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Tomales – Nick's Cove and Boat Launch loop from Nick's Cove

Tomales – Nick's Cove and Boat Launch loop from Nick's Cove

Hard

4.8

(8651)

10,946

riders

Tomales – Nick's Cove and Boat Launch loop from Nick's Cove

04:42

103km

1,150m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 29.6 km for 464 m

Open: • Monday-Thursday: 11:00 AM-6:00 PM • Friday-Sunday: 11:00 AM-7:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 31.3 km for 464 m

Open: • Monday-Thursday: 11:00 AM-6:00 PM • Friday-Sunday: 11:00 AM-7:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.35 km

Tomales

Highlight • Settlement

Small roadside village along Coastal Hwy1, at the strategic intersections to Petaluma and Dillon Beach, with a great bakery, a general store, the oldest saloon in Marin, post office, two churches, a great local history museum, and a glorious old bank that's an art gallery now. Right at the central intersection across from the well-stocked general/grocery store Tomales Deli & Cafe is a popular refueling stop with killer sandwiches, while the William Tell hotel named after the swiss folk hero claims to have Marin's oldest saloon.

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30.6 km

Bodega Bay

Highlight • Settlement

Nice coastal community at the north end of the lagoon formed by the Doran beach spit. Known for scenes of Alfred Hitchckock's "Birds" movie filmed here and in the inland town of Bodega.

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32.4 km

Birdwalk Coastal Access Trailhead 🐦

Highlight • Trail

Even if the gate for the day use parking lot is closed, bikers and hikers can access the birdwalk loop trail that circles on the lever around a wetland basin with great bird watching opportunities, and can drop down to cross the bride to the Way King trail to Doran Beach

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61.3 km

Nick's Cove and Boat Launch

Highlight • Beach

Small cove with a restaurant, long piers, and a public park with boat launch and nice shade.

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64.9 km

Tomales Bay (GGNRA)

Nature Reserve

77.6 km

Bivale view - Tomales Bay Ecological Preserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

To the south of Bivale the Tomales Bay is shallow and silting up, large sections are now wetlands always above water, others rise above water at low tide. North from here the bay is a wide open body of water, albeit protected from most of the wind and waves by the Point Reyes peninsula.

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82.1 km

Point Reyes Station

Highlight • Settlement

Black Mountain Bike Shop

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82.1 km

Bovine Bakery

Highlight • Cafe

Serving delicious baked goods every day in Point Reyes Station. Pastries, muffins, scones, pizza, coffee, lunch, in downtown Pt Reyes. My favorite is the pizza after 11am!

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93.9 km

Oyster Vista, Tomales Bay State Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Small pullout with a fine view of the oyster cultivation in the little protected bay.

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103 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

103 km

166 m

103 m

Surfaces

102 km

561 m

269 m

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Monday 13 July

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Comments

September 19, 2024,Bodega Bay to Point Reyes

I met Kim on the road and took pictures each other. I regret I didn't take one together. He was funny, friendly, and a gentleman.

After relaxing at Point Reyes Station, I climbed up to Sky bike-in campsite. On the arrival, I successfully got a nice view of the ocean, which was covered by fog after 30 minutes.

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Tomales – Nick's Cove and Boat Launch loop from Nick's Cove

Tomales

Bodega Bay

Birdwalk Coastal Access Trailhead 🐦

Nick's Cove and Boat Launch

Bivale view - Tomales Bay Ecological Preserve

Point Reyes Station

Bovine Bakery

Oyster Vista, Tomales Bay State Park

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