Southern California - Steepest Road in The OC
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maddmike
04-04-07, 02:01 PM
What's the Steepest Road in The OC?
I rode up Acacia (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=laguna+beach,+ca&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=33.545508,-117.783051&spn=0.006393,0.011222&t=h&iwloc=addr) in Laguna Beach on Staturday and my Garmin registered 23% grade with 28% at the top. It's not very long -- maybe 150 yards at the most. Cove Road (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=laguna+beach,+ca&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=33.462317,-117.707273&spn=0.0064,0.011222&t=h) in Dana Point is a bit longer but, it 's not as steep, only about 18%.
Anyone know anything steeper?
madmike
04-04-07, 02:08 PM
What's the Steepest Road in The OC?
I rode up Acacia (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=laguna+beach,+ca&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=33.545508,-117.783051&spn=0.006393,0.011222&t=h&iwloc=addr) in Laguna Beach on Staturday and my Garmin registered 23% grade with 28% at the top. It's not very long -- maybe 150 yards at the most. Cove Road (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=laguna+beach,+ca&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=33.462317,-117.707273&spn=0.0064,0.011222&t=h) in Dana Point is a bit longer but, it 's not as steep, only about 18%.
Anyone know anything steeper?
I've always wanted to go up Acacia... but I end up just going around it! I take Cliff to Rosa Bonheur to Cypress / Lindin to High. Then I cruise along the ridge to Hillcrest then back to PCH via San Jaoquin.
It avoids all the crap at PCH and adds a couple hundred feet of climbing.
Chucklehead
04-04-07, 02:23 PM
mike, are you talking to yourself again?
maddmike
04-04-07, 02:43 PM
mike, are you talking to yourself again?
What??? Who said that?
madmike
04-04-07, 03:07 PM
What??? Who said that?
Did I say that or was that me?
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
cjbruin
04-04-07, 03:33 PM
Acacia is the steepest one I know of. Well done not flipping over backwards :)
madmike
04-04-07, 03:43 PM
Acacia is the steepest one I know of. Well done not flipping over backwards :)
Did you, (me? i'm so confused), have to tack?
maddmike
04-04-07, 03:59 PM
Acacia is the steepest one I know of. Well done not flipping over backwards :)
Third Street is really steep and I want to try it someday.
Or maybe that was the other madmike, who knows...
madmike
04-04-07, 05:30 PM
Third Street is really steep and I want to try it someday.
Or maybe that was the other madmike, who knows...
We were thinking of riding 3rd st together... although I mapped it on Bikely and it was only 18%. Acacia is 20-21%.
DaveSANYYZ
04-04-07, 05:59 PM
If you guys don't mind heading down to San Diego, http://www.sdreader.com/php/ma_show.php?id=131; but then again, you guys have Fargo.
maddmike
04-04-07, 11:18 PM
We were thinking of riding 3rd st together... although I mapped it on Bikely and it was only 18%. Acacia is 20-21%.
Have you ridden up to Alta Laguna Park/Top of the world? I was thinking of doing that on Friday if I get to leave work early.