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Route
Day One: Saturday, October 20, 2007
San Francisco to Santa Cruz: 86 miles (Description)
Day Two: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Santa Cruz to Big Sur: 77 miles (Description)
Day Three: Monday, October 22, 2007
Big Sur to San Luis Obispo (Shell Beach): 114 miles (Description)
Day Four: Tuesday, October 23, 2007
San Luis Obispo (Shell Beach) to Santa Barbara: 104 miles (Description)
Day Five: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Santa Barbara to Marina del Rey: 92 miles (Description)
Day Six: Thursday, October 25, 2007
Marina del Rey to Newport Beach: 56 miles (Description)
Day Seven: Friday, October 26, 2007
Newport Beach to La Jolla: 71 miles (Description)
Optional Day Eight: Sunday, October 28, 2007
Bike course of San Diego Triathlon Challenge: 56 miles
MDC Hotels
Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf – San Francisco, CA www.fishermanswharf.hyatt.com
Chaminade – Santa Cruz, CA www.chaminade.com
Big Sur Lodge – Big Sur, CA www.bigsurlodge.com
San Luis Obispo - www.cliffsresort.com
Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort – Santa Barbara, CA www.fpdtr.com
Marriott Marina del Rey – Marina del Rey, CA www.marriott.com/property/propertypage/LAXMB
Newport Beach - www.newportbeach.hyatt.com
(Route and daily mileage subject to change.)
DAY BY DAY DESCRIPTIONS
Day One: San Francisco to Santa Cruz - 86 miles
The journey begins along the Embarcadero, with breathtaking views of the Golden Gate Bridge. We then proceed through beautiful Golden Gate Park which leads to the Great Highway and eventually to Highway 1. The terrain is mostly comprised of gentle rolling hills except for the big 1.5 mile climb over Devil's Slide. We continue down the scenic coastline all the way to the picturesque town of Santa Cruz.
Day Two: Santa Cruz to Big Sur - 77 miles
We start the ride along some bustling city streets which quickly turn into farmland and eventually lead to a beautiful bike trail, completely protected, all the way to Monterey. From Monterey, we head down the coastline through the hills leading to Big Sur.
Day Three: Big Sur to San Luis Obispo (Shell Beach)- 114 miles
This will be the most challenging day of the ride, with a series of climbs which are rewarded with breathtaking views! Next we pass through San Simeon, the home of Hearst Castle, and then through the quaint town of Cambia. We will enjoy a great bike lane all the way to San Luis Obispo.
Day Four: San Luis Obispo (Shell Beach) to Santa Barbara - 104 miles
We continue heading south through Pismo Beach, home of the legendary sand dunes, and then quickly return to the farmlands as we near Guadalupe. After leaving Guadalupe, we head down Highway 1 through Vandenberg Air Force Base and drop down to Highway 101. We will encounter some rolling hills on this leg, and a section well traveled by motorists, but will enjoy a nice wide bike lane leading us into Santa Barbara.
Day Five: Santa Barbara to Marina del Rey- 92 miles
As we leave Santa Barbara, we will pass through many of California’s famous beach towns that boast legendary surfing, as well as a combination of more farmland and city streets. Enjoy this varied scenery and very flat terrain all the way to Malibu, where we hit more rolling hills.
Day Six: Marina del Rey to Newport Beach- 56 miles
We will ride along the famous Venice Beach bike path straight through the middle of the beach on a route shared with rollerbladers, beach cruisers, skateboarders and pedestrians. Keep your eyes wide open through this extremely scenic section!! We will have one big climb and then we drop into Long Beach. We continue our journey through bustling beach towns and enjoy mostly flat terrain until we reach Newport Beach.
Day Seven: Newport Beach to La Jolla - 71 miles
We begin the day traveling over rolling hills that lead into to Dana Point then it is homeward bound into Camp Pendleton, finishing with our familiar San Diego County coastline route to La Jolla.
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