2026 Trick Tracks Pacific Coast Tour with Scott Taggart, Mon August 17, 2026

Day 2 — Santa Cruz → Parkfield V6 Ranch

Part 1 Santa Cruz, HW1, Pacific Grove, Carmel (2h43m, 80mi)
Part 2 Pacific Grove to HW25 (2h 76mi)
Part 3 HW25 to Parkfield Lodge (2h, 70mi) [Note Google Maps shows Parkfield-Coalinga Rd road is closed]
Total of 6h45m, 235 miles.

Day 2 Route All In One (7h35m, 291mi)

Breakfast at xxx coffee shop, great latte, crappy breakfast sandwich.

Rider meeting at 7:30am in Courtyard Marriot

Departed 8:00am ahead of the group

Nice lunch in San Juan Bautista

Great road from Salinas to SJB

Bought wrenches in Hollister

Took the dirt route into V6 Ranch

Varian Family Ranch on the San Andreas Fault

Itinerary from Scott








Ride Log

TimeMinuteskmkph avgComment
6:48am4.5 packing in the drizzle
6:53am4.31 km21 kph
6:57am27.5 breakfast 11th Hour Coffee
7:25am5.22 km21 kph
7:30am31.6 rider briefing Courtyard Marriot lobby
8:01am18.39 km29 kphdeparting Santa Cruz
8:20am0.9 Hillevator
8:21am42.938 km53 kph
9:04am3.8 Moss Landing
9:07am39.935 km52 kph
9:47am2.1 Pacific Grove Butterfly House
9:49am7.63 km27 kph
9:57am1.2 beach pictures
9:58am25.014 km34 kph
10:23am1.5 beach pictures Carmel
10:25am4.31 km19 kph
10:29am2.5 Carmel point
10:32am44.047 km64 kph
11:16am5.9 cheap gas in Salinas
11:22am32.230 km55 kph
11:54am34.4 lunch at Bliss Blendz Smoothies
12:28pm18.517 km55 kph
12:47pm6.3 Hollister Ace Hardware
12:53pm1.80 km9 kph
12:55pm2.6 top up at Safeway Fuel Station
12:57pm20.124 km71 kph
1:18pm1.9 rest break on Cienega Rd
1:20pm62.789 km85 kph
2:22pm4.3 panorama on Hwy 198
2:27pm35.442 km71 kph
3:02pm0.9 pictures
3:03pm7.25 km41 kph
3:10pm46.4 calling Kathi from Parkfield Grade
3:56pm25.417 km40 kph
4:22pm3.1 V6 Ranch Parkfield
 
9h29m6h35m moving375 km56.9 kph69% moving, 174 minutes of breaks



Up Early and out for Coffee

11th Hour Coffee

Went to the Courtyard Marriot for Scott's pre-ride briefing at 7:30am. Then when that finished at 8:00am, I took off into the fog.

Moss Landing

Monterey

The Butterfly House

The John Denver Crash Memorial

Carmel

Highway 68 to Salinas

San Juan Bautista

Bliss Blendz

Taking a break at the top of Parkfield Grade

V6 Ranch at Parkfield

Dinner in the Lodge