MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Highway 1 Sonoma and Mendocino Coast
Jenner to Mendocino
- Distance
- 87 mi
- Riding Time
- 2h 26m
- Climb
- 3,179 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- Rideable all year. September and October usually bring the clearest weather; summer is often foggy and winter brings rain.
- Fuel
- Stations are spread out. Fuel is available around Gualala, Point Arena and Mendocino; fill up before leaving the Bodega Bay or Jenner area.
- Watch For
- Steep, narrow switchbacks with little or no guardrail north of Jenner, fog, wet pavement, slow RVs, cyclists, and deer and cattle near the road.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
North of the Russian River mouth at Jenner, Highway 1 climbs onto the cliffs in a run of tight switchbacks, then follows the rugged Sonoma and Mendocino coastline past Fort Ross, The Sea Ranch, Gualala, Point Arena and Elk. It ends in the old lumber town of Mendocino on its headland.
Stops
- StartJenner
- FinishMendocino
