Napa and Lake Berryessa Tour

NAPA AND LAKE BERRYESSA TOUR

Total Miles: 55

Total Elevation Gain: 3150

Steepness: 8% over 1 mile on Pope Canyon Road, 7.5% average over 1 mile on Ink Grade. Lesser grades elsewhere.

Traffic Volume/Road Conditions: Moderate traffic on Silverado Trail and Highway 128. Little traffic elsewhere. Good shoulders on Silverado Trail, Berryessa-Knoxville Road, and Pope Valley Road. Few shoulders elsewhere. Poor road surface on portions of Ink Grade and Howell Mountain Road. All other road surfaces good.

Start/End Point: Downtown St. Helena

                                                              TOTAL      NEXT

                                                              MILES      TURN

L (South)    Onto Highway 29/128                               0.0       0.5

L            Pope Street                                       0.5       1.0

R            Silverado Trail                                   1.5       3.5

L            Sage Canyon Road (Highway 128)                    5.0       3.5

Bear R       Bear to the right at the junction with            8.5       4.5

             Chiles & Pope Valley Road

Bear R       Bear to the right at the junction with           13.0       3.5

             Lower Chiles Valley Road

Bear L       At the junction turn left onto                   16.5      15.0

             Berryessa-Knoxville Road

L            Pope Canyon Road                                 31.5       7.8

R            Pope Valley Cross Road                           39.3       1.0

R            Chiles & Pope Valley Road                        40.3       9.0

             FOOD AVAILABLE IN POPE VALLEY

L            Ink Grade                                        42.9       3.5

R            White Cottage Road                               46.4       4.0

Cross        Deer Park Road onto Howell Mountain Road.        50.4       3.5

             Bear to the right at the intersection

             with Conn Valley Road

L/R          Turn Left onto the Silverado Trail and           53.9       1.0

             make an immediate right onto Pope Street

R            Highway 29/128                                   54.9       0.5

             FINISH!                                          55.4

Comments: The rolling terrain which makes up most of this ride can be great fun in a competitive group. The major challenge of the day is Ink Grade, which isn't that steep in the beginning or end, but has a tougher middle. Fortunately most of this climb is well shaded. The initial climb on Pope Valley Road can look intimidating, but it is relatively short.

Use caution on the descent of Howel Mountain Road as portions of it are narrow and twisty with poor pavement. It is very easy to be surprised by traffic coming uphill.

Special thanks for Don Carpenter for this route and the ride profile from John Madden’s Polar S625X.

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