Southern California 6 Days Explorer
SOCAL 6 Days Explorer
This ride follows roughly along the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mexico border heading north and then cuts across the coastal mountains and follows the Pacific Ocean south again. The ride is 6 days long and covers about 1500 miles. It covers some of the best routes in Southern California.
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
Ride Signup
In order to join this ride you must: sign up for the ride on the California Adventure Riders Meetup and make your own motel reservations:
California Adventure Riders Meetup
Motel Reservation Information:
Monday 11/17/2014 Ride Day1 San Juan Capistrano CA to Julian CA
Lodging: Julian Lodge: 4th & C Streets, Julian, CA 92036 (760) 765-1420
Tuesday 11/18/2014 Ride Day2 Julian CA to Big Bear CA
Lodging: Motel 6 Big Bear, 42899 Big Bear Boulevard, Big Bear Lake CA 92315
Wednesday 11/19/2014 Ride Day3 Big Bear CA to Tehachapi CA
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
Saturday 11/22/2014 Ride Day6 Oceano CA to San Juan Capistrano CA
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.
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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