Walk and Bike Route Planning Maps and Links

Planning a run, family walk or biking trip? Reference the following links to access low to medium volume streets with lower speeds and supportive infrastructure like stop signs, stop lights and overhead flashers.

• Palo Alto Safe Routes to School Walk and Roll Map Page
• Palo Alto’s citywide “Walk and Roll Routes to Libraries" Map
• Google Maps Turn-By-Turn Bike Instructions and Routes: Open the menu button at the top left corner of Google Maps, just to the left of the empty search box. Choose “Bicycling” from that menu to bring up a map marked up specifically for cyclists.

You’re ready to roll, now where to go? Try any of the following activities below, or set up a Weekly “Walk and Roll Wednesday” to enjoy one or more of these activities per week.

• Practice your walking and biking route to school to school next year visiting  the Safe Routes to School Walk and Roll Maps Page
• Practice your walking and biking route to work next year by review various routes on the Santa Clara VTA Bikeways Map 
• Read “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt”, then go on a Palo Alto Teddy Bear walk
• Best places for bird watching in Palo Alto and 50 Bird Species and the Sounds they Make
• Palo Alto Self-Guided Historic Preservation Tour (click on links to each neighborhood brochure)
• Self-Guided Stanford Walking Tour
• Palo Alto Walking and Rolling Self-Guided Public Art Tour
• Read The Mindful Walking Guide to lead your child in a mindful walking practice
• Play Active Transportation Bingo
• Go on a Scavenger Hunt A for younger children or Scavenger Hunt B for older children
• Try out and learn about Geocaching
• Set up a Neighborhood Rainbow Hunt

The following resources can help you keep track of your runs/rides as well as find out about what other crowdsourced routes are being used to get around town.

• Relive: Records your route and allows you to post photos along your journey)
• Strava: Provides route maps, turn-by-turn directions and social networking)
• Map My Ride: Records walks/runs/rides and pairs with health data