: Rockridge BART Station, College Avenue & Keith Avenue, Oakland, CA
| MILE | WP | R/L | ROAD |
| 0.0 | 01 | proceed north on College Avenue Elev = 180’ | |
| 0.4 | 02 | R | Claremont Avenue. Cross Ashby Avenue |
| 1.5 | S | remain on Claremont Avenue | |
| 3.2 | 03 | L | Grizzly Peak |
| 4.4 | 04 | R |
Lomas Cantadias Climbing So Far (csf) = 1,470’ Elev = 1,660’ |
| 5.5 | 05 | S | El Toyonal (no road sign) |
| 6.1 | 06 | L | remain on El Toyonal |
| 6.8 | 07 | L | remain on El Toyonal |
| 7.1 | 08 | R | Camino Pablo Elev = 410’ |
| 7.7 | 09 | L | Santa Maria Way. Very ! steep climb |
| 7.8 | S | becomes Altarinda Road | |
| 8.0 | S | becomes Orindawoods Drive | |
| 9.5 | S | becomes E Altarinda Drive | |
| 9.1 | 10 | S | cross St Stevens Drive. Becomes El Nido Ranch Road |
| 10.7 | 11 | L | Mt Diablo Blvd |
| 11.8 | 12 | L | Happy Valley Road |
| 12.0 | 13 | R | Deer Hill Road |
| 12.65 | ! | on right: BART Lafayette Station | |
| 13.8 | 14 | L | Pleasant Hill Road |
| 15.2 | 15 | R | veer right: becomes Geary Road |
| 16.0 | S | remain on Geary Road | |
| 17.8 | 16 |
S ! |
becomes Treat Blvd CAUTION: heavy traffic, no shoulder |
| 18.5 | 17 | R | Bancroft Road |
| 19.2 | 18 | L | Ignacio Valley Road |
| 24.5 | 19 | R | Clayton Road |
| 24.55 | 20 | ! |
right or left onto Washington Blvd for food REST & REGROUP #1 csf = 2,750’ |
| 27.0 | S | becomes Marsh Creek Road | |
| 37.4 | 21 | L | Deer Valley Road |
| 44.2 | 22 | L |
Deer Valley Plaza. Albertson’s Market. Food services. REST & REGROUP #2 csf = 3,740’ Elev = 145’ |
| 44.5 | 23 | R | Lone Tree Way |
| 47.2 | 24 |
L ! |
Empire Avenue CAUTION: no shoulder |
| 47.9 | 25 | L | Neroly Avenue |
| 50.4 | S | cross Main Street. Becomes Bridgehead Road | |
| 51.1 | 26 | L | Wilbur Avenue |
| 51.11 | 27 | R | Hwy 160 |
| 51.4 | S | begin Antioch Bridge climb | |
| 58.9 | ! | CAUTION: dangerously narrow bridge! Wait for clear traffic or (carefully) use elevated pedestrian walkway | |
| 63.2 | 28 | S | cross Hwy 12 to remain on Hwy 160 |
| 67.3 | 29 | ! |
Isleton
Elev = 3’ on left: de Jack’s Country Grocery REST & REGROUP #3 |
| 67.4 | R | continue north on Hwy 160 | |
| 68.6 | 30 | L | cross Sacramento River on drawbridge |
| 68.8 | 31 | R | remain on Hwy 160 |
| 76.9 | ! | on left: Central Market | |
| 76.91 | 32 | R | cross Sacramento River on drawbridge (Hwy 160 continues straight) |
| 77.0 | 33 | L | River Road (County E-13) |
| 79.3 | S | River Road (E-13 turns right) | |
| 83.9 | S | River Road. Rejoin Hwy 160 | |
| 85.0 | ! | Courtland. On right: Courtland Market | |
| 89.1 | 34 | R | Hood-Franklin Road |
| 89.2 | ! | on right: Hood Community Park. Water. Nice rest spot | |
| 91.6 | S | cross I-5 overpass | |
| 92.8 | 35 | L | Franklin Blvd |
| 93.0 | 36 | R | Bilby Road |
| 93.4 | 37 | R | Willard Pkwy |
| 93.42 | 38 | L | Bilby Road |
| 95.0 | 39 | L | Bruceville Road |
| 97.1 | 40 | R | Elk Grove Blvd |
| 98.6 | S | cross Hwy 99 overpass | |
| 101.6 | 41 | L | Bradshaw Road |
| 105.9 | ! | RR tracks | |
| 113.0 | 42 | R | Folsom Blvd |
| 113.9 | 43 | L | Rod Beaudry Drive |
| 114.3 | S | enter Goethe Park | |
| 114.5 | 44 | S | keep left at Y |
| 114.8 | 45 | L | American River Pkwy Bike Trail |
| 115.1 | S | cross American River on bicycle/pedestrian bridge | |
| 115.3 | 46 | ! |
END: mile 13.5, American River Pkwy Bike Trail (@ Arden Way
access path) Total Elevation Gain = 4,990’ Elev = 50’ |
