Bike Month Adventures
Routes to ride for Bike to Wherever Day
Bike Month is here! Whether your style is safe and slow, or scenic and challenging, we’ve got a ride for you. Celebrate Bike to Wherever Day with a visit to Albany Beach. Ride with Bike East Bay’s climate ride team as they take on the epic journey from Pleasant Hill to Davis. Grab your bikes and stop by Fremont and check out some of the work being done to make the city safer for biking. Check out the rides below and tag Bike East Bay in your adventures @BikeEastBay! Have a favorite route you’d like to share? Reach out to us at Media@BikeEastBay.org.
Albany Beach
For a nearly car-free trail ride from Richmond, hop on the Bay Trail at the Richmond Marina and continue south. Check out the many shorebird species that live in the mudflats and wetlands year round. Enjoy the only intersection crossing on the whole ride at Rydin Road and Central Avenue. The very first protected intersection along the Bay Trail, it opened in 2018 thanks to the support of Bike East Bay members and partners. At Buchanan Street, take a right turn toward the water and follow the path to the beach.
From Berkeley, use the bicycle and pedestrian bridge at Aquatic Park to cross over to the Bay Trail. Pick up sandwiches and snacks at Seabreeze — locals recommend the seafood options. Continue north, taking a left at Gilman Street. Enjoy the brand new segment of the Bay Trail running along the water behind Golden Gate Fields. Instead of a climb through the race track parking lot, you can now pedal up an easy grade with spectacular views of the Bay. Follow the path right to the beach, where you’ll find lots of bike racks and brand new restrooms.
Whatever way you reach the beach, the many Bay Trail improvements advocated for by Bike East Bay over the years make for a safe and enjoyable ride for people of all ages.
Tour de Fremont
Over the past several years, the City of Fremont has been setting the standard for bikeway design and construction in the East Bay, with a whopping five fully protected intersections connecting with protected bikeways, and more on the way. Grab your bike and take a tour of some of the new facilities and bike paths, and get excited for the future of bike lanes in the East Bay. Take a deeper dive and discover points of interest along the route!
Pleasant Hill BART to Davis
This is one of Bike East Bay’s training rides with our Climate Ride team. The ride is 76 miles with 1,900 feet of climbing. You’ll spend the day biking up the Carquinez Strait and across the valley, then take the Amtrak Capitol Corridor train back from Davis.
