Pacific Coast Highway Help
#1
Pacific Coast Highway Help
I have an opportunity for a three day ride from San Francisco and wanted to ride the PCH. Trouble is I don't know if I should head north of San Francisco or south. I was hoping that those of you who have ridden the PCH could give me your thoughts on which way to go. Many thanks for your feedback.
#3
Three days. I'd head south and plan some stops and sightseeing around Monterey and Pacific Grove. You can't do 17 mles drive on a bike but you can get the same views going around the Pacific Grove coast. Down to Carmel and Big Sur. Seals down by Hearst Castle and food in Morro Bay. Further down to Solvang and the 154 into Santa Barbara. From there you can follow the coast down to Ventura and turn around and head back north or you can cut the trip short and turn around sooner if you're doing a lot of sightseeing.
#6
EDIT....If you do go south and make it as far as Malibu make sure to stop at Neptune's Net for some good seafood and usually a parking lot full of nice bikes and cars. At least was that way when I lived out there several years ago.
Last edited by IronAss; 08-23-2010 at 09:54 PM.
#7
I'm heading that way tommorrow. Headin north from San Diego. not sure if I am gonna stay on the slab to the 10 over to Santa Monica or get off at Dana Point. planning on lunch at Neptune's Net
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#8
I ride PCH from San Fran to Santa Cruz, Carmel, Big Sur all the time. We took a trip north up to the Big Trees and rode 1 all the way back. All of us are from the south bay area and we had to take several pic ops cause it was so beautiful.
Go north man, go north!
Go north man, go north!
#10
Me, I'd head North to Fortuna, take a right and ride Hwy 36 to Redding or Hwy 3 to Weaverville, then turn around and do it all again back. I don't think it's any secret, Hwy 36 is the west coast's equivalent of The Dragon.