Why this ride
Out of American Canyon and back again: 241 km, roughly 3 h 33 in the saddle. On the way it passes Pleasanton and near Mountain View.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Yosemite Tioga Overnight · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 241 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 33
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Photo stop near American Canyon
Planning note
Photo stop near American Canyon is where the day begins. Next is San Francisco Bay Area return.
2. Near Pleasanton, on the way back
Charlie Chaplin made The Tramp in 1915 in Niles, a small town at the western end of Niles Canyon, where the Essanay studio briefly turned out silent films. The canyon road, Highway 84, still winds along Alameda Creek between steep, oak-covered hills, with a heritage railway running alongside, and it is one of the classic rides of the East Bay.
Read the complete Near Pleasanton, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
San Francisco Bay Area return comes up about 85 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Mountain View.
3. Food stop near Mountain View
Planning note
A break here. Next is Back to Yosemite Tioga.
4. Back to Yosemite Tioga Overnight
Planning note
Back to Yosemite Tioga closes the day.
Leg by leg
Photo stop near American Canyon to Near Pleasanton, on the way back
Photo stop near American Canyon → Near Pleasanton, on the way back is 85 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Food stop near Mountain View to Back to Yosemite Tioga Overnight
Food stop near Mountain View → Back to Yosemite Tioga Overnight is 116 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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