Ride Files

Every route we ride, as a file you can load and follow. These are the actual lines Steve and Mike rode, not something sketched on a map at a desk. Each one starts and finishes in downtown Napa.

How to use them: download the file, unzip it, and import the GPX into your Garmin, your phone's riding app, or Google My Maps. Check gates, snow, and fire closures before you go. Ride Files are for members only. Please don't pass them around.

High Sierra

Rubicon — Out of downtown Napa, over Jameson Canyon and up I-80 to Auburn, then the long way in: Foresthill, Mosquito Ridge, French Meadows and Hell Hole Road.

Uncle Tom's Cabin — Out of downtown Napa and up I-80 to Auburn, then Georgetown Road and Wentworth Springs Road deep into El Dorado County, past Quintette and on toward Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Echo Summit — Out of downtown Napa through Jameson Canyon and across the Delta by Rio Vista and Walnut Grove, then Highway 50 all the way up past Placerville, Kyburz and Strawberry to Echo Summit.

Rubicon (via Tahoe) — Out of downtown Napa on I-80 all the way over to Truckee, then down the west shore of Lake Tahoe to the Rubicon Trail and past Emerald Bay.

Wright Lake — Out of downtown Napa on I-80 and Highway 50, then up Ice House Road from Riverton and over to Wrights Lake Road.

Kyburz — Out of downtown Napa on I-80 and Highway 50 through Placerville and Pollock Pines to the Kyburz stretch, with a side trip on Alder Creek Road.

Ebbetts Pass — Out of downtown Napa on Highway 12 across the Delta to San Andreas, then Highway 4 through Murphys and over Ebbetts Pass.

Yosemite — Out of downtown Napa through the Delta to Highway 12, then CA-49 down through San Andreas and the Gold Country to Highway 120 and Big Oak Flat Road into Yosemite Valley.

Loon Lake — Out of downtown Napa on I-80 to Auburn, then Georgetown Road and Wentworth Springs Road up past Quintette to the Loon Lake country.

Eastern Sierra & Nevada

Sonora Pass (2026) — Out of downtown Napa on Highway 12 across the Delta to Stockton, then CA-4 and Highway 108 up past Mi-Wuk Village and over Sonora Pass, the highest road on this list.

Walker 395 (Two-Day) — Day one: out of downtown Napa on Highway 12 across the Delta, then CA-88 up through Pioneer and Kirkwood and over Carson Pass, down past Woodfords to US 395 and south through Topaz to Walker for the night.

Virginia City — Out of downtown Napa on I-80, then Highway 50 the whole way up past Pollock Pines, Kyburz and Echo Summit into the Tahoe basin.

Sonora Pass (2025) — Out of downtown Napa on Highway 12 through Fairfield and Rio Vista to Stockton, then down through Chinese Camp and up Highway 108 past Cold Springs and Dardanelle to Sonora Pass.

Coast

Gualala — North out of downtown Napa through Calistoga and Geyserville to Cloverdale, then Skaggs Springs Road over the hills to the coast at Sea Ranch and up to Gualala.

Lost Coast — Out of downtown Napa through Petaluma and Santa Rosa to Healdsburg, then 128 and Fish Rock Road over the hills to the coast.

Point Reyes & Stinson — Out of downtown Napa over 37 to Petaluma and Point Reyes–Petaluma Road to Point Reyes Station, then Highway 1 down to Stinson Beach and back up through Olema.

Dyerville Loop — North out of downtown Napa through St. Helena to Cloverdale, then 128 to the coast at Albion and Highway 1 north to Leggett.

Inverness — Out of downtown Napa through Vallejo and over 37 to Novato, then Novato Boulevard and Point Reyes–Petaluma Road to Point Reyes Station.

Santa Cruz — South out of downtown Napa through American Canyon and down the East Bay on I-880 to Highway 17, over the hill to Santa Cruz.

Avenue of the Giants — Up Silverado Trail out of downtown Napa to Calistoga, then 128 to Healdsburg and US 101 north through Willits and Leggett into the redwoods.

Foothills

Downieville — Out of downtown Napa on I-80 to Auburn and up Highway 49 to Nevada City, then North Bloomfield Road, Tyler Foote Crossing and Pliocene Ridge Road through Alleghany and Forest.

Mosquito Bridge — Out of downtown Napa on I-80 and Highway 50 to Placerville, then up Union Ridge and Mosquito Road to the bridge the ride is named after.

Georgetown — Out of downtown Napa on I-80 and Highway 50 to Pollock Pines, then north on Ice House Road and over to Wentworth Springs Road past Quintette.

Delta & Valley

Vacaville Ridge — A local one, never more than about 20 miles from home. Over Jameson Canyon to Fairfield, then Blue Ridge Road along the ridge west of Vacaville.

Oakland Hills — A short one: through Vallejo and Martinez, then Skyline Boulevard along the Oakland Hills and home through Berkeley.

Not starting in Napa?

Every route here leaves from downtown Napa. Riding from your own start shows you how to pick up any of these rides from wherever you live.