Old Creek Rd and Santa Rosa Creek Rd both start at Hwy 1 and meet at Hwy 46. Both roads have good sized climbs with steeper sections of 4 - 5 km.
Santa Rosa Creek Rd starts in Cambria and follows the creek. Intially the road is almost flat, then the climb becomes moderate. The final 4 km are brutal. The average grade is around 10% with a number of sections being much steeper.
Santa Rosa Creek Rd, together with Cypress Mtn Dr and Klau Mine Rd, provides a quieter alternative to the busy Green Valley Rd (Hwy 46) connecting the coast with Paso Robles.
Lower Santa Rosa Creek Rd - looking towards the ocean |
Lower Santa Rosa Creek Rd - looking towards the mountains |
By the creek |
This is much steeper than it looks (20% ?) |
Looking up to the top |
Looking down to the ocean and over the steepest section of the road |