San Luis Obispo to Pismo Beach to Avila Beach Coastal Views Loop

We start at the San Luis Obispo Public Market and take mostly generous bike lanes 10 miles to Pismo Beach. In Pismo we take a leisurely ride along the boardwalk and pier and then head up the coast. We detour onto the bike trails at Dinosaur Caves Park and then enjoy the scenic coastal vistas along several different ocean edge roads, parks and walkways. At the 17 mile mark we ride the paved Shell Beach Bluff Trail with a view below of Pirates Cove. We take a shortcut to Avila Beach on a challenging (Elaine approved) paved/not paved road. In Avila Beach we take a short break and then proceed out of town on the paved Bob Jones Bike Trail and then ride back to our cars on wide bike lane roads.
Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube.
MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: 10:00 am San Luis Obispo Public Market, 3845 S Higuera St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
PARKING FEE: Free parking. We recommend parking near the Tesla chargers; a bit away from the restaurant parking as a courtesy.
ROUTE
DISTANCE: 26.6 miles.
ELEVATION GAIN: 1348 feet
LUNCH: Our plan is to eat lunch where we parked at the San Luis Obispo Public Market. There are about 10 restaurants and public picnic tables where we can bring our food out to eat together.
THE PACE: No faster than the slowest in the group
DURATION: 3+ hours
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner Ebiker
TERRAIN: Road bike lanes, dedicated bike paths, low volume roads some hard packed dirt trails (Elaine approved)
RESTROOMS: Restroooms at the start and then at 10 & 19 miles
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