An interesting and challenging route would be to start in Ukiah and head out Orr Springs to the coast, then down past Mendocino and Albion to Hwy 128. Take that back to Hwy 253 and climb back over the mountains to Ukiah. That would be a nice day's ride.
--Eric campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org On May 1, 2009, at 12:35 PM, Phil B wrote: > > Franklyn et. al.- > > Interesting area. I'd like to loop Orr Springs with Low Gap but after > having looked - it may be a bit ambitious given that it totals 45 > miles and 6500' of climbing. Out on dirt, back on pavement? Is > Running Springs Ranch Road a public road? Is it paved? > > Are there any other loops in the area that offer dirt or dirt/pave > combinations? > > Thanks for any other beta you can provide. > > Phil B > Sonoma County > > > On Apr 30, 7:36 am, franklyn <frankly...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Looks like Orr Springs Road alright. Eric, did you get to the descend >> down to Orr Hot Spring resort and Montgomery Woods yet? >> >> I love Orr Springs Road. After riding in the forest for about 5 >> miles, >> there is another climb and descent coming all the way to the Town of >> Comptche. From Comptche, Mendocino and the Coast is only 16 miles >> away. I ride it a couple times a year. >> >> Here are some photos from the last time I did it (over thanksgiving) >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/franklyn/sets/72157610579847635/ >> >> Franklyn >> >> On Apr 29, 10:54 pm, David Estes <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Looks like an Acorn Bag... >> >>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Doug Peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> >>> wrote: >>>> Eric: >> >>>> Nice photos. New front bag? Looks good, what is it? >> >>>> I’ve lived here all my life and California still amazes me in >>>> springtime. >>>> Headed to San Francisco on Friday to start a coastal tour south. >>>> Getting >>>> excited. >> >>>> dougP >> >>>> ------------------------------ >> >>>> *From:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto: >>>> rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Eric Norris >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:29 PM >>>> *To:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >>>> *Subject:* [RBW] Orr Springs Road, Mendocino County >> >>>> At the suggestion of another member of this list, I headed out >>>> Orr Springs >>>> Road from the city of Ukiah tonight. I didn't have time to get >>>> too far, but >>>> I made it about 12 miles from town--a long climb that included >>>> (according to >>>> the signs) 4 miles of 10% grade. >> >>>> Photos are here: >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/sets/72157617405498173/ >> >>>> You can see my Riv Road in several of the shots. >> >>>> Enjoy! >> >>>> --Eric >> >>>> campyonly...@me.com >> >>>> www.campyonly.com >> >>>> www.wheelsnorth.org >> >>> -- >>> Cheers, >>> David >>> Redlands, CA > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
