In Santa Barbara, you will bike along the coast both west through Hope Ranch and the University of Santa Barbara and east on the spectacular Mountain Drive overlooking the Pacific Ocean. In the Santa Ynez valley, you will bike through Happy, Foxen and Ballard Canyons and on the Santa Rosa Road visiting some of the great wineries that made the movie, Sideways, famous. The dates of the trips have been selected to take advantage of the excitement of the fall wine harvest in October. Bikers will be delighted with the beautiful, quiet, traffic-free roads.
*Highlights:
- Bike the magnificent Pacific coast where the mountains meet the sea;
- Explore the town of Santa Barbara, one of California’s most beautiful towns, visiting the famous Santa Barbara Mission;
- Bike the quiet country roads of Santa Ynez Valley’s gorgeous canyons;
- Visit the famous wineries of Southern California’s “Sideways” country;
- Stay in two of the area’s finest inns and dine at Louie’s in Santa Barbara and the well known Mattei’s Tavern and the Los Olivos Café in the Santa Ynez Valley.
*Weather: The average high in Santa Barbara in the first week of October is 74 degrees and the average low is 53 degrees. The average high and low temperatures in the Santa Ynez Valley is 55 degrees.
*Terrain: The terrain in the Santa Barbara area is flat to rolling with one or two significant hills. The Santa Ynez trip varies from flat to rolling and hilly depending on the route. Most of the significant hills can be avoided by choice of route and selective use of the van.
*Distances and Difficulty: The daily routes will be 20-40 miles, but there will always be options for shorter and longer rides and the rides each day will be tailored to meet the preferences of riders of varying abilities. This trip is suitable for intermediate-level bikers with some experience and above.
*Logistics: This trip starts and ends in Santa Barbara, California.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Five nights accommodation in first class inns;
- All breakfasts, four dinners, three picnic lunches, snacks;
- Support van, baggage moving, guides, route notes and maps.
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