Wednesday, July 29, 2009

65-Mile Sleeping Indian Ride

Saturday, August 1st, 2009
7:00 am
Carlsbad Starbucks

65-mile inland ride with rolling hills
(2400 feet of total climbing)
http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/ca/carlsbad/181124890689756269

1. Head south on Hwy 101
2. Left on Palomar Airport Rd (mile 3)
3. Becomes San Marcos Blvd (mile 9)
4. Right on Discovery Way (after RSF Rd; mile 10.5)
(bear to the left when Discovery St comes to a “Y” with La Sombra Dr)
5. Right on Craven Rd (mile 12)
6. Left Twin Oaks Valley Rd (mile 13)
7. Quick Right E. Barham Dr
8. Left on Woodland Pkwy (under the 78 Fwy) (mile 15)
9. Right El Norte Pkwy (mile 16)
10. Quick Left on Country Club Lane
(stay on Country Club Lane when it makes a right turn at the entrance to the Escondido Country Club)
11. East on Country Club Lane (under the I15 Fwy)
12. Left on Broadway (mile 18.5)
13. Quick Left on Jesmond Dene Rd
14. Right on Centre City Pkwy (north; mile 22)
(turns into Champagne Blvd at Deer Springs Rd)
(turns into Old Highway 395 at Gopher Canyon Rd)
**Rest Stop at the All Seasons RV Park & Campground store, just past Circle R Dr**
15. East on Circle R Dr for some hills (mile 27)
16. Right on W Lilac Rd (mile 30). Yes, RIGHT.
17. Left on Lilac Rd (mile 31.5)
18. Quick Left on Lilac Vista Dr (mile 32)
19. Right at Berry Rd. Quick Left to stay on Berry Rd. Becomes Lavendar (mile 33)
20. Right on W Lilac Rd (mile 34)
21. Continue on W Lilac as crosses over I15 and Hwy 395 (miles 37-38)
22. Right Camino del Rey (mile 42)
23. Becomes Olive Hill Rd after crossing Hwy 76 (mile 42.5)
24. Left Burma Rd (mile 46)
25. Left Hermosa Dr/Sleeping Indian Rd (mile 46.5)
26. Right N River Rd (mile 52)
27. Left Vandegrift (mile 54)
28. Quick Left on College Blvd
29. Right onto San Luis River Rey Bike Path and head west (expect a headwind)
**Rest stop at park at entrance of bike path**
30. Exit at west end in Oceanside (on Cleveland; mile 61)
31. Right on Surfrider Way
32. Quick Left on N Pacific St
33. Left on Cassidy St (mile 63.5)
34. Right on Broadway (after train tracks; mile 64)
35. Left on Eaton
36. Right on Coast Hwy/101
37. Ride South to return to start

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Santa Cruz Mountains Challenge

Saturday, July 25th 2009
http://www.santacruzcycling.org/scmc/

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/ca/scotts%20valley/556124806259012761

Depart from Scotts Valley High School
1. Left on Glenwood
2. Left on Mt. Charlie Rd (mile 2; begin climbing; 6% 4 miles)
3. Left Riva Ridge Rd (mile 6)
4. Right Hutchinson Rd
5. Left Summit Road/Skyline/Hwy 35 (mile 7)
6. Left Bear Creek (mile 9)
**Water Stop #1 at Bear Creek & Skyline Blvd (mile 10)**
7. Continue (right) Bear Creek
8. Left Hwy 9 (mile 18.5)
9. Quick Right West Park Ave
**Rest Stop #1 (on left)**
10. Continue (left) on W Park
11. Left on Oak Way (mile 20)
12. Right on Hwy 236/Big Basin Wy (begin climbing)
13. Right on China Grade (mile 23; climbing 8% 2 miles)
14. Left on Hwy 236 (mile 26)
**Rest Stop #2 at Little Basin Rd at Sempervirens Outdoor School (on right; mile 32)**
15. Continue (right) on Hwy 236
16. Right Jamison Creek Rd (mile 35.5; climbing 8-12% (steepest) for 3 miles)
17. Left on Empire Rd (mile 38.5)
**Water Stop #2 at turnout (about mile 40; on right)**
18. Continue (right) on Empire Rd
**Lunch at CDF (Ben Lomand) Training Center (mile 41.5)**
19. Continue (right) on Empire Rd
20. Right on Pine Flat Rd (mile 44.5)
21. Right on Bonny Doon Rd (mile 46.5)
22. Right (stop) on Hwy 1 (mile 53)
23. Right on Swanton Rd (mile 56)
24. Left on Hwy 1 (mile 62.5)
**Rest Stop #3 on right at Greyhound Rock St. Park (mile 63)**
25. Continue (right) on Hwy 1
26. Left on Bonny Doon Rd (mile 70; begin climbing again; 9% for 3 miles)
27. Right on Smith Grade (mile 73.5)
28. Right on Empire Grade (mile 79)
29. Left Heller Dr (UCSC; mile 82.5)
30. Right Meyer Dr (mile 83)
**Water Stop #3 in Theater Arts parking lot**
31. Left on Bike path
32. Right on Coolidge Dr to High St (mile 84)
33. South on Bay Dr
34. Right Meder St
35. Left on Western Dr; cross over Hwy 1 (mile 85)
36. Right Mission St (mile 86)
37. Quick Left Natural Bridges Dr
38. Left Delaware Ave
39. Quick Right Swanton Blvd
40. Left West Cliff Dr to Beach St (at hotel; mile 87)
41. Quick Left W. Cliff Dr; cross over trestle
42. (Quick right) South on Pacific Ave
43. South Front St (mile 90)
44. Quick Right on Spruce St to Right on Laurel Ext.
45. Left Levee Bike path
46. Right over Pedestrian Bike path
47. Left Levee Bike path
48. South (right) Felker St (mile 91.5)
49. Right Ocean St; get in left lane to cross intersection
50. Left Plymouth St
51. Quick Right Grant St
52. Left Market St (mile 92)
53. Continue south on Branciforte Dr (mile 93)
54. Quick Left Glen Canyon Rd to stop sign
55. South Green Hills Rd (right; parallel Hwy 17 on west side) to barrier (mile 96)
56. South (right) on S. Navarra Dr
57. Left Granite Creek Rd (overpass; mile 98)
58. Right Scotts Valley Dr
59. Left Vine Hill School Rd (mile 99)
60. Right Glenwood Dr
61. Left into Scotts Valley High School (mile 100!)

Monday, July 6, 2009

Ride for the Cure

Saturday, Sept 12th
South Shores Park, Mission Bay
Ride leaves at 7:00 am

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/ca/mission%20bay,%20point%20loma,%20la%20jolla,%20torrey%20pines/952125244561476957

Route Slip:
1. Exit South Shores Park
2. Cross street at light 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. Right on W Point Loma Ave
7. First Left on Cable St (not well marked)
8. Left on Narragansett Ave (hill; mile 3)
9. Left on Chatsworth Blvd (mile 4)
10. Quick right on Nimitz Blvd
11. Right on Scott St (just after Rosecrans; mile 5)
12. Right on Canon St (long hill)
13. Left Catalina Blvd/Rte 209 (mile 7; top of hill)
14. Becomes Cabrillo Memorial Dr (mile 8)
15. Turn around and head back down Cabrillo Memorial Dr
16. Left on Hill St (after Rosecrans; not well marked; mile 13)
17. Right Sunset Cliffs Blvd (mile 14)
18. Left on Orchard Ave (mile 15)
19. Right on Cable St
20. Left on Santa Monica (mile 16)
21. Right on Abbott St
22. Left on Brighton St
23. Enter bike path to west of Spray St (in Dog Beach parking lot)
24. At end of path, left onto Sunset Cliffs Bridge to return to Mission Bay (mile 18)
25. Left on path at end of bridge onto Quivira Way
**Aid station at end of path**
*20-mile riders then return to start by heading back onto bike path (east) along north bank of San Diego River to return to South Shores Park*
26. Continue north along Quivira Way
27. Right at W Mission Bay Dr intersection
Cross W Mission Bay Dr to Dana Landing Rd on other side (mile 20)
28. Right on Dana Landing Rd
29. Left on Ingraham St
30. Right Crown Point Dr (other side of bridge)
31. Right Pacific Beach Dr (mile 21)
32. Quick Left on Noyes St
33. Left Beryl St
34. Right Foothill Blvd (mile 24)
35. Right Cardeno Dr (hill; left is Fanuel; mile 25)
36. Right La Jolla Scenic Dr S (mile 26)
(Stop at Mt. Soledad to take in the view and take pictures!)
37. Head down (left off La Jolla Scenic) Via Capri
(careful; steep hill)
38. Left Hidden Valley Rd (mile 28)
39. Left at bottom onto Torrey Pines Rd (mile 29)
40. Right La Jolla Shores Dr
41. Left N Torrey Pines Rd (hill; mile 31)
*40-mile riders go STRAIGHT over TP intersection, then RIGHT on Scholars Dr (on other side of intersection).
Right at bottom of hill onto Gilman.
Follow route slip from here on to return to start via Rose Canyon (step 57; mile 53)*
42. Left to stay on N Torrey Pines at Genesee intersection (mile 32.5)
43. Right Jimmy Durante Blvd (by racetrack; mile 38.5)
44. Right on Via de la Valle (mile 39.5)
**Aid station in Albertson's shopping center, right-hand side (after I5; mile 38)**
45. Right El Camino Real (hill; mile 40.5)
46. Right Carmel Valley Rd (mile 44.5)
47. Left Hwy 101 (mile 46)
48. Right into Torrey Pines State Park (mile 47)
49. Up inside Torrey Pines Hill
50. Turn right onto main street (Torrey Pines) at end of path (mile 49)
51. At Genesee intersection, cross street onto sidewalk on opposite side of street, turning into UCSD (to UCSD track; N. Point Ln) (mile 50.5)
52. Straight on N Point Ln, past track
53. Left at stop sign, on Northpoint Dr
54. Right at stop sign (down hill), onto John J. Hopkins Dr. (UCSD Park on left)
55. Left at stop sign onto Voigt Dr (UCSD Park on left). Voigt becomes Canyonview
56. Left at stop sign by Canyonview pool on Voigt.
57. Right at stop sign onto Gilman Dr (before I5 bridge; mile 52)
58. After crossing under I5, enter Rose Canyon Bike Path (on other side of street, past sidewalk) and turn right (mile 54.5)
(Left would be La Jolla Colony Dr)
*Note: 40-mile riders continue here after turning onto Gilman (from step 41)*
59. Rose Canyon Bike Path becomes Santa Fe St (mile 56)
60. Turn Right on Damon Ave (mile 58)
61. Cross Mission Bay Dr to sidewalk on other side (get in left-hand turn lane in intersection)
Dismount to walk bike down steep hill that connects to other side of Rose Canyon Bike Path
Continue to left (southwest)
62. Follow bike path along Rose Canyon Creek (left or southwest)
63. Continue left at end of bike path onto N Mission Bay Dr (golf course on your left; mile 58)
64. Continue on Mission Bay Dr
65. Right on Sea World Dr (mile 61)
66. South Shores Park on right-hand side

Total Elevation: 2533
Total Miles: 62.7