- Tour Leader: Warner Griswold, 1-775-825-1938 (h), 1-775-843- 3960 (cell), e-mail jwarner-griswold@att.net .
- Tour Dates: Saturday, Nov 1st, 2014– Saturday, Nov 15th, 2014.
- Tour Rating: Advanced.
- Tour Fee: $1,400. 00 Can.
- Tour Numbers: Min 18, max 24.
- Tour Registration Opening: March 19th @ 1700h (5:00 p.m.)
Description: This 15-day, 14-night loop tour starts and ends in Santa Anna, CA with enjoyable rides along California’s beautiful coast, coastal foothills, and Catalina Island. The tour follows a clockwise loop route from Santa Anna, San Clemente, Oceanside, Temecula, Julian, Alpine, Cardiff-by-the Sea in Encinitas, and south to San Diego’s beautiful Mission Bay. It includes seven move days, six non-move days, and two travel days.
It is a vehicle-supported tour with motel accommodations, including breakfasts (participants will take turns driving the van and laying out food stuff in the morning for lunch making). Dinners at your expense. Participants will bring no more than two bags each weighing no more than 18 kg.
Riding Conditions and Logistics: The maximum mileage on “move” days for the short routes will be 70 mi (113 km) with hills. Non-move days will have short (20 mi -32 km) to long (70 mi – 113 km) rides. Total-tour cycling distance, were each day’s short ride taken, will be about 600 km minimum.
Participants should have group riding skills and the ability to ride a minimum of 70 mi (113 km)/day with hills. Though van supported, it is for luggage and cyclists with bicycle or health problems only. If you have any question about your cycling ability in relation to this tour please discuss with Warner prior to registering. If you email Warner, you may request that he calls you back from the US.
In the California foothills there are some short, challenging hills. Riding will be entirely on pavement. One optional ride has a 10 mile uphill grade. You may enjoy this trip more if you bring a 3-ring road bike versus a hybrid bike; mountain bikes are not recommended. Weather in November should be ideal for cycling, though rain gear should be packed.
Registration/Participant Selection: Tour signup, will be done online at http:// tinyurl.com/m9dw6g. Sign-up will follow the “CCCTS Tour Participant Selection Policy and Procedures” described in this Newsbrief. Applicants must be current CCCTS members and will be selected on the basis of date of receipt of registration, taking into account double occupancy rooming arrangements, cycling ability and health and safety reasons. Within 48 hours of application, the Tour Leader will contact each registrant by phone and/or E-mail to determine their fitness and riding abilities, etc., in relation to an “advanced” tour. Accepted participants will then have 72 hours to make their first deposit of $700 at http://tinyurl.com/m9dw6g. (Please note that couples registering together save on Karelo fees.) The balance of $700 is due Sept. 1st, 2014, also pay- able at the latter site. Two spots will be reserved for club members who will directly assist the leader during the tour. Once the tour is fully subscribed applicants may join the wait list.
Tour fees includes accommodations, all breakfasts (included with rooms), lunches, the leader’s tour expenses of 5% of tour costs (to a maximum of one tour fee) and bicycle travel-box storage (Holiday Inn Express) . The tour fee does not include other personal costs.
Those cancelling the Tour will incur costs made or committed on their behalves unless someone on the wait list fills the positions.
Itinerary:
Nov. 1st (Saturday): Arrive in Santa Anna (John Wayne Airport) on an early flight or by car (no parking costs): If by plane then take the free Holiday Inn Express shuttle to the hotel.
Nov. 2nd: Santa Anna to San Clemente’s Holiday Inn Express.
Nov. 3rd: A day off, but reservations have been made to take the 9:00 a.m. ferry from Dana Point. Here we’ll board Catalina Island ferry, and upon arrival we can cycle the Island, lay on the beach, etc.
Nov 4th: San Clemente south to Oceanside’s Holiday Inn.
Nov 5th: Oceanside, and a non-move day. Various cycling routes will be available.
Nov 6th: Oceanside to Temecula’s Holiday Inn Express.
Nov 7th: A non-move day in Temecula. Various cycling routes will be available.
Nov 8th – 9th: Temecula to Julian. We follow Hwy 79 south along the eastern side of Cleveland National Forest to Warner Springs and the Julian Lodge hotel [61 mi, (99 km)]. There is a shorter and hillier 54 mi (87 km) route to Julian, the apple capital of Southern California. An-out and-back loop with two options will be available.
Nov 10th-11th: Julian to Alpine’s Ayres Inn [35 -55 mi (57-89 km)]. To the south of Alpine there are a number of loops ranging in distance from 10 to 50 mi (16-80 km).
Nov 12th– 13th: Alpine to Cardiff by the Sea’s (Encinitas) Holiday Inn Express. Great cycling routes and beaches; your choice.
Nov 14th: Cardiff by the Sea to Santa Anna [~70 mi (112 km)]. And,
Nov. 15th (Saturday): Breakfast and Tour’s end.