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View of the Golden Gate Bridge – Golden Gate Bridge loop from Alcatraz Island

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San Francisco

View of the Golden Gate Bridge – Golden Gate Bridge loop from Alcatraz Island

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View of the Golden Gate Bridge – Golden Gate Bridge loop from Alcatraz Island

02:19

39.0km

360m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

Last updated: June 8, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 30.2 km for 227 m

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16.2 km

Golden Gate Park

Highlight • Structure

Sprawling over 1,000 acres from the edge of Haight-Ashbury to Ocean Beach, Golden Gate Park is bigger than NYC’s Central Park. It’s packed with museums, gardens, lakes, bison, and all …

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19.4 km

Dutch Windmill

Highlight • Monument

One of two windmills at the windy Ocean beach side of Golden Gate Park, originally built in the 1880s to access groundwater and pump water uphill for irrigation in Golden Gate Park

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19.6 km

The Esplanade

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Great views of the wide Ocean Beach from the Esplanade, including the Cliff House and the Dutch windmill.

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20.5 km

Cliff House

Highlight • Historical Site

The original Cliff House was built in 1863 after the Gold Rush as a high-end resort. It has been rebuilt at least three times since then, but the most recent …

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26.1 km

Golden Gate Vista Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Golden Gate bridge is in almost perfect alignment when photographed from the viewpoint or the trail below

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27.1 km

View of the Golden Gate Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Really nice spot to view the Golden Gate Bridge!

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27.7 km

Golden Gate Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

When you think of the iconic features of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge is one of the first things that comes to mind. This impressive suspension bridge links the …

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30.3 km

View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Marin Headlands

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Great views from the terraced overlook on this North-Eastern side of the bridge.
A foot trail also crosses underneath the bridge to see the other side, or to walk down …

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39.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.3 km

7.19 km

6.85 km

3.67 km

867 m

183 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.7 km

7.43 km

6.63 km

238 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 14 July

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November 25, 2024,Tour

Relaxed tour from the Blazing Saddles bike rental shop along the piers via Market Street to Golden Gate Park. From there, through the car-free streets to the Pacific and finally past the Cliffhouse with a great view of the GG Bridge to the bridge and over it to Sausalito. The route includes two small flights of stairs where the bike …

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View of the Golden Gate Bridge – Golden Gate Bridge loop from Alcatraz Island

Golden Gate Park

Dutch Windmill

The Esplanade

Cliff House

Golden Gate Vista Point

View of the Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Marin Headlands

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