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Tour Summary
The ride support, meals, hotels and logistics are totally sufficient to allow me to focus on the ride, and make it a consistently outstanding trip each time.
- Bruce Tranen
Duration
5 Days / 5 NightsMeals
5 Dinners5 Breakfast
Distance
400 milesElevation Gain
15,700 feet2010 Dates
Feb 28 - Mar 52010 Price
$1,995.00Single Room
$350.00Rider Limit
15 Rider LimitBike Rental
$245.00Highlights
Joshua Tree NPAerial Tramway
Tahquitz Canyon
Joshua Tree info
Palm Springs
Palm Springs Night Life
Lodging
RenaissanceBW Yucca Valley
Dining
Peaks Restaurant
Le Valllauris
Tommy Bahamas
Cipolline Osteria
Margarita's
Al Dente Trattoria
Start / Finish
Palm Springs, CAAirport Shuttle
Palm Springs IntlHotel Shuttle
Joshua Tree & Palm Springs
5 Days • 400 Miles • 15,700' Elevation Gain
Why spin on a trainer or ride in the cold when you can ride in the desert and mountains all winter long in sunny southern California! Averaging 350 sunny days a year, Palm Springs is a favorite desert getaway for travelers in the know.
Our basecamp for most of this winter bike tour is Palm Springs, a true oasis in the desert. We'll stay 4 nights in Palm Springs and 1 night in Joshua Tree. With balmy days and colorful nights, Palm Springs is the perfect launch pad for either long flat centuries or big climbs up into the San Bernardino National Forest. Palm Springs sits at an elevation of 440 feet, while San Jacinto Peak towers 10,834 feet above it.
We start the week with a bang by riding the popular Tour de Palm Springs Century route. From there we ride up into Joshua Tree National Park. In our two days riding through the park, we will pass through three ecological zones and two deserts, the Mojave and Sonoran. We'll also climb up into the San Bernardino Mountains that tower above the Palm Springs valley, and take a tram ride 8,500' above the valley floor to have dinner with a view! This is winter riding at it's finest!
Day |
Weekday |
Ride Day |
Route |
Elevation Gain |
Miles |
|
1 |
Sunday |
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Meet in Palm Springs |
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2 |
Monday |
1 |
Palm Springs Century |
3,200' |
102 |
|
3 |
Tuesday |
2 |
Joshua Tree National Park |
4,500' |
84 |
|
4 |
Wednesday |
3 |
Joshua Tree National Park |
3,000' |
83 |
|
5 |
Thursday |
4 |
San Bernardino National Forest |
4,000' |
65 |
|
6 |
Friday |
5 |
Palm Springs Valley Loop |
500' |
66 |
|
7 |
Saturday |
6 |
Depart Fri Night or Sat |
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Total |
15,700' |
400 |
Route Map
Route map for general info only and may not be accurate when zoomed in.