San Francisco, CA: The Bay In Two Days (Day 1)

San Francisco, CA: The Bay In Two Days (Day 1)

Day one of a safe and scenic two-day ride around the San Francisco Bay: Highlights include Golden Gate Park, the Golden Gate Bridge, Paradise Drive in Tiburon, China Camp, and countless beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean and the Bay.

Author:	Russ Stevens
Date:	30 Jun 2007 8:07:45 AM
Activity:	Bicycling ActivitySearchBicycling
State:	California (CA)
Distance:	99.26 mi (Change units)
Calories:	4652
Average Speed:	10.7 mph 0:05:36/mi
Duration:	Total: 10:03:15 Active: 9:16:31 Resting: 0:46:43 Unaccounted: 0:00:01
Elevation:	Total Gain: 13278 ft Total Loss: 13386 ft Net Change: -108 ft
Difficulty:	9 / 10
Tags:	Novato, Bay Area, century rides, San Francisco, California
Rating:	Unrated Rate it

This ride is the result of three years researching the best possible route around the San Francisco Bay. Although it travels through some highly urban areas, this route is also very scenic and quite safe. Almost the entire route is comprised of bike paths, roads with shoulders or bike lanes, or secluded roads. On day one, enjoy the bike path along the reservoirs south of San Francisco, see the restored Windmill in Golden Gate park, take in panoramic views while crossing the Golden Gate bridge, explore downtown Sausalito and Tiburon, and get some great views of the bay from Paradise Drive and China Camp. Day one ends at the Skylark Motel, a no-frills, reasonably priced hotel with an attached restaurant, a pool and an extremely friendly staff. Note that this ride has many turns, so be sure to print and follow the detailed cue-sheet. View the Day Two map.

-Mapped by Russ Stevens

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Tracks

San Francisco, California: The Bay In Two Days (Day 1)

Dist: 99.26 mi	Points: 1231	Calories: 4652
Time: 10:03:15	Speed: 10.7 mph	Pace: 5:36 / mi

Distance	Instruction		Distance to next
0.00 mi	Start	Bracher Elementary School	Then go 0.02 mi
0.03 mi	Turn Right	Head North on Bowers Ave.	Then go 0.69 mi
0.72 mi	Turn Left	Central Expy.	Then go 3.88 mi
4.60 mi	Bear Right	E. Middlefield Rd.	Then go 4.24 mi
8.84 mi	Turn Left	E. Charleston Rd.	Then go 0.94 mi
9.78 mi	Straight	Arastradero Rd.	Then go 1.01 mi
10.79 mi	Bear Right	Foothill Expy	Then go 1.41 mi
12.20 mi	Straight	Junipero Serra Blvd.	Then go 2.07 mi
14.27 mi	Bear Right	Santa Cruz Ave/Alpine	Then go 0.12 mi
14.39 mi	Turn Left	Sand Hill Rd.	Then go 2.92 mi
17.31 mi	Turn Right	Whiskey Hill Rd.	Then go 1.30 mi
18.61 mi	Turn Left	Woodside Rd.	Then go 0.16 mi
18.77 mi	Point Of Interest	Roberts Market (food, restrooms)	Then go 0.01 mi
18.78 mi	Turn Right	Canada Rd.	Then go 7.33 mi
26.12 mi	Turn Left	Rt. 92	Then go 0.62 mi
26.74 mi	Turn Right	Skyline Blvd/Rt. 35	Then go 1.52 mi
28.26 mi	Turn Left	Sawyer Camp Trail (restrooms here)	Then go 5.53 mi
33.79 mi	Point Of Interest	Water Fountain / Top of Hill	Then go 0.14 mi
33.94 mi	Turn Right	Hillcrest Blvd (at end of trail)	Then go 0.08 mi
34.02 mi	Turn Left	Skyline Blvd.	Then go 0.62 mi
34.64 mi	Turn Left	Larkspur Dr. (under freeway)	Then go 0.08 mi
34.72 mi	Turn Right	Enter bike path	Then go 2.06 mi
36.77 mi	Turn Left	Exit bike path onto Skyline/Rt. 35	Then go 3.61 mi
40.38 mi	Turn Left	Hickey Blvd.	Then go 0.16 mi
40.54 mi	Turn Right	Gateway Dr.	Then go 0.14 mi
40.68 mi	Point Of Interest	Grocery, Drug store, Subway, etc	Then go 0.57 mi
41.25 mi	Turn Right	Skyline Dr.	Then go 1.16 mi
42.41 mi	Turn Right	Westmoor Ave	Then go 0.06 mi
42.47 mi	Turn Left	Skyline Blvd	Then go 3.17 mi
45.64 mi	Turn Left	Great Highway	Then go 2.45 mi
48.09 mi	Point Of Interest	Restrooms (to the left of the path)	Then go 0.69 mi
48.78 mi	Turn Right	John F. Kennedy Dr.	Then go 0.33 mi
49.11 mi	Turn Left	John F. Kennedy Dr.	Then go 0.37 mi
49.48 mi	Point Of Interest	Buffalo Pen	Then go 2.27 mi
51.76 mi	Turn Left	Conservatory Dr. W.	Then go 0.21 mi
51.96 mi	Bear Left	Towards Park Exit	Then go 0.07 mi
52.04 mi	Straight	Arguello Blvd.	Then go 1.12 mi
53.16 mi	Bear Right	Arguello Blvd.	Then go 0.22 mi
53.38 mi	Point Of Interest	Inspiration Point (great views!)	Then go 0.23 mi
53.61 mi	Bear Left	Washington Blvd.	Then go 1.42 mi
55.03 mi	Turn Right	Lincoln Blvd.	Then go 0.30 mi
55.33 mi	Turn Left	Merchant Rd.	Then go 0.17 mi
55.50 mi	Turn Left	Cranston Rd. (at end of Parking Lot)	Then go 0.02 mi
55.52 mi	Turn Right	Under Freeway	Then go 0.08 mi
55.60 mi	Turn Left	Golden Gate Bridge bike path	Then go 0.08 mi
55.68 mi	Turn Right	Follow path under and onto bridge (west side).	Then go 1.78 mi
57.45 mi	Turn Left	Conzelman/Bunker Rd. (back end of lot)	Then go 0.74 mi
58.20 mi	Turn Right	Murray Circle	Then go 0.15 mi
58.35 mi	Straight	E. Rd.	Then go 0.79 mi
59.14 mi	Bear Right	Alexander Ave.	Then go 0.25 mi
59.39 mi	Straight	South St.	Then go 0.10 mi
59.50 mi	Turn Right	2nd St.	Then go 0.19 mi
59.69 mi	Turn Right	Bridgeway Ave.	Then go 1.95 mi
61.64 mi	Point Of Interest	Mollie Stones Market (on right at Harbor Dr)	Then go 0.57 mi
62.21 mi	Bear Right	Enter bike path	Then go 2.02 mi
64.23 mi	Point Of Interest	Restrooms (at sewerage station on right)	Then go 0.28 mi
64.50 mi	Turn Right	E. Blithedale Ave.	Then go 0.67 mi
65.17 mi	Straight	Tiburon Blvd. Rt. 131	Then go 0.90 mi
66.07 mi	Turn Right	Greenwood Cove Dr.	Then go 0.92 mi
66.99 mi	Straight	Enter bike path (restrooms here)	Then go 1.93 mi
68.92 mi	Straight	Left then right onto Tiburon/Rt. 131	Then go 0.51 mi
69.43 mi	Straight	Paradise Dr.	Then go 8.16 mi
77.60 mi	Turn Right	San Clemente Dr./bike path	Then go 0.51 mi
78.11 mi	Turn Right	Redwood Hwy/bike path	Then go 0.94 mi
79.05 mi	Bear Left	Join Bike Path/Sidewalk over bridge	Then go 0.30 mi
79.35 mi	Turn Right	Through barrier at the end of bridge to join SF Bay Trail	Then go 0.25 mi
79.59 mi	Turn Right	E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd.	Then go 1.11 mi
80.70 mi	Turn Left	Anderson Dr.	Then go 1.80 mi
82.50 mi	Turn Right	Du Bois St.	Then go 0.34 mi
82.84 mi	Straight	Lincoln Ave.	Then go 0.34 mi
83.18 mi	Turn Right	2nd St.	Then go 0.40 mi
83.58 mi	Straight	3rd St. (Performance Bike Store on Right)	Then go 0.39 mi
83.96 mi	Straight	Point San Pedro Rd.	Then go 10.01 mi
93.97 mi	Turn Right	Los Ranchitos Rd.	Then go 0.96 mi
94.93 mi	Straight	Las Gallinas Ave.	Then go 2.24 mi
97.17 mi	Turn Right	Miller Creek Rd.	Then go 0.28 mi
97.45 mi	Bear Left	Enter bike path	Then go 1.27 mi
98.72 mi	Turn Right	Alameda del Prado	Then go 0.51 mi
99.23 mi	Turn Left	Skylark Motel

Points of Interest

Bracher Elementary School

Location: 37.367292°, -121.975021°
Starting Point on corner of Bowers and Chromite

Roberts Market

Location: 37.428661°, -122.254658°
A great little market friendly to cyclists with all kinds of yummy treats. Also has a restroom (up the stairs behind produce).