Originally Posted by
jamawani
From Hollister south on Hwy 25 then on county roads south of Hwy 198 to San Miguel.
Frontage roads south of San Miguel, from Santa Margarita gotta get on US 101 downhill into SLO.
A very nice inland route with fairly light traffic most of the way.
From the top of the grade there's an alternative to 101 to get down to SLO - Stagecoach Road. It's a dirt road but I've ridden it plenty of times with my road bike (though never with a load.) It's hard to describe how to get on and off Stagecoach and I haven't ridden that way in a few years. Maybe someone else could chime in?