
SACRAMENTO TO SAN FRANCISCO
START: Mile 13.5, American River Parkway Bike Trail, Carmichael, CA
| MILE | WP | R/L | ROAD |
| 0.0 | 01 |
proceed west on American River Parkway Bike Trail Elev = 50 |
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| 5.1 | R | veer right off bike trail under Howe Avenue bridge up to levee bike path | |
| 5.7 | 02 | L | cross American River on Guy West Bridge |
| 5.8 | 03 | R | right turn onto levee bike path |
| 6.3 | 04 | R | veer right & continue north under H Street Bridge |
| 6.4 | L | 160° hairpin turn to left (very slowly!) | |
| 6.5 | 05 | S | exit bike path. Proceed west along H Street |
| 6.9 | S | RR underpass | |
| 8.7 | R | veer right on road adjacent to McKinley Park | |
| 8.8 | 06 | S | cross Alhambra Blvd onto G Street |
| 8.9 | S | cross 29th Street & bypass vehicle barrier, to remain on G Street | |
| 9.6 | ! | RR tracks | |
| 10.2 | ! | Light Rail RR tracks | |
| 10.6 | 07 | L | 7th Street |
| 11.1 | 08 | R | Capitol Mall |
| 11.6 | S | RR Tracks. Cross Sacramento River on Tower Bridge | |
| 11.8 | 09 | R | veer right onto W Capitol Avenue |
| 12.1 | S | RR Underpass | |
| 15.4 | 10 | R | right turn onto bike path toward Davis |
| 15.9 | S | start Yolo Causeway passage | |
| 19.1 | 11 | R | exit Yolo Causeway onto bike path |
| 19.3 | 12 | S | bike path turns left. Then exit bike path, continuing straight (west) on Road 32A (no sign) |
| 21.3 | 13 | R | cross RR tracks; then immediately left to remain on Road 32A |
| 22.4 | 14 | R | Mace Blvd |
| 22.7 | S | becomes E Covell Blvd | |
| 26.0 | S | becomes W Covell Blvd; continue west to cross Hwy 113 | |
| 28.9 | 15 | S | cross Road 98. Becomes Road 31 |
| 33.9 | 16 | S | veer left: becomes Road 93A (Road 31 continues straight) |
| 34.9 | S | veer right: becomes Russell Blvd | |
| 37.9 | S | cross I-505. Becomes E Grant Avenue. Start Hwy 128 | |
| 38.1 | 17 |
R ! |
on right: Chevron Station Food Mart REST & REGROUP #1 Elev = 120 |
| 38.1 | 17 | R | continue west on E Grant Avenue (Hwy 128) |
| 39.0 | 18 |
S ! |
cross Railroad Avenue. Becomes W Grant Avenue (Hwy 128) CAUTION: large boat trailers! |
| 48.6 | S |
on right: Montecello Dam Climbing So Far (csf) = 695 Elev = 390 |
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| 50.9 | S | start Cardiac Hill climb csf = 840 Elev = 410 | |
| 52.6 | S |
top of Cardiac Hill climb. Start descent csf = 1,410 Elev = 1,000 |
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| 59.0 | 19 |
L ! |
Hwy 121 csf = 1,695 Elev
= 830 CAUTION: curvy road, no shoulder |
| 66.4 | ! | Hwy 121 summit csf = 2,585 Elev = 1,205 | |
| 71.3 | S | continue straight (Hwy 121 angles to left) | |
| 71.5 | S | continue straight toward Trancas Street (Silverado Trail to right) | |
| 71.9 | S | cross Soscol Avenue | |
| 72.0 | 20 | L |
Silverado Plaza. On left: Nob Hill Groceries REST & REGROUP #2 csf = 2,610 Elev = 40 |
| 72.1 | R | Soscol Avenue. Proceed south | |
| 73.5 | ! | CAUTION : bad RR tracks | |
| 74.1 | ! | CAUTION : bad RR tracks | |
| 74.7 | S | Hwy 121 merges from left with Soscol Avenue | |
| 75.3 | 21 | R | Imola Avenue (no road sign) |
| 75.8 | S | cross Napa River on high arch bridge | |
| 76.3 | 22 | R | S Jefferson Street |
| 76.7 | 23 | L | Old Sonoma Road |
| 76.9 | L | veer left to cross freeway overpass | |
| 80.7 | 24 | R | Hwy 121 Hwy 12. Heavy (!) traffic, but excellent shoulder |
| 83.7 | 25 |
L ! |
veer to left at intersection with Napa Road CAUTION: shoulder often narrow or absent! Heavy traffic |
| 86.8 | 26 | L | veer left to remain on Hwy 121 (Hwy 12 continues straight) |
| 87.9 | 27 | L | remain on Hwy 121 |
| 93.1 | S | Sears Point Raceway access points begin | |
| 94.6 | 28 | R | Hwy 121 ends. Proceed west on Hwy 37 |
| 98.5 | S | cross Petaluma River on high arch bridge | |
| 101.0 | ! | CAUTION ON BRIDGE: no shoulder; very rough pavement | |
| 101.4 | 29 | R | veer right onto Hanna Ranch Road |
| 101.8 | 30 | L | cross RR tracks; then immediate left onto bike trail |
| 102.4 | 31 | R | exit bike trail onto Hamilton Drive (no road sign) |
| 102.9 | 32 | R | Bel Marin Keys Blvd |
| 103.2 | S | cross Hwy 101 overpass. Becomes Ignacio Blvd | |
| 103.4 | 33 |
L ! |
Almeda del Prado on left: Conoco-Philips Station & Food Mart REST & REGROUP #3 csf = 3,665 Elev = 45 |
| 103.4 | 33 | L | exit service station & proceed south on Almeda del Prado |
| 104.9 | 34 | L | start bike trail @ SE corner of intersection of Almeda del Prado & Nave Drive |
| 106.1 | 35 | S | exit bike trail @ intersection of Miller Creek Road & Marinwood Avenue. Proceed west on Miller Creek Road |
| 106.4 | 36 | L | Los Gallinas Avenue |
| 106.8 | S | cross Lucas Valley Road | |
| 108.1 | S | cross M T Freitas Pkwy to remain on Los Gallinas Avenue | |
| 108.8 | S | cross Merrydale Road. Becomes Los Ranchitos Road | |
| 110.3 | S | becomes Lincoln Avenue | |
| 111.6 | 37 | R | 4th Street |
| 112.0 | 38 | L | D Street |
| 112.6 | S | becomes Wolf Grade | |
| 113.0 | S | top of Wolf Grade | |
| 113.6 | 39 | L | Sir Frances Drake Blvd |
| 113.9 | 40 | R | Bon Air Road |
| 114.4 | S | cross waterway on narrow bridge: use pedestrian walkway | |
| 114.6 | 41 | L | Magnolia Avenue |
| 116.0 | S | cross Redwood Avenue. Becomes Corte Madera Avenue | |
| 117.1 | S | Mill Valley City Limit @ hilltop. Becomes Camino Alto | |
| 118.4 | 42 | L | E Blithdale Avenue |
| 118.5 | 43 | R | San Francisco Bay Trail |
| 120.9 | 44 |
S R L |
cross Gate 6 Road cross Bridgeway. Heavy traffic: use signal light! proceed south on Bridgeway |
| 123.2 | 45 | R | Richardson Street |
| 123.3 | 46 | L | 2nd Street |
| 123.5 | 47 | L | South Street |
| 123.8 | 48 |
S ! |
angle right: becomes Alexander Avenue. South Road veers left Do NOT turn sharply right toward Ft. Baker |
| 124.7 | S | Hwy 101 underpass (narrow) | |
| 124.9 | 49 | R | Conzelman Road |
| 124.92 | L | parking lot access road | |
| 125.0 | 50 | ! |
enter Golden Gate Bridge at south end of parking lot weekends: continue straight & cross on west side of bridge weekdays: walk bike under bridge & cross on east side of bridge |
| 126.8 | 51 |
! L |
exit GG Bridge weekend: follow twisty trail under bridge to bike/pedestrian walk weekday: continue straight on bike/pedestrian walk From bike pedestrian walk turn left to pass by Golden Gate Bridge Gift Center into parking lot. Proceed south through lot. Follow arrow toward Presidio & Ft Point |
| 127.1 | 52 | R | Lincoln Avenue |
| 128.7 | 53 | S | cross 25th Avenue. Becomes El Camino del Mar |
| 128.9 | 54 | L | remain on El Camino del Mar |
| 129.6 | 55 | L | left turn to pass by California Palace of Legion of Honor |
| 130.1 | 56 | R | Clement Avenue |
| 130.2 | 57 | L | 36th Avenue |
| 130.9 | 58 | S | cross Fulton Avenue. Continue straight into Golden Gate Park |
| 131.0 | ! | on right: park toilets | |
| 131.05 | 59 | R | @ stop sign (no road sign) |
| 131.1 | 60 | S | angle right to join John F Kennedy Drive (no road sign) |
| 131.4 | 61 | S | through intersection toward Ocean Beach (no road sign) |
| 131.7 | 62 | R | Bernice Rodgers Way |
| 132.1 | 63 | R |
END: Windmill on Great Highway Total Elevation Gain = 5,675 Elev = 24 |
SAN FRANCISCO TO SACRAMENTO
START: Windmill @ Bernice Rodgers Way & Great Highway in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
| MILE | WP | R/L | ROAD |
| 0.0 | 01 | proceed north on Great Highway Elev = 24 | |
| 0.7 | S | becomes Pt Lobos Avenue | |
| 1.3 | 02 | L | 40th Avenue |
| 1.5 | 03 | R | Clement Avenue |
| 1.9 | 04 | L | 32nd Avenue |
| 2.2 | 05 | R | El Camino del Mar |
| 2.3 | 06 | R | remain on El Camino del Mar |
| 2.8 | 07 | S | cross 25th Avenue: becomes Lincoln Blvd |
| 4.4 | 08 | L | GG Bridge parking lot. Pass through parking lot past Golden Gate Bridge Gift Center, then right onto Bike/Pedestrian walk |
| 4.7 | 09 | R |
weekdays: continue straight &
cross on east side GG Bridge weekends: turn right, pass under bridge & cross on west side GG Bridge |
| 6.5 | 10 | ! |
weekdays: walk bike under
bridge from east to west side weekend: continue straight on west side exit GG Bridge. Enter parking lot |
| 6.6 | 11 | R | Conzelman Road |
| 6.64 | 12 | L | Alexander Road (no road sign) |
| 8.0 | 13 | R | 2nd Street |
| 8.2 | 14 | R | Richardson Street |
| 8.3 | 15 | L | Bridgeway |
| 10.6 | 16 | S | merge right onto San Francisco Bay Trail |
| 13.1 | 17 | L |
exit bike trail cross E Blithdale @ signal light & then left onto E Blithdale Avenue |
| 13.2 | 18 | R | Camino Alto |
| 14.4 | S | top of hill. Leave Mill Valley. Becomes Corte Madera Avenue | |
| 15.4 | S | cross Redwood Avenue. Becomes Magnolia Avenue | |
| 16.9 | 19 | R | Bon Air Road |
| 17.1 | S | cross canal on narrow bridge. Use pedestrian walkway | |
| 17.6 | 20 | L | Sir Frances Drake Blvd |
| 17.9 | 21 | R | Wolf Grade |
| 18.5 | S | top of Wolf Grade | |
| 18.9 | S | becomes D Street | |
| 19.3 | 22 | R | 1st Street |
| 19.4 | 23 | L | B Street |
| 19.5 | 24 | R | 2nd Street |
| 19.8 | 25 | L | Lincoln Avenue |
| 21.1 | S | becomes Los Ranchitos Road | |
| 22.7 | S | cross Merrydale Road; becomes Los Gallinas Avenue | |
| 23.4 | S | cross M T Freitas Pkway | |
| 24.6 | S | cross Lucas Valley Road | |
| 25.1 | 26 | R | Miller Creek Road |
| 25.4 | 27 | S | start bike trail on NE corner of intersection of Miller Creek Road & Marinwood Avenue |
| 26.5 | 28 | R | exit bike trail. Proceed north on Almeda del Prado |
| 28.0 | 29 |
R ! |
on right: Conoco-Philips service station & Food Mart REST & REGROUP #1 Elev = 50 |
| 28.0 | 29 | R | exit service station and proceed east on Ignacio Blvd |
| 28.1 | S | cross Hwy 101 overpass: becomes Bel Marin Keys Blvd | |
| 28.5 | 30 | L | Hamilton Drive |
| 29.0 | 31 | L | sharp (160°) left turn onto bike trail (no sign) |
| 29.6 | 32 | R | exit bike path onto Hanna Ranch Road (no sign) & immediately cross RR tracks |
| 29.65 | 33 | R | Marsh Drive (no sign) |
| 29.9 | 34 | S | proceed east onto Hwy 37 |
| 30.4 | ! | CAUTION: narrow bridge, minimal shoulder | |
| 33.0 | S | cross Petaluma River on high arch bridge | |
| 37.0 | 35 |
L ! |
Hwy 121 CAUTION: very heavy traffic |
| 43.6 | 36 | R | bear right onto Hwy 121- Hwy 12 |
| 50.8 | 37 | L | Old Sonoma Road |
| 54.4 | S | cross Fwy on overpass | |
| 54.8 | 38 | R | South Jefferson Street |
| 55.2 | 39 | L | W Imola Avenue (Hwy 121) |
| 55.7 | S | cross Napa River on high arch bridge | |
| 56.3 | 40 | L | Soscol Avenue (Hwy 121) (no road sign) |
| 56.8 | S | continue straight on Soscol Avenue (Hwy 121 veers to right) | |
| 57.5 | ! | CAUTION : bad RR tracks | |
| 58.0 | ! | CAUTION : bad RR tracks | |
| 59.4 | 41 |
L ! |
enter Silverado Plaza. On left: Nob hill Groceries REST & REGROUP #2 Climbing So Far (csf) = 2,740 Elev = 35 |
| 59.6 | 41 | R | exit Silverado Plaza on Trancas Street & proceed east |
| 59.7 | S | cross Soscol Avenue | |
| 60.2 | S | veer left to rejoin Hwy 121 (from right) toward Lake Berryessa | |
| 65.1 | ! | Hwy 121 summit csf = 3,950 Elev = 1,235 | |
| 72.6 | 42 | R | Hwy 128 Elev = 830 |
| 79.1 | S | start Cardiac Hill descent (control your speed!) | |
| 82.9 | S | on left: Montecello Dam | |
| 92.6 | 43 | S | cross Railroad Avenue. Proceed east on E Grant Avenue |
| 93.4 | 44 |
L ! |
on left: Chevron Food Mart REST & REGROUP #3 Elev = 120 |
| 93.6 | L | cross I-505. End Hwy 128. Begin Russell Blvd | |
| 96.5 | S | veer left: becomes Road 93-A (Russell Blvd continues straight) | |
| 97.5 | L | veer to right: becomes Road 31 | |
| 102.7 | 45 | R | cross Road 98. Becomes W Covell Road. Subsequently becomes E Covell Road, then Mace Blvd |
| 109.1 | 46 | L | Road 32A |
| 110.2 | 47 | R | cross RR tracks; then immediately turn left to remain on Road 32A (no road sign) |
| 112.2 | 48 | S | leave Road 32A, proceeding straight onto bicycle path, which then turns right |
| 112.4 | L | start Yolo Causeway passage | |
| 115.6 | S | exit Yolo Causeway. Veer left, then right on bike path | |
| 115.8 | L | veer left @ Y on bike path toward W Capitol Avenue | |
| 116.2 | 49 | L | W Capitol Avenue |
| 118.6 | ! | on right: Raleys Supermarket | |
| 118.9 | ! | on left: Safeway Supermarket | |
| 119.3 | S | RR underpass | |
| 119.5 | S | cross 5th Street | |
| 119.6 | 50 | R | 3rd Street |
| 119.8 | 51 | L | South River Road |
| 119.9 | 52 | R | cross Sacramento River on Tower Bridge |
| 120.1 | S | RR tracks. Becomes Capitol Mall | |
| 120.4 | 53 | L | 5th Street. Use rightmost of two left turn lanes |
| 120.5 | S | under Downtown Plaza. Use right lane | |
| 120.6 |
S ! |
cross K
Street, using 2nd lane from right CAUTION: this lane also can turn right |
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| 120.7 | S | cross I Street | |
| 120.8 |
! ! |
on left: Sacramento Valley Station OPTION: take Amtrak to points elsewhere |
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| 120.83 | 54 | R | H Street |
| 121.3 |
S ! |
cross Light Rail tracks OPTION: take Light Rail to points elsewhere |
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| 121.9 | S | cross RR tracks | |
| 122.7 | S | continue east on H Street through Business 80 / US 99 underpass | |
| 122.8 | S | cross Alhambra Blvd to remain on H Street | |
| 124.6 | S | through RR underpass | |
| 124.8 | 55 | R | Carlson Drive (get into center of 3 lanes) |
| 124.9 | 56 |
L ! R |
J Street CAUTION: center lane can proceed straight (!) or left after left turn onto J Street, immediately veer right onto bike/pedestrian path between J Street & CSUS campus |
| 125.2 | 57 | R | climb up to levee bike path |
| 125.6 | 58 |
L ! |
cross American River on Guy West Bridge CAUTION: bike & pedestrian cross traffic! |
| 125.8 | 59 | R | exit bridge onto levee bike path |
| 126.4 | R | veer right down access path under Howe Avenue bridge | |
| 126.45 | L | American River Bike Trail | |
| 131.5 | 60 | ! |
END: mile 13.5 @ Arden Way
access path Total Elevation Gain = 5,530 Elev = 50 |