This book is very inspiring for longer bike adventures. Bill thorness is author of the new book cycling the pacific coast, which offers a wide range of insight and travel advice for bicycling from. Organized in five sectionswashington, oregon, northern california, central california, and southern. Almost everyone that i met on the route was using the adventure cycling maps. His second bicycling guidebook, cycling the pacific coast. From canada to the mexican border, bicycling the pacific coast is the most popular guidebook to bicycle touring this gorgeous edge of the u. Jun 27, 2014 cycling the north pacific coast, vancouver bc to san francisco complete garmin map data the pacific coast highway is probably the most popular cycling tour in the usa and for good reason. For the first half, north of san francisco, i mostly. Has anyone here done it or any portion of it and have any good advice. From the canadian border to the border with mexico, the routes take you on the highways and the byways through over 1700 miles of magnificent west coast scenery. Sep 27, 2017 covers the entire 2,000mile route from canada to mexico, including alternate and sideroute options information on lodging, camping, loading the bike, safe cycling, road conditions, weather, and more the pacific coast route is the most popular bike touring route in the u. Mountaineers books has for many years published the most popular guidebook to one of the most popular longdistance road cycling tours in the u. Though its definitely not necessary road wise as you literally just follow highway 1011, someone gave me the book a week or two in and i found it useful as it laid out all of the hikerbiker sites. Advice on cycling the pacific coast highway, with information on routes, books, accommodation options and distances to travel in a day through washington.
The older title bicycling the pacific coast, 4th ed. The 10 best pacific coast bike tours with photos tripadvisor. The pacific coast route is the most popular bike touring route in the u. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Buy the book online via amazon, indiebound or thorness website at. We are a local, family owned and operated business located in san diego, california. However, our journey opened our eyes to a new meaning of biking and traveling. Tom kirkendall and vicky spring guide you turn by turn along the length of pacific coast bicycle route all 1816. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. There are a number of ways someone could choose to ride down the pacific coast. Author of cycling the pacific coast bill thorness shares his adventures in his new book.
Bicycling the pacific coast is a 1984 bicycle touring guide by vicky spring and tom kirkendall, published by the mountaineers books. The complete guide from canada to mexico is published by mountaineers books. Apogees tuition costs are meant to be allinclusive and include all meal, accommodation, and activity fees. Adventure cycling association pacific coast map set route. Sep 16, 2012 oregon coast bike route and california highway 1. Apr 19, 2018 bill thorness is scheduled to speak about his book at books, inc. I recently bought the book bicycling the pacific coast.
I prefer to get wherever i want to go as quick as possible, and being a city girl has made me hate driving. Apr 29, 2006 sometimes i get to thinkin that the pacific crest bike trail would be damn cool to do. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This books is a fairly complete guide to bicycling the pacific coast. Jan 28, 2005 from canada to the mexican border, bicycling the pacific coast is the most popular guidebook to bicycle touring this gorgeous edge of the u. Updated using adventure cyclings pacific coast route. The most significant additional expenses on our pacific coast trip will include travel to eugene, or, and from san francisco, ca, a sleeping bag and sleeping pad, a bike helmet, and a bike and panniers rentals are available, see above. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. It looks like it will be really helpful for my trip. The route starts in santa barbara and follows the pacific coast bike route through montecito, summerland and carpinteria. Pacific coast bike tour pedalshift tour journals vol. Towering sand dunes, lonely lighthouses, scenic coastlines, and tall palm. Just an average middleaged guy biking the pacific coast and looking for enlightenment 1,784 miles 2,871 km over 51 days from.
A complete route guide, canada to mexico by tom kirkendall, vicky spring online at alibris. The mountaineers books bicycling the pacific coast 4th edition mec. Sunset at big sur view on flickr the us pacific coast is one of the most popular tours in the world. Bill thorness with his book, cycling the pacific coast. Average guy biking the pacific coast, by rich trimble. Bicycle touring the pacific coast is outlined in one trip or four separate. Those that werent were begging to borrow and copy them.
How to bike the pacific coast from canada to mexico. Riding along the shore at cannon beach, trail running at cape lookout, wading in the ocean at oregon dunes south of florence, banana slug at. If a bicycle tour of the pacific coast is in your sights, you should consider using cycling the pacific coast by bill thorness. We set out 67 days ago from vancouver with little experience of cycle touring and unsure of what to expect. Pacific coast bike route page, san jose, california. After 58 days of biking from vancouver, canada to cabo san lucas, mexico, my sister and i are by no means experts at biking, nutrition or repairing our bikes. I just have a few questions regarding the pacific coast bicycle route. This book is in its fourth edition, and should not have so many errors in it, still. Buy a discounted paperback of bicycling the pacific coast online from australias leading online bookstore. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
I am a high school student currently planning a bike tour for this summer. Cycling the pacific coast highway cycling the pacific coast highway is one of the most amazing cycling experiences in the world. Cycling the pacific coast is organized in five sectionswashington, oregon, northern california, central california, and southern californiaand is useful to riders who plan to do the trip as one epic ride, or break it up to peddle sections at a time. These fortytwo suggested daily itineraries averaging 53 miles each begin and. Note that as you depart carpinteria the wellsigned route south directs you onto the 101 fwy for only a short distance to the ralph fertig memorial bicyclepedestrian path trailhead. Many cyclists use either the adventure cycling association maps, or the book bicycling the pacific coast, while completing this route. I was wondering if anyone has compiled the general directions outlined on a gps map. Twelve days biking and camping alone along the pacific coast. The complete guide from canada to mexico mountaineers books, november 2017 was the culmination of three years of research and writing. Tom kirkendall is the author of bicycling the pacific coast 4. The book includes practical advice on packing, equipment, meals and lodging. Bicycling the pacific coast was first published in 1998, and has been updated for the most recent edition which came out in 2012.
The book warns you about what you are getting yourself into. Cycling pacific coast highway from san francisco to san diego duration. Mar 07, 2017 oregon and california have official pacific coast bicycle routes. The scenic pacific coast route travels from vancouver, b. And for 33 years, our very own bicycling the pacific coast was the most popular guidebook to this venerable route, until now. All work pretty well, and its unlikely anyone of them will lead you astray. If you are thinking of taking a long cycling trip along the west coast, you might consider picking up a copy of the fourth edition of bicycling the pacific coast admittedly, you would have to be very brave to cycle through parts of the urban jungle along the way.
Cycling the north pacific coast, vancouver bc to san. Cycling the pacific coast as told by author bill thorness. Bicycling the pacific coast, a complete route guide, canada to. Davids pacific coast bicycle tour faq helder land words. We do everything from custom bicycles to service and sales. Mar 07, 20 by the hairpin a couple years ago, megan bernard biked from eugene, or, to san francisco. How to bike the pacific coast from canada to mexico the six fifty. I will probably track down a copy of the now out of print book by bil paul on the trail. The scenic pacific coast bicycle route goes from vancouver, british columbia to imperial beach, california and the mexican border. A complete route guide, canada to mexico, 4th edition spring, vicky, kirkendall, tom on.
My only concern is that it might be a little confusing having to always refer back to. Pacific coast service waypoints 1197 minimum elevation. An allnew guide to the most popular longdistance bike to. Ive long been eager to explore the mountains, forests and coasts of the pacific northwest. Despite our plans, we ended up doing the whole thing just under 2000 miles, and i wanted to write a few notes about this incredibly beautiful trip and the wonderful resources that are provided for touring cyclists.
I dont know that i will ever bike the whole pacific coast, but the book breaks the whole route into manageable segments so you could plan to do portions of it as your schedule allows. The book covers a nearly 2,000mile 3,200 km route from vancouver, british columbia to tijuana, mexico, following mostly united states highway 101 and california state route 1. It has nice mileage logs,suggestions of places to stay and suggested bike touring daily itineraries. Click here to download the 42 mile ride near anacortes. Some sections in the southern part of the route are rolling to flat, especially along the various cities bike paths along the beaches. The book published by mountaineers books is nothing less than the definitive guidebook for those traveling the 2,000 miles from vancouver, bc, to the mexican border. It takes in amazing ocean views, lush forests, fantastic facilities for cyclists and cities like vancouver and san francisco. There is a large climbdescent between leggett and the coastal highway on section 3.
Between canada and the mexican border is one of the worlds most beautiful roads for bicycle touring. The weather is mild, scenery is absolutely beautiful and there are convenient services for food and lodging all along the route. On my ride i found the bicycling the pacific coast book to be inaccurate. Tom kirkendall author of bicycling the pacific coast.
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