Happy Valley is one of the nicest biking roads I've been on. Rolling, easy, vinyards and ranches, all with the mountains in the background. If someone isn't happy after riding this road, you're in the wrong sport. Eventually the climbing began, and it was about 25km of steep climb to the top. Beautiful vistas and narrow road with no traffic all the way. Figueroa Mountain Road then traverses left along the top of the mountains you can see to the left in the picture. Awesome valley views the whole way. Finally once descending time comes, it's steep, fast and long. Essentially from the top it's over an hour of descending all the way back to Solvang, through Los Olivos. Hot tub to finish off before dinner.
That's a classic loop from Solvang that won't disappoint, provided you can climb and enjoy. 75km all in, but more than a 2h ride for sure with all the vertical.
That's an awesome area for riding!!! Have fun and Merry Christmas :)
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