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This is a cue sheet for the Expanded Freeport-river road loop Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km Curtis Park, Sierra 2 Center S 178° 6m
1.48km 1.48km Sutterville Rd, right W 254° 10m
2.92km 1.43km Freeport Blvd, South SSW 193° 7m
11.74km 8.82km Freeport Stop at store for drink and stretch. S 167° 8m
12.17km 0.43km Freeport Bridge Great old drawbridge. S 162° 5m
13.38km 1.21km Yuba County This stretch of South River Road nice and quiet. SSW 190° 6m
17.05km 3.67km Pumphouse Rd intersection Optional sidetrip. With "lake" and riparian woodland, then open marshy area, birds abound. But road turns to gravel c. 1/2 mile out. WNW 292° 6m
19.47km 2.42km Pumphouse Rd Beautiful. Riparian area, then open fields, marshland, and lake. Beaucoup birds. Turns to gravel road in middle section, but worth taking as a sidetrip until the gravel, about 1/2 mile from start. S 169° 4m
19.77km 0.3km Willow Point Rd Turn right. Quiet country road. WSW 236° 4m
24.47km 4.69km Jefferson Blvd Turn right. More traffic, but not bad. Still pretty rural road. NNW 359° 1m
26.46km 2km Babel Slough Turn right. Winding, tree-lined, slough off to left. Birdsong surrounds. Little to no traffic. ESE 92° 2m
27.3km 0.83km Babel Slough Rd Turn right NE 42° 5m
32.18km 4.89km River Road, left turn Rural, interesting scenery. But narrow, levee top. Watch for guys hauling boats. NNW 349° 10m
36.67km 4.48km Gregory Ave Nicer alternate: Make sharp right to stay on River Rd., to avoid busy, unattractive stretch of Jefferson Blvd. NNW 317° 6m
38.42km 1.75km Jefferson Blvd Turn right. Wide shoulder, with bike lane not too far up the road. Lots of traffic, though. WNW 286° 4m
38.44km 0.02km Jefferson Blvd NE 35° 4m
43.66km 5.22km West Sac A little detour here to get on the tower bridge easier and avoid an ugly freeway interchange. E 78° 7m
45.79km 2.14km Sacramento again Right onto pedestrian/bike path beside east end of bridge for short distance, get onto Front St. when it parallels path on other side of hotel. SSW 188° 21m
47.04km 1.24km No, don't go on the freeway! part of the mess the map program threw on. Stay on Front St. until Broadway. SW 218° 7m
47.37km 0.33km Broadway Left turn. Bike lane for part of this stretch of Broadway, still keep heads-up for traffic. ESE 110° 2m
49.36km 1.99km Tower theater Turn right just past tower, onto Land Park Dr. WSW 242° 4m
49.85km 0.49km 2nd Ave Turn left ESE 110° 10m
50.98km 1.13km Crepeville Stop for end-of-ride coffee/food? Then right on 24th St. back to Sierra 2 Center. SSW 186° 7m
51.34km 0.37km Back home Et voila! N 9m