flats to a moderate climb /10-12 mph/40 miles/elevation 1,300 ft

Join me on a trip to Sebastopol and Mantanzas Creek Winery in Santa Rosa.

If you’re on a time schedule and in a hurry to get back, this is not the ride for you as we are dedicated by a train schedule.

Meet 9:00 am in front of Johnny’s Doughnuts at the Marin Country Mart. Arrive earlier if you want to get pastries from “Rustic” or a doughnut at “Johnny’s for the train ride. 

You may bring food on board.

At 9:15 after greetings, we’ll ride over together to the platform and catch the 9:30 SMART train to Rohnert Park. Have your Clipper Card ready. Go to https://www.sonomamarintrain.org/about-smart if you need ticket information. 

From the Rohnert Park Station, we’ll make our way to Joe Rodota. This is a dedicated Bike Trail that will take us to The Barlow hub in Sebastopol for a coffee/food stop. 

After the break, we hop onto another dedicated bike path. The Santa Rosa Creek Trail will take us pass downtown Santa Rosa and out onto Bennett Valley Rd to the winery. The lavender garden should be in bloom. We’ll have a short break to visit the property with enough time to climb Sonoma Mountain Rd., enjoying the swooping downhill, ending at the Cotati Station. We are on board at 4:30. The train will be back at Larkspur at 5:41 pm.

You may sign the waiver ahead of time on cherrycitycyclists.com. From the menu under “Rides”, “Ride Waiver Form”.

Be sure to plug in the correct date.

Bring water, snack and money for food.

RSVP required by Friday, June 21.

Contact: Vicky Ma 510 813-6690 mobile/text or creativesource@outlook.com