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Standing taller than a football field is long, the ancient redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) of northern California can live 2,000+ years. Ride and hike through three different reserves guarded by these amazing sentinels, including the world’s largest remaining old-growth forest. Taste the world-class offerings of the Russian River and Napa/Sonoma wine regions. Thrill to the only section of California’s coastline without a major highway - a magical stretch called the Lost Coast.
Meet in Santa Rosa. Relish the Russian River wine country, from Occidental to Healdsburg.
Meet us on Day 1 in Santa Rosa, heart of the wine country. Feel the breeze at your back as you ride through the glorious Russian River wine country, past world-class vineyards stretching from Occidental to Healdsburg. We'll spend tonight at uber-luxe Hotel Healdsburg.
Explore the Alexander Valley's wineries and byways. Soak it up at Vichy Springs.
Ride the Alexander Valley, with plenty of options ranging from flat and easy to hilly and hard. We'll ride from Healdsburg to Cloverdale and Hopland, finishing up with a soak in the mineral waters of Vichy Springs Resort.
From Ukiah to Lake Mendocino, there's plenty to explore - including our lodging at a distinguished country inn favored by Hollywood celebs.
Ride to sparkling Lake Mendocino for a gourmet picnic lunch. Head north past Ridgewood, the sprawling 17,000 acre ranch made famous by the racehorse Seabiscuit. Explore the Benbow Inn in Garberville, a luxurious country lodge that has been a favorite of Hollywood’s elite since the 1920s. You’ll enjoy a dip in the river and dining at the lodge's restaurant.
Head north into the Humboldt region and the Avenue of the Giants, whose mammoth trees stand like sentinels of a lost era.
Pedal the banks of the Eel River on a scenic road through ancient redwood forest and into the Avenue of the Giants. These magnificent Coast Redwoods can live more than 2,000 years and are the tallest living things on earth, reaching heights of more than 350 feet — taller than a football field is long. Ride your bike through a space - big enough for an SUV - between the roots of one living redwood. Spend the next two nights in historic Ferndale, which posed as the ideal 1950s town for Jim Carrey's movie "The Majestic." You'll love the Victorian Village Inn, which National Geographic Traveler called '...one of the world's top ten great places.'
Ride Panther Gap and the Lost Coast: spectacular panoramas of rugged outcrops and black sand beaches.
Today: ride the “Lost Coast” - the only section of California's coast that doesn’t have a major highway. Serene redwood forests lead to beautiful remote valleys and sudden ocean vistas of shimmering blue waters and milk-white beaches. Up for a challenge? Tackle “The Wall” - a hill whose first quarter-mile appears to go straight up, then dishes out an average grade of 18% for over a mile. Your reward: sweeping coastline panoramas as you follow the road back to Ferndale. This optional ride is only 18 miles with fantastic vistas and no traffic...but includes another 8-mile climb up yet another challenging sweep called the “Endless Hill.” Riders who do it will understand why the locals' “Tour of the Unknown Coast” is billed as California’s toughest century ride.
Ride and hike in Rockefeller Forest, the largest remaining contiguous old-growth forest in the world.
Saturday, ride through the flat dairy country out of Ferndale to the Rockefeller Forest, largest remaining stand of primeval redwoods in the world. The oldest recorded Coast Redwood tree, more than 2,200 years old, is found here. Hike the forest, finish with a celebratory lunch in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, then shuttle back to Santa Rosa.
Make your reservation now or (800) 443-6060.
As an optional extra, a person traveling solo on any inn-to-inn trip may reserve a room for his or her exclusive use. This will guarantee you a private room and private bath every night. If you're willing to share a room, there is no extra charge for coming solo, no matter when you sign up for the tour - even if you wind up with a private room by default.
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