GPX - 8 day tour of Northern California

grantmac

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We did this trip last year September 2022. Great time to go. Weather tends not to be too hot and rain is not a frequent occurrence. We rented 2 GS from MotoQuest for around $ 1500 all in. Accommodation is not as cheap as it used to be in the US. Average price per night around $ 200 . These are our Hotel recommendations. Links to specific hotels which are not chains is included. Trip was amazing!
Embedded Routes are MRA routes and not 100% matching my original Basecamp ones but good enough to give you a start

Day 1 - San Francisco to Mariposa. 285KM. Quiet little town with some decent fare for evening.
Hotel = Quality Inn Mariposa

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Day 2 - Mariposa to Yosemite. Through the Park and up to Glacier Point. 181KM
Hotel - Tenaya Lodge. We took one of the cabins but they were $ 630 per night! There is nothing really else in the area for much less. Be aware you do need to book entrance to park and pay for the passes. Recommend getting a life pass as you will need it twice more on this whole tour.

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Day 3 - Yosemite to Lake Tahoe, Tahoma. 383km. Long ride but spectacular.
Hotel - Tahoma Meadows. https://www.tahomameadows.com/. Great little cabins but no food. Lots close by.

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Day 4 - Tahoma to Quincy. 321 km. For me the most spectacular part of the whole trip especially the last 100km to Quincy through the forests.
Hotel - The Quincy Featherbed Inn. https://www.quincyfeatherbed.com/ Quincy is a very quiet town with not much in the way of bars or food so be a bit prepared. Hotel is amazing! Owner has a thing about things British. You can only appreciate if you stay there...

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Day 5 - Quincy to Mt Shasta. 310km. Heading north to the Oregon border and the impressive Mt Shasta mountain.
Hotel is the Strawberry Valley Inn. https://www.strawberryvalleyinn.com/ No food but there is plenty to chose locally.

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Day 6 - Mt Shasta to Eureka. 341km. Great windy rods for the first part. Eureka is a tired looking town but plenty of good places to eat. Hotel was the Best Western Eureka

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Day 7 - Eureka to Point Arena. 289km. Through the Redwoods Park and then out to the Coast and the route follows the coast south. The hotel is quite something. A big old mansion house made into a hotel in the middle of nowhere. Beware, if you want to get fed suggest you do this along the route before hand. There is a pizza bar at the jetty by the hotel but thats it!
Hotel is the Wharfmasters Inn in Point Arena. https://www.wharfmasters.com/

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Day 8 - Point Arena to San Francisco. 223km. Last leg and across the Golden Gate Bridge.

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