Map & Routes

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Below are links to free online maps of bicycle routes on local and regional roadways and state highways, as well as some dedicated bike paths, throughout California.

For more specific route suggestions in your area, contact your local bike advocacy organization. Local cycling clubs are also good sources for touring and recreational routes.

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North Coast

• Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino counties-state highway maps (pdf) maintained by Caltrans District 1
• Humboldt Bay Area Pacific Coast Bike Route  (pdf)-segments through Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino counties

North State

• Chico  (pdf) and  Bidwell Park  (pdf)
• Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity counties  (pdf)-all state highway segments open and closed to bicycles within Caltrans District 2
• Redding  (pdf)

Lower Sacramento Valley, Northern Sierras and Lake Tahoe

• El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba and Yolo counties-city maps for Davis, Elk Grove, Folsom, Roseville and Sacramento, as well as numerous local Caltrans maps for the region
• Lake Tahoe-north, west and south shores
• Nevada City-routes in the Nevada City area

Greater San Francisco Bay Area

• Alameda (city) (pdf)
• Alameda and Contra Costa counties Berkeley (city)  (pdf)-recommended bicycling and walking routes (can be viewed, but not printed)
• Contra Costa Canal Trail Marin County  (pdf)
• Napa County
• Oakland  (city)
• San Benito County
• San Francisco  (pdf)
• San Francisco Bay Area
• San Mateo County (scroll down for maps)
• San Mateo and Santa Clara counties
• Solano County  (pdf)

San Joaquin Valley and Southern/Eastern Sierras

• Central California area 
• Inyo, Mono and eastern Kern counties-state highway bicycle routes within Caltrans District 9
• Kings County
• Merced (pdf)
• Visalia  (pdf)
• Yosemite National Park

Central Coast

• Ford Ord (Public Lands)
• Monterey bike routes (provided by Bike Monterey)
• Monterey County  (countywide)
• Monterey Bay Coastal Bike Trail
• Salinas
• San Luis Obispo County
• Santa Barbara County
• Santa Cruz County
• UC Santa Barbara campus

Greater Los Angeles Area, Ventura County and Inland Empire

• Los Angeles metro area
• Los Angeles County Trails
• Los Angeles-includes maps for L.A., Pasadena, and Santa Monica, and group ride maps from Metro and CICLE.
• Santa Clarita-bike routes and off-road trails
• Santa Monica
• Thousand Oaks  (pdf)
• Ventura County-city maps for Camarillo, Moorpark, Oxnard, Thousand Oaks and Ventura

South Coast

• Irvine (pdf)
• Orange County
• San Diego Bayshore Bikeway  (pdf)
• San Diego County UC Irvine campus  (pdf)

Other sources

• Adventure Cycling Association
• Bikely-huge selection of user-generated maps
• Bikemap-this map publisher also maintains the  Bikes on Transit Database  about bringing bikes on buses, trains, ferries and airplanes throughout North America
• Caltrans Google – information about how to use Google for bicycle directions (a favorite feature among CalBike staff!)
• MapMyRide-user-generated maps
• OpenCycleMap-User-generated bike maps throughout the world
• Rails to Trails trail finder-A searchable database of the best outdoor recreational bike/ped trails