Exactly what I was looking to see. TFS from a resident in the very near vicinity. As of today, 23.0116, a Monday, this was the locally reported news, "Mud and rocks also fell onto Santa Rita Road in the Templeton area. Workers cleared the road, but it remained closed to traffic over the weekend." Maybe it's open again. But this trail is definitely on our spring drive agenda.
Thanks for watching and commenting! As is the case for many of the trails we've covered in our Off The Beaten Track series, this one would potentially be impassable when wet. I'm not surprised there is mud and rocks, you're basically driving just feet away from the creek at the northern side, with some steep drop-offs elsewhere. When it is dry, this is an easy and scenic drive. The most perilous aspect is the blind corners with, on one of our passes through there, plenty of cyclists heading toward you on the single track road!
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Exactly what I was looking to see. TFS from a resident in the very near vicinity.
As of today, 23.0116, a Monday, this was the locally reported news, "Mud and rocks also fell onto Santa Rita Road in the Templeton area. Workers cleared the road, but it remained closed to traffic over the weekend."
Maybe it's open again. But this trail is definitely on our spring drive agenda.
Thanks for watching and commenting! As is the case for many of the trails we've covered in our Off The Beaten Track series, this one would potentially be impassable when wet. I'm not surprised there is mud and rocks, you're basically driving just feet away from the creek at the northern side, with some steep drop-offs elsewhere. When it is dry, this is an easy and scenic drive. The most perilous aspect is the blind corners with, on one of our passes through there, plenty of cyclists heading toward you on the single track road!
For the past year 04/'23-'24+, this is one of my/our favorite lazy back country drives.
Again, TFS.