

Airport Loop
(50 Miles)
This ride takes the American
River Parkway Bike Trail to Discovery Park. El Centro Road is the
principle conduit to the Sacramento International Airport. The Garden
Highway provides return to Discovery Park and to the ride start.
Lake Natoma Loop
(30 Miles)
This short ride takes the
American River Parkway Bike Trail from Carmichael to the
historic main street of
Folsom and loops around
Lake Natoma on the return.
Northern
Metropolitan Circumnavigation
(42
/ 79 / 116 Miles) This mostly flat ride tours quiet, pastoral areas of northern Sacramento and southern Sutter
counties. Starting in Carmichael, all routes proceed to Folsom
via the American River Parkway. The 42 mile ride returns directly via
Eureka Road and Beales Point. 79 & 116 mile riders continue to Newcastle, then enjoy the Ridge Road descent. The
79 mile ride returns via Loomis and Beales Point.
Sheridan and Verona host rest stops for the 116 mile ride on the way back to
Carmichael.
Sacramento River Loop
(29 / 54 Miles) These rides visit the Sacramento River.
Both rides traverse the American
River Parkway Bike Trail & G Street to Central Sacramento, subsequently
biking along the west side of the Sacramento River on the Sacramento
River Bike Trail. The 29 mile route returns directly to the start via
Riverside Blvd, whereas the 54 mile ride continues on to Freeport and
returns via Yolo County's South River Road and the
American River Parkway Bike
Trail.
Sloughhouse Loop
(37 Miles)
This ride follows the American
River Parkway Bike Trail to Rossmore Bar Park, then transits Rancho Cordova
to the Folsom South Canal, which it follows for six quiet and peaceful
miles. The route continues south to Sloughhouse Road but does not
enter Sloughhouse itself. The return along Grant Line Road affords
vistas of the Sierra Nevada Crystal Range. The longer
Wilton Loop (see below) shares identical beginning and
ending sections.
Southern
Metropolitan Circumnavigation
(53
/ 100 Miles) This flat ride visits rural areas of southern
Sacramento County. Starting in Carmichael, both routes proceed to
Folsom via the American River Parkway and to Rancho Murietta via Scott
Road. The 53 mile ride returns via Sloughhouse and the Folsom South
Canal. The 100 mile ride visits Wilton, Sheldon, Elk Grove, Franklin,
Hood, Freeport, and West Sacramento before rejoining the
American River Parkway on the return to Carmichael.
Wilton Loop
(54 Miles)
The first and last sections of this ride share the same course as the
Sloughhouse Loop
(see above). However in
visiting Sheldon, Wilton, and Sloughhouse this route courses along many more
quiet, rural roads than its shorter cousin.