Thanks to all for your responses. The 1 to the 101 was really nice. There's a real steep descent to the 101. Obviously not a problem going south. Had I been traveling north, I think I would have been walking the bike up that mountain.
On Monday, March 13, 2023 at 1:04:32 PM UTC-7 dougP wrote: > I took a look at the coastal trail link. This is the first I've heard > about it. They note that it's unlikely they'll get permission to cross > Vandenberg AFB in this century. Amtrak's rail line pre-dates Vandenberg so > it skates along the cliffs between Gaviota & Lompoc. Beautiful train ride > but it'll take some work to keep the cliffs from crumbling away. > > dougP > > On Monday, March 13, 2023 at 12:57:01 PM UTC-7 dougP wrote: > >> Follow the Adventure Cycling route 1 to 101. There are state parks at >> Gaviota, Refugio & El Capitan. There is one dicey bridge but it is short, >> well marked, with good sight line & warnings to cars to look out for >> bicycles. I have ridden this route several times & consider it perfectly >> safe. >> >> If safety is a concern, DO NOT take the 246/154 option. It has a steep >> long uphill to the top of San Marcos Pass, with a fast, steep descent on a >> narrow road down to Santa Barbara. It is a shorter alternate between Santa >> Barbara & the Santa Ynez Valley & tends to attract people in a hurry. Plus >> the coastal route is more scenic. >> >> dougP >> >> >> On Monday, March 13, 2023 at 2:11:12 AM UTC-7 Garth wrote: >> >>> I don't even live there but in exploring the roads via google "street >>> view" taking the highways 1 and 101 are the way to go. I use the "street >>> view" feature a lot as it gives visual photos of the actual roads. >>> That said, this https://cyclecalcoast.com/rides/pcbr/ gives you more >>> detailed info about the route, including the narrow southbound 101 bridge >>> near the Baron Ranch trailhead. >>> >>> I found that website via a Gibiru search for *cycling from Santa >>> Barbara to Gaviota .* >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3cc1a033-f2f1-44cd-a33e-2ce15944612dn%40googlegroups.com.
