Point Reyes & Nicasio Loop
West Marin · near Point Reyes Station / Fairfax · SF Bay Area
Road Cycling
At a glance
- Distance
- long
- Best season
- Year-round; fog common on the coast; green in spring
What is here
- Scenery
- valley
- Amenities
- Rolling West Marin pastureland · Nicasio Reservoir & seashore towns · Bakeries & cafés in Point Reyes Station · Classic Bay Area day loop
- Best for
- A pastoral West Marin day loop
- Features
- Quintessential West Marin loop · Rolling dairy-country roads · Point Reyes seashore towns · Beloved café-stop day ride
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Rolling hills & a few climbs (e.g. Marshall Wall) · Coastal fog & wind toward the seashore · Some traffic on Sir Francis Drake Blvd · Narrow shoulders on country lanes
- Beginner friendly
- No
Road Cycling detail
- Ride types
- loop · coastal
- Road
- quiet
- Climbing
- 3
- Ride notes
- A quintessential West Marin loop — quiet, rolling country roads through rolling dairy pastureland, along Nicasio Reservoir, and out to the seashore towns of Point Reyes, a beloved, gently challenging ride
- Stats note
- ~40–50 mi rolling loop; pastoral pastureland, reservoir & seashore
- Seasonal
- No
- Intl tip
- A quintessential Bay Area day ride — a rolling 40–50-mile loop through the green dairy country of West Marin, past Nicasio Reservoir and out to the seashore towns of Point Reyes, on quiet country roads with a wonderful away-from-it-all feel. It rolls with a few honest hills (the Marshall Wall), so it's moderately challenging, not a beginner route. The coast is often foggy and windy (carry layers); the Point Reyes Station bakeries are a legendary stop. Watch for traffic on through-roads. Brilliant green in spring.
The guide
The Point Reyes and Nicasio loop is one of the quintessential day rides of the Bay Area — a rolling 40-to-50-mile circuit throu…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.07, -122.81