Distance: 21 miles out and back
Elevation gain: 2280 ft (RWGPS)
(A Best of the Best ride)
(A Best of the Best descent)
This, the most aptly named ride in our list, is the peachiest climb around Paso Robles (pronounced “PASS-o ROH-bulls,” called just “Paso” by locals), a region of good riding among hilly vineyards. It’s a lot like the Robinson Canyon ride—a perfect little two hours of climbing and descending.
Peachy Canyon Rd. has no extraordinary features, and there isn’t a “Wow” moment in the scenery (Robinson Canyon’s landscape is much more striking)—it’s just very nice, conventional riparian oak woodlands, nothing you haven’t seen before. It’s the road contour that makes the ride special, 21 miles of sweetly varied, always-interesting, not-too-hard up and down and back and forth on a perfect road surface. It’s so flawless it feels like a Virtual Reality ride.