This route takes off southeast towards Turlock Lake Recreation Area. Along the way you'll encounter rolling hills, vineyards, orchards and dairies. After the first rest stop at the lake, you begin to enter the Central Sierra Nevada Foothills. You'll ride through grasslands, Blue Oak and Digger Pine woodlands, and chaparrals of Manzanita and Chamise. Once you pass the old mining town of La Grange, you climb and ride across Don Pedro Dam and the Tuolumne River. After riding along Don Pedro Lake, you'll soon begin a long climb to the 2948' Domingo Peak. Once to the summit, cyclists will descend +1000' in 1 mile to lunch at Yosemite Gateway Hostel in the town of Moccasin. Here you can look at the Hetch Hetchy water system which supplies San Francisco. After lunch, you'll begin to head back via the Northern Yosemite Highway. Across the Tuolumne River and pass the 1849 mining town of Chinese Camp towards Yosemite Junction, you'll view Table Mountain: ancient remains of lava flows. The route then takes you to the final rest stop at Knights Ferry Recreation Area.

Riders will travel North towards Oakdale through orchards and vineyards. After your first rest at the Oakdale Cheese Co., you'll ride past Woodward Reservoir on your way to Eugene. Once past Eugene your southwest trip on Sonora Road will be enjoyable with seasonal winds and smooth rolling hills. A lunch stop at Knights Ferry and a ride across a historic covered bridge will energize your return trip to Riverbank. Riders will follow the Stanislaus River back to Riverbank High School.

Riders will travel North towards Oakdale and your first rest at the Oakdale Cheese Co. Riders continue to Woodward Reservoir's South end. After another rest, follow the lake to the West end and then return to Riverbank.