"The White Road": This road also presents a gentle grade with a couple of moderate sections. It rises from 200 feet to crests at an altitude of 910 feet. Some soft sand to watch out for on a fast descent between Guidotti Rd and Oil Well Rd especially just before Skyline Rd meets Oil Well Rd. In the winter the road gets soft as you near the "Dam" link to Pilarcitos Canyon Rd and cyclists at speed can get a real surprise if they catch air on the second and third "bumps" below where Trail 44 enters. Cyclists attain speeds in excess of 30 mph. Ascending bicycles average 6 mph. (Historical note: "The White Road" is actually a combination of Oil Well Rd from where it departs from Jacks Road and Skyline Rd from its intersection with Oil Well to the Laguna Seca Gate. This route is called "The White Road" by locals because the Army resurfaced it each year with white gravel. As the years go by, those white stones are being knocked off the road and pressed into the road bed so the distinctive color is disappearing,
Length 3.61 miles Green Square Multiuse road. Bi-directional use: Bicycle>Foot>Horse
| Start | Finish | Elevation loss (ft) | Elevation Gain (ft) | Average Slope (%) | Maximum Slope (%) |
| Jacks Rd | Lookout Ridge | 218 | 874 | 6 |
Segments descending from Lookout Ridge to Jacks Rd
| Segment start | Segment finish |
Distance (mi) |
Total Distance (mi) |
Comments |
| Lookout Ridge | Pilarcitos Canyon Trail Head |
0.39 |
0.39 |
Gravel road |
| Pilarcitos Canyon Trail Head | Laguna Seca Gate | 0.08 | 0.47 |
Gravel road |
| Laguna Seca Gate | 47 | 0.39 | 0.89 |
Gravel road |
| 47 | Guidotti Rd |
0.24 |
1.10 |
Gravel road |
| Guidotti Rd | Oil Well Rd | 0.78 | 1.88 |
Gravel road |
| Oil Well Rd | 44 | 0.60 | 2.48 |
Gravel road |
| 44 | "Dam" link to Pilarcitos Canyon Rd |
0.68 |
3.16 |
Gravel road |
| "Dam" link to Pilarcitos Canyon Rd | 43 | 0.18 | 3.34 |
Gravel road |
| 43 | 42 | 0.14 | 3.48 |
Gravel road |
| 42 | Jacks Rd |
0.13 |
3.61 |
Gravel road |
© Nick Mackenzie 2001-2006
Updated 10/31/06 10:17:20