Not sure if you are open to doing multimodal transportation. You can ride to San Rafael and get on the SMART train. Then you can ride this tentative route from Sonoma County Airport all the way to Eureka. I mainly plotted on paved surfaces (not sure what kind of set up do you have). This takes you onto the coast from Ukiah to Fort Bragg, then follow HWY 1 to Laytonville. >From there you can ride your way up to Eureka mostly shielded from the coastal wind. This route minimizes the coast so you don't have to fight the head winds very much. But others should chime in for the best route between Laytonville and Eureka.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42469821 On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 9:55:50 AM UTC-7 jamin orrall wrote: > Thanks for all the tips so far! I'm afraid I don't have the option of > north to south this time, I am not only doing this for pleasure but also as > transportation, I need to be in Arcata by the 19th. > > On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 9:49:04 AM UTC-7 pi...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Btw, the bible for the Pacific Coast Tour is Spring & Kirkendall: >> https://amzn.to/3Gueao2 >> >> On Sat, Apr 8, 2023 at 9:32 AM Franklyn Wu <sin...@msn.com> wrote: >> >>> The prevailing wind is north-to-south, so if you will be on the coast >>> much, then going from Arcata to SF is less challenging. There aren't many >>> ways to get to Arcata, though, perhaps greyhound bus with your bike packed >>> up? >>> >>> On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 9:12:55 AM UTC-7 pi...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> The biggest recommendation is to do it in reverse! In good weather you >>>> get a tailwind North to South. Grinding against the headwind South to >>>> North >>>> is no fun. You won't win the fight against mother nature and it won't be >>>> nearly as fun! >>>> >>>> On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 9:06:51 AM UTC-7 jamin orrall wrote: >>>> >>>>> Howdy! I am doing a short little bike tour from San Francisco (Amtrak >>>>> station) to Arcata California in a week or so on my Homer Hilsen. Anyone >>>>> have any tips or recommendations? Wondering if I should just stick to the >>>>> PCH or try some other roads. FYI I have ridden from Bodega Bay to LA so >>>>> I >>>>> have some experience on the coastal route but not that far north. I will >>>>> be camping with a very light road. >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/JN26BHEmDig/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d8e1eecb-f10e-4dcf-81f2-db605013b64en%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d8e1eecb-f10e-4dcf-81f2-db605013b64en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- 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/dfc4a182-4213-4ebb-a56a-4c3f0588feb9n%40googlegroups.com.
