Find the PerfectBike Tour in San Francisco
San Francisco is incredibly bike-friendly, which means that a ride on two wheels can be an excellent way to see the city.
San Francisco is a bike-friendly city. Hopping on your own set of wheels is a great way to see the city. Whether you want to follow one of our partners' predetermined routes or have a guide peddle along with you, there are plenty of options for seeing San Francisco by bike tour.
Find Your Bike
Bay City Bike Rentals and Tours
501 Bay St.Bay City Bike offers guided tours that range from six to 15 miles, both in the city and beyond, and for all skill levels and ages. You can also rent one of their bikes and explore the city on your own. Traveling with a big group? Bay City Bike is great for private events.
Blazing Saddles Bike Rentals & Tours
2715 Hyde St.Blazing Saddles' guides will take you across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito, while their self-guided tours offer routes that can take you even deeper into hilly, scenic Marin County. They also have a fleet of electric bikes that can be used by anyone who isn't up to peddling the whole time.
Dandyhorse SF Bike Tours & Rentals
618 Shrader St.
Dandyhorse uses a fleet of SF's best electric bikes for easy pedaling the entire time. Located just one block from Golden Gate Park in the Haight, it’s a great place to rent a bike. Sign up for their Ultimate Electric SF Bike Tour, which will take you on a journey through the city with stops for admiring public art and indulging in local eats.
Parkwide Bike Rentals and Tours
501 Bay St.One big benefit of Parkwide's service is that they have multiple locations around the city, meaning one-way rentals are an option. Traveling with a group and want to share the work of peddling? Parkwide has two- and four-seater surreys that you can ride along the roads of Golden Gate Park and others.
Unlimited Biking
887 Beach St.Rent a bike to explore San Francisco on your own, or join Unlimited Biking on an exhilarating guided bike tour through popular neighborhoods and attractions like Fisherman's Wharf, Ghirardelli Square, Golden Gate Bridge and more. They have the largest fleet of high-quality Cannondale Bikes, including hybrid, road, e-bikes, tandem, and baby seat attachments. To make your bike adventure even more convenient, a helmet, basket, bike lock, and color-coded map with key attractions is also included in your rental.
Find Your Route
Guided tours are great, but if you're set on exploring San Francisco on your own, the city has plenty of clearly marked routes you can follow on your bike.
The San Francisco Bay Trail
Lining the city's bayfront from Dogpatch to the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco's portion of the Bay Trail is just a tiny part of a 500-mile total route that takes you across the entire bay perimeter. In San Francisco, it's a flat and easy ride that takes you past a number of the city's most iconic attractions.
Great Highway
Would you rather ride along the ocean? Start high up near Land's End and cruise south down through the Richmond and Sunset neighborhoods along Great Highway. It's a smooth ride without much vehicular traffic to contend with. Bonus: you can easily peel off into Golden Gate Park and ride along its many roads and lanes.
The Wiggle
Fun fact: this path existed before cars, before bikes, even before horses! Once a trail that local Native Americans used to avoid San Francisco's steepest inclines, this bike route connects downtown Market Street to NoPa and Haight-Ashbury. It earned its name for the frequent turns along its one-mile stretch. Your arms may get more of a work-out than your legs!
Marin Headlands
Sure, many of our bicycle rental and tour partners offer you the opportunity to ride across the Golden Gate Bridge—but why not do more riding once you reach the other side? The roads in the Marin Headlands feature designated bike lanes, meaning that you can keep peddling up and over the high hills, exploring this protected refuge and witnessing tremendous views of the bay, the bridge, and the city behind you.
Skyline Boulevard
Looking to journey beyond city limits and explore the peninsula? Skyline Boulevard (also known as California Route 35) begins in San Francisco, but the best stretch for cyclists lies between Half Moon Bay and San Jose. Traffic is light and the elevation of the road itself gives you some spectacular views of Silicon Valley, the south end of San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
Make the Most of Your Ride
Don't forget that you can easily combine a bike tour with select San Francisco attractions by purchasing a bundled attraction pass.
Dan was part of the San Francisco Travel team for more than a decade, most recently as Vice President, Global Marketing. His favorite ways to spend a weekend in the city are with a cup of craft coffee in hand, a playlist of good vibes and a growing list of books to read, or out at the hottest new restaurant or bar.
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