San Francisco → Lake Merced
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Rides are joined where they pass nearest you.
Your whole outing, with time for stops. Rides start and finish at the Ferry Building, Sausalito, Rockridge, Walnut Creek or Stanford.
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Along the way
- San Francisco Railway Museum (museum), A16 (café), The Epicurean Trader (café) · bakery, market, drinking water, toilets
- Museum of the African Diaspora (museum), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Gallery (museum), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (museum) · café, drinking water, toilets
- DeliShack (café), Unexpected Era Cafe (café), Van Ness Cafe & Gyros (café)
- Alamo Square Historic District (sight)
- Mish House (sight), Bean Bag Cafe (café)
- President Garfield (monument), Conservatory of Flowers (sight)
- Japanese Tea Garden (sight), Rose Garden (sight)
- Rainbow Falls (waterfall) · picnic spot
- Juan Bautista De Anza (monument)
- Turn back at Lake Merced
- de Young Museum (museum), California Academy of Sciences (museum), Pioneer Mother Monument (monument) · sight, viewpoint, picnic spot, drinking water
- Alamo Square (sight), Painted Ladies (sight), Alamo Square Cafe (café) · ice cream, drinking water, toiletsGood place to stop
- Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (museum), Cafe 450 Eurest Dining (café), SPRO (café) · drinking water, toilets
- Tenderloin Museum (museum), California Historical Society Museum & Bookstore (museum), Admission Day Monument (monument) · sight, café, bakery, toilets
Drinking water is mapped at 9 points; the longest stretch without is 10.2 mi (mile 7.0–17.2).
Places are from OpenStreetMap within 60 m of the route (0.2 mi for a landmark such as a château or museum), and climbs from the modelled profile. Nothing here is checked on the ground and opening hours are not known. A good place to stop has food and water or toilets together, nearest the middle of the ride.
Ride from San Francisco
24.7 mi · 810 ft climbing · 810 ft descending.
Busier roads (model stress 3–4): 3% of the distance. Steepest modelled 0.3 mi: 5.5%. Unknown surface: 4%.
Gravel: 0.0 mi on smooth gravel paths.
Modelled route, not a verified itinerary or a rider-specific recommendation. Check current road access and conditions.
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Route data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: Mapzen Terrarium; 3DEP data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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