This is a cue sheet for the Butterfield Stagecoach No. 3 (263K) Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.
| Cumulative | Distance | Where | Notes | Direction | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0km | 0km | DEPART CONTROL (1): 7-Eleven, 487 Vandegrift Blvd, Oceanside, CA (760) 433-6182. Get receipt or brevet card endorsement ("Proof"). EXIT: East on N. River Rd. | ESE | 93° | 38m | |
| 5.37km | 5.37km | LEFT to stay on N. River Rd. | NNE | 2° | 60m | |
| 5.8km | 0.43km | LEFT on Via Pureta del Sol | WNW | 281° | 59m | |
| 6.81km | 1.02km | Bear LEFT for Via Puerta del Sol (CAUTION: 1/2 mi. of rough pavement, dirt & gravel.) | NNW | 348° | 86m | |
| 9.29km | 2.48km | LEFT on Olive Hill Rd. | WNW | 286° | 96m | |
| 12.84km | 3.55km | RIGHT to stay on Olive Hill Rd. | ESE | 90° | 162m | |
| 13.24km | 0.4km | LEFT to stay on Olive Hill Rd. | NNE | 0° | 159m | |
| 16.24km | 3.01km | LEFT on Mission Rd. | NNW | 340° | 159m | |
| 16.37km | 0.13km | RIGHT on Stagecoach Ln. | E | 87° | 168m | |
| 21.63km | 5.26km | RIGHT on Mission Rd. (County Hwy S13) | ENE | 47° | 262m | |
| 27.07km | 5.44km | LEFT on Old Hwy 395 (crossing over I-15) | E | 88° | 252m | |
| 27.51km | 0.43km | LEFT to stay on Old Hwy 395 | NNW | 350° | 262m | |
| 29.9km | 2.39km | RIGHT on Rainbow Glen Rd. (becomes Rainbow Valley Blvd.) | ESE | 112° | 332m | |
| 31.49km | 1.59km | Curve LEFT to stay on Rainbow Valley Blvd. (Grange Hall estab. 1940, ahead on left.) | NNE | 1° | 320m | |
| 32.58km | 1.09km | Bear RIGHT onto Rainbow Canyon Rd. | ENE | 55° | 322m | |
| 34.31km | 1.73km | Merge with Old Hwy 395 (Rainbow Canyon Blvd.) | NE | 31° | 353m | |
| 39.25km | 4.94km | RIGHT on Pala Rd. (Pachanga Pkwy.) | SE | 127° | 307m | |
| 41.64km | 2.38km | LEFT on Wolf Valley Rd. | NE | 38° | 325m | |
| 43.08km | 1.44km | RIGHT on Redhawk Pkwy | SSE | 152° | 360m | |
| 45.77km | 2.69km | RIGHT on Nighthawk Pass | ENE | 57° | 373m | |
| 46.45km | 0.67km | LEFT on Butterfield Stage Rd. (Not really! The true stage route ran East to West down this valley, approx. on path of De Portola Rd. - coming up!) | NW | 313° | 376m | |
| 47.43km | 0.98km | LEFT on Wolf Store Rd. | W | 255° | 340m | |
| 47.5km | 0.07km | RIGHT into shopping center | NNW | 342° | 337m | |
| 47.71km | 0.21km | CONTROL (2): Gas Station/Mini-mart, also fast food restaurant. Get Proof. EXIT onto Wolf Store Rd, then LEFT on Butterfield Stage Rd. | S | 162° | 339m | |
| 48.62km | 0.91km | LEFT on De Portola Rd. (becomes Ynez Rd. in approx. 1.5 mi.) | WSW | 238° | 345m | |
| 54.96km | 6.34km | LEFT on Santiago Rd. | W | 264° | 321m | |
| 55.8km | 0.84km | RIGHT on Old Town Front St. (becomes Jefferson Ave. in 0.5 mi.) (Note: Butterfield Stage stopped on Front St. at Vail Ranch headquarters building, now gone and the site of recent construction.) | NNW | 315° | 306m | |
| 69.32km | 13.52km | LEFT on Grizzly Ridge Dr. | S | 174° | 396m | |
| 70.05km | 0.73km | RIGHT on Washington Ave. (becomes Palomar St.) | NNW | 319° | 357m | |
| 72.02km | 1.97km | LEFT on Clinton Keith Rd. | SSW | 197° | 378m | |
| 72.75km | 0.73km | RIGHT on Grand Ave. | NW | 307° | 366m | |
| 87.7km | 14.94km | LEFT to stay on Grand Ave. (becomes Lake St. in 3 mi.) | W | 263° | 391m | |
| 96.18km | 8.48km | LEFT on Temescal Canyon Rd. | WNW | 279° | 375m | |
| 115.57km | 19.39km | LEFT on El Cerrito Rd. (becomes Foothill Pkwy) | WSW | 236° | 263m | |
| 122.38km | 6.81km | RIGHT on Lincoln Ave. | NNW | 359° | 320m | |
| 123.98km | 1.6km | LEFT on W. Ontario Ave. | WNW | 276° | 270m | |
| 127.05km | 3.07km | LEFT on Paseo Grande Rd. | WSW | 227° | 238m | |
| 127.79km | 0.74km | RIGHT on Green River Rd. (Jack in Box ahead on right 0.8 mi.) | NW | 314° | 262m | |
| 132.79km | 5km | Cross over freeway, continue STRAIGHT on Green River Rd. | WNW | 274° | 163m | |
| 134.43km | 1.65km | Enter Santa Ana River Canyon BIKE PATH. (Butterfield Stage continued down this canyon to Yorba Linda, then turned toward Los Angeles.) | W | 249° | 134m | |
| 138.5km | 4.07km | LEFT on Gypsum Canyon Rd. (Featherly Regional Park ahead and to right.) | S | 162° | 120m | |
| 138.94km | 0.44km | RIGHT on Santa Ana Canyon Rd. | WNW | 287° | 130m | |
| 142.28km | 3.34km | CONTROL (3): On RIGHT 0.1 mi. past Weir Canyon Rd., three fast food saloons -- choose your poison (XXX)!! Get Proof. EXIT: RIGHT (West) on Santa Ana Canyon Rd. | WNW | 279° | 137m | |
| 147.27km | 4.99km | LEFT on Imperial Hwy (becomes Cannon St.) | S | 178° | 97m | |
| 152.09km | 4.82km | LEFT on Santiago Canyon Rd. | E | 70° | 113m | |
| 156.83km | 4.75km | RIGHT to stay on Santiago Canyon Rd. (Jamboree Rd.) | S | 176° | 190m | |
| 157.14km | 0.31km | LEFT to stay on Santiago Canyon Rd. (Chapman Ave. is to West) | SE | 114° | 188m | |
| 176.82km | 19.67km | Name changes to El Toro Rd. (Two additional climbs to left up Live Oak Canyon and Trabuco Canyon.) | SSW | 198° | 335m | |
| 180.26km | 3.44km | LEFT on Marguerite Pkwy | S | 179° | 250m | |
| 197.36km | 17.1km | RIGHT on Junipero Serra Rd. | W | 251° | 72m | |
| 197.87km | 0.51km | LEFT on Camino Capistrano | SSW | 200° | 56m | |
| 200.05km | 2.18km | Bear RIGHT to stay on Camino Capistrano (fast food 1 blk. to east on Del Obispo St.) | S | 175° | 40m | |
| 204.74km | 4.69km | Bear LEFT onto Coast Hwy (El Camino Real) | S | 159° | 12m | |
| 216.51km | 11.77km | RIGHT on Cristianitos Rd. (Carl's Jr. 1 blk. before turn.) | SW | 212° | 39m | |
| 216.73km | 0.23km | LEFT onto BIKE PATH (over sidewalk, just beyond on-ramp) | SE | 132° | 33m | |
| 218.33km | 1.6km | Bear LEFT onto pathway (CAUTION: Narrow gate 30 yds. ahead.) | ESE | 110° | 24m | |
| 218.47km | 0.13km | Exit through parking area onto Old Hwy 101 | ESE | 100° | 24m | |
| 222.75km | 4.29km | Enter San Onofre Beach State Park | SE | 129° | 43m | |
| 227.87km | 5.12km | Enter BIKE PATH, through gate at left end of fence | SE | 132° | 51m | |
| 230.66km | 2.79km | LEFT through tunnel, then bear RIGHT | E | 86° | 37m | |
| 233.23km | 2.57km | LEFT on Las Pulgas Rd. - Camp Pendleton gate at top of hill - ID req'd for admission from sunrise to dusk (5:00 pm in Summer); otherwise, turn RIGHT and ride I-5 shoulder to Harbor Dr. exit in Oceanside | NNE | 8° | 18m | |
| 233.73km | 0.5km | After gate, RIGHT to stay on Las Pulgas Rd. | SE | 129° | 32m | |
| 234.44km | 0.71km | RIGHT on Stuart Mesa Rd. | SE | 135° | 22m | |
| 245.55km | 11.11km | RIGHT on Vandegrift Blvd. | SW | 209° | 5m | |
| 247.91km | 2.36km | Name changes to Harbor Dr. | S | 166° | 28m | |
| 248.38km | 0.46km | LEFT on Hill St. -- If exiting from I-5 shoulder, go STRAIGHT across Harbor Dr. (becomes Coast Hwy -- County Hwy S21) | ESE | 109° | 21m | |
| 249.52km | 1.14km | RIGHT on Neptune Way | WSW | 234° | 19m | |
| 249.73km | 0.21km | RIGHT onto BIKE PATH | NNW | 324° | 17m | |
| 261.42km | 11.69km | LEFT out of parking lot onto College Ave. | NW | 294° | 26m | |
| 261.68km | 0.26km | RIGHT on Vandegrift Blvd (N. River Rd.) | NNE | 12° | 27m | |
| 262.12km | 0.44km | LEFT on Redondo Dr. (N. River Rd.) to CONTROL | WNW | 285° | 39m | |
| 262.14km | 0.02km | FINI CONROL (4): 7-Eleven, 487 Vandegrift Blvd, Oceanside, CA (760) 433-6182. Get Proof, and you're done (in), pard'ner! | WNW | 285° | 38m | |