Why this ride
Out of Fairview, one way: 200 km, roughly 3 h 18 in the saddle.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Marin Headlands and Point Reyes · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 200 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 18
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Fairview
The hills behind Hayward rise steeply from the flat bay plain, and Fairview sits right on top of them, a semi-rural community of ranches, winding lanes and houses with long views across San Francisco Bay. On a clear day, you can see the bridges, the city skyline and the Peninsula hills beyond. It is a peaceful spot above one of the busiest urban areas in the country.
Read the complete Fuel stop near Fairview write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Marin Headlands and Point Reyes is where the day begins. Next is San Francisco Bay Area return.
2. Near Winters, on the way back
West of Winters, the Sacramento Valley ends abruptly at the Vaca Mountains, and Putah Creek cuts a narrow canyon through them up to Monticello Dam and Lake Berryessa. This spot lies in that rugged, dry country a short way above Winters, where the valley floor of orchards and fields gives way to steep hills of oak, grey pine and golden grass, burned brown by summer and green after the winter rains.
Read the complete Near Winters, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
San Francisco Bay Area return comes up about 123 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop in Kenwood.
3. Food stop in Kenwood
Kenwood sits in the Valley of the Moon, the name Jack London gave to the Sonoma Valley, where he built his ranch and his ill-fated dream house, Wolf House, which burned before he could move in. The ruins and his grave lie in Jack London State Historic Park in nearby Glen Ellen, and the valley around them remains one of the most beautiful in California, with vineyards, oak woodland and the Mayacamas Mountains rising to the east.
Read the complete Food stop in Kenwood write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 200 km.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Fairview to Near Winters, on the way back
Fuel stop near Fairview → Near Winters, on the way back is 123 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.