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

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

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

01:29

19.0km

180m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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815 m

Gigling/8th St bike staging area

Highlight • Parking

Good starting point for bike rides into the Fort Ord National Monument trail network. 8th St is a paved bikeway

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1.51 km

Watkins Gate Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Watkins Gate Road is a paved road with a soft singletrack on each side. This 3-mile road offers views of dense trees on each side.

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3.75 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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15.2 km

Jerry Smith Access trail, Fort Ord

Highlight • Trail

Starting point for trails in all directions off Watkins Gate Road trailhead

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15.7 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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18.0 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.

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19.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.72 km

8.66 km

1.35 km

196 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.89 km

8.77 km

1.28 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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

Gigling/8th St bike staging area

Watkins Gate Road

Fort Ord ⛰️🚵 MTB trailhead

Jerry Smith Access trail, Fort Ord

Watkins Road

Gigling Road gate

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