Old Leesville Grade open

After getting skunked on both Road 40 & 41 today (would have helped if I'd noticed a post on advrider stating that Road 41 has been closed since 2016 - well, it still is!), I was surprised and pleased to find the lower Old Leesville Grade gate open today - I didn't trust the top gate was open so we rode up the paved road, and finding the top gate open too, rode down Old Leesville Grade, then turned around and went back up it. Not very long, and currently pretty well-graded, but a few unexpected miles of dirt made it all the more fun, and it's spectacular countryside to boot. Excellent combo with Bear Valley/Brim/Walker Ridge.

I haven't taken Leesville Rd in a few years, but I would love to check out Old Leesville Grade.

Thanks!

Was this an 8-12 hour day from Haight?

dittoalex said:

Was this an 8-12 hour day from Haight?

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Yeah - 307mi, 7h20m moving, 9h20m total (including a longer stop after running into a former coworker, who I didn't even know rode, at the junction of Brim/Walker/Bartlett). Super fun ride, easily in my top 5 ADV rides in the Bay Area. Route at: https://a.rever.co/rides/2649866

Looks like fun roads. I really need to spend more time exploring up there, but just getting the DRZ up there is already a bit of an effort.