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Local Bike Loops

The maps in this section were created with the GMaps Pedometer tool. Give the maps a second or two to load, then you should be able to zoom and drag them around, just like in regular GoogleMaps. Although distances are provided for each loop, they are probably slightly short for the longer loops since the plotted course cuts some corners on the map. Most of these maps assume that the ride starts and ends at Lake & Russell unless otherwise noted.

Dixon Loop

The Dixon Loop (aka "20-mile loop" or "Pedrick Loop") is nice and short cycling loop, which makes is great for beginners. The loop starts at the intersection of Lake and Russell, heads west down the Russell bike path, turns south toward Dixon, and eventually turns back and enters the UCD campus from the south. There is a very brief uphill where the course takes an overpass over I-80. Sadly, this is the closest thing there is to a hill in Davis without doing a significantly longer ride. A map of the course is available here.

Airport Loop

The airport loop is another excellent course for beginners. This course is even shorter than the Dixon loop and is entirely flat. A map of the course is available here (note that the end of the course returns on a frontage road adjacent to CA-113, not on 113 itself!).

UCD Race Course

The flat and fast 18 mile course used in the UCD Sprint Triathlon starting in 2006. A map is available here.

Clockwise Winters Loop

This "standard" variant of the Winters loop starts off like the Dixon Loop, but turns right onto Sievers Road instead of left. It eventually loops back to Stevenson Bridge Road and returns to Lake & Russell the way it came out. This course is completely flat. A map of the course is available here.

Winters-Dixon Loop

This variant of the Winters loop heads down Putah Creek road, turns left onto Boyce road, returns to Sievers, and then finishes the same as the Dixon Loop. A map of the course is available here.

Extended Winters-Dixon Loop

This variant of the Winters loop is similar to the previous one, except that it heads farther down Putah Creek Road and then continue all the way back to Mace Blvd instead of turning down Old Davis Road like the Dixon Loop. A map is available here.

Lake Solano Loop

A more intermediate level loop. The Lake Solano Loop is somewhat longer than most of the loop above and also has a couple of gently rolling hills. A map of the course is available here.

Cantelow Loop

Cantelow is a bit longer ride for riders with moderate cycling experience. It is significanly longer than the other courses listed above (50 miles) and also contains a legitimate hill (Cantelow Hill) at mile 25. There are also some rolling hills before Cantelow that are still steeper than anything seen on the other courses on this page. A map of this course is available here.

Cardiac-Cantelow Loop

This loop hits another big hill (Cardiac) before continuing on with Cantelow Hill. The distance and climbing make this a course for experienced riders; make sure you're comfortable with the basic Cantelow Loop before tackling this one. A map of the course is available here.

Mix Canyon-Cantelow Loop

This loop is the basic Cantelow Loop, with a detour up Mix Canyon Road thrown in. Mix Canyon (often simply referred to as "Mix") is the absolute hardest hill in our area and only the very strongest cyclists are capable of making it all the way to the top. The grade gets progressively harder the farther up you go, so you may elect to only go partway up if you're not an incredible cyclist. A map of this course is available here.

Wooden Valley Loop

If you're looking for a long ride with a lot of hills, this is a great ride. The ride heads out toward Fairfield and then ends up coming back over Cardiac for a total of about 90 miles. A map is available here (note: there are so many points on this map that some web browsers take a long time to render it and some may even fail completely).