Ridge Road - Small section is 100% gravel
**NOTE** This is just a short section, roughly one kilometer or less.
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Ri...1,0&sz=15&z=15
Coming back home via Ridge Road after sundown, noticed the ground wasn't really as solid as it was last week.
Put my feet down to feel the road surface for a moment, I could tell that the entire road is covered in gravel.
It's as if they put a bunch of dirt, packed it super nice and covered it all with gravel.
BEWARE!!
This is a very curvy part and is normally lots of fun when it was pavement.
Re: Ridge Road - Small section is 100% gravel
I was planning on taking this route on sunday. it starts at fifty rd and turns into packed gravel which I found easy enough to maneuver on at about 30-40km/h but once I hit Wolverton rd and saw the dirt and gravel said "eff it" and went down the escarpment at wolverton. little dissapointed. I was looking forward to that part of ridge rd to the bottom of thirty rd.
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Thanks for the notice jeero, I was planning to head there soon as well.
Re: Ridge Road - Small section is 100% gravel
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Originally Posted by
Dsquintz
I was planning on taking this route on sunday. it starts at fifty rd and turns into packed gravel which I found easy enough to maneuver on at about 30-40km/h but once I hit Wolverton rd and saw the dirt and gravel said "eff it" and went down the escarpment at wolverton. little dissapointed. I was looking forward to that part of ridge rd to the bottom of thirty rd.
When you take Mountain Road to reconnect with the Ridge again, that's all 100% pavement. By going down Woolverton to Main and then back up Mountain would of been fine and I can see that as a short, simple little detour.
Next time I am in that area I will take a closer look and perhaps a picture too.
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Hey stranger what's new? Gotta ride together soon again
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On it yesterday, still is crap. Little tar, too much gravel.
Re: Ridge Road - Small section is 100% gravel
we lived on Ridge Rd near Woolverton the last time they did this. Its like a sticky tar base and over time the gravel gets packed down and becomes solid. Not sure what type of repaving it is, but they did it ~ 10 years ago up there.
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Originally Posted by
jeero
**NOTE** This is just a short section, roughly one kilometer or less.
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Ri...1,0&sz=15&z=15
Coming back home via Ridge Road after sundown, noticed the ground wasn't really as solid as it was last week.
Put my feet down to feel the road surface for a moment, I could tell that the entire road is covered in gravel.
It's as if they put a bunch of dirt, packed it super nice and covered it all with gravel.
BEWARE!!
This is a very curvy part and is normally lots of fun when it was pavement.
I was there on Sunday and you are correct, however, that is probably the area with the most houses around and kids, I am all for fast riding but not in a residential zone like that spot...however I am not your mother
Re: Ridge Road - Small section is 100% gravel
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Originally Posted by
suzuki2000
we lived on Ridge Rd near Woolverton the last time they did this. Its like a sticky tar base and over time the gravel gets packed down and becomes solid. Not sure what type of repaving it is, but they did it ~ 10 years ago up there.
I grew up around the corner from you, in Grassie :)
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any updates for ridge rd?
Re: Ridge Road - Small section is 100% gravel
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Originally Posted by
Dsquintz
any updates for ridge rd?
Given what they used to "repave" that section, I would assume it is the same road condition as originally listed, although perhaps a little less "gravel-y".
You can still drive up there just fine, just be careful during that 2km section.
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I was there on Canada Day (in the car) and it was still crap in that section.