Camino de Sonoma Tour

The Camino de Sonoma is a 75 mile walking trail from the historic Mission San Francisco Solano in Sonoma to the Russian Orthodox Chapel in Fort Ross State Historic Park, offering those who travel it an embodied experience that is physical, spiritual, historical, agricultural, environmental, communal, and cultural.

We will travel most of it (about 65 miles) by bike (which is allowed) and then double back to our start via a different route, making this a east-west-east traverse across some of the prettier areas of Sonoma county.
The tour will start in El Cerrito and head through Napa to Sonoma. Then we will follow the pilgrimage route as far as the coast, after which we will head south and then east to Petaluma to take the SMART train to Larkspur Landing. From there the tour heads back to El Cerrito. You are welcome to join the route somewhere along the way or to leave before the end.

This is a four day tour with motels each night. There are numerous motels or guest houses in Sonoma, but much less so in the other stops. I assume some folks can bring sleeping bags and thermorests in order to avoid sleeping 2 per bed (without violating room limits). I suggest making refundable reservations ASAP.

Want to share room and cost with me? Please contact me.
I have reserved a one-bed room for the first night; if someone will share, I will sleep on the floor’
I have a 2-bed room for the 2nd night, and another such for the 3rd night, allowed up to 4 people, I am willing to sleep on the floor.

Below is the itinerary:
Sun March 30 - 45 miles (1900’ climbing) from El Cerrito via Napa to Sonoma
o Motel – Cinnamon Bear Creekside Inn
o Route – El Cerrito via Napa to Sonoma https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49699596
Mon March 31 – 34 (1860’ climbing) miles to Sebastopol
o Motel – Fairfield Inn
o Route – CdeS –Sonoma to Sebastopol https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49795942
Tue Aprill 1 – 36 miles (2900’ climbing)
o Route: Sebastopol to Bodega Bay https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49796122
o Bodega Coast Inn
Weds April 2 – 45 miles (2300’ climbing)
o Route: Bodega Bay to Petaluma train: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49796234
then Larkspur Landing to El Cerrito BART: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49796267

More info:

• Make your own motel reservations; double (or more) up if you wish
• Contact the organizer for help in finding a room mate
• Meals: we’ll figure this out on the fly; plan to carry food for lunch each day
• Ridewith gps route links provided, but don’t count on always having internet signal
• Let’s try to stay together or use regroup points; the routes are fairly short so no rush, but expect to take some time getting through Day 2 and Day 3 off-road sections
• We plan to ride only in daylight hours, but bring some lights just in case