Ride 1: California Highway 395
374 miles - 1 day
One of the best ways to get acquainted with the eastern Sierra is to ride Highway 395, a onetime American Indian trading route that travels for hundreds of miles near the California-Nevada border. The 280-mile stretch of highway between Apple Valley and Mono Lake links a series of towns and side roads leading to trailheads, hot springs, and cool trout streams.
Ride 2: Ghost Towns, Lakes and Mountains
245 miles - 1 day
As if the view from Olmstead Point in Yosemite National Park weren’t enough, this route takes you over a pair of spectacular high mountain passes with Mono Lake and miles of high desert in between! This highly rural loop runs east through Yosemite’s Tuolomne Meadows, plummets down to the high-desert Mono Lake basin, and returns over the heights of steep Sonora Pass. Beginning in the Sierras’ western foothills, pass through the Park, climb the nearly two-mile-high Tioga Pass and descend to the picturesque town of Lee Vining. Then head north past the ghost town of Bodie and through sleepy Bridgeport, and climb Sonora Pass before descending through the Sierras’ tall pines once again.
Ride 3: Yosemite Valley
165 miles - 1 day
There are few places on earth that can possibly match Yosemite Valley. Ansel Adams’ photographs do justice to the place, but there’s nothing like being there. The tremendous granite monoliths of Half Dome and El Capitan are surrounded by sheer drops with amazing waterfalls and Glacier Point offers a spectacular view from above. This loop takes you there via the south entrance to the park, near a grove of giant sequoias, and skims along the foothills though old mining towns too. Everyone should make this ride at least once in their life.
Ride 4: Sierra and Sequoia National Forest
328 miles - 1 day
The Sierra and Sequoia National Forests, located on the western slope of the central Sierra Nevada, are known for their spectacular mountain scenery and abundant natural resources. The Sierra National Forest encompasses more than 1.3 million acres between 900 and 13,986 feet in elevation. The terrain includes rolling, oak-covered foothills, heavily forested middle elevation slopes and the starkly beautiful alpine landscape of the High Sierra. Abundant fish and wildlife, varied mountain flora and fauna and numerous recreational opportunities make the forest an outdoor lover's paradise. This loops hooks up with California Highway 395 and takes you back home to Cook’s Corner in Orange County.
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