More with Santa Barbara routes

[mhespenheide]

I never did it while living in the Santa Ynez valley, but while we're talking about Santa Barbara routes, I was curious about trying to put together something like a maximum circuit around the city.

I was partially inspired by the idea of the Tour of Flanders, which is largely flat and then hits hill after hill in the second half. (Obviously, there's no cobbles, though...) It's not a "smooth" ride; the real objective is to keep pushing into the foothills as much as possible where they connect. (Not going up and back one canyon.)

I put together this route as a possibility: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/3740858437


Thoughts?

[XXtwindad]

It’s not accessible.

[mhespenheide]

Try again?

[lavi]

Thank you. I now know where you live and am coming steal your bikes.

[mhespenheide]

Originally Posted by lavi

Thank you. I now know where you live and am coming steal your bikes.

Eh?

1, the start/finish is a public park and
2, I've moved to Massachusetts.

[Steve in SLO]

Nice route. Reminds me of one of our weekly UCSB team rides..

[XXtwindad]

Nice route! I'm going to add that to the list...

[shrimp123]

Originally Posted by mhespenheide

2, I've moved to Massachusetts.

muhuhahahaha, NOW i know where you live. SMITHERS, find out where this Mass..aaaaa...chuSeTts is and lets get some bikes.

on topic, i have done that ride and its amazing on a clear day. It is also quite good in early winter.
edit : marker 50 - why not go farther out and come back around the university? it will make for good warmup/cooldown miles.

[mhespenheide]

Originally Posted by shrimp123

on topic, i have done that ride and its amazing on a clear day. It is also quite good in early winter.
edit : marker 50 - why not go farther out and come back around the university? it will make for good warmup/cooldown miles.

Oh, certainly. It's just that that last little extension of Patterson was the last full loop that pushed up into the foothills. You could certainly extend it to go around west of UCSB, and even add in some of the spur roads into the canyons if you wanted to.