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  @bchains3 күн бұрын

  Excellent list and vids!

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  @GravelBikeCaliforniaКүн бұрын

  Glad you think so!

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  @aabarajas5 күн бұрын

  Great video. Thank you

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  @GravelBikeCaliforniaКүн бұрын

  One of my earliest. I may redo someday.

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  @henrypretz6 күн бұрын

  Thank you, gentlemen!

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia6 күн бұрын

  HBD!

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  @buswell5037 күн бұрын

  What time of year did you do this?

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia7 күн бұрын

  Early July. I think maybe september you have less of a chance of clouds.

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  @LorentJalabert8 күн бұрын

  brutal. I want to ride it now, I love nor cal coast and mtns

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia7 күн бұрын

  If I did it again, I'd spend an extra day in Shelter Cove.

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  @LorentJalabert7 күн бұрын

  @@GravelBikeCalifornia definitely, enjoy the area while your there, and gather energy for the next day's demands

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  @LorentJalabert8 күн бұрын

  that's a tough route. I know a lot of it. the north coast is a gem

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia7 күн бұрын

  Not mentally up for doing it again at this point.

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  @salmonella5088 күн бұрын

  Floods, landslides and fires have plagued the rail line. I wonder what precautions are being taken to prevent these incidents from happening to the trail? I stopped watching after a few minutes. This will never be completed in my lifetime. I’m 70 and I can say that with much confidence.

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia8 күн бұрын

  The timeline isn't favorable for me either and maintaining it will be challenge, but far less so then for a rail line. I'm hopeful that some of the non-Eel River portions will come online sooner than later.

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  @tonyboughman80509 күн бұрын

  Great and informative directions in the narration. Thank you!

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia8 күн бұрын

  Thanks much. I might do Camino Cielo this week.

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  @Bennysnamehere9 күн бұрын

  Have you seen any electric ATVS on that trail, are they allowed?

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia8 күн бұрын

  Not sure about the regulations of those. More of a chance since it's a national forest than state park, but warm springs truck trail took a big hit this winter.

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  @Bennysnamehere8 күн бұрын

  @@GravelBikeCalifornia Thank you!

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  @eMCee6212 күн бұрын

  Great ride, great storytelling!

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia11 күн бұрын

  Thanks. A totally worth it experience.

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  @Hokum4813 күн бұрын

  Amazing right by my house! I mountain biked it years ago so now Ill take my gravel bike on it!

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia13 күн бұрын

  Only thing is how overgrown in might be this summer.

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  @Hokum4813 күн бұрын

  Amazing ride I just downloaded the route to my Wahoo thanks!

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia13 күн бұрын

  I hope to make it back to ride this in July

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  @Hokum4813 күн бұрын

  @@GravelBikeCalifornia if you're going to do it again let me know. A friend of mine did the route with you guys a couple years ago and he told me they discontinued the event. But we have a good gravel Community here in town we will join! I ride with Dave zabriskie and his kids all the time I'll try to get them on board!

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  @JonStein13 күн бұрын

  You're welcome. Honorable Mentions: Huff Master Loop (Grasshopper series) Kizo Play National Monument (best in spring, super bloom) Dirt Gibraltar (Santa Barbara) Dirt Baldy (Tour of California) Old Caz Route (Russian River) Top 10 Gravel Rides: Big Bear: San Bernardino Mountains, riding both sides of the lake, featuring San Gorgonio and Holcomb Valley with Gold Rush history. Fresno Cycling: Sierra foothills, Raymond route along Chowchilla River, best in spring for cooler temperatures and greenery. Pacifico Mountain: Los Angeles area, 40-mile loop in Angeles National Forest with views of Mount Baldy and Wilson. Half Moon Bay: Coastal ride with bluff views, cypress tree tunnel, Redwoods climb, and Pisma Creek descent. Owens Valley: Alabama Hills, scenic beauty, Disney-like Tuttle Creek, and movie road photo opportunities. Lassen Gra: New event in Lassen National Park area, featuring Susan River and volcanic activity. Mount Tam: Marin County, historic trails, mountain biking roots, and scenic views. Mammoth Tough: Eastern Sierra, awe-inspiring landscapes with 14,000-foot peaks, best in fall. Catalina Island: Epic adventure with island-wide routes, historic stagecoach roads, and fabulous descents. Old Coast Highway (Big Sur): Iconic coastline views, Bixby Bridge, short but memorable dirt ride with multiple landscapes.

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia13 күн бұрын

  Great writeup. Looks like you're over-qualified to be our first editor-in-chief!

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  @CesarFernandez-bs2vy14 күн бұрын

  Catalina Island is a rewarding ride. Great views and amazing experience.

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia14 күн бұрын

  I didn't have to think twice about putting it so high, so soon..

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  @cyrusfarivar101214 күн бұрын

  Great job Zach! Stoked to hit the dirt in Catalina -- and frankly, all these places! I haven't been to most of them!

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia14 күн бұрын

  Let's get to work then!!

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  @Calebyte14 күн бұрын

  Great video Zack! It's great to see all this route recon. I think I see some trips to SoCal and Mammoth in my future 🔮

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia14 күн бұрын

  I'll be up at Mammoth Tuff for sure. LMK if you need a hookup coming down here.

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  @cyclo_pedogogy14 күн бұрын

  Thanks Zack. Other rides I think would make this list: truckee/tahoe and Lost and Found.

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia14 күн бұрын

  Lost and Found I definitely want to get in there before I update this list.

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  @fsquared6412 күн бұрын

  I totally agree. Truckee Gravel and Lost & Found are both epic rides with multiple course options that change slightly each year. Spectacular and uncrowded areas.

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  @charlesmansplaining14 күн бұрын

  Some of your picks have Mountain Lions. Don't go alone.

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia14 күн бұрын

  A Garmin inRach too.

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  @DarrenAliga14 күн бұрын

  Love it!! Big Sure is surely amazing!

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia14 күн бұрын

  Feels like a forty mile experience that clocks in half that milage.

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  @markxkovacic14 күн бұрын

  Thanks for including the Lassen Gravel Adventure Ride. Hope to see you again this year. Great list and video.

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia14 күн бұрын

  It's going to take a little more juggling to make it happen this year, but I have a plan. Congrats on putting together such a great event in a number of ways.

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  @dewittlunsford252714 күн бұрын

  Thank You Zack, loved your Top Ten! Dawn and I already have made plans to do Big Sur and Mammoth later this year 👍

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia14 күн бұрын

  Hopefully, Big Sur will get fixed. See you in Mammoth.

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  @jonathankim996815 күн бұрын

  epic compilation! Thank you for the blood and sweat went into this fine cut. I can't wait to finish them all.. some day.. these trails are part of best of the world..

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia14 күн бұрын

  I know making it across the state is tough. Even I'd love to do all these rides again.

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  @aaronkarr943015 күн бұрын

  Great video Zach! I need to increase my patreon…

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia15 күн бұрын

  Ha. I appreciate being in this community the most. Thanks for supporting!

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  @amanda_panda_15 күн бұрын

  Woooo podium! #TUFF 😄

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia15 күн бұрын

  Highest event!!

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  @williamtoth718115 күн бұрын

  Another great video. Thanks for highlighting these amazing rides

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia15 күн бұрын

  Wouldn't look so good with all the cycling models I have along...

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  @henrypretz15 күн бұрын

  Some great rides on this list! Plenty of bucket list material there. Honored that our local event made the cut. I can't say I disagree with you 😊

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia15 күн бұрын

  I figured you'd recognize a few...

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  @chrisrippy445415 күн бұрын

  Great list! Just received my GBC shirt and sticker for the truck!

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia15 күн бұрын

  Thanks. I imagine your Kelly Blue Book value just went up.

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  @jerryanker228915 күн бұрын

  Awesome….! Thank you

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia15 күн бұрын

  Our pleasure!

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  @aabarajas17 күн бұрын

  great video, thank you!

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia16 күн бұрын

  Glad you liked it!

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  @peterbedford261018 күн бұрын

  Much poison oak over growth?

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia18 күн бұрын

  I think the Connector Trail is well maintained, but the Quarry Trail try not to fall off.

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  @ricmcgillgopro18 күн бұрын

  Saw you were on the LAUF for this adventure. Any suggestion for the tire choice for Catalina?

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia18 күн бұрын

  Definitely want something that starts with the number 4. Not technical, but some of the road has washboard.

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  @mediumrick766719 күн бұрын

  old school punk

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia18 күн бұрын

  Wouldn't have it any other way...

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  @mediumrick766718 күн бұрын

  @@GravelBikeCalifornia kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZZptKeQqsvdpLA.html

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  @nshire20 күн бұрын

  I don't know if mobile users are able to see/click on the description

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia20 күн бұрын

  I think if you swipe up...

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  @mikeheinaman351521 күн бұрын

  Thanks for helping me explore all the riding that CA has to offer!

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia20 күн бұрын

  ...and thanks for the support. Keep sharing your thoughts as you knock these routes off.

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  @mikeheinaman351521 күн бұрын

  Just had the chance to ride this loop over the weekend, and it was amazing. The gravel climbs were legit, but the scenery and fresh air kept it enjoyable, and the tailwind back to the start was awesome. It felt like I was riding an e-bike at times. Thanks for creating these guides. I love exploring, and it makes it a little easier when riding somewhere new if I've already had a detailed scouting report from GBC.

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia20 күн бұрын

  On our Send It ride a year later, the weather wasn't as perfect as the area around Bixby was foggy, but no complaints as you can tell it's still very epic. Definitely feels longer than a twenty mile ride.

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  @dmitrijmaslovskij911427 күн бұрын

  Can you edit this video to include Yankee Jim’s? This way I can tell my girlfriend “see, the first gravel ride I took you on is in fact a beginners ride” 😂

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia26 күн бұрын

  That would be quite the baseline...

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  @user-ck1zs5zk5b27 күн бұрын

  Fantastic video - great summary of the entire course for those thinking of doing such an event. This one looks pretty laid back, but epic at the same time.

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia27 күн бұрын

  I think the course will be slightly different this year, but Fresno Cycling plays the combo of laid-back and well supported very well.

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  @devengudinas164928 күн бұрын

  I’m glad that they never developed the island one of the few places in LA county that isn’t ruined

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia28 күн бұрын

  We don't need an Ibiza West here.

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  @spawnrcandbikesАй бұрын

  cool...i wanna bike ,camp, and spearfish at one of the campgrounds.....

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia29 күн бұрын

  Next time we'll cover more island.

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  @VagaBumAdventuresАй бұрын

  Cant wait to rip my dirt bike on it!!! 🙌🏼

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  @GravelBikeCalifornia29 күн бұрын

  Even if they can get part done soon...

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  @kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853Ай бұрын

  The very essence of gravel riding- adapting to, and riding on whatever exists in one’s home region. Excellent!

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  @GravelBikeCaliforniaАй бұрын

  Just give us a placd to ride!

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  @hikerbikeromarАй бұрын

  Incredible video! I'm sure this took tons of time and effort to make. Loved it!

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  @GravelBikeCaliforniaАй бұрын

  Not as much as when you love a ride like this.

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  @dorzak975Ай бұрын

  Some of the tracks along the Eel River across from 162 are covered by landslides.

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  @GravelBikeCaliforniaАй бұрын

  That's probably the main issue of where they're going to need $$ for.

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  @dorzak975Ай бұрын

  @@GravelBikeCalifornia fun story. Relatively of my grandfather’s I interviewed in 1993 rode the train from near Dos Rios on his way to go to school at then Berkeley Farm school aka later UC-Davis in 1927.

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  @jonmeek3879Ай бұрын

  Cost of the boat ride to the island ???

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  @GravelBikeCaliforniaАй бұрын

  About $100 round trip

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  @thebrunosergeАй бұрын

  What do you mean "you need to make bike reservations"? You can't bring the bike on the boat, like you're literally and clearly doing here?... So confusing

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  @PrestonBoebelАй бұрын

  You need to reserve a "bike space" when you purchase a boarding pass and you need to do it early. You can't just show up with a bike and expect to get it on the boat.

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  @thebrunosergeАй бұрын

  @@PrestonBoebel Ohhh OK that makes sense. Maybe you explained that in the video and I missed it. If so, apologies

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  @GravelBikeCaliforniaАй бұрын

  They changed the system a week before we did it from doing it online to having to call it in. It might have changed back since.

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  @gravelpack8536Ай бұрын

  Love riding there and go almost every year great video

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  @GravelBikeCaliforniaАй бұрын

  Go GravelPack!!

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  @javierpastrana3277Ай бұрын

  Great vid once again! You guys are way better than tv

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  @GravelBikeCaliforniaАй бұрын

  ...I know my voice isn't made for radio.

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  @scottrock27Ай бұрын

  Great vid! A couple of those water crossings are deeper than they look lol 😅 Going back at the end of the month for some bikepacking 😎

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  @GravelBikeCaliforniaАй бұрын

  My friend went later in April and didn't have as much of an issue.

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  @mikewaters7494Ай бұрын

  Great video... brought back memories

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  @GravelBikeCaliforniaАй бұрын

  Glad to hear it

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  @davidfeiler1279Ай бұрын

  Nice ride! What was the date of this ride?

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  @GravelBikeCaliforniaАй бұрын

  I think the first of April