Lighthouse Century Bike Ride

The Lighthouse Century rolls out of Morro Bay High School

In Morro Bay. The Lighthouse Century, the San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club’s long-running fall ride, starts and finishes at Morro Bay High School on Saturday, September 26, with riders rolling out from 7 AM. The event offers a full century of 100 miles, a metric century of 62, and shorter route options, tracing the back roads and the coast on some of the best cycling terrain in the state.

The ride’s name is honest: the routes work the coastline toward the lighthouses north of town, with the long course giving riders a full day of Highway 1 views, ranch-road climbs, and the kind of late-September weather that makes this the sweet spot of the coastal cycling year. Rest stops, sag support, and finish-line food are all part of the package, a genuinely well-supported club ride rather than a bare-bones one.

Registration is required in advance through the SLO Bicycle Club at slobc.org, with entry fees varying by route. For spectators, the start and finish at the high school make for easy cheering, and the coffee-fueled 7 AM rollout is its own spectacle. Riders should bring layers for the marine-layer morning that burns into a warm afternoon.

For more rides, races, and outdoor events around the bay, see what is coming up on the event calendar.