| Day | From | To | Fuel | Distance | Daily Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 Mon 03/03 |
Escondido | Tecate | Y | 80 | 80 |
| Tecate | El Hongo | 20? | 100 | ||
| El Hongo | Ojos Negros | Y | 60? | 160 | |
| Ojos Negros | Valle de la Trinidad | Y | 65? | 225 | |
| Valle de la Trinidad | Mike's Sky Rancho | Y | 30 | 255 | |
| Mostly pavement, border crossing at Tecate, pick up FMT visas at the border, then Hwy 3 over the mountains to San Filipe. Fuel up at El Hongo if possible as it is roughly a 160 mile leg from Tecage to Ojos Negros. Stop in Ojos Negros and Valle de la Trinidad for fuel. All depends upon the weather of course, if it's bad, we may need to go via Ensenada or Laguna Salada. | |||||
| Day 2 Tues 03/04 |
Mike's Sky Rancho | San Filipe | Y | 80? | 80 |
| San Filipe | Bahia San Luis Gonzaga | Y | 100? | 180 | |
| Bahia San Luis Gonzaga | Coco's Corner | 20? | 200 | ||
| Coco's Corner | Guerrero Negro | Y | 120? | 320 | |
| Mostly dirt, south along the Bulf of California through Puertecitos, with a stop in Bahia San Luis Gonzaga for fuel. Another stop at Coco's corner for beer and photos, then back to Hwy 1 and south into Guerrero Negro for the night. Fuel in Villa Jesus Maria if necessary. | |||||
| Day 3 Wed 03/05 |
Guerrero Negro | Vizcaino | Y | 40? | 40 |
| Vizcaino | Bahia Asuncion | Y | 90? | 130 | |
| Short day, where we get to the Pacific early in the day and relax on the beach, take photos, or explore nearby dirt roads. Or we could ride out to Bahia Tortugas for lunch, and back to Bahia Ascuncion for the night. Maybe stay at one of the places Phil found on the 'net. Ride to Punta San Pablo and Punta San Roque for fun and photos. | |||||
| Day 4 Thurs 03/06 |
Bahia Asuncion | Punta Abreojos | Y | 75? | 75 |
| Punta Abreojos | San Ignacio | Y | 60? | 135 | |
| Follow the Pacific coast south, stop for photos often, beachcomb. Stay in the yurts with Phil's friends, maybe have dinner with them. Eat well, drink lots of beer. Relax. | |||||
| Day 5 Fri 03/07 |
San Ignacio | Santa Rosalia | Y | 45 | 45 |
| Santa Rosalia | San Jose De Magdalena | 25? | 70 | ||
| San Jose De Magdalena | Mulege | Y | 60? | 150 | |
| Spend most of the day up in the San Pedro mountains, exploring dirt roads, ending up in Mulege. | |||||
| Day 6 Sat 03/08 |
Mulege | San Juanico | Y | 70? | 70 |
| San Juanico | La Purisima | Y | 30? | 100 | |
| La Purisima | Loreto | Y | 70? | 170 | |
| Pretty much all dirt roads, up over the mountains to the Pacific coast, fuel in both San Juanico and La Purisima (lunch too, I hope), then back over the mountains to Loreto on the gulf coast. dirt roads, ending up in Mulege. | |||||
| Day 7 Sun 03/09 |
Loreto | San Jose Comondu | Y | 40? | 40 |
| San Jose Comondu | Hwy 1 | 50? | 90 | ||
| up Hwy 1 | Mulege | Y | 40? | 130 | |
| Mulege | San Ignacio | Y | 45 | 175 | |
| Repeat part of the mountain stage of the previous day, plus a new bit that loops NE back to Hwy 1 mid-way between Mulege and Loreto. End the day back in San Ignacio, at the Yurts or maybe Rice & Beans. | |||||
| Day 8 Mon 03/10 |
San Ignacio | Vizcaino | Y | 50? | 50 |
| Vizcaino | El Arco | 20? | 70 | ||
| El Arco | Guerrero Negro | Y | 35? | 105 | |
| This is kinda short, so we could do some side-roads if there are places to stay, maybe we could push on to Villa Jesus Maria or Rosarito or Bahia Santa Rosalillita to spend the night. El Arco is simply a place on the "Baja 1000" race course I'd like to see. | |||||
| Day 9 Tues 03/11 |
Guerrero Negro | Villa Jesus Maria | 30? | 30 | |
| Vizcaino | Coco's Corner | 85? | 115 | ||
| Coco's Corner | Bahia San Luis Gonzaga | Y | 25? | 140 | |
| Bahia San Luis Gonzaga | Puerticitos | 45? | 185 | ||
| Backtracking up the Gulf coast the way we came down. | |||||
| Day 10 Wed 03/12 |
Puerticitos | San Filipe | Y | 50? | 50 |
| San Filipe | La Ventana | Y? | 55? | 105 | |
| La Ventana | La Rumorosa | Y | 75? | 180 | |
| La Rumorosa | Tecate | Y | 40? | 220 | |
| Tecate | Escondido | Y | 80? | 300 | |
| Run up north and cross Laguna Salada and then up the Rumorosa Grade and on up to Tecate, and back to Escondido. If there is no fuel in at La Ventana, we may need to go the boring way up to Mexicali and then head west. Or take Hwy 3 over to Ensenada, or even backtrack up the way we came down. | |||||