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Jack Peters Creek bridge – Big River 🌉- Mendocino loop from Russian Gulch State Park

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United States

California

Mendocino County

Jack Peters Creek bridge – Big River 🌉- Mendocino loop from Russian Gulch State Park

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Jack Peters Creek bridge – Big River 🌉- Mendocino loop from Russian Gulch State Park

05:59

88.3km

1,090m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 23, 2026

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6.19 km

Jack Peters Creek bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The gulch cut by Jack Peters Creek is bridged since 1939 by this classic Hwy 1 bridge, without shoulders, so be mindful of the fast moving traffic when trying to …

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8.23 km

Big River 🌉- Mendocino

Highlight (Segment) • River

Great views from the bridge. It has a decent shoulder to ride and stop on. Nice beaches at the mouth of the river, mostly on the north side.

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48.8 km

Dead Horse Gulch - Navarro River Redwoods State Park🌲

Highlight • Forest

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55.4 km

Navarro River Redwoods State Park

Nature Reserve

56.4 km

Flume Gulch, Navarro River Redwoods State Park

Highlight • Forest

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65.4 km

Navarro River Redwoods State Park

Highlight • Forest

West entrance into a long, shady tunnel of magnificent second-growth redwood groves. Twisting Coastal Hwy 1, then the two-lane Highway 128 runs through the park and parallels the Navarro River’s …

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69.8 km

Beach

78.7 km

Brewery Gulch Rd

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Excellent route along the former coastal Hwy that avoids the busy traffic and hill created by the new route. Great views and less climbing with about the same distance

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79.7 km

Mendocino Bay Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Short dirt trail off Brewer Gulch Rd to the cliffs overlooking the bay and coast

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83.4 km

Russian Gulch State Park 🌳 and historic bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Shoreline Hwy 1 bridge crossing Russian Gulch built in the 1930s provides panoramic views to the mouth of the gulch opening to the ocean, and east to the trailhead

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88.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.2 km

37.0 km

8.45 km

1.77 km

Surfaces

57.2 km

22.0 km

8.56 km

645 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 12 May

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Jack Peters Creek bridge – Big River 🌉- Mendocino loop from Russian Gulch State Park

Jack Peters Creek bridge

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