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Route A begins at Kolligian Library passing Bobcat Lane and Bellevue Ranch en route to UC Merced’s remote classroom at Castle Air Park.  To view a larger map and printer friendly pdf, please click here.

Route B starts at Castle Air Park traveling east towards UC Merced, stopping at Bellevue Ranch, completing its journey at Kooligian Library.  To view a larger map and a printer friendly pdf, please click here. 

Route C1, also known as the “Granville/Swiss Colony” route, begins at Granville Apartments on Willowbrook Drive off  Highway 59.  The next stop is at Wal-Mart across from Pier One on Loughborough and continuing to Save Mart shopping center at the bus stop next to Firestone on Austin.  The route continues to College Green Drive stopping at Swiss Colony Apartments across from Carl’s Jr’s, followed by the “G” Street bus stop by the gas station at the Alexander intersection.  The next stop along the “G” Street corridor is at the bus stop at the Rite Aid Plaza.  Continuing to El Portal Plaza with a stop at the Sleep Center, our route then returns back to “G” Street.  Our next stop then takes us to “M” street and the Merced College bus stop, which provides the opportunity to transfer to Merced County’s public transit system (The Bus) and YARTS, Yosemite’s regional transportation system. It also provides access to teh UC Merced parking located at the Merced College Campus. We then reverse our routing back to Yosemite Ave with stops at the Millennium Sports Club, giving access to Starbucks and the Promenade approximately 2 blocks away,  followed by the Surgery Center and Moraga housing development at Perch and Yosemite Avenue.  Proceeding on to the UCM campus via Lake Road, the on campus stops include Kolligian Library and finally Bobcat Lane before heading back to the Granville start.   To view a larger map and a printer friendly pdf, please click here.

Route C2, also known as the Villages/Library route begins at the Village Apartments on San Jose across from Perdue Court.  The route then proceeds to El Redondo, stopping at the pullout across from Jenner right before the Aurora intersection.  Continuing to Target bus terminal on Loughborough, then the Village Apartments and Merced College bus terminal on M St, which provides the opportunity to transfer to Merced County’s public transit system (The Bus) and YARTS, then the route then proceeds to Bellevue Ranch on Bancroft at Jacobs before stopping at the Kolligian Library on campus.  The next stop is Bobcat Lane, then on to the Moraga housing development, which is a stop on demand (SOD), and the Starbucks/Promenade stop location, before returning to the Village apartments start.  To view a larger map and a printer friendly .pdf, please click here.

Route E, our downtown loop, begins at Kolligian Library passing Bobcat Lane and offers a stop on demand (SOD) at Moraga housing development, before stopping at the Starbucks/Promenade center.  This stop also gives access to the Millennium Sports Club and the Raleys shopping center only a few blocks away.   The next stop is at Merced College bus terminal, which provides the opportunity to transfer to Merced County’s public transit system (The Bus) and YARTS, then on to the Bellevue Ranch housing area on Bancroft at Jacobs.  After making the stop at Bellevue Ranch, CatTracks proceeds to San Jose at Purdue Court to service Village Landing and Village Terrace apartments.  CatTracks’ next stop is on El Redondo across from Jenner before the Aurora intersection.  The Merced Mall Target location on Loughborough Drive is the next stop, followed by the Villages apartments on M Street at “The Bus” stop location just before the bike path.  The next stop is the UA Regency Theatre stop on Fairfield Drive just shy of M Street. Next is the Amtrak station on 23rd Street. The following stop is positioned in the middle of downtown Merced, on the corner of K and Main Streets at Main Place Stadium Cinema. The E-Line then services Granville apartments on Willowbrook, followed by the Barnes and Noble stop on Austin Avenue.  Returning to campus via G Street and Yosemite Avenue, CatTracks makes final stops at the Rite Aid/Savemart and Millennium Sports Club, giving access once again to Starbucks and the Promenade only a few blocks away.  Stop on demand is available at the Moraga housing development before CatTracks proceeds back to Campus. This line runs on weekday evenings and on the weekends. To view a larger map and a printer friendly .pdf, please click here.

NiteCat is a route that provides a safe and convenient way to experience what Merced’s nightlife has to offer. Beginning at Kolligian Library and proceeding to Bobcat Lane, CatTracks moves to service the Village stop on San Jose Avenue. The next stop is the UA Regency Theatre, next to Merced Mall located on Fairfield Drive. Next is the Applebee’s stop, located in the Merced Marketplace Shopping Center. NiteCat then proceeds to Main Place Stadium Cinema on the corner of K and Main Streets followed by the last two stops at Rite Aid/La Hacienda I and La Hacienda II in El Portal Plaza. Then it is back to Campus for final stops and to begin the loop again. To view a larger map and a printer friendly pdf, please click here.