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

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

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

03:53

83.3km

1,040m

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: August 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.67 km

Estero de San Antonio

Highlight • River

This small coastal lagoon is formed by a sandbar that dams Stemple Creek, which starts in the hills of Marin County and flows west near the mouth of Tomales Bay, …

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28.9 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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32.6 km

Tomales Bay (GGNRA)

Nature Reserve

45.2 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 …

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49.7 km

Point Reyes Station

Highlight • Settlement

Black Mountain Bike Shop

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49.8 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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61.5 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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76.9 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 …

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81.2 km

Visible from far away at the top of Dillon Beach Road are these large rounded granite boulders. A social trail climbs down to explore the caves and cool area between the tall free-standing rock walls.

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83.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.2 km

18.2 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

83.1 km

283 m