SACRAMENTO TO VALLEJO / 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 Bike Trail Elev = 50 | |
| 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 to 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 on H Street |
| 6.9 | S | RR underpass | |
| 8.7 | R | veer right to remain on road adjacent to McKinley Park | |
| 8.8 | 06 | S | cross Alhambra Blvd into G Street |
| 8.9 |
S ! |
cross 29th Street onto G Street bypass vehicle barrier to remain on G Street |
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| 9.6 | ! | RR tracks | |
| 10.2 | ! | RR tracks (Light Rail) | |
| 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 |
L S |
bike path turns left then exit bike path, continuing straight (west) on Road 32A (no road sign) |
| 21.3 | 13 | R | cross RR tracks; then immediately left to remain on Road 32A |
| 22.4 | 14 | R | Mace Blvd |
| 22.8 | 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
Elev = 120 REST & REGROUP #1 Climbing So Far (csf) = 205 |
| 38.1 | 17 | R | continue west on E Grant Avenue (Hwy 128) |
| 38.9 | 18 | L | Railroad Avenue |
| 39.3 | S | cross Putah Creek (narrow bridge) | |
| 39.6 | 19 | R | Putah Creek Road |
| 44.4 | 20 | L | Pleasants Valley Road |
| 56.0 | 21 | R | Cherry Glen Road |
| 56.8 | 22 | R | Lyon Road |
| 59.1 | 23 | R | Hilborn Road |
| 61.5 | 24 | R | Waterman Blvd |
| 61.6 | 25 |
L ! |
on left: Waterman Village Shopping Center REST & REGROUP #2 Elev = 100 |
| 62.8 | S | becomes Mankas Corner Road | |
| 63.7 | 26 | L | Abernathy Road |
| 65.6 | 27 |
R ! |
Rockville Road (1/4 through roundabout) Historic Route US 40 |
| 67.3 | 28 | L | Suisun Valley Road |
| 68.6 | 29 | R | Mangels Blvd |
| 69.5 | 30 | L | Green Valley Road |
| 70.0 | 31 | R | I-80W on-ramp |
| 70.2 | 32 | R | bear right onto bike path |
| 71.2 | 33 |
S ! |
exit bike path onto Hwy 12 CAUTION: loose gravel! |
| 76.9 | 34 | L | Hwy 29 |
| 80.9 |
! S |
on right: American Canyon Marketplace Safeway + fast food outlets becomes Sonoma Blvd |
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| 82.7 | S | Hwy 37 underpass | |
| 84.4 | ! | RR tracks | |
| 85.1 | 35 | R | Florida Street |
| 85.8 | 36 | L | Mare Island Way |
| 86.1 | 37 | R |
END: Vallejo Ferry Terminal
(289 Mare Island Way [& Georgia Street]) Total Elevation Gain = 1,340 Elev = 7 |
| Baylink Ferry Vallejo to SF: 26 miles, about 60 minutes |
SAN FRANCISCO / VALLEJO TO SACRAMENTO
STARTS: 1) San Francisco Ferry Building OR Fisherman's Wharf Pier 41, San Francisco, CA 2) Vallejo Ferry Terminal, 289 Mare Island Way (& Georgia Street), Vallejo, CA
| MILE | WP | R/L | ROAD |
| Baylink Ferry SF to Vallejo: 26 miles, about 60 minutes | |||
| 0.0 | 01 |
proceed north on
Mare Island Way
from Vallejo Ferry Terminal Elev = 7 |
|
| 0.3 | 02 | R | Florida Street |
| 0.9 | 03 | L | Sonoma Blvd (Hwy 29) |
| 1.6 | ! | RR Tracks | |
| 3.4 | S | Hwy 37 Underpass | |
| 4.4 | ! | on right: Chevron Food Mart & McDonalds Restaurant | |
| 5.2 |
S ! |
becomes Broadway on left: American Canyon Marketplace: Safeway + fast food |
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| 9.2 | 04 | R | Hwy 12 |
| 12.5 | S | leave Napa county & enter Sonoma county: road narrows | |
| 15.0 | 05 |
L ! |
STOP! Cross Hwy 12
very (!) carefully DANGER: very heavy traffic proceed east on bike path on north side of Hwy 12 |
| 16.0 | 06 | S |
exit bike path proceed straight (east) on I-80 on-ramp |
| 16.1 | 07 | L | Green Valley Road |
| 16.6 | 08 | R | Mangels Blvd |
| 17.3 | ! | on right @ Business Center Drive: covered benches (nice spot to eat) | |
| 17.5 | 09 | L | Suisun Valley Road (no road sign) |
| 18.8 | 10 |
R ! |
Rockville Road Historic Route US 40 |
| 20.5 | 11 | L | Abernathy Road (3/4 through roundabout) |
| 22.3 | 12 | R | Mankas Corner Road |
| 23.2 | S | becomes Waterman Blvd | |
| 24.5 | 13 |
R ! |
on right: Waterman Village REST & REGROUP #1 Climbing So Far (csf) = 535 Elev = 100 |
| 24.6 | 14 | L | Hilborn Road |
| 26.9 | 15 | L | Lyon Road |
|
29.2 |
16 |
L |
Cherry Glen Road |
| 30.0 | 17 | L | Pleasants Valley Road |
| 41.7 | 18 | R | Putah Creek Road |
| 46.4 | 19 | L | Winters Road |
| 46.7 | S | cross Putah Creek (narrow bridge): becomes Railroad Avenue | |
| 47.1 | 20 | R | E Grant Avenue |
| 47.9 | 21 |
L ! |
on left: Chevron Station Food Mart REST & REGROUP #2 csf = 1,145 Elev = 120 |
| 48.2 | S |
cross I-505. End Hwy 128 begin Russell Blvd |
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| 51.0 | L | veer left: becomes Road 93-A (Russell Blvd continues straight) | |
| 52.1 | R | veer to right: becomes Road 31 | |
| 57.2 | 22 | S |
cross Road 98. Becomes W Covell Road subsequently becomes E Covell Road, then Mace Blvd |
| 63.6 | 23 | L | Road 32A |
| 64.7 | 24 | R | cross RR tracks; then immediately turn left to remain on Road 32A (no road sign) |
| 66.8 | 25 | S | leave Road 32A, proceeding straight onto bicycle path, which then turns right |
| 66.9 | L | start Yolo Causeway passage | |
| 70.1 | S | exit Yolo Causeway. Veer left, then right on bike path | |
| 70.3 | L | veer left @ Y on bike path toward W Capitol Avenue | |
| 70.7 | 26 | L | W Capitol Avenue |
| 73.1 | ! | on right: Raleys Supermarket | |
| 73.4 | ! | on left: Safeway Store | |
| 73.9 | S | RR underpass | |
| 74.0 | S | cross 5th Street | |
| 74.2 | 27 | R | 3rd Street |
| 74.3 | 28 | L | South River Road |
| 74.4 | 29 | R | cross Sacramento River on Tower Bridge |
| 74.6 | S | RR tracks. Becomes Capitol Mall | |
| 74.9 | 30 | L |
5th Street use rightmost of two left turn lanes |
| 75.1 | S | under Downtown Plaza. Use right lane | |
| 75.3 | S | cross I Street | |
| 75.35 | 31 | R | H Street |
| 75.8 |
S ! |
RR
tracks (Light Rail) OPTION: take Light Rail to points elsewhere |
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| 76.4 | S | cross RR tracks | |
| 77.2 | S | Business 80 / US 99 underpass; continue east on H Street | |
| 77.3 | S | cross Alhambra Blvd to remain on H Street | |
| 79.2 | S | RR underpass | |
| 79.3 | 32 | R | Carlson Drive (get into center of 3 lanes) |
| 79.4 | 33 |
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 |
| 79.7 | 34 | R | climb up to levee bike path |
| 80.2 | 35 |
L ! |
cross American River on Guy West Bridge CAUTION: bike & pedestrian cross traffic! |
| 80.3 | 36 | R | exit bridge onto levee bike path |
| 80.83 | R | veer right down access path under Howe Avenue bridge | |
| 80.9 | L | American River Pkwy Bike Trail | |
| 86.0 | 37 | ! |
END: mile 13.5 @ Arden Way
access path Total Elevation Gain = 1,365 Elev = 50 |
