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4.1 mi   gravel

Old Stage Road

Gravel route from Old Stage Rd to Old Stage Coach Rd Closed to Vehicluar Traffic, San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, California

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3.1 mi   gravel

Lookout Ridge Road

Gravel route from Pilarcitos Canyon Rd to Mescal Heights, Seaside, Monterey County, California

"Surface in varying levels of repair. Some severe ruts where I had to walk my bike for 100 feet, some bare dirt surfaces. 700c x 40 mm tires used without a problem."

1.5 mi   gravel

Engineer Canyon Road

Gravel route from Creekside Terrace to Jacks Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Good surface. Easily ridden with 700c x 40 mm tires"

0.3 mi   sand

Barloy Spur Rd

Sand route from Barloy Spur Rd to Barloy Canyon Rd, Seaside, Monterey County, California

"Petrified sand. Rutted surface forces rider to pick their line. 700c x 40 mm tires worked well."

0.4 mi   sand

Upper Barloy Rd to Lookout Rd connector

Sand route from Barloy Canyon Rd to Lookout Ridge Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Petrified sand surface. 700c x 40 mm tires worked well. grass covering the center of the track."

0.2 mi   gravel

L-P Spur Rd

Gravel route from Perimeter Rd to Lookout Ridge Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Rutted petrified sand surface in sections. 700c x 40 mm tires worked well."

0.4 mi   sand

Lookout-Pilarcitos Connector Rd

Sand route from Lookout Ridge Rd to Pilarcitos Canyon Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"700c x 40 mm tires worked well. Some rutting. Mostly petrified sand surface."

0.1 mi   gravel

Barloy Rd to Lookout Ridge

Gravel route from Barloy Canyon Rd to Lookout Ridge Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"700c x 40 mm tires worked well."

1.7 mi   gravel

Manzanita Ridge Rd

Gravel route from Three Sisters Rd to Reservation Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Easily ridden with 700c x 40 mm tires"

0.1 mi   gravel

Dam Crossing Rd

Gravel route on Skyline Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"This is a short connector between Skyline and Pilarcitos Canyon Rd"

0.4 mi   gravel

Station One Road to Station One Rd

Gravel route from Station One Road to Station One Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Easily ridden with 700c x 40 mm tires. Note that the route east of eastern terminus is signed as a trail by the BLM. There is a spur road which goes south and crosses Toro Creek and ends on the Fire Department property."

1.4 mi   gravel

Three Sisters Rd

Gravel route on Three Sisters Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Each 'Sister' is a steep climb followed by a steep descent as can be seen on the profile. There is some rutting to contend with after winter rain. Easily ridden with 700c x 40 mm tires."

1.3 mi   gravel

Sandy Ridge Rd

Gravel route on Sandy Ridge Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Easily ridden with 700c x 40 mm tires. The sand base is now well 'paved' with gravel and quite a stable riding surface."

0.9 mi   other

Picnic Canyon Rd

Other route on Picnic Canyon Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"This road no longer exists. It was 'expunged' by the BLM and replanted with vegetation."

0.8 mi   sand

Merrill Rd

Sand route on Pilarcitos Canyon Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"This road is 'reverting to nature' since the closure of Fort Ord as a military post. There are some sections of gravel and some sections of softening sand. However, I recently rode it with 700c x 40 mm tires without problem. The road used to be considered an extension of Pilarcitos Canyon Rd however the BLM has renamed it Merrill Rd 'in honor' of the private farm where it terminates."

3.9 mi   gravel

Oil Well Rd

Gravel route on Oil Well Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Once known as the 'white road' when most of the gravel rock was white, this road is easily ridden with 700c x 40 mm tires. Ruts do appear after heavy rain on the eastern end in the descent before the lake. "

1.8 mi   gravel

Toro Creek Rd

Gravel route from Monterey Salinas Hwy to Toro Creek Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Short asphalt section at west end in the Badger Hills parking lot. Rest of road easily ridden with 700c x 40 mm tires. Note that during periods of intense rain, the creek crossing can have flowing water however this is rare and does not persist for long after a rain event as the soil is quite sandy."

1.8 mi   gravel

Guidotti Rd

Gravel route from Monterey Salinas Hwy to Guidotti Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Some ruts develop on the steep sections with winter rain. Easily ridden with 700c x 40 mm tires "

2.9 mi   gravel

Pilarcitos Canyon Rd

Gravel route from Pilarcitos Canyon Rd to Pilarcitos Canyon Rd, Monterey, Monterey County, California

"Easily ridden with 700c x 40 mm tires"

3.0 mi   gravel

Skyline Rd

Gravel route from Pilarcitos Canyon Rd to Skyline Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Easily ridden on 700c x 40 mm tires."

0.8 mi   gravel

Sandstone Ridge Rd

Gravel route from Trail 50 to Crescent Bluff Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Recently surfaced with gravel. Compacted. Great views of the Salinas Valley. Used 700c x 40 mm tires."

3.3 mi   gravel

Crescent Bluffs Rd

Gravel route from Jacks Rd to Crescent Bluff Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Old road. Some section of blacktop near Barloy Canyon Rd otherwise gravel with some sand. Used 700c x 40 mm tires."

1.0 mi   gravel

Pilarcitos Ridge Rd

Gravel route from Mescal Heights to Pilarcitos Ridge Rd, Salinas, Monterey County, California

"Compact gravel. Tire used 700c X 40"

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