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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
Pictured: Richardson Grove State Park (Humboldt County) along the Pacific Coast Bike Route (photo by Caltrans)
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)
Oakland (city)
San Francisco (pdf)
San Mateo County (scroll down for maps)
San Mateo and Santa Clara counties
Solano County (pdf)
San Joaquin Valley and Southern/Eastern Sierras
Inyo, Mono and eastern Kern counties-state highway bicycle routes within Caltrans District 9
Merced (pdf)
Visalia (pdf)
Central Coast
Monterey bike routes (provided by Bike Monterey)
Monterey County (countywide)
Monterey Bay Coastal Bike Trail
Greater Los Angeles Area, Ventura County and Inland Empire
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
Thousand Oaks (pdf)
Ventura County-city maps for Camarillo, Moorpark, Oxnard, Thousand Oaks and Ventura
South Coast
Irvine (pdf)
San Diego Bayshore Bikeway (pdf)
San Diego County UC Irvine campus (pdf)
Other sources
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
