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[*] posted on 6-4-2023 at 08:37 AM
Los Naranjos Ranch road condition?


I tried that road last November, and found it to be impassable on the west slope of the mountain range. The East side was being repaired after hurricane Kay, but nothing was happening on west slope, which would have to be rebuilt in several places.

Does anyone have any recent info about possible repairs?




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[*] posted on 6-4-2023 at 09:11 AM


If you're talking about Los Naranjos on Bahia Concepcion, those roads are OK.



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[*] posted on 6-4-2023 at 10:16 AM
The Naranjas/Naranjos Road (Mex. 1 to Mex. 19)


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If you're talking about Los Naranjos on Bahia Concepcion, those roads are OK.


No, the road AK is asking about goes over the mountain from near the Los Cabos airport to the Pacific side, south of Todos Santos/ north of Elias Calles.

I only show part of it, from near Km. 55:



Several Nomads have written about it in the past. We all spelled it wrong, at least once, I think?

Motoged had really good photo in 2014:

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David,
I think it is a great report :saint:
And am glad you two are going further south than usual....

Drive the Rancho Naranja road from north of the San Jose del Cabo airport west to just south of Todos Santos....your Taco will thank you for it :light: :coolup:


Always wanted to do that road
Do you have photos?


David,
Here are some pics of that road....starting from the highway north of the airport....looking west:





Some water...












Up top...




The Pacific...







Coming out on the west side from the mountains (heading west)...



One of the beer stops in Todos Santos...



And a place there where you HAVE to eat :cool:




On 12-8-2019, Karl posted this:
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We just drove that road on Dec 4th, after the big rain storm, from the Hwy 1 going West. The first part to the Sierra was nicely graded, then we noticed very recent dozer tracks. A few Km up the grade, we finally passed a working Caterpillar, and the drive became more interesting. The rain had left deep ruts in the dirt road, but easy to navigate through. You could tell, that the road had been maintained over the years, and I noticed many concrete sections/culverts since my last drive in 2009 on that road.
Towards the top, the road got much narrower, and had not seen a dozer/grader in a long time. We encountered many washouts now, and three of them were quiet restrictive for larger vehicles, like a full size trucks. That road damage would be not easy to repair, in narrow turns with steep drop offs. It was very apparent, only few recent tire tracks, which indicated not much vehicle traffic here. The now western portion of that road was less severe damaged, compared to the eastern section. A few Km further the road got recently graded again, all the way to the Cabo - Todo Santos Highway.
Overall, a very pleasant afternoon drive through the lush green Sierra Laguna mountains.




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[*] posted on 6-4-2023 at 10:23 AM


I would guess the question was about the Naranjos road over the mountain from Pescadero to the East Cape north of San Jose del Cabo.

Decades ago while on my usual two month winter trip to Pescadero and Todos Santos, a few fellow camping friends and I who always brought motos started up the west side of the mountain to almost to the top before we turned around. Time was short and going any further would not have been wise. The road we traversed was in need of some work at the time and anything other than what we rode would have been a series of travails. As it was, it was barely passable.

Ever since I have wanted to make it all the way over and down the other side. Riding up into a totally different climate with pine trees was a thrill. The respect for those who live up there and ranch in the verb sense, is much respected.

I don't have a vehicle that I would take up there. My 06 Sprinter is 22' long and is not 4wd. I am sure as I have always been that the locals get by just fine with 2, or 1 wheel drive.

It is trip worth going for and will remain a dream for all my days. Mountains and the beach are so close and yet are worlds apart.



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[*] posted on 6-4-2023 at 10:25 AM


Thanks David, for the pics and for your endless generosity on Nomad.

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[*] posted on 6-4-2023 at 02:14 PM
Here is a link to my October report


I enjoyed every bit of my effort to drive that mountain pass, even though I wound up U-turning and heading back east. I was driving an Isuzu Trooper, and did not need 4x4, although the further west I got, the rougher the conditions.

The first half of the road (from the east side) you could drive in just about anything.

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=98105&got...




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[*] posted on 6-4-2023 at 04:43 PM


Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
I enjoyed every bit of my effort to drive that mountain pass, even though I wound up U-turning and heading back east. I was driving an Isuzu Trooper, and did not need 4x4, although the further west I got, the rougher the conditions.

The first half of the road (from the east side) you could drive in just about anything.

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=98105&got...


Yes, and not one photo... you made us all cry! LOL




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[*] posted on 6-4-2023 at 04:54 PM


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Yes, and not one photo... you made us all cry! LOL


I actually took a few shots along the way, thinking I could at least forward them to someone who is skilled at posting photos. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to upload them before I lost my Android phone a few days later!




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[*] posted on 6-5-2023 at 08:42 AM


Another option when you have Internet on you phone in Baja, is to post the images to a Facebook page (your own or to a group you belong to).
You can post Baja travel and (non-city) activity photos to my VivaBaja group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivabaja or Baja historic locations photos to my BajaMissions group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bajamissions From either, I can put them here on Nomad for you.




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