Southern California 6 Days Explorer

We will be spending each evening in a motel and eating in restaurants.  So no need to bring any camping stuff.

The ride starts and ends in San Juan Capistrano. (Southern LA)

The ride will include parts:

 San DIego County

 Cleveland National Forest

Riverside County

San Jacinto National Forest

Idyllwild

San Bernardino National Forest

Big Bear

Angeles National Forest

Tehachapi

Sequoia National Forest

Lake Isabella

Coalinga

Fort Hunter Liggett

Los Padres National Forest

Pacific Coast Highway

Pismo State Beach

And the Beach Cities of LA

Manhattan Beach

Venice Beach

Wow Really!

This ride is designed for the intermediate level Adventure Rider on big bikes.  There are harder and easy options.

Ride Details are in the document below

View the ride maps below

OK since many of you might like to study more detail about the ride, below are the ride maps.

I put these ride maps on the web page because I know a few of you love looking at the ride detail and dreaming about the ride.  At first glance these maps do not look so impressive, but they are way cool.  If you click the Earth or Satellite tab and start zooming in, you can see the ride in incredible detail.   I have spent a ton of hours sorting through the details of the ride for each day, so for those of you that enjoy this sort of thing, well enjoy!

Legend:  

The Blue lines are MAIN routes

The Red lines are Harder routes

The Green lines are Easy options

Lodging: Motel 6 Big Bear,  42899 Big Bear Boulevard, Big Bear Lake CA 92315

Lodging: Santa Fe Motel, 120 W Tehachapi Blvd Tehachapi, Ca, 93561  661-822-3184

Thursday 11/20/2014 Ride Day4 Tehachapi CA to Coalinga CA

Lodging: Coalinga Motel, 698 E Polk St Coalinga, Ca, 93210 (559)-935-0881

Friday 11/21/2014 Ride Day5 Coalinga CA to Oceano CA

Lodging: Oceano Inn, 1252 Pacific Blvd, Oceano, CA 93445 (805) 473-0032  

Lodging: None, you go home the evening  

Sidebar: If you are interested in splitting the cost of a room with someone, post the offer on the CA Adventure Riders conversation section.

Hey This will be a great ride hope you can join me: gpsKevin

FAQs:

Q:Can I do this ride on a dual sport bike?

A: Yes, like a DRZ 400 would be great, there is not much stuff that will be over 60mph, most is slower. NO problem.  

Q: What gear do I need to bring:

A: Be prepared for weather extremes, we could see cold and rain in the mountains and hot in the Valleys.  Bring Rain Gear.    

Q: I am a fairly new rider, Is it possible for me to join the ride?

A: Yes: but depending on your ability you may be asked to take the easier options

Q: I am new to gps and unsure of my ability to Navigate, can I hook up with someone during the ride?

A: Yes, everyone is encouraged to ride together with others. There are many helpful people that will ensure you are not lost or left.

GPS download for the ride

Note: In the Download window, Select the down arrow in the top middle of the screen.  That will get you everything.

To install your Custom Garmin Ride Map, get a blank SD card, and copy the folder "garmin" to the card.  Then just put the card into your gps and the map should be there when you turn your gps on.

Note the download includes a jpg file for printing your own paper map: Folder "8x10 Map Prints"

FAQ:  What garmin folder?  The folder named garmin should have the "gmapsupp.img" file inside.  If you just downloaded the "gmapsupp.img" file, then you need to create a folder on your SD card named "garmin" and put the "gmapsupp.img" file inside it.

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