King Ridge & Cazadero
Sonoma Coast hills · near Cazadero / Guerneville · North Coast
Gravel & Bikepacking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Best season
- Spring & fall (green in spring; hot inland in summer)
What is here
- Terrain
- coastal
- Amenities
- Grasshopper Adventure Series terrain · Iconic King Ridge Rd · Redwoods to coastal-ridge views · Healdsburg/Guerneville base
- Best for
- Classic hard Sonoma gravel & ridge climbing
- Features
- The heart of Sonoma gravel · Legendary King Ridge Rd · Grasshopper race country · Redwoods to ocean-view ridges
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Steep, sustained climbs · Remote sections, limited water · Fog & damp descents · Narrow roads
- Good for a first timer
- No
Gravel & Bikepacking detail
- Ride types
- day-gravel · race
- Surface
- mixed
- Remoteness
- 3
- Riding
- The soul of Sonoma gravel — steep, remote paved-and-dirt ridge roads above the coast, made famous by the Grasshopper Adventure Series
- Terrain note
- Coastal ridges, 200–1,700 ft; big steep climbs; redwood canyons to open ridgetops
- Camping
- No
- Intl tip
- The heart of Sonoma (and California) gravel — steep, remote ridge roads above the coast, home of the beloved Grasshopper Adventure Series. Iconic King Ridge Rd climbs from foggy redwood canyons to ocean-view ridgetops. HARD: sustained climbs, remote stretches, little water, damp descents. Best in spring (green) or fall. Base in Healdsburg/Guerneville (great food & wine). Historic, demanding, beautiful — essential California gravel.
- Trip lengths
- day
The guide
The ridges above Cazadero and the Sonoma Coast — King Ridge Road chief among them — are the beating heart of Northern Californi…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to King Ridge & Cazadero — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.56, -123.15