Mountain Charlie Google Streetview

Posted on October 17, 2011 by .
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Mountain Charlie Road is a narrow single lane road that winds from Scotts Valley, CA to the summit of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

I took Mountain Charlie for my bike commute this morning. I was surprised to see it on Google Streetview.



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Charles Henry ‘Mountain Charlie’ McKiernan hacked Mountain Charlie Road as a wagon trail through the Santa Cruz Mountains in 1858. McKiernan’s Toll Road because a public road when Santa Cruz County paid McKiernan $600 for the right of way in 1878.



See also:

  1. Scotts Valley Mountain Charlie Challenge
  2. Everyday adventure
  3. Google Trike images on Streetview
  4. Henry Cowell State Park mountain biking


  • http://twitter.com/gussynichols Luke N

    Wow, that does look like a nice road to ride on. Is it heavily used by bikers or cars? 

  • http://www.cyclelicio.us/ Cyclelicious

    It’s heavily used by residents walking their dogs.  I think I saw maybe 5 cars on the road during the hour I was on this road this morning, which is more than the usual zero to one car I usually see.

  • bikesgonewild

    …how many miles z’bout ???…

  • http://www.cyclelicio.us/ Cyclelicious

    Total miles this morning was 32 miles. Mountain Charlie is five(-ish) of that or so.

  • bikesgonewild

    …sounds like about five-ish miles of cool & lovely cycling…

    …& if you’re getting in 32-ish miles of cycling several days or more a week on your commute, i’ll bet you’re in great cycling shape, amigo…

  • Jerryfig

    Looks like a great road to ride my scooter.

  • http://www.cyclelicio.us/ Cyclelicious

    Yep, it’s a wonderful road.

    I don’t do 32 miles nearly often enough :-)