SACRAMENTO TO PLYMOUTH
40 MILES / 2,445 FEET

PLYMOUTH TO SACRAMENTO
40 MILES / 1,660 FEET

• Travel between Sacramento and Plymouth, passing through Folsom.
  
  

• SETTING

  •  Eastern Sacramento Valley & Sierra Nevada foothills - along generally quiet roads.
    
    

• START / END

  • Sacramento:  mile 13.5 of the American River Bike Trail, William Pond Recreation Area, Carmichael, CA

    • Travel to the intersection of Arden Way and Fair Oaks Blvd in Carmichael, CA (immediately east of Sacramento).  Park in the Five Points parking lot (SE corner of Arden Way & Fair Oaks Blvd, away from retail outlets) or on Arden Way, west of restricted parking.  Mile 13.5 is at the intersection of the American River Pkwy Bike Trail and the Arden Way access path.
       

  • Plymouth:  Intersection Old Sacramento Road & Hwy 49, Plymouth, CA

• RIDE CHARACTERISTICS

  • Climbing:  1,660 - 2,445 feet.  Climbing is not remarkably difficult.

  • Difficulty:  mild to moderate.

  • Risks:  easy urban cycling in Folsom.

  • The two courses are identical.