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Bedford - Main Divide (California) Route creator: dPerez

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Overall:  4.7
Technical:  5.9
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Big out and backout and back
 
Time (avg): 2:05 minutes
Distance: 12.0 miles
Ascent: 2,880 feet
 
 
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Bedford Motorway starts on a pavement incline for about 1/4 mile and then turns into a fire road. This fire road leads to Main Divide which consists of decent climbing and good decents on the way back. A few fun single track sections parallel Bedford Road on the way down. Park in the residential area, 2 blocks away from the start.
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NameDateComment
angry red squirrel11/20/09uh - steeeeeeppppp!!!!much easier climbing on the hardtail,sucked on the dh though-rocky,hardpacked dirt,had too watch the speed,the bike was getting squirrley-kinda like climbing cadillac trail!!!which is a biatch 
angry red squirrel10/15/09its all all about the down hill-cuz the uphill sucked-hab,rest hab rest etc,unless your a damn mountain goat,bring your "a" game for the dh,rocky hard packed dirt,and your super plush dh bike for the descent 
agitate189008/02/09ugg,tough climb.must've been mcafs and friend we saw on our way up.. 
ridnsolo05/15/09Check this one off the list. The longest 12 mi. route, the climb was steep, and seemed to never end. Looks like the forestry did a proscribed burn towards the top.One pinch flat and the bike had to go in for major tune up. 
SDstumpy04/27/09Got a little lost cuz it was dark. Good thing for my Garmin. Bedford is pretty steep. Not to much fun on 32-20 singlespeed. Doable for the most part. Had to stop a couple of times. 
grinding04/15/09cold and real windy ride with the munoz boys. 
Hammertime04/15/09good grind to test my recently sprained ankle, and needed to get back on the bike, since the traverse is just around the corner! thanks for the ride grinder and dad 
Jr Munoz04/15/09these traverse training and setup rides are killing me ! and Im not even doing it ! kazoo and frank stashed some supplies up there and we froze our a.... off in the wind which made bedford even more lovely (~: 
goldrunner01/15/09Bedford is NO fun. Good company thought.. Frank, Sean, and the Stupids.... 
Sjon01/15/092nd log in in a series of 3. Rode from lake hills, up bedford to santiago peak and back down. Good times with Jr, hammertime, goldrunner, and grinding. 
Hal11/28/08Thanksgiving day ride with JR, Daniel and Ben. Started out looking pretty bleak with rain at 0630. But it turned out OK. Got to experience the steepness of Bedford. 
goldrunner11/27/08Nice Grind in the rain, soil conditions were not bad, mostly DG. Nice riding with a bunch of Turkeys: Jr., Hal, Hammertime. 
Jr Munoz11/27/08warm up ???? take someone you dont like for this lovely ride (~: 
Hammertime11/27/08Great ride with hal goldy and dad, with very little sleep, and I think i was tricked... someone said there would be donuts and coffee! 
billstoudt07/01/08HOT!!! 
davidg05/12/08Rode this up to the closure sign, about 1 mile short of the MD. To make up for it, I did the single tracks twice, which turned out to be about 11.5 miles and 3722 total ascent. 
cH4os04/03/081:20 to MD 
davidg02/16/08Man, I hate that last steep section. Fun downhill though. 
Laggdawg01/26/08Rode this trail just as the big weekend storm was rolling in. Got to see great clouds and sheets of rain around the hills. Classic day of cloudy raining riding. Love to MTB. C 
cH4os01/19/08Nice Night to Ride... 
cH4os11/18/07Needs rain so bad... Cat Litter style Main Divide! Lotsa people out though! We like our Trails POACHED! didnt make it to Motorway to explore... next time. 
cH4os07/21/07Love the Heat, for a Hangover Ride! Sweat Sweat Sweat! 
Jr Munoz06/19/07quick ride up to main divide with mr. pickles ! what a grind (: MCR 
grinding06/19/07first time up bedford thougt hell was down not up. 
eshuler06/11/07When I download the data for this route from my gps it does not give me the option to select bedford to main divide. It only gives me the option for bedford to maple. I have to manually enter this ride. I wonder if its because I start at a different point. 
eshuler06/06/07Nice and easy morning ride. Well not that easy bedford is still a tough climb... 
eshuler05/29/07Nice evening ride 
eshuler05/24/07Rode with jr.munoz thepedaalsmith davidg and a few others. tough climb for me. when i try to download ride from my edge it is coming up as bedford maple springs. So im not able to download since we rode to main divide and it isnt coming up as an option even though its an official route. Does anyone have that happen? 
K0KE05/24/07Great ride with Jr, Johnny, Eric and Dave. 
Jr Munoz05/24/07fun (I guess) ride up to the divide ! the fun is because of the good company but the climb is challenging and seems to never end ! legs rebounded a little today but still had no luck staying on craigs draft ! he still seems to be like he's on the flats (: thanks for the ride johnny ,eric,dave,and the mountain goat! main divide 1:03 
Jr Munoz05/10/07early morning wake up ride with the man on the mary (: good thing he does the ss. thing so as not to get my rear kicked as bad ! actually not as bad as I had remembered when I did it the first time when I had to dismount ! fun singletrack sections added to the fun ! thanks for the chaos (: slightly cooler and back home by 8:30 
cH4os05/10/07Love that craziness!! 24% at times.. nice, smooth and hard packed terrain, SSing I needed to walk 2 loose sections at the very top.. maybe 15-18% with pea gravel is not to SS friendly.. Nice start at 6am... Thanks to JR for motivating me to charge it!! 
eshuler04/26/07Got to main divide at sunset. There was a sew nice single tracks on the way down. 
eshuler04/19/07 
cH4os04/07/07LOVE IT!! Need to ride this more.. Perfect Temps, saw an old friend coming down! Good to see you Jeff! 
cH4os04/07/07Love that craziness!! 24% at times.. nice, smooth and hard packed terrain, SSing I needed to walk 2 loose sections at the very top.. maybe 15-18% with pea gravel is not to SS friendly.. Nice start at 6am... On the way down take left on the top part, nice fast single track, there is a great section to the right near the lower... PM me if your in the area! 
Blueman03/18/07Steep!! I forgot my Garmin so I'm guessing at the time. 
cH4os02/24/07LIFE IS GOOD! Crashed foolishly... shoulder sore... 
cH4os02/23/07Whoa Nice-N-Tacky! Head winds, and Helicopters galore... That tunnel core drilling is serious business.. Bedford Gate is Closed... 
cH4os02/14/07The rain and all of the vehicle access has made the trail compact and hard with semi-dry tire treads, which made for a fast climb to the top! great traction... If you haven't done this route, now is the time.. 
cH4os02/11/07Backwards, drove a gang to the top, and dropped in... then had a Heni and pedaled solo to the ride... 
cH4os02/09/07Smoked it early! My Best Time! 
cH4os01/22/07Sharp Rocks, practically sliced my tire in 2... 
cH4os01/13/07there has been some new single track and fireroad work done... 
cH4os01/11/07OWE THAT HURTS! =) Damn I love Mary SS! 
goldrunner10/20/06If you want scenery, buy a picture. The ascent was as fun as geting teeth pulled. The descent & single track were great. Would I refer this route to a friend? depends if he/she was a good friend or not. At least its off my todo list. O'H yeah, look out for hunters, dont be buying the new Specialized Deer outfit............ 
royta04/24/06Climb 1 - I've come to the realization that I'll never beat my fastest climb unless I get out of the granny. Plus, I need somebody to ride with me so I'll ride harder. 1:14:30 on the climb. 
royta04/24/06Climb 2 - Yuck! 
royta04/22/06Didn't feel it today, but it was good to spin the legs. 
royta04/17/06I thought I had officially broken in my bike on the wet trail of San Juan last Saturday, but I was wrong. A well hidden rock on the singletrack at the bottom of Bedford left a lovely dent on the bottom of my downtube. I guess I can finally start riding the bike now. Maxxxlaw rode his singlespeed tonight. Crazy! 1:18 on the climb. 
royta03/20/06Rode this at night with maxxxlaw. I need to ride at night some more, because I beat my best climbing time by 13 minutes. It must have been the fact that I couldn't see how nasty the climb was. Well actually, it was riding with somebody fast to motivate me. 1:12 on the climb tonight. Beautiful view of the city lights to both the East and West. Blacker than coal at the top, and real cold. We did the singletrack sections on the way back down, which was fun with the lights. 
royta03/18/06There was just enough clay/mud that I couldn't see the tread of my tires the entire climb. It was grueling. One positive note, I was able to clean the entire climb on my Flux, as opposed to a rocky loose section that I had to walk last time on my hardtail. The downhill was extremely fun and real fast with my new frame. 1:25 on the climb. Too muddy for the singletrack. 
royta02/05/061/30/06 Pretty steep and loose at the top. I lost traction on my hardtail and had to walk the 100 yards of loose stuff. If you've ridden this climb, you know what I'm talking about. Of course, I was pretty tired too. 1:28 on the climb. 
royta02/05/062/4/06 I did this climb, but continued North on Main Divide to make my own little loop. Check personal routes. Bedford Motorway - Skyline Drive - Loop 
royta01/23/06Wow, it's been too long since I've been riding! I rode from my house, which is just up Knabe from Bedford Motorway, to the gate. Round trip is about 7.75 miles. I couldn't go any farther. My legs were mushy. What is the incline like past the gate? 
Jr Munoz12/06/05hard workout,some really steep sections require fresher legs than I had today, got to admit I lost traction almost near the top on the rocky section! great views made up for mainly boring training ride,cool singletrac on the way down was also good 
Friction12/03/05Hmmm...I don't think this is destined to be my favorite ride. It was good, but very tough for me! Miles 1-3 very steep, miles 3-5 ok, last mile steep, rocky, and slippery due to the light rain last night. 

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