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Weekend Bike Tour — Northern California Wine Country — Alexander Valley
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average daily mileage?
The average daily mileage is about 35 miles, with options for riding more or less than that each day.
What is included in the price of the trip?
- Use of a lightweight road bike
- Two nights lodging in Healdsburg
- Two full breakfasts
- Three picnic lunches
- Two dinners
- Snacks during and after the rides
- Daily route sheets and maps
- One or more expert guides on bicycles
- Van support
- Mechanical support for minor bike repairs
- Two water bottles
What isn't included?
- Transportation to Rohnert Park at the beginning of the trip
- lodging before and after the trip
- bicycle helmet
- alcoholic beverages
- hotel charges for incicentals (phone calls, etc.)
- gratuities at your discretion
What is the weather going to be like?
Weather in Sonoma County is ideal for growing wine grapes: warm during the day and cool at night. Mornings tend to be cool and foggy, but the coastal fog usually lifts by midday. Fog can linger at the coast all day. High temperatures during Summer months average in the low 80s. Winter brings temperatures in the low 60s. The rainy season is from mid-November to mid-March.
What type of dining will we be doing?
When researching a trip, we seek out restaurants that serve healthy, fresh choices typical of the California cuisine style of cooking. Healdsburg has a variety of excellent restaurants, and we choose two of the best on each trip.
Nobody goes hungry on an Undiscovered Country trip! One of the joys of riding several hours per day is getting to enjoy the dinner afterwards. We give you the choice of ordering anything on a restaurant's menu — there are no limited selection menus on an Undiscovered Country trip. Order appetizers, soup, salad, entree, dessert, and beverages. The only thing that isn't included is alcohol.
A full breakfast is served at the Healdsburg Inn in the mornings.
Our picnic lunches consist of healthy foods from the local area. Lunches tend to be on the light side, since it's best to eat light in the middle of a bike ride.
Where do we meet at the start of the trip?
We gather on the first morning of the trip in Rohnert Park, at the The Doubletree Hotel Sonoma Wine Country.
Where does the trip end?
The trip officially ends in the mid-afternoon on Monday, at the Doubletree Hotel in Rohnert Park.
What should I bring?
Cycling Clothing
Cycling shorts, cycling jerseys, cycling socks, cycling shoes, gloves, helmet (required), wind jacket or vest, rain gear (jacket, pants, helmet cover, shoe covers), sunglasses. For colder weather: arm warmers, knee/leg warmers or tights, full fingered gloves, shoe covers, beanie.
Other Clothes
Hat, bathing suit, sweater or jacket, comfortable shoes, casual evening wear.
Other Items
Sunscreen, lip balm, prescription medicines, chamois cream, toiletries, identification, medical insurance card, camera.
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