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Old Creek / Santa Rosa Creek Road, Cambria, CA
10-50mph; 2-4 gear; 45min

3.5 Overall
5 Technical Difficulty
1 Road Condition
4 Traffic
4 Wow Factor

Comments:
Old Creek is a mid speed canyon drive like Perfumo.
Lots of blind turns, and uphill climbs heading North from Cayucos.
Santa Rosa is a slow twisty road in poor condition with great views of the Cambria Valley.
Stop at Linn’s farmstore along Santa Rosa and get some of the best pies in the state.
The CalPoly bicycle team races this route once a year, but this road is not recommended for motorcycles due to the road condition on Santa Rosa.

Location:
Between Cayucos and Cambria, links with HWY 46.

Las Pilitas - Pozo Shortcut, Santa Margarita, CA
15-50mph; 2-4 gear; 20min

4.5 Overall
4 Technical Difficulty
5 Road Condition
4 Traffic
5 Wow Factor

Comments:
Shortcut thorugh the Pozo Loop. Not as fun as the whole thing, but great if you’re short on time.
Popular w/ motorcyclists and bikes, narrow road in good condition.
Twisty road with a large number of blind turns and some open ranch views.

Location:
Off Pozo road South of Santa Margarita connecting East to Parkhill near the turn for Huer Huero

Pairing:
Excellent to pair with HWY 229 or the Pozo Loop.

HWY 229 - The Sprint, Santa Margarita, CA
10-50mph; 2-4 gears; 10min; last drive 12-09-07

4.75 Overall
5 Technical Difficulty
5 Road Condition
4 Traffic
5 Wow Factor

Comments:
Most fun 10 minutes ever! Except the Nurburgring of course. Better than the track!
On coming traffic on one-lane road can make for some hairy turns, drive safely.
2 20mph turns w/ gravel can be dangerous. This is a great road to drive with a scout with a radio.
Sharp turns and great camber make for a track-like experience. This road is created by the track gods.

Location:
Off HWY 58 to Creston a few miles East of Santa Margarita.

Pairing:
Best with the Pozo Loop and/or Las Pilitas.

Pozo Loop - Pozo, Parkhill, Huer Huero, Santa Margarita, CA
20-60mph; 2-4 gear; 45-1hr; last drive 12-09-07

4.25 Overall
5 Technical Difficulty
4 Road Condition
4 Traffic
4 Wow Factor

Comments:
Excellent Central Coast getaway. My favorite romp in the San Luis Obispo area.
Fast and slow sections with plenty of valley and ranch views.
Can be slow if you get caught behind traffic. Beware of cops when there’s lots of traffic. Events at the Pozo Saloon venue draws large crowds a few weekends a year.
Only 15min north of SLO, best hour long drive in the county.
Fall colours in October/November which definitely adds to the Wow Factor.

Location:
South of Santa Margarita off of HWY 58.

Pairing:
Best paired with HWY 229 or Las Pilitas.

Map:
GMap

HWY 58, Kern County, CA
15-100mph; 2-5+gears; 1-1.45hr; last drive 09-09-07

5 Overall
5 Technical Difficulty
5 Road Condition
5 Traffic
5 Wow Factor

Comments:
One of the best roads in California!!! Simply perfect!
High speed and low speed areas divided into 3 sections, a high speed sweeper section near Santa Margarita, CA, a high speed straight section through the California Valley, and a very twisty section near McKittrick, CA.
The best road to go to Buttonwillow Raceway on, practically practice for the track.
Little habitation along the route and no cell signal, best in groups or driven carefully.
All that you could ever want in a road.
Beautiful views especially in the twisty section (the TougePhoto.com welcome photo in fact)

Location:
Connector between HWY 5 in Buttonwillow, CA and HWY 101 near Santa Margarita, CA.

Map:
GMap

Last Drive Data:
09-07-07
Total Time: 1:15
Average mpg: 12mpg
Average Speed: 65mph