Hiking and Cycling the California Missions Trail: From Sonoma to San Diego [Paperback]

A guidebook to walking or cycling the California Missions Trail. The 802 mile (1291km) pilgrimage route from Sonoma to San Diego links 21 Christian missions founded by the Spanish over 200 years ago. It can be enjoyed by walkers of all abilities, or alternatively, 95% of the route is also suitable for road bikes.

The Missions Trail is described in 20 stages of between 16 and 60 miles (2697km), with alternative options for cyclists. It can be walked in 5060 days or cycled in 1220 days.

• GPX filesavailable to download
• 1:100,000 mappingplus larger-scale town maps for key locations
• Handyroute summary tablesandpilgrim lodging listingshelp you plan your itinerary
• Detailed information aboutrefreshments and facilitiesalong the route
• Advice onplanning and preparation
• Thehistoryof the missions, as well as the story of the Native Americans who originally shaped the landscape

Sanford ‘Sandy’ Brownis an author, community activist, long-distance walker, and ordained minister from Seattle, Washington. After readingThe Pilgrimageby Paolo Coelho in 1992, he planned his 2008 trek on the Camino de Santiago and since then has walked over 13,000km on pilgrim trails in Europe. He records his pilgrim adventures in his popular blog, www.caminoist.org.OFFICIAL GUIDE: Commissioned by the Santa Barbara County Trails CouncilONLY GUIDE AVAILABLE: A 1289km pilgrimage trail between San Francisco Bay and San DiegoWRITTEN BY A LEADING AUTHOR: Sandy joined Cicerone Press as Associate Publisher for Caminos and Pilgrimages.