The old road is closed. You can't go on it like Lee said. I've ridden the tunnel both ways numerous times and I find it safe and acceptable. Get there early (before 9am) or late in the day and you should be fine. Regardless one should feel comfortable riding with some traffic for about 2-3 miles on either side of the Tunnel. The narrow shoulder is only for a short section before and after the Tunnel. The tunnel has a HUGE shoulder and cars are going relatively slow, and the tunnel is well lit and vented. When exiting the tunnel, wait or time yourself for a break in the traffic (traffic pulses through here due to traffic lights in Pacifica/Linda Mar) and take the lane till the shoulder reappears. People will usually wait for you to get to Moss Beach. Pluses for the tunnel are it is quicker, you get to ride through a tunnel under a mountain, and you get to ride along the cliffs and the ocean. If this sounds like too much ride Planet of the Apes, which adds some dirt adventure, more miles and climbing, and about half hour to hour more riding time. Plus, getting to the start of Planet can be a bit tricky if you don't know where it is.
Gabe On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:22:19 PM UTC-7, Way Rebb wrote: > > Hello, > > Has anyone been down around the devil's slide area since the tunnel > opened? I might be taking the Hillborne down to HMB or SC next week for a > few days. It'd be nice to see the old coast road with no traffic! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
