California Gold Rush: the Sacramento Grid by bicycle

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California Gold Rush: the Sacramento Grid by bicycle

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Sacramento, California audio tour: California Gold Rush: the Sacramento Grid by bicycle
This is a 5.3mi cycling tour
It takes an average of 120 mins to complete.
Sacramento, California
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About the Tour

How did Sacramento come to be California's capital city?
What was the city's founder, a Swiss named Johann Sutter, doing here in what once was Spanish territory?
How did his efforts to expand a fort here at the confluence of two rivers lead to the discovery of gold and the rush to come get it?
Learn the answers and more by taking this 2-hour tour by bicycle. We will depart and finish at the Capitol, stopping along the way at markers and structures that tell us about the founding of this city and the Gold Rush of 1849.

If you need to rent a bike, you can find rent a JUMP or Lime bike, which you can find at various parking spaces around the Capitol.

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Neighbourhoods Modern History Parks And Gardens

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Marc Christensen

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Born in the Golden State; been a resident of Sacramento since 1999. I enjoy cycling, tennis, sailing and local history.

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Location 1

State Capitol West Facade - 10th Street side

Welcome to this bike tour of Gold Rush Sacramento. My name is Marc and I will be your tour guide. We will bicycle through the downtown/midtown grid between the waterfront and 27th Street.

You should be on your bike, on the sidewalk at the picturesque west side of the Capito... Read More
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Major Landmarks

  • State Capitol

  • Sutter's Fort

  • K Street

  • the Cathedral

  • Sac Valley Train Station

  • Old Sacramento

  • the Stanford Mansion

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Getting There

Route Overview

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  1. Start location
    1315 10th St, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
  2. Total distance
    8km
  3. Final location
    1315 10th St, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
  4. Distance back to start location
    88.24m

Directions to Starting Point

The State Capitol, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814
the west facade (10th Street)

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Places to stop along the way

Sutter's Fort, Saint Francis Church, Sacramento Valley Station, Old Sacramento, Stanford Mansion

Best time of day

Before dark; before the parks close at 5pm; this tour takes 2 hours by bicycle

Precautions

Bikes can be rented in Old Sacramento at Practical Cycle. Also, at bike racks throughout the city from a bike share program - www.bikethetower.com; lock them if you leave them

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