Itinerary - Northern Route
- September 11th and 12th (Saturday and Sunday): Gather in Fort Bragg
- Most popular motel for riders in the past: ** Best Western
Vista Manor Lodge, 1100 N. Main St., 800 821-9498
- Gather for dinner Saturday at Cliff House of Fort Bragg ,
1011 South Main Street, (707) 961-0255
- Gather for dinner Sunday at The Wharf Restaurant ,32260 North Harbor Drive, (707) 964-4283
- Suggested side ride #1: (This will be our Sunday ride again
this year) CA20E to Willits; US101S past Ukiah; CA253W to Boonville; CA,
stop for lunch at the Redwood Drive-In in Boonville, continue on 128W to
CA1; CA1N through Mendocino to Fort Bragg - 128 miles - to map and details
- Fort Bragg lodging, restaurants and attractions
- September 13th (Monday): Leave Fort Bragg, CA 9:00 AM - to Leg 1 map and details
- Gather at MacKerricher Park north of Fort Bragg for group and bike photos at 9:00AM
- Head north on CA1
- At Leggett, CA turn right through town and head for the drive thru tree. When finished,
go back thru Leggett, turn right and then turn left (north) on US101.
- Exit at Garberville
- Gas stop at Garberville - the first and last one for a while.
- Lunch at Garberville; we usually stop at the Getti-up Burger
place on the right side of the main street, across from the Shell station.
- After lunch, proceed north on US101 until you see the signs
for Avenue of the Giants (CA254) near Phillipsville.
- (This is the FIRST exit for the Avenue of the Giants)
- Exit onto the Avenue of the Giants (CA254) and stay on it
until the junction with CA211 about 2 miles past Weott.
- At the junction with CA211 turn left toward Honeydew, CA; this is the Lost Coast route.
- Proceed west and north through the redwoods along the Lost
Coast route through Honeydew and Petrolia; rest stop at Honeydew
- Proceed through Ferndale, CA and back onto US101 north.
- Arrive Eureka, CA between 4 and 5PM.
- Distance: 180 miles (6-8 hours*)
- Most popular motel for riders in the past: ** Motel 6, Broadway between
Del Norte & Hawthorne, 800 466-8356
- Time for side trips, etc.
- Suggested side ride #1: US101N to CA299; CA299E to Burnt Ranch
and back - 122 miles
- Gather for dinner, Woodley Island, Cafe Marina (select Eureka),601 Startare Drive, (707) 443-2233
- Eureka lodging, restaurants and attractions
- September 14th (Tuesday): Leave Eureka, CA 9:00 AM - to Leg 2 map and details
- Head north on US101
- Enjoy the scenery
- Stop for lunch at Beachcomber Restaurant, 800 Chetco Ave.,
Brookings, OR
- Side trip to Cape Blanco lighthouse
- Proceed to Coos Bay, OR
- Arrive in Coos Bay between 4 and 5 PM
- Suggested motel: Motel 6; 1445 Bayshore Drive, (541) 267-7171.
- Distance: 230 miles (7-9 hours*)
- Time for side trips, exploring, etc.
- Gather for dinner at Benetti's Italian Restaurant, 260 S. Broadway, Coos Bay, OR, 541 267-6066
- Coos Bay lodging, restaurants and attractions
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- September 15th (Wednesday): Leave Coos Bay, OR 9:00 AM - to Leg 3 map and details
- Head north on US101
- Enjoy the scenery
- Stop for lunch in Newport, OR at Mo's Restaurant, 657 SW Bay
Blvd.; 541 265-7512
- Side route to Cape Kiwanda, Cape Lookout and Cape Meares on
the way to Tillamook
- Stop at Tillamook County Creamery Association, 2 miles north of Tillamook on US101 to tour the cheese factory OR
- Proceed south from Tillamook on US101 and stop at the Tillamook Air Museum; admission $10.50 ($9.50 for us old farts)
- Proceed to Seaside, OR; arrive between 5 and 6PM
- Suggested motel: Motel 6, 2369 S. Roosevelt Drive, (503) 738-6269
- Distance: 237 miles (7-9 hours*)
- Time for side trips, sightseeing, etc.
- Gather for dinner at Bigfoot's Pub n' Grub, 2427 S. Roosevelt,
Seaside, OR; 503 738-7009 (next door to Motel 6)
- Suggested side ride #1: ?
- Seaside lodging, restaurants and attractions
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- September 16th (Thursday): Leave Seaside, OR 9:00AM - to Leg 4 map and details
- Head north on US101
- Stop for lunch at Lana's Hangar Cafe, 1400 Airport Way, Hoquiam,
WA; 360 533-8907
- Proceed to Forks, WA; arrive between 5 and 6 PM
- Suggested motel: Pacific Inn Motel, 352 S. Forks Ave., 800-235-7344
- Distance: 207 miles (6-8 hours*)
- Time for sightseeing, side trips, etc.
- Gather for dinner at the Smokehouse Restaurant, 193161 Highway
101, Forks, WA; 360 374-6258 (about a mile north of town)
- Suggested side ride #1: Go north from Forks and turn left on WA110 to La Push, WA on the coast;
32 miles
- Forks lodging, restaurants and attractions
- September 17th (Friday): Leave Forks, WA 9:00AM - to Leg 5 map and details
- Head north on US101
- Ride past lovely Crescent Lake, to Port Angeles
- in Port Angeles, turn right on Race Street. Continue on Race
Street and veer right on Hurricane Ridge Road. Ride up to Hurricane Ridge.
- at Discovery Bay, pull off into Fat Smitty's for lunch.
- Proceed to Olympia, WA; arrive between 3 and 4 PM
- Suggested motel: Motel 6, 400 West Lee St., Tumwater, (360) 754-7320
- Distance: 213 miles (5-7 hours*)
- Time for sightseeing, side trips etc.
- Gather for dinner at El Sarape Mexican Restaurant, 5409 Capitol
Blvd. S, Tumwater, WA; 360 956-9506.
- Suggested side ride #1: Turn right on Capitol Blvd and ride to Centralia, WA via Tenino, WA on
old Hwy 99 and WA 507; 49 miles
- Olympia lodging, restaurants and attractions
* - depending on how fast or how slow you take the curves.
** - these motels will take reservations through the web
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