Rather than reviving the 10 yr old thread about cycling over Pacheco Pass I thought I would start a new thread. I recently retired at age 61 and want to get back to touring. My brother lives in Stevinson CA and I live in Gilroy. Google Maps shows the bicycle route as including Billy Wright Road. I've never used this app:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/3505171
My 40 yr old Trek 520 is fine for dirt roads, my concern is that there are a LOT of dirt roads in those hills, and I might get lost. Is "Ridewithgps" an android app, and will it work to tell me where I am in those hills? I gather from that route that it is only about 18 miles from 152 near I-5 to paved roads near Hollister. Bringing along a few liters of water, maybe 3, should be enough to get me over that, and I might even camp in those hills (though I'm sure there are plenty of wild pigs and mountain lions).
Have any other adventurous NorCal cyclists ridden over Billy Wright Road?
Cheers.