{"id":28492,"date":"2016-02-24T23:22:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T23:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitoceanside.org\/?p=28492"},"modified":"2023-05-08T06:28:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T06:28:47","slug":"bike-to-mission-san-luis-rey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitoceanside.org\/blog\/bike-to-mission-san-luis-rey\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike to Mission San Luis Rey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28492\" class=\"elementor elementor-28492\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff821a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ff821a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a120ab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a120ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434f423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"434f423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bike to Mission San Luis Rey<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c1d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44c1d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7cc7f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7cc7f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db6d58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0db6d58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ae942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2ae942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> Easy<\/p><p><strong>Distance:<\/strong> 13.9 miles<\/p><p><strong>Ride Type:<\/strong> Paved \/ River Trail<\/p><p><strong>Topography:<\/strong> Flat<\/p><p><strong>Start Location:<\/strong> Oceanside Pier<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b31566 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b31566\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451eec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"451eec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Route Description<\/strong><\/p><p>Enjoy the historic side of Oceanside by taking a leisurely bike ride from the Oceanside Pier to Mission San Luis Rey (1789). Visitors will enjoy riding along the San Luis Rey Bike Trail (a Class 1 bicycle trail that is completely isolated from motorized traffic) and taking in the natural landscape as they make their way to the historic Mission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee55990 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee55990\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7eb974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7eb974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1071\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoceanside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-San-Luis-Rey.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28702\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitoceanside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-San-Luis-Rey.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/visitoceanside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-San-Luis-Rey-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitoceanside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-San-Luis-Rey-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitoceanside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-San-Luis-Rey-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitoceanside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mission-San-Luis-Rey-1536x866.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c96535f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c96535f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ff95a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38ff95a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854ee20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"854ee20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fun Fact:<\/strong> Before the San Luis Rey Bike Trail was paved, it was once used as a private rail way by the military to move cargo along the river.<\/p><p>Mission San Luis Rey is the largest of the 21 California Missions, coined the King of the Missions, and offers visitors a glimpse back in time to when Spanish settlers first arrived along the California coast. Take a tour, pack a lunch and enjoy spending the day at this educational and historical site.<\/p><p><strong>Step-by-Step Bike Route Directions<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>From Oceanside Pier, go north on N. Pacific Street<\/li><li>Turn right on Surfrider<\/li><li>Left on Cleveland<\/li><li>Left on Neptune to find start of San Luis Rey River Trail<\/li><li>Continue on the bike trail to Douglas and exit right (south)<\/li><li>Continue on Douglas to left on N. El Camino Real<\/li><li>Continue straight to signs guiding you to Heritage Park (Mission grounds)<\/li><li>Return to by retracing outbound route<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6100d0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6100d0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c8583 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"46c8583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3c333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce3c333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Interest Points Along the Route<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Oceanside Pier and Plaza<\/span><br \/>The Oceanside Pier and Plaza is the hub of activity for visitors and locals alike. Fisherman, surfers and tourists gather here to walk the pier, play in the surf and relax in the sand to watch a sunset. The Plaza provides a variety of beach amenities that include everything from bike rentals, surf lessons and food vendors.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mission San Luis Rey<\/span><br \/>Built in 1798, Mission San Luis Rey is the largest of the 21 California Missions and is known as the \u201cKing of Missions.\u201d Visitors to the Mission can take a free self-guided tour or visit the Mission Museum for a nominal fee.<\/p><p><strong>Fun Fact:<\/strong> Walt Disney used a replica of Mission San Luis Rey in the 1957 television series \u201cZorro.\u201d<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Heritage Park<\/span><br \/>Neighboring Mission San Luis Rey is Heritage Park; an historical neighborhood that is home to the original Oceanside structures dating back to the turn of the century. 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