Nick's Cove and Boat Launch – Tomales loop from Tomales

Nick's Cove and Boat Launch – Tomales loop from Tomales

Moderate

3.1

(26)

riders

Nick's Cove and Boat Launch – Tomales loop from Tomales

02:28

55.1km

490m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 27.5 km for 104 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.42 km

Nick's Cove and Boat Launch

Highlight • Beach

Small cove with a restaurant, long piers, and a public park with boat launch and nice shade.

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10.1 km

Tomales Bay (GGNRA)

Nature Reserve

22.7 km

Bivale view - Tomales Bay Ecological Preserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

To the south of Bivale the Tomales Bay is shallow and silting up, large sections are now wetlands always above water, others rise above water at low tide. North from …

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27.4 km

Bovine Bakery

Highlight • Cafe

Serving delicious baked goods every day in Point Reyes Station. Pastries, muffins, scones, pizza, coffee, lunch, in downtown Pt Reyes. My favorite is the pizza after 11am!

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27.5 km

Toby's Coffee Bar

Highlight • Cafe

Toby's Coffee Bar seems to be THE meeting place for all bikers and other visitors in Point Reyes.
It is a window-serve stand in Toby's Feed Barn with seeting inside …

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27.8 km

Point Reyes Station

Highlight • Settlement

Black Mountain Bike Shop

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39.6 km

Oyster Vista, Tomales Bay State Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Small pullout with a fine view of the oyster cultivation in the little protected bay.

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42.0 km

Marshall Store & Marina

Highlight • Restaurant

Small commercial fishing marina with a store, fresh sea food sales, and a restaurant with outdoor and indoor seating overlooking the small cove and pier.

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55.0 km

Tomales

Highlight • Settlement

Small roadside village along Coastal Hwy1, at the strategic intersections to Petaluma and Dillon Beach, with a great bakery, a general store, the oldest saloon in Marin, post office, two …

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55.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.6 km

4.44 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.4 km

2.49 km