Cemetery Road
- 0.8 mi
- round trip
- 106 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- Oct–May
- best months
Cemetery Road is a short, easy mountain biking route in California, about 3.5 miles from the town of Live Oak. It is an out-and-back ride of roughly 1.5 miles, with a low point of 383 feet and a high of 475 feet, making it a gentle climb of about 106 feet one way. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from the nearby Camp Pardee weather station show May highs around 79°F and October highs around 78°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. For a change of pace, Deer Creek, a canoeing spot, lies about 8 miles away.
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Cemetery Road
Best months: October–May. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
55° / 40°
11 wet
Feb
59° / 43°
10 wet
Mar
64° / 45°
10 wet
Apr
69° / 48°
7 wet
May
79° / 53°
4 wet
Jun
88° / 58°
1 wet
Jul
95° / 63°
0 wet
Aug
94° / 63°
0 wet
Sep
88° / 60°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 54°
3 wet
Nov
64° / 46°
7 wet
Dec
55° / 40°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Camp Pardee, CA, 18.3 mi away at 658 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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