Originally Posted by keithdunlop

I'm a local and ride the roads around the Eroica course quite a bit. I can confirm that the full course (factoring in the coastal run from Cambria to Cayucos, is mostly paved. The only "gravel" are the dirt roads (no single track or chunky gravel) of Santa Rita and Cypress Mountain. Otherwise, it's all paved. The run in to Cypress can be very potholed, but that portion is paved as well.