Saturday, May 10 (7AM) – Humboldt Bay 200K
The Humboldt Randonneurs classic brevet season will open with the classic Humboldt Bay 200K. Starting in Arcata, heading around the bay and over the bridge to Eureka and out through the Humboldt Bay Wildlife Sanctuary all the way out South Spit, then south to climb Bear River Ridge, descending into Ferndale and out to the beach before returning to Arcata
Saturday, May 24 (6AM) – Unknown Kings 300K
Now offered on Memorial Day weekend, riders can come up to Arcata and ride one of the most scenic Northern California routes on very low traffic roads on a holiday weekend, enjoy a great BBQ with the Redway volunteer firefighters and enjoy the zanieness of the Kinetic Sculpture race in Arcata on Sunday after the ride!
This route was modified from the original Unknown Coast route due to a substantial road closure of Matole Rd between Honeydew and US-101. The route now follows the original Unknown Coast route, Starting in Arcata, Ca, through the victorian town of Ferndale then climbing over to the Lost Coast on rural Humboldt County roads to the Matole river, passing through Petrolia and Honeydew. Here, the route turns south on Wilder Ridge Rd for a wild (and substantial) climb up into the Kings Range, passing through bucolic town of Ettersburg (no services) and out to Redway where riders can refuel at the annual Memorial Day Volunteers Firefighters BBQ (and even buy a tee shirt!) before the buttery smooth return throught the Giant Redwoods on the magnificent Avenue of the Giants on the return to Arcata.
Saturday, June 21 (5AM) – Forks of Salmon 200/400K
Humboldt Randonneurs will travel to Etna for the second running of Forks of Salmon to traverse the Klamath Mountains for 200, 300 or 400 km options to experience this remote section of the Northern California Klamath. All routes will cross the Pacific Crest twice, totaling 14,000′ of climbing and descending the passes and the stunning wild Salmon River on one lane mountain roads carved into the cliffs of the river canyon, and returning to Etna. The 400K will continue, heading out to Scotts Bar through Fort Jones and returning up the Klamath River, traveling back through Yreka, which will offer some late night services before finishing back in Etna. We will also offer a 200km (ACP) option for those who only want to mountain passes and Salmon River.
Saturday, July 19, 2025 – Humboldt Coast 1200
Humboldt Randonneurs is excited to announce its first 1200km Grande Randonée to be offered July 19-22, 2025! Building on its successful 1000 km randonee EP1K Coastal, Humboldt Randonneurs will offer a 1,200km point-to-point RM starting in Eugene, OR and finishing in Petaluma, CA. The route will follow minor county roads over Oregon’s Coast Range out to the coast and then follow the Pacific Coast bikeway south to the first overnight in Coos Bay. The route continues south down the Oregon coast into California, skirts around Crescent City to visit old growth Redwoods of Jebadiah-Smith State Park, then continues down the rocky cliffs of the Northern California coast and the coastal Redwoods through Trinidad and on to Arcata. The route departs from the Pacific Coast bikeway at Ferndale and follows Humboldt County roads over very steep, challenging and remote region of the Lost Coast, continuing up the Matole River through Petrolia and Honeydew before a big climb 3000′ over Panther Gap with an amazing descent back into the Giant Redwoods of Rockefeller Forest and up the Avenue of the Giants to Garberville and on up to Legget before turning west on CA-1 at Legget for another climb followed by a favorite descent to the coast. With an indicated 15,500 ft elevation gain, riders will find this third day quite challenging, rewarding and awesomely beautiful. Rest will be well found in Ft Bragg before the final day down the Mendocino and Sonoma coast, turning inland at Jenner and following the Russian River to finish in Santa Rosa, CA.
Saturday, Sept 20, 2025 – Nor-Cal Coastal 8K600
Humboldt Randonneurs will offer a late season Nor-Cal 600 Saturday, Sept 20, including bag drops from Arcata, CA to Ft Bragg and on to the finish at Crissy Field in SF!
Humboldt Randonneurs will hold the second running of its sucessful point-to-point 8K600 route (600 km with over 8,000 m of climbing, helping riders to qualify for an R10000 award – in addition to just being awsome!). Starting in Arcata, CA, the route heads out through the bucolic pasture of the Eel River through the Victorian town of Ferndale then starts some significant climbs out to the Lost Coast then up the Matole River through Petrolia and Honeydew before climbing Panther Gap and descending into the Gaint Redwoods and on up through the Avenue of the Giants, up to Legget where the route follows CA-1 out to the Pacific Coast and down through Ft Bragg where riders may find a few hours of rest before continuing down the Mendicino Coast through Manchests, Point Arena and Gualala, and on down the Sonoma Coast with a big climb up cliffs descendin 1,000 ft to the Pacific Ocean; through Jenner, on to Bodega Bay, past Tomales Bay through Point Reyes Station, inland on Sir Francis Drake blvd through Fairfax and Sausalito, and across the Golden Gate Bridge before finishing in at Crissy Field in San Francisco!
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