Solana Beach Train Ride
Saturday, May 17th, 2008In order to participate in this ride you must:
1. RSVP on the ALC website by April 30th2. Sign the waiver you will receive by email once you've RSVP'd via the ALC site
3. Write a check for $15 payable to David Mershimer
4. Mail your check (please do not send cash) to the address below along with your waiver form by May 10th.
Or you can fax your waiver to David at the number below.
David Mershimer
426 Cypress Drive
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Fax: (949) 715-1561
We need to receive your check and waiver by May 10th in order to secure your spot. If we do not have your waiver and payment by then you are not guaranteed a spot on the truck. Please check with us to make sure there is room.
Start Time
We will have a staggered start for this ride. Cyclists may start between 6:30 AM 7:30 AM.
Please be realistic about the time it will take you to complete the mileage and eat pizza before catching the
3:34 PM train back. Amtrak trains wait for no one...
Irvine Train Station
15215 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine
Finish Location
Pizza Port
135 N. Highway 101
Solana Beach, CA 92075
(858) 481-7332
Total Ride Cost:
$15 for bike transport and incidentals -- NON-REFUNDABLE
If you will be transporting your bike on your own and not utilizing our truck, you do not need to pay this fee.
$15 -- AMTRAK Ticket
You're responsible for buying your own Amtrak train ticket - 10% AAA discount available online if purchased at least three days before travel at www.amtrak.com
Cost of pizza and drinks at the Pizza Port
Things You'll Need for the Ride:
1. Helmet (mandatory)
2. Driver's License -- you'll need it to ride through the military base at Camp Pendleton 3. Your Amtrak ticket from Solana Beach to Irvine 4. Electrolyte replacement drink, water, snacks, etc.
5. Blanket to cover your bike in the truck (U-Haul sometimes runs out)
RIDE DESCRIPTION
Team OC's most popular ride never disappoints! Take a 60, 74 or 91-mile ride down the coast from the Irvine Train Station to Solana Beach in San Diego County.
The 60-mile ride is a beautiful predominantly flat ride with some rolling hills down the coast through San Clemente, Camp Pendleton and Oceanside. The 74-mile route adds some hill climbing early through Rancho Santa Margarita and on through San Juan Capistrano before it joins the 60-mile route at the coast.
But we highly recommend our new 91.5-mile route which takes riders through the beautiful open land of Santiago Canyon and up through Live Oak Canyon with its canopy of trees. This route adds quite a bit more climbing and some awesome scenery.
There will be pit stops about every 15-25 miles, but you are responsible for your own food and nutrition along the way. Team OC will provide snacks or water at Pit Stop 3 in Oceanside, the other Pit Stops are local coffee shops. Make sure you bring enough water to last 25 miles because there are stretches of the route where water is not readily available.
The ride ends at a tasty pizza place where you can down some delicious pies, drink some beer or soda and tell your favorite cycling stories. You've earned it!
Put your bike on the U-Haul truck and walk across the street to catch the 3:34 PM train back to Irvine which arrives at 4:37 pm.
You don't want to miss this one!