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The Bay Bridge Bike Trail starts across the street from the Ikea store in Emeryville and winds its way to the base of the Bay Bridge where the moderate but long climb up the bridge begins. There is also a parking lot near the base of the bridge if you prefer not to bike the extra miles from the start across the street from Ikea to the base. The shear length of the climb can be intimidating if you're on a bike, but if you keep your gears low and take your time, it's not so bad. The views as you get closer to the top are spectacular, all the while hearing and seeing the Bay Bridge traffic whiz by. It's exhilarating! Once at top or end of the trail, you're on Yerba Buena Island and there is a Bay Bridge Trail Lookout where you can take in the spectacular panoramic views of the bridge, bay and the East Bay. You'll definitely want to take a few selfies there! You can continue your bike ride down to Treasure Island but keep in mind, whatever elevation you bike down, you will have to bike back up or at least push your bike back up! If you decide to turn and go back down the Bay Bridge, your speeds can go in excess of 20 mph! Keep in mind, the speed limit on the trail is only 15 mph.

Yü WuYü Wu

The trail is awesome. Really appreciate this multi-use path for pedestrians and cyclists to enjoy newer section of the Bay Bridge. What a gorgeous bridge and what a view of the bay. Highly recommended for folks who enjoy an urban ride. HOWEVER. It makes little sense that there is no pedestrian access to Buena Vista Island (while bikes can get down to the island only on weekends due to construction at the moment). Anyone who hikes to the lookout point 4.5 miles down the trail has to walk all the way back...

Bm MilesBm Miles

Great adventure and an exhilarating bike ride. We may a couple stops to rest our legs on the way to treasure island. The ride back was a breeze as it was downhill. We enjoyed the cruise and breeze on the way back. We didn’t enjoy the fumes from the freeway but overall we enjoyed it and will likely ride again when we return to the area. We also enjoyed rented Lyft bikes, so the ride was 4.5 miles each way. Back and forth, the ride was close to 2 hours

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The Bay Bridge Bike Trail starts across the street from the Ikea store in Emeryville and winds its way to the base of the Bay Bridge where the moderate but long climb up the bridge begins. There is also a parking lot near the base of the bridge if you prefer not to bike the extra miles from the start across the street from Ikea to the base. The shear length of the climb can be intimidating if you're on a bike, but if you keep your gears low and take your time, it's not so bad. The views as you get closer to the top are spectacular, all the while hearing and seeing the Bay Bridge traffic whiz by. It's exhilarating! Once at top or end of the trail, you're on Yerba Buena Island and there is a Bay Bridge Trail Lookout where you can take in the spectacular panoramic views of the bridge, bay and the East Bay. You'll definitely want to take a few selfies there! You can continue your bike ride down to Treasure Island but keep in mind, whatever elevation you bike down, you will have to bike back up or at least push your bike back up! If you decide to turn and go back down the Bay Bridge, your speeds can go in excess of 20 mph! Keep in mind, the speed limit on the trail is...