Humboldt Randonneurs is excited to announce its first 1200km Grande Randonée to be offered July 19-22, 2025! Building on its successful 1000 km randonee EP1K Coastal, Humboldt Randonneurs will offer a 1,200km point-to-point RM starting in Eugene, OR and finishing in Petaluma, CA. The route will follow minor county roads over Oregon’s Coast Range out to the coast and then follow the Pacific Coast bikeway south to the first overnight in Coos Bay. The route continues south down the Oregon coast into California, skirts around Crescent City to visit old growth Redwoods of Jebadiah-Smith State Park, then continues down the rocky cliffs of the Northern California coast and coastal Redwoods through Trinidad and on to Arcata. The route then departs from the Pacific Coast bikeway and follows Humboldt County roads over very steep, challenging and remote region of the Lost Coast, continuing up the Matole River through Petrolia and Honeydew before a big climb 3000′ over Panther Gap with an amazing descent back into the Giant Redwoods of Rockefeller Forest and up the Avenue of the Giants to Garberville and on up to Legget before turning west on CA-1 for another climbe followed by a favorite descent to the coast. With an indicated 15,500 ft elevation gain, riders will find this third day quite challenging, rewarding and awesomely beautiful. Rest will be well found in Ft Bragg before the final day down the Mendocino and Sonoma coast, passing Bodega Bay before turning inland to finish in Petaluma, CA.

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