SIGNUPS REQUIRED
On last Saturday of the month
All Around The Bay - 2 or 3 Bridges and a Ferry
Led by Jay Daniel 415/609-1495
19jaydaniel53@gmail.com
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45101850
Riders can optionally take SMART Train #1 (Free for Seniors 65 and over) to arrive at 8:35am at Larkspur and return on the #14 at 3:20pm or #16 at 4:25. We usually return to Larkspur around 3pm.: https://sonomamarintrain.org/schedules-fares
Ride start is at the Larkspur Ferry parking lot, near the bathrooms, rolling promptly at 0900. We will lead at an AB/B (13mph av) 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 and is usually deserted on the weekends, to Jack London Square to catch the 12:15 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-rout
Most likely we will not be riding the Bay Bridge to Treasure Island to take the ferry from there because their policy is to allow only 6 bicycles on any ferry trip. If there are fewer than 6 riders we can option this route. This may change in the future and we will monitor the situation.
35 mi 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 #10 1:10 pm or the #12 2:15pm SMART train back north.
Arriving in SF at about 12:45pm after 35 miles and a 5 mile (15min) 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 Marina Green 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.
