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Bedford - Motorway - Maple Springs (California) Route creator: royta

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Overall:  7.4
Technical:  6.0
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Time (avg): 4:25 minutes
Distance: 28.1 miles
Ascent: 6,585 feet
 
 
Ladder Points 117 per ride


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Bedford Motorway is one of the steeper climbs to Main Divide, however, it is not without it's rewards. Enjoy a descent down Silverado Motorway and a climb up beautiful Maple Springs, with a little over 6 miles on Main Divide to enjoy too. A lot of climbing involved here, but the high speed descents and fantastic views make this route well worth the trip.
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Route Comments: 21 comments

   
NameDateComment
Hammertime03/05/10Great ride with dad today! Nice weather and views, really got to enjoy them for a change! nice medium steady pace. Also nice to meet Terry Best and his buddy Ryan, who were doing the Coup today... picked a good day! 
Jr Munoz03/05/10Great ride today with Hammertime ! always good stuff going up bedford,and down the motorway ! Good to run into Terry Best and also good to meet Ryan doing the coup. I dont like maple pavement but the rest of it is nice and from 4 corners to car is better than any rollercoaster around (: 
evilbawb08/02/09good long ride with my dad.the ice cold red bulls he he had stashed in his camel back sure tasted good when we got to 4 corners... 
agitate189004/13/09not sure how i talked goldrunner into this,maybe it was the 1st time user bonus,lol.thanks ben,much more fun with someone.not sure what to say about bedford.good day,legs got tired,but no CRAMPS,yeah....started gps late so time is off about 10 minutes.. 
goldrunner04/13/09Another tortuous training ride for the Traverse. (I'm Not doing) How do I get talked into these rides? points? nah! If anyone is wondering like myself, Coal Cyn. is worse than Bedford, but the first 2-miles sure do suck. Saw a couple Motorcycles, 2 Mtn-Bikers and a lot of gnats, and heard Oscar the grouch motivating himself, glad there were no kids around ::) 
PaulV04/03/09Pretty nice, no rain or drizzle, but a big fog bank around Bedford Peak and down Motorway. Had planned on doing maple springs/motorway but accidently took a turn down bedford while in the fog. Knew something was wrong when I saw houses!! That Bedford climb is tough. splits: MS gate to pavement meets dirt=22:35, to 4 corners=57:38, down mtrwy=14:36 
agitate189003/16/09bedford start.thought i'd take it easy up bedford,still felt like it sucked the life out of me.first time up maple[am i there yet].great ride,no issues except a couple of numb buddies.should've pulled evil out of school for this,next time... 
ThinkFast01/17/09Good morning ride with Mark and Jason. Mark flew up Bedford and Jason rode all of it on his SS. Lots of people out on MD today. Good seeing everyone! 
davidg10/26/0710 of us did this for the Tour de Corona 2007. We started/ended at my house. 
davidg10/26/07Bedford was tough, Motorway was fun, but my buddy John broke his leg towards the bottom. 
RollnStone02/18/07Brutal isn't the word for the Bedford climb. Started at Maple Springs and knew it was going to be tough on Bedford as I probably used up a set of brake pads on the decent. Had to take the detour through the Golf Course because of the rabid dogs. Kept trying to shift into something lower than my granny gear on the way back up. 
cH4os02/04/07Boy the Vision Quest Training is in full effect... Never seen so many people on the Main Divide! YOU CAN DO IT! 
vhipp12/02/06Didn't see a single person today or dirt bike (Gates were closed). Encountered a German Shepard at the bottom of Bedford so I had to do a little detour through the Golf course. Bedford was brutal. Visibility was unbelievable today. Trails are in excellent condition. 
quad damage10/09/06Group ride with Matt, Troy and Mark. Coming back up Bedford was pretty tough. Made it from golf course to main divide without stopping, but it was not easy. Don't plan on doing Bedford again any time soon. Hope Mark feels better after his endo. 
Hermit10/07/06Another great ride with Ryan, Mark and Troy. We started up Maple Springs instead of Bedford. This route would be a killer in the heat. Fortunately the weather was nice. 
Mark W.10/07/06Great ride with Troy, Matt and Ryan. Bedford sure is a climb! Troy super smoked it, Matt smoked it, Ryan and I survived! Tuck and roll and roll and roll and roll on motorway. No bueno 
Mark W.10/07/06Challenging climb up Bedford 
ThinkFast10/07/06Great ride with Mark, Matt and Ryan. We started at Maple Springs and took it easy out to the end of Bedford. Good thing since the climb up Bedford is a good one. Great guys to ride with. Hope Mark is OK after tumbling down Motorway. 
kpitts04/12/063 flat tires and finally back tire failure slowed me big time. Great ride. 
K0KE03/31/06Rained on us on Main Divide. Top half of Motorway was in the worst shape I've ever seen it. Thanks for the ride Royta! 
royta03/31/06I've been wanting to do this ride for several weeks now. Thanks Koke for coming along and helping to make it happen. It was a little cold, with a very light rain at the top of Bedford on the way up, but it soon stopped and the ride was lots of fun. Lot's of break time taking pictures, taking notes, marking waypoints, etc. Fun, fun! 

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