Petaluma Ride #2 - Click the Blue Links below for more Info.

This ride starts off on a mild and scenic ride to Napa.  Here the ride picks up with a jaunt up Hwy 121.  Then it is up an awesome climb to Angwin via the incredible Howell Mountain Road.  Next we have some high speed sweepers as we relax a bit and take in the scenery of Pope Valley Road and Butts Canyon Road.  From Middletown to Calistoga we ride through gorgeous valleys and up over a twisty mountain pass.  Then we repeat a crowd favorite from last year: Spring Mountain Road as we make our way home.  Ride # 2 will take us into the heart of wine country and it's varied terrain offering tight twisties and sweepers with many changes of elevation....many thanks to David Green for planning this ride!  Click Here for 3D Maps of the area.

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Driving Distance: 163.9 miles Time: 4 hours, 3 minutes


Distance Instruction
0.0 1   Depart KOA-San Francisco North/Petaluma on Local road(s) (South-West) for 76 yds
0.1Turn LEFT (South-East) onto Gale Rd, then immediately turn LEFT (North-East) onto Rainsville Rd for 0.2 mi
0.2Turn RIGHT (South) onto Stony Point Rd for 0.4 mi
0.6Turn LEFT (North) onto Petaluma Blvd N for 153 yds
0.7Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto US-101 [Redwood Hwy] for 3.8 mi towards US-101 / San Francisco
4.5Keep RIGHT onto Ramp for 0.1 mi towards CA-116 / Napa / Sonoma
4.6Turn LEFT (South-East) onto SR-116 [Lakeville St] for 0.2 mi
4.8 2   At SR-116, stay on SR-116 [Lakeville Hwy] (East) for 0.7 mi
5.5Bear LEFT (North-East) onto Casa Grande Rd for 1.9 mi
7.4Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto Adobe Rd for 0.4 mi
7.8Turn LEFT to stay on Adobe Rd for 3.2 mi
11.0Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-116 [Stage Gulch Rd] for 4.9 mi
15.9Turn LEFT (East) onto SR-121 [Carneros Hwy] for 0.4 mi
16.2 3   At SR-121, stay on SR-121 [Carneros Hwy] (East) for 0.7 mi
17.0Bear RIGHT (East) onto SR-12 [SR-121] for 8.2 mi
25.2Turn LEFT (North) onto SR-121 [SR-29] for 1.4 mi towards CA-121 / CA-29 / Lake Berryessa / Napa / Calistoga
26.6Road name changes to SR-29 for 3.1 mi
29.7Turn RIGHT (East) onto Trancas St for 174 yds
29.8Road name changes to Bel Aire Plaza [Trancas St] for 131 yds
29.9Road name changes to Trancas St for 0.8 mi
30.7Road name changes to Financial Plaza [Trancas St] for 0.1 mi
30.9Road name changes to Trancas St for 0.8 mi
31.7Bear LEFT (North-East) onto SR-121 [Monticello Rd] for 12.3 mi
43.9 4   At SR-121, turn LEFT (North) onto SR-128 [Capell Valley Rd] for 12.1 mi
56.0 5   At 1842 Sage Canyon Rd, St Helena, CA 94574, stay on SR-128 [Sage Canyon Rd] (South-West) for 3.9 mi
59.9Turn RIGHT (West) onto SR-128 [Silverado Trail S] for 174 yds
60.0Keep STRAIGHT onto Silverado Trail S for 3.3 mi
63.3Turn RIGHT (North) onto Howell Mountain Rd (S) for 43 yds
63.3 6   At Howell Mountain Rd S, St Helena, CA 94574, stay on Howell Mountain Rd S (North-East) for 3.7 mi
67.0 7   At 2085 Howell Mountain Rd S, St Helena, CA 94574, stay on Howell Mountain Rd S (North) for 0.5 mi
67.5Turn RIGHT to stay on Howell Mountain Rd S for 1.6 mi
69.1 8   At Howell Mountain Rd S, Angwin, CA 94508, stay on Howell Mountain Rd S (North) for 4.3 mi
73.4Bear LEFT (West) onto Pope Valley Rd for 43 yds
73.5 9   At 5811 Pope Valley Rd, Pope Valley, CA 94567, stay on Pope Valley Rd (West) for 3.6 mi
77.1Road name changes to Butts Canyon Rd for 0.8 mi
77.9 10   At Butts Canyon Rd, stay on Butts Canyon Rd (East) for 13.8 mi
91.8Bear LEFT (West) onto SR-29 [Calistoga St] for 0.8 mi
92.5Turn LEFT (East) onto Local road(s) for 32 yds
92.6 11   At Middletown, return West on Local road(s) for 32 yds
92.6Turn LEFT (South) onto SR-29 [Calistoga St] for 14.7 mi
107.3Turn RIGHT (South) onto Tubbs Ln for 1.3 mi
108.6 12   At Tubbs Ln, stay on Tubbs Ln (South-West) for 65 yds
108.6Turn LEFT (South-East) onto SR-128 [Foothill Blvd] for 9.7 mi
118.3 13   At 1215 Madrona Ave, St Helena, CA 94574, turn RIGHT (South) onto Madrona Ave for 0.2 mi
118.5Turn RIGHT (West) onto Spring Mountain Rd for 5.2 mi
123.7Road name changes to St Helena Rd for 1.4 mi
125.1 14   At 8966 St Helena Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, stay on St Helena Rd (West) for 5.3 mi
130.4Turn LEFT (South) onto Calistoga Rd for 3.3 mi
133.7 15   At SR-12, stay on Calistoga Rd (South) for 21 yds
133.7Turn LEFT (East) onto SR-12 [Sonoma Hwy] for 10.6 mi
144.3Turn RIGHT (West) onto Arnold Dr for 164 yds
144.4 16   At Arnold Dr, stay on Arnold Dr (South-West) for 0.7 mi
145.1Turn RIGHT (West) onto Warm Springs Rd for 2.4 mi
147.5Turn LEFT (West) onto Bennett Valley Rd for 32 yds
147.5 17   At Bennett Valley Rd, stay on Bennett Valley Rd (West) for 5.4 mi
152.9Turn LEFT (South-West) onto Grange Rd for 76 yds
153.0 18   At Grange Rd, stay on Grange Rd (South-West) for 1.8 mi
154.8Road name changes to Crane Canyon Rd for 1.7 mi
156.5Turn RIGHT (North) onto Petaluma Hill Rd for 76 yds
156.6 19   At Petaluma Hill Rd, stay on Petaluma Hill Rd (South) for 4.5 mi
161.1Road name changes to Main St [Petaluma Hill Rd] for 0.3 mi
161.5Turn LEFT (South) onto Old Redwood Hwy for 1.5 mi
163.0Keep STRAIGHT onto Old Redwood Hwy [Petaluma Blvd N] for 0.2 mi
163.2Road name changes to Petaluma Blvd N for 174 yds
163.3Turn RIGHT (West) onto Stony Point Rd for 0.4 mi
163.7Turn LEFT (South-West) onto Rainsville Rd for 174 yds
163.8Turn RIGHT (North) onto Gale Rd for 109 yds
163.9Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto Local road(s) for 76 yds
163.9 20   Arrive KOA-San Francisco North/Petaluma