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Highway 36: Red Bluff to Fortuna
Red Bluff to Fortuna
- Distance
- 141 mi
- Riding Time
- 3h 28m
- Climb
- 8,648 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- Best from April through October. Summer is very hot on the eastern end; winter brings rain, and snow on the higher summits.
- Closures
- Slides and storm damage can close sections, especially in winter. Check Caltrans before riding.
- Fuel
- Fuel is very sparse and small stations keep short hours. Fill up in Red Bluff and plan to reach Fortuna before needing more.
- Watch For
- Continuous tight curves, narrow sections without a center line on the western end, logging trucks, cattle, gravel, rockfall, and little or no cell coverage.
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.
State Route 36 crosses the Coast Ranges from the Sacramento Valley to the Humboldt coast, with almost no straight road between Red Bluff and the Van Duzen River. It passes through remote country around Platina, Forest Glen, Mad River and Bridgeville, with only a handful of tiny settlements along the way, then follows the river down through redwoods toward Fortuna.
Stops
- StartRed Bluff
- FinishFortuna
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