 
ROUTE DETAILS: "It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle." -Ernest Hemingway  We will ride some of the very best of the beautiful California Coast & Central Coast Wine Country (Plus as many additional miles as you want on day rides in Paso Robles, Pismo Beach & Solvang) If you want an AAA map to cover all of the trip, get the CENTRAL COAST & KERN COUNTY Here's the itinerary. The images show plots by Ride With GPS: www.ridewithgps.com: Mileage & elevation are slightly different but the profiles will show you the terrain.
You can right-click the maps below & Open Image In New Tab to see full size image - or Save As
to download the gif image. You can click Ride With GPS icons below on
the "Travel Days" to sign up for RideWithGPS.com & see
details of the route map and profiles. (Routes not yet FINALIZED;
Route Cue sheets will be provided when you arrive) A complete set of routes - including various options and day rides - will be distributed at the Friday night orientation. Below is a sample of the routes and format: 3 Travel Days If early enough, you can get an afternoon ride in! 7:30 Welcome & Orientation meeting Motel6 Paso Robles (2 nights) Saturday: Day 0: April 30 ~ Many local day ride options will be available and some (Aaron, Beth, Jim, Marilyn, Courtney, Karen & Norma) are doing the Wild Flower 24 mile drive to start: - http://ridewithgps.com/routes/244097 Day 1: Sunday: May 1 ~ 33 miles Paso Robles to Cambria (also will have 43 & 51 mile options)   Route 372372Fireside Inn Day 2: Monday: May 2 ~ 53 miles Cambria to Pismo Beach via Morro Bay, & San Luis Obispo (will also have a 97 mile option)  Route 372433Sand Castle Inn (2 nights) Day 3: Tuesday: May 3 ~ Layover & various day ride options offered from Pismo Beach (or shop at Voler, Kayak with sea lions, etc...) Day 4: Wednesday: May 4 ~ 68 miles Pismo Beach to Solvang (via Guadalupe, Orcutt, & over Foxen Canyon)  Route 372478King Frederik Inn (2 nights) Day 5: Thursday: May 5 ~ Various day ride options Day 6: Friday: May 6th ~ final morning to enjoy another option ride before heading home in the afternoon. Highway 1 was developed to handle all kinds
of vehicles so there are no killer gradients. There are many
long climbs, however. For training purposes, get into good enough
condition to enjoy a hilly 50-60 mile ride. On a tour such as this, you'll be doing 30-40 miles, kicking
back for lunch & a break, then another 20-30. That's all
you have to do all day so if you take your time it's quite accessible.
If you like on line stuff, explore Ride With GPS.com & Map My Ride.com Search for "Monterey" "20-50 miles" & there are hundreds of routes available... The systems both give great mapping detail and generates a profile of elevation. Can also look for more Day Rides by searching "Cambria" and "Solvang".
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