WINE TASTING E-BIKE RIDE EAST OF SANTA MARIA

EBIKE RIDE ALONG A SANTA MARIA BACKROAD
This is an all day event. We'll be riding on a very scenic paved road (TEPUSQUET ROAD) followed by a visit to a local winery (RANCHO SESQUIT WINERY).
We'll have a picnic at the winery before sampling wines there, so bring food and drink for yourself which can be purchased at the Los Olivos Grocery.
Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube or slime, have your tires pumped up and battery fully charged.

TEPUSQUET ROAD: This road starts out as a two lane road in the back country of Santa Maria and soon turns into a single lane paved road winding its way to HWY 166 through oak covered hills as seen in the photo above.

RANCHO SESQUIT WINERY: One of the first wineries in the now famous Santa Barbara County wine region.

INITIAL MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: Los Olivos Grocery at 8:30am. We can purchase food there for our picnic at the winery. There's no food sold at the winery. From there we will car caravan to our destination to begin the bike ride.

CAR CARAVAN ROUTE Los Olivos Grocery to Tepusquet Rd. and Santa Maria Mesa Rd.

CAR CARAVAN ROUTE Tepusquet Rd. and Santa Maria Mesa Rd. to Rancho Sesquit Winery

FINAL MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: Tepusquet Rd. and Santa Maria Mesa Rd. at 9:30am.

PARKING FEE: None

ROUTE Bike route

DISTANCE: 30 miles maximum, but this is an in and out route which will allow you to turn back at anytime.

ELEVATION GAIN: 3000'

THE PACE: No faster than the slowest biker in the group

DURATION: 3 hour bike ride and 2 hour debriefing at the winery

LEVEL: Intermediate E-biker or very strong road biker

TERRAIN: Narrow and scenic one lane paved road

RESTROOMS: At the Los Olivos Grocery and the winery after the ride.

MY CELL # IS: 805-358-5972