Central Coast California bike trips and outdoor trips in San Luis Obispo California. Central Coast Outdoors offer bike trips and outdoor trips on the Central Coast of California in San Luis Obispo.

Shuttle to Cambria for a short warm-up ride on San Simeon Creek Road. Our home for the next two nights is Cambria, a delightful oceanside village.

Accommodations Ideas: Pelican Cove Inn or Burton Inn, Cambria

Come see why the magnificent Pacific Coast Highway is one of the Meccas of bike touring. Picture yourself on your bike with waves crashing below the bluffs to your right while the picturesque coastal range rises on your left. It rarely gets better than this. We enjoy a scenic drive up to Ragged Point (about a 30 minute drive) and ride south on Highway One past a colony of decidedly odd looking elephants seals, as well as the legendary Hearst Castle and San Simeon Cove. After picnicking on the bluffs overlooking the beach on Moonstone Beach Drive, we'll shuttle a few miles back to Hearst Castle and enjoy a guided tour of the opulent former residence of William Randolph Hearst.

Accommodations Ideas: Pelican Cove Inn or Burton Inn, Cambria

Featuring extensive trails and hundreds of species of birds as well as numerous marine mammals, Morro Bay is a nature lover's paradise. Get up close and personal with this rich and diverse ecosystem by kayak and on foot (or bike). In the morning we head onto the bay looking for sea otters and sea lions while pelicans and cormorants wheel overhead. After a delicious picnic lunch on a secluded sand spit, we head back to the mainland for a hike or a ride. The guided hike is along a relatively easy and little known trail north of Cayucos that takes in beaches and bluffs. If the wildflowers are in bloom, we may do a different trail just off the bay that is a little hillier, but which showcases an extravagant display of native wildflowers and affords a view of the bay that is hard to beat. If we decide to ride, we'll do 10 to 15 miles near Morro Bay. After the day's activities, we'll shuttle into San Luis Obispo where.

Accommodations Ideas: The Sanitarium or Petit Soleil, San Luis Obispo

The Edna Valley Loop features some of the prettiest riding in the county, plus several excellent wineries to taste at along the route. Our ride begins in San Luis Obispo and passes by the historic mission before venturing out into the vineyards that begin just south of town. Get your camera ready for stunning views of picturesque hills rising above rows of grapes. We have opportunities to visit such award winning wineries as Domaine Alfred, Kynsi and Baileyana, with the highlight being a gourmet picnic lunch and complimentary tasting at a winery located in the heart of the valley. Longer options into the rolling farms and ranchland south of Edna Valley are also possible. After lunch, the ride yields beautiful views of the Nine Sisters, a line of craggy volcanic hills stretching from San Luis Obispo to Morro Bay. After enjoying Edna Valley, we'll shuttle (about one hour) to the Santa Ynez Valley.

Accommodations Ideas: Ballard Inn, Ballard or Santa Ynez Inn, Santa Ynez

Come bicycle tour one of the best areas in California for cycling and wine tasting - the picturesque Santa Ynez Valley. Nestled in northern Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley boasts an extensive secondary road network perfect for bicycle tours and a myriad of unique and innovative wineries. Lance Armstrong and his team even train on one of the mountain roads leading out of the valley (don't worry - you don't have to ride that one unless you want to!). Our route choice varies according to the season and weather conditions. In hot weather we usually head for the coast, stopping at Sanford and LaFond wineries along the way. We end this route with a stunning descent into Jalama Beach. If the inland areas are not too hot, we cycle a loop route taking in the popular Foxen and Ballard Canyon route, where amazing world class wineries are found, including Firestone/Curtis, Rusack and Zaca Mesa.

Accommodations Ideas: Ballard Inn, Ballard or Santa Ynez Inn, Santa Ynez