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Title: Route Ideas?
Post by: dtatum6 on May 30, 2008, 07:39:42 PM
Ok so in a couple of weeks i am driving from Carson City to Monterey on the bike.  Its like a 5 1/2 according to mapquest (I am sure it wont take me that long.  Anyway i was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for routes.  The ride from Carson city to Jackson on the 88 is pretty fun and twistie but i am trying to figure out what to do from there.  Any suggestions on a route from Jackson to Monterey?

Here is the generic route mapquest gave me:

http://maps.google.com/mapsclient=safari&rls=en&q=carson%20city%20nevada%20to%20monterey&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl
Title: Re: Route Ideas?
Post by: repsol71 on May 31, 2008, 09:33:48 AM
Take hwy 49 South into Sonora, short detour 120 back to 49 and then through Coulterville into Mariposa, keep heading South to Oakhurst, make a right at Hwy 41 and head into Fresno, that is it. :P
Title: Re: Route Ideas?
Post by: repsol71 on May 31, 2008, 09:37:03 AM
If time permits, take a detour to Groveland and hit Priest Grade, that road is awesome. If someone is going with you, I would recommend Sonora Pass, but only if someone is going with you, some of those corners can really creap up on you, decreasing radius like you can't believe.