| Well, we made it through, but I would strongly discourage anybody from
| attempting it in the uphill direction. Whereas coming downhill, you
| would basically get funneled out to Swanton road, going uphill there
| are many many confusing forks. We made a few wrong turns and were
| about to give up before finding the park boundary.
At last, a legit use for a Garmin '705 on a bike! Almost makes me want to
try your ride.
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
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| On Jun 12, 12:23 pm,
[email protected] wrote:
| > Mike Logan wrote:
| > > I'm planning to climb Last Chance Road from Swanton to 236 this
| > > Sunday, and was wondering if anybody had been on it recently. Is
| > > the route easy to follow in the uphill direction, or is there a
| > > chance of getting lost?
| >
| > At a couple of junctures, lesser used roads branch off while the main
| > flow seems to continue to the park boundary, passing the old mill site
| > where there are sheds, an unused fire engine and other vehicles at
| > times. After that the road gets narrower after it crosses a large
| > concrete slab that lies at an angle to the road.
|
| Well, we made it through, but I would strongly discourage anybody from
| attempting it in the uphill direction. Whereas coming downhill, you
| would basically get funneled out to Swanton road, going uphill there
| are many many confusing forks. We made a few wrong turns and were
| about to give up before finding the park boundary. The hike through
| Big Basin to Hinn Hammond road also wouldn't fit most people's
| definition of cycling. Perhaps Jobst can ride the length of it, but I
| certainly couldn't, not on 700x23s anyway. Too much loose sand and
| rocks that swallow skinny tires.
|
| -Mark