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Sacramento from Elk Grove

12.4 Mile Route

Start:  Elk Grove Boulevard and Big Horn Boulevard

Miles Direction Street
0.0
North
Big Horn Blvd.
1.8
Right
Bruceville Rd.
2.3
Left
Sheldon Rd.
2.4
Straight/Right curve
Center Parkway.  Center Parkway curves to the right from Sheldon and goes north.
6.8
Straight
Into shopping center parking lot a block south of Florin Rd.
6.8
 Left
After entering the parking lot.
7.0
 Right
Franklin Blvd.
12.4
!
END:  Franklin Blvd and Broadway

 

Comments:  Northbound, this route involves only one left turn at a real intersection (turning off Bruceville). 

 

Elk Grove from Sacramento
12.4 Mile Route

StartFranklin Boulevard and Broadway

Miles Direction Street
0.0
South
Franklin Blvd.
5.4+
Left
Any of 10 left turn opportunities after Florin Rd.
5.6+
Right
Center Parkway.
10.1
Left/East
Center Parkway curves left and heads east.
10.2
Right
Bruceville Rd.
12.4
!
END:  Bruceville into Elk Grove.

 

Comments:  Southbound, you get multiple chances to turn left off Franklin south of Florin, so pick a street at a moment when it is safe to merge to the left and make the turn.

Photos sought.  We would like to illustrate this route with photos.  If you have a photo or photos that depict typical conditions or a critical point on this route, please send to saba@sacbike.org with a description of the location shown, such a "Southbound Franklin Boulevard, 1.5 miles south of Broadway" or "Intersection of Sheldon Road and Center Parkway with Center Parkway curving to right"

Disclaimer: Always ride at your own risk.  The Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates and the volunteers who created these route recommendations and maps disclaim any responsibility associated with their use and shall not be held accountable for any loss, damage, or injury to any person or property resulting from the use of the routes.  Every individual shall assume all risk for potential injury.  No guarantee or warranty is made or implied as to the safety, condition, suitability or fitness of the routes shown.  Road and bikeway conditions are subject to changes which can render them unusable or unsafe.


Last updated:  Monday, 12-Jun-2006 16:23:56 EDT