I would take Pleasants Valley Rd to Winters, then Putah Creek Rd to Road 31 to get to Davis. Scenic and not much traffic.
--Eric N Sent from my iPad2 On Dec 6, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Eric-- how about best route from Vacaville to Davis? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 6, 2011, at 3:20 PM, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > >> Corwin: >> >> My recommendations based on living in and riding from Davis for almost 15 >> years: >> >> • The best direction to ride is west, toward Winters. Going north is ugly, >> and just gets you to Woodland (where you don't want to be). East goes to >> Sacramento, which is not as scenic but offers many more choices for food and >> drink. There's a lot of nothing south of town, although you'll eventually >> hit Clarksburg and Locke (interesting history) if you go far enough. >> >> • In Winters, stop at Steady Eddy's coffee house. You can't miss it--look >> for all the bikes outside. It's a very popular stopping point. >> >> • Davis to Winters and back is about 30-35 miles. If you want to go farther, >> consider continuing on Hwy 128 to either Monticello Dam (10 miles from >> Winters) or Moscowite Corners (20 miles). There are small stores at both >> places. Both of these also add climbing--going to Moscowite involves >> climbing Cardiac Grade, which climbs about 750 feet in about 1.5 miles. >> >> • Another option is to ride from Winters along Pleasants Valley Rd and >> return via Cantelowe Rd, another local climb. The Pleasants Valley side is >> steeper; the other side is longer. Nice views of the Sacramento Valley from >> the top. >> >> I've done all of these on a fixed-gear Quickbeam. They're doable but not >> easy. >> >> Let me know when you're in town. I may ride with you. >> >> --Eric N >> Sent from my iPad2 >> >> On Dec 6, 2011, at 2:20 PM, Corwin <ernf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi - >>> >>> In the interests of getting away, I am planning to take Amtrak to >>> Davis next week. Will arrive in Davis shortly after 8am, and return >>> via Amtrak shortly after 9pm the same day. I have ridden many long and >>> short rides. Notable recent rides are Grizzly Peak Century (metric >>> course) and rides up Mt. Diablo and the Berkeley Hills. >>> >>> Looking for scenic rides in the neighborhood of 40 - 80 miles. May >>> include desirable waypoints and/or destinations. If the weather is >>> wet, I will take the Quickbeam (now sporting fenders). If not, I will >>> ride the custom (fenderless). >>> >>> I'm comfortable supporting myself with respect to clothing/snacks/ >>> mechanical. That's not to say that I don't appreciate a nice >>> restaurant or cafe along the route every bit as much as anyone else. >>> >>> Thanks in advance for your suggestions. >>> >>> >>> Corwin >>> >>> P.S.: The Amtrak ticket appears to be flexible enough to allow travel >>> anytime between the stated times on the ticket. So I have the freedom >>> of returning as soon as I like. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
