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SACRAMENTO TO SAN FRANCISCO

132 MILES / 5,675 FEET

START:  Mile 13.5, American River Parkway Bike Trail, Carmichael, CA

   MILE WP R/L ROAD
    0.0 01   proceed west on American River Parkway Bike Trail  
                                                                                  Elev = 50’
    5.1   R veer right off bike trail under Howe Avenue bridge up to levee bike path
    5.7 02 L cross American River on Guy West Bridge
    5.8 03 R right turn onto levee bike path
    6.3 04 R veer right & continue north under H Street Bridge
    6.4   L 160° hairpin turn to left (very slowly!)
    6.5 05 S exit bike path.  Proceed west along H Street
    6.9   S RR underpass
    8.7   R veer right on road adjacent to McKinley Park
    8.8 06 S cross Alhambra Blvd onto G Street
    8.9   S cross 29th Street & bypass vehicle barrier, to remain on G Street
    9.6   ! RR tracks
  10.2   ! Light Rail RR tracks
  10.6 07 L 7th Street
  11.1 08 R Capitol Mall
  11.6   S RR Tracks.  Cross Sacramento River on Tower Bridge
  11.8 09 R veer right onto W Capitol Avenue
  12.1   S RR Underpass
  15.4 10 R right turn onto bike path toward Davis
  15.9   S start Yolo Causeway passage
  19.1 11 R exit Yolo Causeway onto bike path
  19.3 12 S bike path turns left.  Then exit bike path, continuing straight (west) on Road 32A (no sign)
  21.3 13 R cross RR tracks; then immediately left to remain on Road 32A
  22.4 14 R Mace Blvd
  22.7   S becomes E Covell Blvd
  26.0   S becomes W Covell Blvd; continue west to cross Hwy 113
  28.9 15 S cross Road 98.  Becomes Road 31
  33.9 16 S veer left:  becomes Road 93A (Road 31 continues straight)
  34.9   S veer right:  becomes Russell Blvd
  37.9   S cross I-505.  Becomes E Grant Avenue.  Start Hwy 128
  38.1 17 R
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on right:  Chevron Station Food Mart
REST & REGROUP #1                                       Elev = 120’
  38.1 17 R continue west on E Grant Avenue (Hwy 128)
  39.0 18 S
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cross Railroad Avenue.  Becomes W Grant  Avenue  (Hwy 128)
CAUTION:  large boat trailers!
  48.6   S on right:  Montecello Dam
                         Climbing So Far (csf)  = 695’      Elev = 390’
  50.9   S start Cardiac Hill climb                  csf  = 840’      Elev = 410’
  52.6   S top of Cardiac Hill climb.  Start descent
                                                      csf = 1,410’    Elev = 1,000’
  59.0 19 L
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Hwy 121                                         csf = 1,695’   Elev = 830’
CAUTION:  curvy road, no shoulder
  66.4   ! Hwy 121 summit                            csf = 2,585’   Elev = 1,205’
  71.3   S continue straight (Hwy 121 angles to left)
  71.5   S continue straight toward Trancas Street (Silverado Trail to right)
  71.9   S cross Soscol Avenue
  72.0 20 L Silverado Plaza.  On left:  Nob Hill Groceries
REST & REGROUP #2                csf = 2,610’    Elev = 40’
  72.1   R Soscol Avenue.  Proceed south
  73.5   ! CAUTION :  bad RR tracks
  74.1   ! CAUTION :  bad RR tracks
  74.7   S Hwy 121 merges from left with Soscol Avenue
  75.3 21 R Imola Avenue (no road sign)
  75.8   S cross Napa River on high arch bridge
  76.3 22 R S Jefferson Street
  76.7 23 L Old Sonoma Road
  76.9   L veer left to cross freeway overpass
  80.7 24 R Hwy 121 – Hwy 12.  Heavy (!) traffic, but excellent shoulder
  83.7 25 L
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veer to left at intersection with Napa Road
CAUTION: shoulder often narrow or absent!  Heavy traffic
  86.8 26 L veer left to remain on Hwy 121 (Hwy 12 continues straight)
  87.9 27 L remain on Hwy 121
  93.1   S Sears Point Raceway access points begin
  94.6 28 R Hwy 121 ends.  Proceed west on Hwy 37
  98.5   S cross Petaluma River on high arch bridge
101.0   ! CAUTION ON BRIDGE:  no shoulder; very rough pavement
101.4 29 R veer right onto Hanna Ranch Road
101.8 30 L cross RR tracks; then immediate left onto bike trail
102.4 31 R exit bike trail onto Hamilton Drive (no road sign)
102.9 32 R Bel Marin Keys Blvd
103.2   S cross Hwy 101 overpass.  Becomes Ignacio Blvd
103.4 33 L
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Almeda del Prado
on left:  Conoco-Philips Station & Food Mart
REST & REGROUP #3                  csf = 3,665’     Elev = 45’
103.4 33 L exit service station & proceed south on Almeda del Prado
104.9 34 L start bike trail @ SE corner of intersection of Almeda del Prado & Nave Drive
106.1 35 S exit bike trail @ intersection of Miller Creek Road & Marinwood Avenue.  Proceed west on Miller Creek Road
106.4 36 L Los Gallinas Avenue
106.8   S cross Lucas Valley Road
108.1   S cross M T Freitas Pkwy to remain on Los Gallinas Avenue
108.8   S cross Merrydale Road.  Becomes Los Ranchitos Road
110.3   S becomes Lincoln Avenue
111.6 37 R 4th Street
112.0 38 L D Street
112.6   S becomes Wolf Grade
113.0   S top of Wolf Grade
113.6 39 L Sir Frances Drake Blvd
113.9 40 R Bon Air Road
114.4   S cross waterway on narrow bridge:  use pedestrian walkway
114.6 41 L Magnolia Avenue
116.0   S cross Redwood Avenue.  Becomes Corte Madera Avenue
117.1   S Mill Valley City Limit @ hilltop.  Becomes Camino Alto
118.4 42 L E Blithdale Avenue
118.5 43 R San Francisco Bay Trail