ALL
RIDES BEGIN AND END AT CATCH A CANOE & BICYCLES,
TOO!
(1)
VILLAGE OF MENDOCINO: Enjoy a leisurely ride along the
charming streets of Mendocino. Using the bike and shop
technique, stop where ever you like and lock your bikes
(our bikes come with complimentary locks, just ask.)
Make sure to follow Heeser Drive around the perimeter
of the Mendocino Headlands State Park, for incredible
views and great whale watching in season.
(2)
FERN CANYON - VAN DAMME STATE PARK: Only 2 miles from
Catch-A-Canoe & Bicycles, Too!, Fern Canyon bike
trail is paved and easy. Gently ascend through a lush
fairy tale canyon with beautiful Little River meandering
close by. Best spring through fall when the Myriad of
small wooden bridges are in place.
(3)
RUSSIAN GULCH WATERFALL (BIKE & HIKE): Two miles
north on Highway One is lovely Russian Gulch State Park.
Enter the park and making no turns, ride 2 miles through
a shady redwood canyon. Stop on occasion and listen
to the silence. From the picnic tables continue on foot
along a winding creek side trail .7 miles to the falls.
(4)
COMPTCHE-UKIAH ROAD TO LITTLE RIVER LOOP: This exhilarating
ride begins with a climb to 500 feet over 6 miles. The
remainder of the ride is a gentle descent through Redwoods
and stunted pygmy forest until you rejoin Highway One
at Little River.
(5)
POINT CABRILLO DRIVE TO ROAD 409 TO LITTLE LAKE &
HIGHWAY ONE: Ride along scenic Point Cabrillo Drive
(the old Highway One). Hike down to the lighthouse and
Explore the magnificent headlands. Continue past Casper
beach, store, and up Road 409 through the Pygmy forest,
and loop around back to Mendocino via rural Little Lake
Road.
(6)
ROAD 409 TO BOUNDARY TRAIL: This ride follows the northern
boundary of Russian Gulch State Park. On your left are
huge redwoods and on your right are full grown trees
5 feet tall! To reach the trail head continue up Road
409 until the pavement ends. Turn right at a brown state
park gate and follow the trail to Highway One.
(7)
COMPTCHE-UKIAH - FERN CANYON LOOP: This ride has it
all, from an aerobic climb with views of Big River watershed
and the Coast Range, to a fast and fun descent from
the pygmy forest down into lush Fern Canyon and along
Little River to the Coast.
(8)
LITTLE LAKE ROAD TO UPPER BIG RIVER: If swimming in
a clear beautiful river after an exhilarating ride sounds
good, this is it. Follow Little Lake Road to Road 700
and follow this fun dirt road downhill to Big River.
Good swimming holes both up and downstream. (Even though
the Georgia Pacific haul road will bring you back to
Catch A Canoe, it is unfortunately private.)