Buzzards Lagoon-Aptos Fire Rd
A cycling route starting in Opal Cliffs, California, United States of America.
Overview
About this route
Some lightly traveled paved roads, but more than half of the trip is on dirt/gravel roads in the Santa Cruz mountains. Big trees, big views, nice hill climb and ridiculous dirt descent.
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- Duration
- 64.6 km
- Distance
- 871 m
- Ascent
- 871 m
- Descent
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- Avg. speed
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- Avg. speed
Route quality
Waytypes & surfaces along the route
Waytypes
Track
23.8 km
(37 %)
Busy road
22.7 km
(35 %)
Surfaces
Paved
32.5 km
(50 %)
Unpaved
23.6 km
(36 %)
Asphalt
26 km
(40 %)
Unpaved (undefined)
18.7 km
(29 %)
Route highlights
Points of interest along the route
Point of interest after 32.3 km
There's a short stretch somewhere in here that is ridiculously steep and maybe unrideable without knobby tires, but it only lasts .25 of a mile.
Point of interest after 33.8 km
The intersection with Aptos Fire Rd is unmarked and easy to miss if you're not watching for it.
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