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Watkins Road – Fort Ord ⛰️🚵 MTB trailhead loop from California State University Monterey Bay

Watkins Road – Fort Ord ⛰️🚵 MTB trailhead loop from California State University Monterey Bay

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Watkins Road – Fort Ord ⛰️🚵 MTB trailhead loop from California State University Monterey Bay

00:58

17.0km

200m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.26 km

Gigling Road gate

Highlight • Rest Area

There is a simple gate that allows cyclists to pass with ease but bars the road from vehicular traffic. From here you can access the sprawling Fort Ord trail system.

Tip by

1.30 km

Watkins Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Soft singletrack trails parallel this paved road from the car parking area into the forested Mountain bike trail el-Dorado.

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4.13 km

Fort Ord ⛰️🚵 MTB trailhead

Highlight • MTB Park

Main trailhead gateway into the mountain biking playground this former military area has become, with a maze of -sometimes sandy- singletrack that provides abundant biking pleasure.

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8.73 km

Top of Barloy Canyon Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

As the hill crests out you get sweeping panoramic views of the massive Fort Ord trail network. From here it is all downhill to Barloy Canyon and Mudhen Lake.

Tip by

17.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

2.89 km

2.55 km

885 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.0 km

1.89 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Friday 22 May

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Watkins Road – Fort Ord ⛰️🚵 MTB trailhead loop from California State University Monterey Bay

Gigling Road gate

Watkins Road

Fort Ord ⛰️🚵 MTB trailhead

Top of Barloy Canyon Road

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