Wine Country Tour, Day 5: Sonoma to Petaluma

Wine Country Tour, Day 5: Sonoma to Petaluma

Tracing a semicircle route between Sonoma, Santa Rosa, and Petaluma, this 46-miler opts for lazy wine country roads over leg-bending climbs.

Author:	Bicycling Magazine
Date:	6 Jul 2008 7:44:12 AM
Activity:	Bicycling ActivitySearchBicycling
State:	California (CA)
Distance:	45.83 mi (Change units)
Elevation:	Total Gain: 8501 ft Total Loss: 8383 ft Net Change: 118 ft
Difficulty:	6 / 10
Tags:	Sonoma Valley, Santa Rosa, Petaluma, California, CA Wine Country
Rating:	Unrated Rate it

Though the first 15 miles of the day feature some light climbing out of Sonoma Valley, the grade soon eases off for the rest of the ride. After descending past Los Gullicos Warm Springs, the route rolls by Kenwood Depot, a historic railroad station worth a photo-op. Heading north to downtown Santa Rosa, the scenery turns urban; give your palette a change of pace at Taqueria Santa Rosa before an easy spin out of town that skirts the foothills of Taylor Mountain. The route avoids traffic into Petaluma by taking back roads; food, bike shops, and lodging options are available in this serene canal city. This 7-day ride tours Northern California's wine country. Call ahead to reserve lodging at each day's final destination: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7

-Mapped by Russ Stevens

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Wine Country Tour, Day 5: Sonoma to Petaluma

Dist: 45.83 mi	Points: 908	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

Distance	Instruction		Distance to next
0.00 mi	Start	Sonoma First Congregational (252 W Spain)	Then go 0.03 mi
0.03 mi	Turn Right	W Spain	Then go 0.09 mi
0.12 mi	Turn Right	Sonoma Historical State Park	Then go 0.22 mi
0.35 mi	Turn Left	Bike Path	Then go 0.71 mi
1.05 mi	Turn Right	Sonoma Hwy (SR12)	Then go 0.19 mi
1.24 mi	Turn Left	Verano	Then go 0.98 mi
2.22 mi	Turn Right	Arnold	Then go 4.99 mi
7.22 mi	Turn Left	Warm Springs (low traffic, but narow w/no shoulder)	Then go 2.37 mi
9.59 mi	Turn Right	at T to stay on Warm Springs	Then go 2.37 mi
11.96 mi	Point Of Interest	Kenwood Depot Historical Rail Station	Then go 0.19 mi
12.15 mi	Point Of Interest	Kenwodd UCC Church and a nice park are one block right on Channing	Then go 0.17 mi
12.32 mi	Turn Left	Sonoma Hwy (SR12)	Then go 9.39 mi
21.70 mi	Straight	on 4th Street (at Farmer's Lane)	Then go 0.68 mi
22.38 mi	Turn Right	Clyde	Then go 0.09 mi
22.48 mi	Bear Right	Proctor	Then go 0.07 mi
22.55 mi	Straight	Spencer	Then go 0.40 mi
22.94 mi	Turn Right	North	Then go 0.47 mi
23.41 mi	Straight	to merge onto Franklin	Then go 0.10 mi
23.50 mi	Turn Left	Silva	Then go 0.41 mi
23.91 mi	Point Of Interest	Sonoma UCC Church	Then go 0.10 mi
24.01 mi	Turn Right	Mendocino	Then go 0.04 mi
24.05 mi	U-Turn	after stopping for lunch at Taqueria Santa Rosa (good burritos!)	Then go 0.04 mi
24.09 mi	Turn Left	Silva	Then go 0.27 mi
24.35 mi	Turn Right	Beaver	Then go 0.27 mi
24.62 mi	Turn Left	McConnell	Then go 0.06 mi
24.68 mi	Turn Right	King Street	Then go 0.67 mi
25.35 mi	Straight	E Street	Then go 0.98 mi
26.33 mi	Turn Right	Maple	Then go 0.39 mi
26.71 mi	Turn Left	Santa Rosa	Then go 0.13 mi
26.84 mi	Turn Left	Petaluma Hill	Then go 10.27 mi
37.11 mi	Turn Left	Old Redwood Hwy	Then go 1.36 mi
38.47 mi	Turn Left	N McDowell	Then go 1.58 mi
40.06 mi	Turn Left	Southpoint	Then go 0.08 mi
40.13 mi	Turn Right	Wood Sorrel	Then go 0.14 mi
40.28 mi	Turn Left	Capri	Then go 0.25 mi
40.53 mi	Turn Right	Maria	Then go 1.84 mi
42.37 mi	Turn Left	S McDowell	Then go 0.47 mi
42.84 mi	Turn Right	Caufield	Then go 0.59 mi
43.43 mi	Turn Right	Payran	Then go 0.56 mi
43.99 mi	Turn Left	East D Street	Then go 0.71 mi
44.70 mi	Point Of Interest	Downtown Petaluma	Then go 0.16 mi
44.86 mi	Turn Left	6th Street	Then go 0.66 mi
45.52 mi	Turn Right	Mountain View	Then go 0.08 mi
45.60 mi	Turn Left	Mission Street (short, but steep hill)	Then go 0.15 mi
45.76 mi	Turn Right	Middlefield	Then go 0.08 mi
45.83 mi	Turn Left	Petaluma UCC Church	Then go 0.00 mi
45.83 mi	Stop	Petaluma UCC (825 Middlefield)