All around the Bay, 2 bridges, 1 ferry • 2/AB&B/51 • Larkspur Ferry Terminal

SIGNUPS REQUIRED
Riders can optionally take SMART Train 1 to arrive at 8:35am at Larkspur and return on the #11 at 2:45 or #13 at 4:26. But the return schedule is not optimal as we arrive back around 3pm. Schedule: https://sonomamarintrain.org/schedules-fares

Led by Jay Daniel 415 609 1495

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45101850

Ride start is at the Larkspur Ferry parking at 0900. Rolling promptly at 0910 or sooner.  We will lead at an AB pace and expect everyone to stay together for logistics and safety. We will stop at places of interest, convenient restrooms and we can determine coffee stop options at ride start.

Riding over the Richmond-Rafael Bridge bike lane on top (4 mi), we drop into the quaint town of Pt. Richmond, ride through a tunnel to the bay shore and follow along the Sf Bay past wetlands, parks, yacht harbors, industrial ports and train yards. Going all the way to Emeryville on bike paths, back roads, and marked bike lanes, until we get to the Port of Oakland, which we ride through the usually deserted on the weekends, to Jack London Square to catch the SF Bay ferry to the SF Ferry Building. The fee for the ferry is $4.60, or $2.30 for seniors and can be paid by clipper card, online app, or at the terminal by cash or credit card. There are over 30 bike racks and food and drinks for sale on board.
https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/oakland-alameda-ferry-route

Short Cut Option with GGB ferry to Larkspur: This ferry leaves either at noon or at 1:50pm, back to Larkspur Landing.(Fare: $8.75 adults, $7.00 seniors). This also allows riders to easily make the 1pm or 2:45pm SMART train back north.

We will not be riding the Bay Bridge to Treasure Island to take the Ferry from there, because the policy has changed to restrict the Ferry to only allowing 6 bicycles on any trip. This may change in the future and we will monitor the situation.

Arriving in SF at about 1pm after 35 miles and a 5 mile ferry ride, we can take a break at the Ferry Building itself with a choice of many places to purchase food or drinks. Making our way down the embarcadero by bike lane crossing at Northpoint and riding several blocks on the road bike lane to Aquatic park where we pick up the bike lane along the Marin and Crissy field and the rise up to the bikes only, west side of the Golden Gate Bridge crossing. Dropping into Sausalito, crossing the Richardson Bay wetlands, over the Horse Hill bike lane, we cross the last few miles behind the Corte Madera shopping center by road and back to the Larkspur Ferry Terminal.