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STOCKTON
TO SACRAMENTO
49 MILES / 335 FEET
MODESTO
TO SACRAMENTO
79 MILES / 560 FEET
Travel between Sacramento, Stockton, and Modesto, visiting
Sheldon, Wilton, Dillard, Victor, and Escalon, with alternative destinations
of Galt or Lodi.
Exceptionally flat and quiet roads along unusually productive rural farmland in the Southern Sacramento and northern San Joaquin Valleys.
South of Wilton, the route is pleasantly rural. The intensity of farming tends to increase as the route proceeds southward, and eventually the roads are lined almost continuously with orchards, vineyards, fields of fruit and vegetables, and livestock. .
These routes are suitable for a pleasant out-and-back
recreational ride.
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.
Stockton:
Intersection Alpine Road & Waterloo Road (Hwy
88), approximately 4 1/2 miles east of Stockton, CA.
Modesto: Intersection
McHenry Avenue & Union Avenue, within the city limits of Modesto, CA.
Alternative destinations:
Climbing: 335-640 feet.
Difficulty: easy. The routes are relatively short and cover terrain as flat as can be found anywhere.
Risks: minimal - urban cycling through Rancho Cordova, Escalon, and the destination town. The roads are straight, of good quality, and generally lightly traveled.
Unlike most of the other Here To There rides, the courses are not entirely identical.
The two courses differ in the section between Sheldon and Carmichael.
The route taking Bradshaw Road is five miles shorter - but is busier and less scenic - than the route which takes the Folsom South Canal.
Either course may be ridden in either direction.
