Originally Posted by
dl33
This ride is happening one week too early! I'll be camping in Redwood National Park the following weekend. You know of any good routes over there, road or mountain trails?
Nope...sorry. I've ridden the Tour of the Unknown Coast a couple of times, but I wouldn't recommend it solo. It's a very remote area, and the back roads are getting worse every year because the counties have no money for repairs. A friend of mine was seriously injured on this year's TUC, likely due to the poor road surface on one of the downhill sections.
But if you're not into extreme, just riding through the redwood groves (e.g., Avenue of the Giants), is pretty amazing. And national parks are great for riding, because car drivers expect to see cyclists, and give them room. I've had shouts of "Allez!" when climbing the summit road in
Mt. Lassen National Park.