SACRAMENTO TO SUTTER CREEK
47 MILES / 2,520 FEET

SACRAMENTO TO JACKSON
55 MILES / 2,615 FEET

SACRAMENTO TO SAN ANDREAS / MOKELUMNE HILL
69 MILES / 3,310 FEET
64 MILES

SUTTER CREEK TO SACRAMENTO
47 MILES / 1,520 FEET

JACKSON TO SACRAMENTO
55 MILES / 1,510 FEET

SAN ANDREAS TO SACRAMENTO
69 MILES / 2,610 FEET

• Travel from Sacramento to Sutter Creek, Jackson,  or San Andreas (Mokelumne Hill), passing through Ione.
  
  

• SETTING

  •  Sacramento Valley floor & 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.

  • Sutter Creek:  Intersection, Spanish Street & Main Street, Sutter Creek, CA

  • Jackson:  Intersection, Hoffman Street & Sutter Street (Hwy 49), Jackson, CA

  • San Andreas:  Intersection, Mtn Ranch Road & Hwy 49, San Andreas, CA

• RIDE CHARACTERISTICS

  • Climbing:  1,510 - 3,310 feet.  Climbing is relatively gradual and not remarkably difficult.

  • Difficulty:  mild to moderate.

  • Each set of two courses is identical.