My cousin and I did Eugene to SF a few years ago. Eugene is nice because you can take the amtrak there with your bike to start the tour. We bought the Adventure Cycling Maps. $30 well spent. The maps provide a number of quiet side roads that keep you off the freeway as much as possible, and they also include detailed information about bike shops, food, and hiker/biker camps along the way. Here is the link:
https://www.adventurecycling.org/cyclosource-store/route-maps/?p:current=7 You may need Pacific Coast #2 and #3. I may be able to dig around and find my old maps, but mine may be out of date. -Andrew On Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 8:53:29 AM UTC-8 Zac wrote: > Hi Stephen, > > I did this years ago and had a blast, despite one full day of rain on our > way to Leggett, which also coincided with stretches along Hwy 101. People > have different comfort levels regarding riding with traffic, but if—and > when!—I do this trip again I would probably look for side routes along that > stretch, say, between Garberville and Leggett; and maybe around Fort Bragg, > unless folks there have changed their attitude towards bike touring since I > last rode through. Other than those areas, I have fond memories of weaving > down Hwy 1 with barely a soul in sight for miles and miles. So I would > stick to the coast mostly, as in your second itinerary. Also, in my > experience, many of the roads that head inland in that area are significant > climbs, have little to no shoulder and lots of twists and turns that some > drivers like to race through. > > You're gonna love it. > > On Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:38:21 PM UTC-8 Stephen wrote: > >> Hey All, >> >> This week I've been fantasizing about a tour route from Eureka to SF that >> follows the PCH but avoids riding on it as much as possible (within >> reason). So I've been playing around in rwgps and Gaia Gps maps to make >> some route drafts, trying to stay close to the coast but choosing alternate >> roads and dirt roads as much as possible to avoid traffic. >> >> For the beginning of the route I used part of a Lost Coast tour route >> that ends and begins in Eureka. As for the end, I've done a fair bit of >> riding in Marin and have familiarity with the roads and trails up to Sir >> Francis Drake Road. Will probably make two different route endings, one for >> east bay and one for SF. (the route draft I have now is for eastbay) >> >> I was wondering if anyone on the list had experience in the other areas >> up the coast, or has done a similar ride, or been on any of the roads I've >> routed or had recommendations? Sometimes you see a road on a map and in >> reality its private access or washed away. Would appreciate any thoughts or >> feedback or anybody who wants to nerd out on maps and routemaking. >> >> Playing with the idea of riding this on my appaloosa in April. >> >> ROUTES: >> https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45561107 >> https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45561484 >> >> Let me know if theres trouble accessing those. >> >> Thanks! >> > -- 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/795cf642-6d07-4eee-bcff-fcf256e4c477n%40googlegroups.com.
