Distance: 47 miles and 600 feet of elevation gain (mapping software)
Starting in Torrance we head east and south into Long Beach. Here we pick up the Pacific Coast Hwy. While the full century and metric century continue south, this half century turns inland in Seal Beach. After a stop for lunch, this route rejoins the other two routes on its return to the start. The route basically retraces our route back to the start in Torrance. This is a very flat route, but the 600 feet indicated by the mapping software may be too low. Last year when we first road the metric century, the mapping software had significantly underestimated the elevation gain on that route.
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