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    Bay Area Bike Rides Deck, Revised Edition
    Bay Area Bike Rides Deck, Revised Edition
    Bay Area Bike Rides Deck, Revised Edition
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    Bay Area Bike Rides Deck, Revised Edition

    By Ray Hosler

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    50 bike rides for every kind of cyclist completely revised and updated!

    This revised and updated edition of the classic Bay Area Bike Rides Deck offers brand new ways to explore the natural beauty and hidden gems of the San Francisco Bay Area. The deck includes 50 cards comprised of mountain, road, and casual bike rides, with routes for every kind of cyclist, from the less experienced to the ambitious.

    • The deck contains 50 ride cards plus one quad-fold intro card.
    • Each card features a full-color map on the front and a route description and detailed mileage log on the back.
    • Cards are lightweight, durable, portable, and sweat-resistant, and fit in a bike jersey pocket.
    • Compared with the original edition, this deck includes 20 new rides and essential updates to existing routes.
    • A perfect gift or self-purchase for casual or dedicated bikers, whether they are Bay Area locals or tourists

    Ray Hosler rides his bicycle as a way of life—for commuting, grocery shopping, and recreation. A former bicycle columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, he lives and cycles in Silicon Valley.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChronicle Books Digital
    Release dateFeb 25, 2020
    ISBN9781797205205
    Bay Area Bike Rides Deck, Revised Edition
    Author

    Ray Hosler

    Ray Hosler rides his bicycle as a way of life—for commuting, grocery shopping, and recreation. A former bicycle columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, he lives and cycles in Silicon Valley.

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      Bay Area Bike Rides Deck, Revised Edition - Ray Hosler

      1. SONOMA VALLEY

      Cycling through Sonoma Valley, world-renowned for its colorful vineyards and wineries, comes with sour grapes—heavy traffic year-round. In 2018, county supervisors approved a Highway 12 recreation trail from Sonoma to Santa Rosa. Experienced riders can still enjoy the valley by taking early morning rides, or heading to the hills. This 23-mile ride on Cavedale and Trinity roads climbs into the Mayacamas Mountains, where vistas of Sonoma Valley, hillside vineyards, and the San Francisco skyline await. The steep, narrow, and bumpy Cavedale Road averages 10 percent, with a few pitches of 16 percent. Trees that burned here in the October 2017 wildfires are growing back. The calamitous blaze blackened the hills and destroyed dozens of homes, but spared Sonoma Valley. Finish your ride by returning via Arnold Drive. For a short vineyard tour on quiet, flat country roads, make a loop starting from Glen Ellen. Closest freeway and city: Highway 101, Santa Rosa.

      MILEAGE LOG > Start on First St. from the W. Spain St. intersection, going north. 0.18 Left onto Sonoma Bike Tr. 0.7 Cross Fifth St. at stop sign. 1.15 Right and merge onto Hwy. 12, Sonoma Hwy. 3.9 Right onto Cavedale Rd. 6.67 Climb eases for short distance. 6.9 Keep right. 9.0 Summit. 11.3 Left onto Trinity Rd. at stop sign and start descent. 14.35 Cross Hwy. 12 at stop sign. 14.7 Left onto Dunbar Rd. at stop sign. 15.2 Right onto Arnold Dr. at stop sign. 15.9 Glen Ellen. 19.4 Roundabout, circling right to stay on Arnold. 21.0 Left on Verano Ave. at traffic light. 21.9 Keep straight crossing Hwy. 12. 22.1 Right onto Robinson Rd. at stop sign. 22.3 Left onto bike path. 23.1 Right onto W. First St. 23.3 End ride. SHORT RIDE. Start in Glen Ellen on Arnold Dr., riding west on Warm Springs Rd. 0.06 Right onto Henno Rd. 1.88 Right onto Dunbar Rd. at stop sign. 3.2 Right onto Arnold Dr. at stop sign. 4.0 End ride.

      Elevation: +/− 2430 ft

      2. NAPA VALLEY VINE TRAIL

      Napa Valley Vine Trail offers a 17-mile excursion through grape vineyards while staying off busy roads. A half-dozen wineries a short distance from the paved trail welcome cyclists. Silverado Trail is another favorite cycling route, but increased traffic generated by 4.7 million tourists and a burgeoning local population makes the Vine Trail the ideal route for carefree riding. Start in downtown Napa and head north on the flat trail, which parallels busy Highway 29 and the tracks of the Napa Valley Wine Train. The wine train offers daily trips between Napa and Yountville. It’s the latest chapter in the area’s long history of train travel. The trail has two rest stops with bathrooms and water. Closest freeway and city: Interstate 80, Napa.

      MILEAGE LOG > Start on Vallejo St. and Soscol Ave., next to train tracks. (Trail extends south to Kennedy Park.) 0.21 Jackson St. 0.36 Lincoln Ave., traffic light. 0.51 Yajome St. 0.7 Central Ave. 0.9 Jefferson St., traffic light. 1.03 Pueblo Ave. 1.5 Cross California Blvd., train tracks, then bridge over Hwy. 29. 1.63 Turn left at junction and trail sign. 1.71 Right onto Solano Ave., bike lane. 1.9 Cross Redwood Road at traffic light and pick up trail next to Solano Ave. 2.66 Trower Ave., traffic light. 3.12 Wine Country Ave., traffic light. 3.4 Salvador Ave., traffic light. 4.4 Oak Knoll Ave. 5.25 Rest area. Water and portable toilet. 5.44 Washington St. 6.86 Hoffman Ln. 7.85 Right onto California Dr. at stop sign. Cross under Hwy. 29. 7.92 Left at crosswalk onto trail next to Hwy. 29 on-ramp. 8.7 Right onto Madison St. 8.78 Path ends at Washington St. Yountville Park on left. Water and bathrooms. 17.5 Return same way and end ride.

      Elevation: +/− 160 ft

      3. CHILENO VALLEY

      This relatively flat 47-mile ride starts at Helen Putnam Regional Park, just outside Petaluma, and goes through rolling, oak-covered hills on remote, lightly traveled roads where contented cows graze. Hicks Valley Road has the one-room Lincoln School, in service since 1872; attendance varies from 9 to 20 children. In the spring, Chileno Valley turns orange and yellow with California poppies and other wildflowers. Marshall-Petaluma Road, while not as well known as Chileno Valley Road, has some of the finest riding in the North Bay. The narrow, two-lane country road heads through the coastal range and sees almost no traffic as it winds through Verde Canyon alongside gently flowing creeks hidden by willows and the yellow-flowered Scotch broom. Don’t miss downtown Petaluma, known for its Victorian buildings, where Francis Ford Coppola has filmed at least two movies. Closest freeway and city: Highway 101,

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