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Nick Mackenzie

Nick has contributed 31 routes spanning 74 miles of routes in California.

Member since May 3, 2019.

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1 mi gravel Addington Road Gravel route from North Rd to McDowell St, Marina, Monterey County, California "Mostly firm surface gravel. Occasional loose gravel spots. Easily ridden with 700c x 40 mm tires."
1 mi sand Boarder Rd Sand route on Border Rd, Seaside, Monterey County, California "Mostly packed sand with some soft spots. Occasional gravel. Easily ridden with 700c x 40 mm tires."
3 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 mi gravel Lyons Revenge Rd Gravel route from Hennekens Ranch Rd to Trail 67, Seaside, Monterey County, California "Very firm gravel road. Be aware of some larger rock placed where water drains across the roadbed. 700c x 40 mm tires worked well."
2 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 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 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 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 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."
1 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."
1 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."
4 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. "
2 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."
2 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 "
3 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 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."
2 mi gravel Watkins Gate Rd Gravel route from Gigling Rd to Watkins Gate Rd, Seaside, Monterey County, California "Older established gravel road. Used 700c x 40 mm tires"
1 mi gravel Little Moab Gravel route from Trail 91 to W Machine Gun Flats Rd, Seaside, Monterey County, California "Newly added road on the Fort Ord National Monument. Firm gravel. Used 700c x 40 mm tires"
1 mi gravel East Machine-gun Flats Rd Gravel route from Barloy Canyon Rd to Hennekens Ranch Rd, Seaside, Monterey County, California "Good gravel surface. Used 700c x 40 mm tires"
1 mi gravel Watkins Gate Spur Gravel route from Watkins Gate Rd to Parker Flats Cut Off Rd, Seaside, Monterey County, California "Older gravel surface. Some old blacktop. Used 700c x 40 mm tires"
1 mi gravel West Machine-gun Flats Rd Gravel route from W Machine Gun Flats Rd to Watkins Gate Rd, Seaside, Monterey County, California "Good gravel surface. Used 700c x 40 mm tires"
1 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 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 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"
34 mi dirt Monterey County Backcountry Dirt route on Arroyo Seco Rd, Greenfield, Monterey County, California "This is a Forest Service Road which is passable for bicycles. Water is available along the route approximately 8 miles from Arroyo Seco Campground and then along the river proximal to the turnaround point at the Indians Campground. Awesome views and wildflowers in the spring. No services of any kind once you depart from Arroyo Seco." 2 3