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Eel River – Dyerville - Eel River Overlook loop from Scotia

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Eel River – Dyerville - Eel River Overlook loop from Scotia

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Eel River – Dyerville - Eel River Overlook loop from Scotia

06:28

108km

770m

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: July 9, 2026

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Humboldt Redwoods State Park

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22.6 km

Eel River

Highlight • River

The historic 1911 bridge crosses the wide riverplain with several channels. No bike lane on this old narrow bridge, but traffic is respectful and usually sparse.

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38.8 km

Eel River 🌉- Rio Dell

Highlight • Bridge

The highway bridges are the only crossing north of Rio Dell for many miles, til Fernbridge. But the wide shoulders and the divided traffic on two separate bridges actually feels …

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41.4 km

Eagle Prairie Bridge - Eel River: Rio Dell - Scotia

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

South of Rio Dell the old steel bridge is wide, even with a raised sidewalk, and a safer crossing than the freeway. It also offers a scenic view. In the …

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50.0 km

Humboldt Redwoods State Park North Entrance

Highlight • Rest Area

North entrance to the Park. Turn off the main highway to the old road, now dubbed the Avenue of the Giants

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68.4 km

Dyerville - Eel River Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

The historic settlement of Dyerville was washed away by a flood in 1955. It was located at an elevation of 246 feet on the northwest bank of the confluence of …

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72.7 km

30-foot Flood Marker - Weot, Avenue of the Giants

Highlight • Monument

The Eel River has regularly high floods, typically in spring. Every few years it can be surprisingly high. In 1964 it exceeded 30 above the road level, the marker on top of the pole helps to visualize this

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75.4 km

Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center ⛺ Burlington Campground

Highlight • Rest Area

Campground, Ranger Station and Visitor Center located in the middle of the Avenue of the Giants

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99.1 km

North Access & Tour Info station - Avenue of the Giants

Highlight • Rest Area

This is the northern beginning of the Avenue of the Giants, the old Redwood Highway, while the nearby parallel new coastal Hwy 1 is turning into a split multi-lane freeway …

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108 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

75.6 km

20.7 km

10.5 km

842 m

331 m

318 m

Surfaces

107 km

1.63 km

Elevation

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Eel River

Eel River 🌉- Rio Dell

Eagle Prairie Bridge - Eel River: Rio Dell - Scotia

Humboldt Redwoods State Park North Entrance

Dyerville - Eel River Overlook

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