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Inverness Ridge – Inverness Ridge Saddle loop from Clem Miller Environmental Education Center

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United States

California

Marin County

Inverness Ridge – Inverness Ridge Saddle loop from Clem Miller Environmental Education Center

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Inverness Ridge – Inverness Ridge Saddle loop from Clem Miller Environmental Education Center

03:56

56.3km

960m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 30, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Phillip Burton Wilderness

Martinelli Ranch (GGNRA)

Point Reyes National Seashore

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3.46 km

Inverness Ridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views descending on paved Limantour Road to the beach. Or take this turnoff to the gravel Inverness Ridge fire road that's mostly gradual and bikeable with touring tires, except …

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10.3 km

Excellent natural history museum about local wildlife, and great visitor information about exploring the large National Park covering the entire Point Reyes Peninsula and the adjacent coast; entirely free, no entrance fees.

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13.0 km

Entrance to Point Reyes National Seashore

Highlight • Rest Area

From Bear Valley road, Limantour road goes to a lovely sand beach, starting gently up the increasingly steep switchbacks over Inverness Ridge.

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16.1 km

Giacomini Wetlands lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

Short trail to an overlook across Lagunitas Creek and the Giacomini Wetlands. A restoration project tries to protect the natural ecosystem affected by deforestation and agriculture that accelerated the siltation of Tomales Bay.

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19.4 km

Russian stilt house

Highlight • Structure

Intricately carved and decorated wooden house on stilts in the Tomales Bay off Inverness.

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22.3 km

Ridge Trailhead to Mt Vision | Pt Reyes National Seashore

Highlight • Trail

At the highest point of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, with the welcome sign for Point Reyes National Seashore, is a parking area and trailhead for an old gravel road lead up along the ridge to the Mount Vision Road

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31.9 km

North Beach access

Highlight • Beach

This should perhaps be called 'Middle Beach', as it is roughly in the middle of miles of straight undisturbed pacific beach lining the Point Reyes west shore. It probably got …

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41.4 km