Bay Area Back Road Thread
10-29-2010, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by S2KN05,Oct 29 2010, 02:09 PM
What is this Santa Cruz mountain road?
- 84
- 9
- 35
- 1
- Highway 236/Big Basin Way
- Pescadero (my fave)
- old la honda
- page mill
- alpine
- kings mountain
- tunitas creek
- bonny dune
- there's a few more...that's off the top of my head.
10-30-2010, 01:05 AM
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Stage Rd
Jamison Creek
Pine flat
Empire Grade
Black Rd
If all the roads were clear of traffic then I would rank the roads in this order.
1. The backside of 84 (coast side)
2. Backside of 9
3. Stage
4. Jamison Creek
5. Front side of 9
6. Bonny Doon
7. Front side of 84
8. Alpine
9. Page Mill
10. The small sections of 35
Some of them are listed lower only because I don't know them as well as I'd like. For some odd reason the backside of 84 is just fun, some of the weightless transitions are one of a kind. Bonny Doon just has some cool sweepers with dips in them. Black Rd is cool but has far too many driveways.
Jamison Creek
Pine flat
Empire Grade
Black Rd
If all the roads were clear of traffic then I would rank the roads in this order.
1. The backside of 84 (coast side)
2. Backside of 9
3. Stage
4. Jamison Creek
5. Front side of 9
6. Bonny Doon
7. Front side of 84
8. Alpine
9. Page Mill
10. The small sections of 35
Some of them are listed lower only because I don't know them as well as I'd like. For some odd reason the backside of 84 is just fun, some of the weightless transitions are one of a kind. Bonny Doon just has some cool sweepers with dips in them. Black Rd is cool but has far too many driveways.
10-30-2010, 12:57 PM
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My favs:
Felton-Empire Grade Road (different from Empire Grade)
Ice Cream Grade
Swanton Road
Stage
84 backside
9 backside
Bear Creek Road
Old Santa Cruz Highway
Sunol-San Jose Road
Mt. Charlie (bring diapers)
Felton-Empire Grade Road (different from Empire Grade)
Ice Cream Grade
Swanton Road
Stage
84 backside
9 backside
Bear Creek Road
Old Santa Cruz Highway
Sunol-San Jose Road
Mt. Charlie (bring diapers)
10-30-2010, 01:51 PM
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I'll have to checkout Mt Charlie, sounds fun.
Has anyone ever tried Salinas/San Juan Grade Rd just south of San Juan Bautista? If you're in the area you should check it out. This Rd will let you know if your shocks are worthy, by far the most demanding Rd I've been on as far as suspension is concerned.
Has anyone ever tried Salinas/San Juan Grade Rd just south of San Juan Bautista? If you're in the area you should check it out. This Rd will let you know if your shocks are worthy, by far the most demanding Rd I've been on as far as suspension is concerned.
10-30-2010, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Asura,Oct 30 2010, 02:44 PM
Has Jamison Creek been repaved? I think I lost a fillings on that road 
10-30-2010, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by macr88,Oct 30 2010, 02:09 PM
I want to say it was done like 8-10 years ago?
The 9/236 stop sign was the biggest cock block in the history of the Santa Cruz Mountain backroads. Boony Doon downhill is fun too. Too bad there is so much heat up there these days.