Monday, April 27, 2009

Mission Bay Ride, Part II

Meet @ South Shores Park
Saturday, May 2nd
Watch the IronKids Triathlon first.
We roll at 10:00 am
62 mile ride with hills


http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2769602


Route Slip:
1. Exit South Shores Park
2. Cross street to bike path on south side of Sea World Dr.
3. Turn right onto bike path (heading west)
4. Turn left to cross Sunset Cliffs Bridge (stay on path; mile 1)
5. Stay on Sunset Cliffs Blvd after bridge
6. Turn left on Narragansett Ave (mile 3)
7. Left on Chatsworth Blvd (mile 4)
8. Quick right on Nimitz Blvd
9. Right on Rosecrans St (mile 5)
(Say "hi" to JT at Moment Cycle Sports 1357 Rosecrans)
10. Right on Canon St
(begin SDIT course)
11. Left Catalina Blvd/Rte 209 (mile 7; top of hill)
12. Becomes Cabrillo Memorial Dr (mile 8)
*Regroup at top (mile 10)*
13. Turn around and head back down Cabrillo Memorial Dr
14. Left on Hill St (mile 13)
15. Right Sunset Cliffs Blvd (mile 14)
16. Left Newport Ave (mile 15.5)
17. Right Abbott St (mile 16)
18. Right W Point Loma Blvd
19. Left on Bacon St (towards path along San Diego River)
20. Continue straight on path towards bridge
21. Left on path over Sunset Cliffs Bridge
22. Left on path at end of bridge onto Quivira Way
23. Right on Quivira Way
24. Right across W Mission Bay Dr to Dana Landing Rd on other side (mile 18)
25. Right on Dana Landing Rd
26. Left on Ingraham St (mile 19)
27. Right Crown Point Dr (mile 20; other side of bridge)
28. Right Pacific Beach Dr (mile 21)
29. Left Olney St
30. Left Chalcedony St
31. Right Noyes St (mile 22)
32. Left Beryl St
33. Right Fanuel St (mile 23)
34. Becomes Cardeno Dr (mile 24)
35. Right La Jolla Scenic Dr S (mile 25)
*Regroup Soledad Monument*
36. Head down (left off La Jolla Scenic) Via Capri
(careful; steep hill)
37. Left Hidden Valley Rd (mile 26.5)
38. Left at bottom onto Torrey Pines Rd (mile 27)
39. Right La Jolla Shores Dr
40. Left N Torrey Pines Rd (mile 30)
41. Left to stay on N Torrey Pines at Genesee intersection (mile 31.5)
42. Right Carmel Valley Rd (mile 35)
43. Left El Camino Real (mile 37)
44. Left Via de la Valle (mile 41)
45. Left Hwy 101 (mile 44)
46. Right into Torrey Pines State Park (mile 47)
47. Up inside Torrey Pines Hill
48. Turn right onto main street at end of path (mile 49)
49. At Genesee intersection, cross onto sidewalk on opposite side of street, turning towards UCSD track (mile 51)
50. Straight on N Point Ln, past track
51. Left at stop sign, on Northpoint Dr
52. Left at stop sign (down hill), onto Voigt Dr/Canyonview
53. Left at stop sign by Canyonview pool to stay on Voigt
54. Right at stop sign onto Gilman Dr (mile 52)
55. After crossing under I5, enter Rose Canyon Bike Path and turn right (mile 55)
(Left would be La Jolla Colony Dr)
56. Rose Canyon Bike Path becomes Santa Fe St (mile 56)
57. Turn Right on Damon Ave (mile 58)
58. Cross Mission Bay Dr to sidewalk on other side; dismount to walk bike down steep hill that connects to other side of Rose Canyon Bike Path
59. Follow bike path along Rose Canyon Creek (left or southwest)
60. Continue left at end of bike path onto N Mission Bay Dr (mile 59)
61. Continue on Mission Bay Dr
62. Right on Sea World Dr (mile 62)
63. South Shores Park on right-hand side

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Skyline/Hwy 9 Scenic Redwood Loop

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2758081

Depart from Los Gatos Roasting Company:
1. Turn right on Main St
2. After Hwy 17, turn right onto bike path
3. Turn left onto dirt path at bottom of hill
4. Head South (parallel Hwy 17)
5. Right Alma Bridge Rd (mile 1.7)
6. Left onto Hwy 17 (dirt path)
7. Right Bear Creek Rd overpass (mile 2.6)
8. Right Montevina Rd (along 17)
9. Left Black Rd
10. Left Gist Rd (mile 4.8)
11. Left Skyline Blvd (Rte 35; mile 5.6)
12. Right Bear Creek Rd (mile 7.8)
13. Left Hwy 9 (Central Ave; mile 16.7)
14. Quick right Hwy 236/Big Basin Wy
15. Continue South on Hwy 9/Big Basin (mile 33.8)
16. Right Saratoga/Los Gatos Rd (mile 46.6)
17. Right Santa Cruz Ave (mile 50.2)
18. End at Main St. (mile 51)

The Loop

Famous Los Altos Ride:

URL for this route is:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2756807

Start:
from Chain Reaction Bicycles
2310 Homestead Rd, Los Altos
1. Turn right on Foothill Expy (north)
2. Left Page Mill Rd (mile 10)
(after Arastradero Rd)
(head right and take narrow pathway onto Old Page Mill Rd (bike path))
3. Right on Arastradero Rd (hilly & windy, mile 12)
(after crossing 280)
4. Left on Alpine Rd (up slight grade; mile 14)
5. Right Portola Rd (mile 15)
6. Portola becomes Sand Hill Rd (stay right; mile 18.5)
7. Right on Alpine Rd (left is Santa Cruz Ave) (mile 22.5)
8. Stay left and Alpine becomes Junipero Serra Blvd
9. Cross over Page Mill Rd and becomes Foothill Expy (mile 25)
10. Left on Homestead Rd to return to start (mile 35)

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Escondido to Palomar Loop

http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/escondido/249118734

1. Start at Kit Carson Park, Escondido.
2. Head north on Bear Valley Pkwy (Left out of park).
3. Merge with E Valley Pkwy (mile 5).
4. Right on Lake Wohlford Rd (mile 6.5).
5. Right Valley Centre Rd (mile 14).
6. Right Pala Rd/Rte 76 (mile 19.5).
7. Left on S Grade Rd (Palomar) (mile 25).
*Regroup at top at Country Store (mile 31)*
8. Continue down E Grade Rd (towards right of S Grade).
9. Right on Pala Rd/Rte 76 (by Lake Henshaw; mile 43).
10. Left Valley Centre Rd (mile 57).
11. Left Lake Wohlford Rd (mile 62.5).
12. Left E Valley Pkwy (mile 70).
13. Bear left onto Bear Valley Pkwy (mile 71.5).
14. Right into Kit Carson Park (mile 77).

Phew!