moderate terrain/8-12 mph/approx 42 miles/elevation 1,518 ft

We’ll be boarding the SMART and taking it to the end of line in Windsor near the Sonoma Airport. From there, we will ride through parts of the Alexander Valley wine country into Healdsburg for coffee & pastries at the Quail and Condor. The route will continue through the backroads of the wine country as we make our way to The Barlow in Sebastopol. After a food stop, the journey takes us onto the Santa Rosa Creek trail to Railroad Square in Santa Rosa where we’ll board the train back to the start.

This is an ALL DAY excursion with a late return and not for everyone. We are catching the 6:21 pm on the return from Santa Rosa. The previous train at 4:11 is doubtful.

Meet 9:00 a.m. at the Larkspur SMART Train platform. Please be there on time, the train leaves at 9:30 and waits for no one. If you’re 65+ the ride is FREE but you’ll need your Clipper Card to board. If you’re under 65 go to https://www.sonomamarintrain.org/fares for info.

Parking options:

Park at the Marin Country Mart. Arrive early to give yourself time to get to the platform especially if you’re tempted to get a Johnny’s donut for the train ride.

The SMART Train also has it’s own parking lot. However, the directional sign is very small.

Please 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 $$ for food.

RSVP by Saturday, March 22 if you’re doing this ride.

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