How long is the ride, and how much does it climb?

About 15.6 miles from Corte Madera to Corte Madera, with about 620 ft of climbing. The highest point is about 190 ft.

Bay Area & Santa Cruz Mountains

Paradise Loop, Tiburon

A loop around the Tiburon Peninsula from Corte Madera: Paradise Drive along the shore of San Francisco Bay to Tiburon, and back along Tiburon Boulevard.

Corte Madera to Corte Madera: 15.6 mi; Corte Madera to Corte Madera
of climbing: 620 ft; of climbing
highest point: 190 ft; highest point
bike crashes along it, 2021–2025: 25; bike crashes along it, 2021–2025

Cycling map

The route

S: start and finish, A: Tiburon. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap.

Paradise Drive from Corte Madera east and south along the bay shore to Tiburon
The Old Rail Trail path beside Tiburon Boulevard, and Tiburon Boulevard, west toward US-101
North on Casa Buena Drive and Tamalpais Drive to Corte Madera

Is this ride safe on a bike?

We don't rate rides as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a road is, and popular roads have more crashes partly because more people ride them. What the records show: 25 bike crashes were reported along the route from 2021–2025, 5 of them serious or fatal. What to watch for: Paradise Drive is narrow and winding with blind corners and little shoulder in places. Tiburon Boulevard carries fast traffic where the line leaves the path. Busy with cyclists on weekends.

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Stops on the way

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Common questions

How long is the ride, and how much does it climb?: About 15.6 miles from Corte Madera to Corte Madera, with about 620 ft of climbing. The highest point is about 190 ft.

All rides

Route: drawn along © OpenStreetMap roads; length and climbing from USGS 3DEP elevation, so they are estimates. Crashes: bike crashes reported within 25 m of the route, 2021–2025, from the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS); 5 were serious or fatal. Weather: National Weather Service. How the data works.