Storm damage thread (closed/damaged roads)
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rode the Collier canyon, Flynn road loop today
Highland rd closed at Collier Canyon (repair and cleanup crew were very active. expect this will be open soon)
Patterson pass "closed" at entry. I could not see repair/clean up or even crew vehicles there. may be its on the other side of the mound.
Highland rd closed at Collier Canyon (repair and cleanup crew were very active. expect this will be open soon)
Patterson pass "closed" at entry. I could not see repair/clean up or even crew vehicles there. may be its on the other side of the mound.
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North Gate Road update:
Lots of little mud slides where the debris mostly stayed in the ditch.
Lots of medium sized mud slides where they piled the debris on the side of the road - still sloppy and some rocks on the road.
A few places with minor road damage, and then this place - between the existing washout and the Ranch... this one will take some engineering.
Lots of little mud slides where the debris mostly stayed in the ditch.
Lots of medium sized mud slides where they piled the debris on the side of the road - still sloppy and some rocks on the road.
A few places with minor road damage, and then this place - between the existing washout and the Ranch... this one will take some engineering.
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Can anyone tell me if the Contra Costa Co. portion of Pinehurst is currently open? Everything I'm seeing seems to indicate only the Alameda Co. side is closed up to the county line, and the link someone posted above to CC road closures isn't working. Just want to make sure if I ride over the hill into Orinda via, say, Wildcat Canyon, that I can get back to Oakland via Pinehurst to Skyline.
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Can anyone tell me if the Contra Costa Co. portion of Pinehurst is currently open? Everything I'm seeing seems to indicate only the Alameda Co. side is closed up to the county line, and the link someone posted above to CC road closures isn't working. Just want to make sure if I ride over the hill into Orinda via, say, Wildcat Canyon, that I can get back to Oakland via Pinehurst to Skyline.
BTW, has anyone tried riding through the section of Redwood where the road caved in?
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Can anyone tell me if the Contra Costa Co. portion of Pinehurst is currently open? Everything I'm seeing seems to indicate only the Alameda Co. side is closed up to the county line, and the link someone posted above to CC road closures isn't working. Just want to make sure if I ride over the hill into Orinda via, say, Wildcat Canyon, that I can get back to Oakland via Pinehurst to Skyline.
There was one slide on Pinehurst (between the two hairpins) that covered the entire uphill lane and a few smaller slides that covered a bit of a lane, but it is 100% accessible. Given the evidence of subsidence on upper Pinehurst, I'm mildly and pleasantly surprised some of it didn't slip out somewhere.
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North Gate Road update:
Lots of little mud slides where the debris mostly stayed in the ditch.
Lots of medium sized mud slides where they piled the debris on the side of the road - still sloppy and some rocks on the road.
A few places with minor road damage, and then this place - between the existing washout and the Ranch... this one will take some engineering.
Lots of little mud slides where the debris mostly stayed in the ditch.
Lots of medium sized mud slides where they piled the debris on the side of the road - still sloppy and some rocks on the road.
A few places with minor road damage, and then this place - between the existing washout and the Ranch... this one will take some engineering.
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Yes, it is. And even the Alameda portion of Pinehurst, as well as the section of Redwood b/t Pinehurst and Skyline is rideable though technically still closed. I rode that section for the 2nd time today, and I was impressed with the job the cleanup crews have doing this past week as all of the mudslides and debris have been cleared away. There is still a wattery/muddy section of Redwood about a mile from the Skyline intersection that one of the crews is working on...I assume there's a drainage issue there. But I've come across several cleanup crews and none of them took an issue with my riding past them.
BTW, has anyone tried riding through the section of Redwood where the road caved in?
BTW, has anyone tried riding through the section of Redwood where the road caved in?
As of this past Sunday afternoon you certainly could and I actually did exactly the Wildcat-Pinehurst loop you are talking about. There was a tree down across Skyline near Sibley Volcanic, but there was already a crew on site and my guess is that the road is clear. If not, Elverton Drive will get you around it, but if your going southeast to northest, it has a nasty climb. Like top of Diablo nasty. Also, Old Tunnel Road has water and crud in random spots on the descent - take it easy.
There was one slide on Pinehurst (between the two hairpins) that covered the entire uphill lane and a few smaller slides that covered a bit of a lane, but it is 100% accessible. Given the evidence of subsidence on upper Pinehurst, I'm mildly and pleasantly surprised some of it didn't slip out somewhere.
There was one slide on Pinehurst (between the two hairpins) that covered the entire uphill lane and a few smaller slides that covered a bit of a lane, but it is 100% accessible. Given the evidence of subsidence on upper Pinehurst, I'm mildly and pleasantly surprised some of it didn't slip out somewhere.
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It actually doesn't look as bad as it does from other photos. The slope on either side of the washout isn't crazy steep, so the gap could be bridged with a wall. The tough part will be the bottom of the washout, which looks like 20' or more, so all of that would have be backfilled and re-compacted to allow for the footing of a new wall. But yes, will definitely have to be an engineered wall, not just some dirt thrown in the hole back up to the road.
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Palomares Road
rode Palomares road yesterday. it is currently open. The bridge at the beginning is washed out - has steel plates, but, expect this to be the point of closure. There are some wash outs and slides and downed trees, but, ridable. Be careful of gravel and mud along the road, esp. on the downhill towards Niles Canyon.
bridge washout
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rock slide at the same place as 2yrs ago
bridge washout
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rock slide at the same place as 2yrs ago
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Okay, I rode Redwood today from Skyline towards Castro Valley, to see if I could get past the area where the road caved in. Redwood is really nice and peaceful now since there is so little automobile traffic, and the roads are finally nice and dry as well. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it all the way to the damaged area, as I came across this ominous deterrent at the Marciel staging area:
I could have gotten around the fence on the righthand side, but decided against proceeding.
I could have gotten around the fence on the righthand side, but decided against proceeding.
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I could have bunny-hopped this ... if it wasn't for those red pieces of plastic.
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Okay, I rode Redwood today from Skyline towards Castro Valley, to see if I could get past the area where the road caved in. Redwood is really nice and peaceful now since there is so little automobile traffic, and the roads are finally nice and dry as well. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it all the way to the damaged area, as I came across this ominous deterrent at the Marciel staging area:
I could have gotten around the fence on the righthand side, but decided against proceeding.
I could have gotten around the fence on the righthand side, but decided against proceeding.
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Okay, I rode Redwood today from Skyline towards Castro Valley, to see if I could get past the area where the road caved in. Redwood is really nice and peaceful now since there is so little automobile traffic, and the roads are finally nice and dry as well. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it all the way to the damaged area, as I came across this ominous deterrent at the Marciel staging area:
I could have gotten around the fence on the righthand side, but decided against proceeding.
I could have gotten around the fence on the righthand side, but decided against proceeding.
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i did go around this sunday. the road is "ridable", at your own risk, even saw 3-4 cyclists. There is lotsa dirt/branches/gravel on the road - so no super speed descents. The washed-out section has NO road, just a gaping deep ditch and you need to use the small remaining side of the road.
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if you are unlucky enough to catch the ranger by the bridge just past welch they will tell you it's closed. I have a few friends that have rode it, but they start before the ranger gets there. One also ran into the ranger mid climb and they didn't say anything to him. Appears to be luck. I plan to ride it this sat as well.
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i did go around this sunday. the road is "ridable", at your own risk, even saw 3-4 cyclists. There is lotsa dirt/branches/gravel on the road - so no super speed descents. The washed-out section has NO road, just a gaping deep ditch and you need to use the small remaining side of the road.
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i rode from Castro Valley uphill towards Pinehurst. On the left side, there is a "path" over some brush and around the fence. not hard at all, but, needs a dismount and walk around. At Marceil, it is a slight detour into parking lot and done.
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if you are unlucky enough to catch the ranger by the bridge just past welch they will tell you it's closed. I have a few friends that have rode it, but they start before the ranger gets there. One also ran into the ranger mid climb and they didn't say anything to him. Appears to be luck. I plan to ride it this sat as well.
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The bay trail through Pinole has been a welcome bypass of San Pablo ave. The section between Pinole Shores and Tenant, near the sewer plant, will be closed for a while.
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No, this section was cut and filled along a pretty steep cliff. I'm going to guess that culvert got overwhelmed and the pipe under the trail wasn't large enough. The drainage below has been in place for quite a while and drains into marshes along the waterfront.
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This was in our local news"paper":