Baja_Chris
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Road condition south of San Felipe to Mex 1
I am about to do a trip from San Felipe south to Mex 1, can anyone give me an update on road condition to be expected on this route?
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David K
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Two months ago... and more recent posts by others has the pavement ending still at El Huerfanito, nice dirt for about 6 more miles, and really rough
the remaining miles to Gonzaga Bay... on to Mex. 1, the same washboard road as before... full report and road log is here: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=46866
The road photos are mostly in Part 3 of the trip report, and here is the road log:
Here is the road log from Monday, July 19, 2010 (was posted on the Baja Road Conditions forum):
0.0 (0 min.) Puertecitos Entrance Road, sign ahead for Laguna Chapala.
5.2 (6 min.) Playa Cristina
6.2 La Costilla
17.6 (20 min.) El Huerfanito (off to east of highway, no sign)
18.5 Detour off pavement onto older road, regraded for construction traffic. Piles of sand on road mark this point, no sign. Ahead on pavement is sign
for Campo Tano at Mile 19.0. At 19.3 is a sign 'End of Pavement, 200 mtrs.'). At 19.5 is the absolute end at an unfinished bridge. No sign of road
work on the opposite side of arroyo. Road work does continue beyond, out of sight from here.
Return back to Mile 18.5, detour onto dirt... log continues from this point.
25.1 (34 min. from Puertecitos, not including run to end of pavement) End of new road construction alongside old road. Old road new grading ends...
very rough, rocky road on to Gonzaga. Motorhomes and trailers should avoid!
26.0 'Okie Landing' to east (note cement pads along end of gravel beach marking the fish camp of the 1960's.
33.1 (1 hr. 14 min.) Campo Delfines
36.3 (1 hr. 26 min.) Las Encantadas
37.9 (1 hr. 31 min.) Punta Bufeo
43.1 (1 hr. 59 min.) El Faro
43.4 (2 hr. 1 min.) Papa Fernandez' Bahia San Luis Gonzaga
Military Checkpont is just a mile + ahead.
46.1 (2 hr. 12 min.) Alfonsina's Pemex (closed from 2-4 pm), Rancho Grande Market just ahead on right.
Clear odometer for next section... The main road south from Gonzaga is much better than the road north, but the rough surface still limits maximum
speed to ~30 mph (twice that of the north section) in a Tacoma, loaded.
0.0 Rancho Grande 'Gonzaga Bay'
1.3 (8 min.) Road to Campo Beluga and Sacraficio
7.5 (22 min.) Road west to Arroyo Santa Maria and Las Palmitas oasis on the old mission trail 'El CaminoReal'
10.0 (28 min.) Road in from left is the south access route to Punta Final
16.7 La Turquesa Canyon road to west (green pools of water, turquoise mine, and very difficult off road and abandoned mine road shortcut to Hwy. 1
near El Pedregoso)
19.2 (52 min.) Las Arrastras site access road. Gold ore grinding mills, well, nearby waterhole of San Francisquito on the Camino Real.
23.0 (1 hr.) Coco's Corner (cold Pacifico for sale $2) Coco in Ensenada, helper Ramón on hand.
36.1 (1 hr. 30 min. driving time) HWY. 1, Laguna Chapala. Gasoline and tire repairs advertised, 1 km. south.
[Edited on 9-30-2010 by David K]
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mcfez
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If I am correct...
The Rio Hardy area (outside of Mexicali about 30 m) ...the road is under construction for 5 miles or so. Slow going.
Military check point before San Felipe...that road is the same. Very slow for 8+ miles.
Anyone here with a better update here on these areas?
Lucky you...past SF the road is super nice now till past El Huerfanito. Here's what the road used to look like going there.
[Edited on 9-30-2010 by mcfez]
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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David K
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Baja Warrior and BajaLou both reported all the ongoing construction south of Mexicali is completed, so no dirt detours... at least until another
section is going to be widened. It is in the Baja Road Conditions forum...
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at least until another section is going to be widened
Is this going t be widen in the mountain passes too, heading towards SF?
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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David K
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Sure... why not... they are doing it south of Ensenada and further on, south of El Rosario... Mountains are no match for a Mexican with heavy
machinery!! Heck, they got south of Puertecitos and those had to be tough... took em over 3 years to go 20 miles.
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