About Sam
🇺🇸 I'm a Californian who recently returned from a 20-month stay in Spain. I love exploring by bike and on foot.
🇪🇸 Soy un Californiano que acaba de vivir 20 meses en España. Me encanta explorar en bici y a pie.
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2,445 km
160:32 h
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- SamFebruary 4, 2025
15.1km: Komoot recommended this detour from the National Highway along a small, rural, paved road. It was quiet but be careful: there is a steep and sudden climb. It is a good idea to have a mountain bike.
And it is worth mentioning that the descent to Torre is very fun.
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Sam went cycling.
June 29, 2025
My goal was to reach Lake Cachuma while avoiding dangerous traffic. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem possible. You can avoid the 154 until the end of Stagecoach Road, but then there's about 3 miles where you can't avoid the highway. The shoulder is often non-existant, cars are whizzing by at 45mph, and the side of the road is overgrown with bushes that you'll have to swerve into the road to avoid. Old San Marcos Road to Painter Cave is a beautiful and very challenging climb, however, and I would certainly repeat the climbing portion of this route if I wanted a workout with beautiful views. You can also get to Cold Springs Tavern safely by continuing along Stagecoach from where Painted Cave crosses the 154.
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Highway 154 is a deathtrap, I would avoid at all costs.
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