Workout Vacations: Biking the SonomaValley
Where: Healdsburg, Calif.
Duration: 3 days
Distance: 65 miles
Cost: $859
Operator: Escape SF Tours (www.escapesftours.com; 866-372-2735)
Difficulty: Easy to challenging
Besides exercise and scenery, this tour offers full exposure to the region's chardonnays, pinot noirs, and zinfandels (with a 15-passenger van at the ready in case the wine goes to your head). The ride kicks off with a tour through the Alexander Valley and a stop in the town of Geyserville. You visit Lake Sonoma and pedal at a pace of roughly 20 miles a day through the Dry Creek Valley and Russian River Valley, stopping at wineries along the route. "We can only lie on the beach so long," says Belinda Tips of Southlake, Texas, who took the trip last year with husband, Steve. "This was a nice way to learn about part of the country, get some exercise, and meet other cyclists."
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