| About the Ride |
| Stunning views of San Francisco and the Bay and an exhilarating boat cruise on the Blue & Gold Fleet ferry highlight this delightful ride. Starting from the Marina Green, the route leads along the waterfront and into the Presidio to the Golden Gate Bridge. Once across the bridge, the route follows surface roads into charming Sausalito. Continuing through Sausalito, you will then follow along a paved bike path that leads past the bay shoreline. More surface roads lead around Strawberry Point to another bike path to Belvedere and then finally to Tiburon. |
| In Tiburon, you can simply reverse the route to return on bicycle, or you can catch the ferry back to the city. The ferry will take you from Tiburon past Angel Island and Alcatraz and will deposit you at Fisherman’s Wharf, from where you will return to the Marina Green along roads once again. |
| The ride is quite flat, except
for some small hills in the Presidio and going over the Golden Gate Bridge
and then another steep, but short climb just before Tiburon. While car
traffic will be encountered on the roads, much of the route follows along
paved multi-use trails.
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| Starting Point |
| Begin the ride at the Marina Green, located between Fort Mason and the San Francisco Yacht Harbor. To get there, take the Civic Center exit off Highway 101 and follow Van Ness Avenue to Fisherman’s Wharf and Aquatic Park. Turn LEFT on Bay Street, right on Laguna Street, and then left on Marina Boulevard. The Marina Green is on the right side. Public parking and restrooms are available. |
| Mile Markers |
| 0.0 Proceed WEST along the bike path which follows
Marina Boulevard.
0.7 Continue STRAIGHT to enter Crissy Field. 1.1 Turn LEFT onto Halleck Street. 1.3 Turn RIGHT onto Lincoln Boulevard and then bear RIGHT to stay on Lincoln Boulevard. 2.4 Just before you get to the bridge, turn RIGHT into the main visitor area. Look for the bike route to take you across the bridge. You cross over on either the east side (for weekdays) or the west side (for weekends). 4.7 Turn RIGHT onto Alexander Avenue at the north side of the bridge. 6.1 Turn RIGHT onto Second Street toward Sausalito. 6.3 Turn RIGHT onto Richardson Street and then LEFT onto Bridgeway Road along the waterfront. 7.2 After passing through central Sausalito, continue along the bike path on the right side of the roadway. 7.5 Bike path diverges from the road side — this is easy to miss. 7.9 Bay Model on the right side — scale model of the entire bay. 8.1 Turn LEFT to follow the road. 8.4 Turn LEFT on Harbor Drive and once again get on the bike path as it follows along Bridgeway Road. 11.3 At the end of the bike path, turn RIGHT onto East Blithedale Avenue. 12.2 After crossing over the freeway, turn RIGHT and follow the frontage road. 13.0 Turn LEFT onto Ricardo Road and then RIGHT onto Strawberry Drive. Follow this road all the way around and back to Tiburon Boulevard. 15.6 Turn RIGHT onto Tiburon Boulevard. 15.8 Turn RIGHT onto Greenwood Cove Drive. 16.5 Continue STRAIGHT at the end of Greenwood Cove Drive onto the paved bike path which leads along the shoreline. 18.0 Turn RIGHT onto San Rafael Avenue and then continue around Belvedere on West Shore Drive. 18.9 Climb the steep but short hill and continue along Beach Road. 20.6 Turn RIGHT onto Main Street into Tiburon. 20.8 The Blue & Gold Fleet dock is on the right side of Main Street, at the intersection with Tiburon Boulevard. Tickets are purchased on board. The ferry will take you to Pier 41 at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco where you will continue the ride. At Fisherman’s Wharf, turn RIGHT onto Jefferson Street. 21.1 Turn LEFT onto Hyde Street and climb the short hill and turn RIGHT onto Beach Street. 21.3 Turn LEFT onto Polk Street and then RIGHT onto North Point Street. 21.5 Turn LEFT onto Van Ness Avenue and then RIGHT onto Bay Street — Fort Mason is on the right side. 21.8 Turn RIGHT onto Laguna Street and continue around Fort Mason and then turn LEFT onto Marina Boulevard. 22.0 End of the ride back at the Marina Green.
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