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Train, Bike and Boat the Bay

Sacramento Bike Hiker’s Tour

October 19, 2003

BART schedule Enter the station you're leaving from and the time for departure. Use the Embarcadero Station as the destination to reach the start of the ride. Fares vary as to departure locations.

Blue and Gold Fleet Ferry Schedule Weekend ferries from Tiburon to Fisherman's Wharf leave at approximately 10:50, 12:25, 2:35, 5:05, 5:50, 7:30, 9:20. Fare is $7.25 per person, children $4.00. Bicycles are free. (Info dated 10/18/2003)

Mileage	Direction	Street
0	N/E	Noah's New York Bagels, California and Market. Go towards Ferry Building, cross the Embarcadero center island
.2	Left	Embarcadero
1.5	Stop	Pier 39, bathrooms available, buy a hot cookie, cup of coffee, ice cream, whatever
1.5	South	Grant Street (across from Pier 39)
1.6	Right	North Point Street
2.3	Left	Van Ness
2.4	Right	Bay Street (takes you past the front of Fort Mason) If you wish, enter Fort Mason and ride towards the bay. Turn left at the cross street. It will take you to a bike path that goes through a nice little park. The path exits the park at the intersection of Laguna and Marina Green Blvd. below
2.8	Right	Laguna
3.0	Left	Marina Green Blvd.
3.6	Optional stop	Right on access road to bathrooms in brick building by marina
3.6	Continue on west	Marina Green Blvd
3.9	Right	Golden Gate Promenade (packed decomposed granite walkway along water)
4.9	Optional stop	Farralons Marine Sanctuary (free, bathroom inside)
5.2	Hard Left and up hill	Long Avenue (at the end of the parking lot) This is the only real uphill on the ride!
5.4	Right	Lincoln Blvd.
5.6	Right	Into Golden Gate Bridge tourist viewing area. Looking at tourist area, turn RIGHT to a path that will take you out and Left around the tourist area and under the bridge
5.8	Under bridge and up onto bridge	Golden Gate Bridge West Walkway
7.8	Left	Off bridge and into parking lot (access to road that passes under Highway 101)
7.9	Right	Road that passes under Hwy. 101 (will turn into Alexander Avenue) Have a nice downhill ride!
9.0	Right	Second Street
9.2	Right	Richardson Street
9.3	Left	Bridgeway
9.7	Stop	Anchor Park (bathrooms)
9.7	Continue	Bridgeway (do not follow signs to off road bike path, too many curbs and other interruptions)
11.7	Right	Enter Bike Path at Gate 6
13.8	Optional stop	Bathrooms on left, path to wooden bridge on right
13.8	Right	On bike path across wooden bridge
14.0	Right	Hamilton Drive (bike path along drive part of the way) this road eventually turns into a frontage road along Hwy 101.
14.6	Hard Left	Under Hwy 101 and north on Redwood Highway which parallels 101 as a surface street.
17.3	Right	Belvedere
18.0	Left	Strawberry
18.0	Quick right	Tiburon Blvd.
18.2	Right	Greenwood Cove Drive. This street turns into Greenwood Beach Drive, ride through car barriers at end.
18.9	Right	Onto bike path in parking lot past barriers at end of Greenwood Beach Drive
19.0	Right	Tee in bike path
19.9	Straight	Bike Path merges with Tiburon Blvd.
20.2	Right	San Rafael Avenue
21.3	Left	Beach Road
21.5	Right	Main Street
21.6	Optional stop	Wine tasting at Windsor Vineyards Wine Tasting Room, 72 Main Street
21.7	Left	Main Street
21.8	Rest Stop	Boudin Bakery Café, 1 Main Street (sandwiches, soup, coffee, bathrooms)
21.8	Board	Ferry (Bathrooms, drinks available on board. Bikes are stored in center of room. Buy your ticket when on board. KEEP IT. You will need it to disembark.)
21.8	Exit	Ferry (You’ll probably have to walk you bike through the foot traffic)
21.8	Left	Embarcadero
23.6	Right	Across island at Ferry Building to Market
23.7	West	Market Street
23.8	End	Bart Terminal. We hope you enjoyed yourself. This is more an experience than a bike ride and certainly a different environment than the valley.

Chris, Tom, Jeanette, David and JoAnn, the 2003 tourers (Jerry's behind the camera)

See you next year when we Train, Bike and Boat the Bay!