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Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

Fairfax – Marin Museum of Bicycling loop from Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

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United States

California

Marin County

Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

Fairfax – Marin Museum of Bicycling loop from Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

Hard

3.4

(29)

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Fairfax – Marin Museum of Bicycling loop from Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

02:55

43.2km

630m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 29, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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White Hill Open Space Preserve

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.98 km

Roy's Redwoods Open Space Preserve and French Ranch Open Space Preserve

Highlight • Forest

The two Open Space Preserves meet in this valley of stately redwood trees that's refreshingly cool even in summer, which is welcome before or after the climbs that go both directions in and out of this valley.

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8.26 km

Lucas Valley Creek

Highlight • River

Creeks are often dry by fall

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16.2 km

Big Rock -- Lucas Valley Rd Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Be careful on the descent, the pavement can get slippery. This is a great trail access spot for MTB and hiking.

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32.0 km

Fairfax

Highlight • Settlement

This town, nestled in the forested hills among unspoiled open space in Marin County, is a nice respite from the large nearby metropolis. It is a quirky, hip place with …

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32.2 km

Marin Museum of Bicycling

Highlight • Monument

Premier bicycle history museum and cultural center in Fairfax, displaying key examples from the 19th century Golden Age of Cycling, home to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, showcasing the …

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36.2 km

White Hill — Old Railroad Grade upper trailhead, Loma Alta

Highlight • Trail

To avoid the traffic when riding up (or down) White Hill, the highest elevation along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard from Fairfax, the old railroad grade is a more gradual, mostly smooth gravel trail alternative.

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40.4 km

San Geronimo Community Garden - Trust for Public Land Park

Highlight • Structure

On the site of the former golf course, the Trust for Public Land is developing an extension of protected land in the valley to protect it from development. The local community is active with many individual plots of veggie gardens.

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43.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.7 km

13.4 km

7.81 km

4.11 km

144 m

Surfaces

40.1 km

1.89 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

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Weather

Today

Wednesday 22 July

22°C

14°C

43 %

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Fairfax – Marin Museum of Bicycling loop from Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

Roy's Redwoods Open Space Preserve and French Ranch Open Space Preserve

Lucas Valley Creek

Big Rock -- Lucas Valley Rd Summit

Fairfax

Marin Museum of Bicycling

White Hill — Old Railroad Grade upper trailhead, Loma Alta

San Geronimo Community Garden - Trust for Public Land Park

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