Historic Downtown Redding – Keswick Dam loop from Enterprise

Historic Downtown Redding – Keswick Dam loop from Enterprise

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Historic Downtown Redding – Keswick Dam loop from Enterprise

02:00

40.3km

420m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.49 km for 173 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.62 km

Sacramento River Bridge - Parkview Riverfront Park

Highlight • Bridge

Wide shoulders on this divided high bridge across the mighty Sacramento River, and great paved waterfront trail below

Tip by

5.10 km

Historic Downtown Redding

Highlight • Historical Site

In the 1950s, Redding bloomed, with lumber and a dam luring tourists and prosperity. Whiskeytown and Keswick dams further invigorated the economy, drawing laborers. Then, the rise of Interstate 5 in the '60s further sculpted its landscape and allure.

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14.6 km

Middle Creek Trail

Highlight • Trail

Excellent paved bike trail along the Middle Creek, branching off the fabulous Sacramento River Bike Trail

Tip by

15.4 km

Litsch Store Museum, Bakery and Shorty's Eatery

Highlight • Restaurant

Great stop along the way to Eureka, to refuel with food and explore historic Shasta at the same time.

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25.9 km

Keswick Dam

Highlight • Structure

A concrete gravity dam on the Sacramento River, this 157-foot structure creates the Keswick Reservoir. Its power plant, boasting three turbines, harnesses 117 megawatts of energy.

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32.8 km

Redding Railroad Trestle Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

A marvel of engineering, this bridge features 26 lattice masts and stretches 1325m. With three trusses spanning the Sacramento and rising 34m above water, it gracefully curves, shifting its direction by 90°.

Tip by

40.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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