The way points of this bicycle route:
DEPART CONTROL (1): 7-Eleven, 1020 N. Broadway, Escondido, CA (760) 743-4676. Get brevet card endorsement, receipt or other proof ("Proof"). [Park & Ride on southwest corner of Broadway & Lincoln.] EXIT: South on Broadway.
RIGHT on Woodward Ave.
LEFT on Escondido Blvd.
LEFT on La Felicia Ave. (becomes 17th Ave.)
RIGHT on San Pasqual Valley Rd. (Hwy 78)
RIGHT on Ysabel Creek Rd. (CAUTION: Washed out road; stream, dirt and gravel for 0.1 mi.; consider walking bike.)
RIGHT on Bandy Canyon Rd.
LEFT on Highland Valley Rd. [This was approx. path of old wagon road, and probably stage service to Escondido area; Butterfield branch line to San Diego followed Green Valley Truck Trail (about 5 mi. ahead) and Old Coach Rd. to Poway, passing near valley now filled by Lake Ramona]
LEFT to stay on Highland Valley Rd.
INFO CONTROL (2): Before turn, stop and answer question.
RIGHT to stay on Highland Valley Rd.
LEFT on Main St. (Hwy 67) (Ramona, CA)
RIGHT on 3rd St. (becomes Old Julian Hwy)
LEFT to stay on Old Julian Hwy
Bear RIGHT on Julian Rd. (Hwy 78)
(Santa Ysabel, CA) [Don's Market on left. Stage line went to Lake Henshaw from here.]
RIGHT on Main St. (Julian, CA) [Public pay restrooms behind bldg. on right before turn. Market at intersection.]
RIGHT on Cuyamaca Hwy (Hwy 79)
LEFT on Old Hwy. 80 (toward Guatay)
OPEN CONTROL (3): Get Proof from any business. (Pine Valley, CA) [Pine Valley Co. Park on left - water & restrooms] EXIT: Continue straight on Old Hwy 80
RIGHT to stay on Old Hwy 80 (CAUTION: Fast descent after crossing freeway.)
Cross Buckman Springs Rd., Continue STRAIGHT on Old Hwy 80 (Note: Restrooms & water at rest stop to left in middle of I-8.)
RIGHT to stay on Old Hwy 80
Junction with Hwy 94 -- continue STRAIGHT (Boulevard, CA) [Boulevard Liquior on right; Mountain Top Market on left in 0.5 mi.]
Continue STRAIGHT on Old Hwy 80 (Jacumba, CA) [Mountain Sage Market on right]
Enter on-ramp and ride I-8 shoulder (CAUTION: Fast descent, watch for debris on shoulder.)
EXIT from I-8 shoulder; bear RIGHT on Yuha Cutoff (Hwy98)
LEFT on Imperial Hwy.
CONTROL (4): Desert Fuel Stop & Mart, 1071 N Imperial Hwy, Ocotillo, CA - (760) 358-7731. Get Proof. EXIT: RIGHT (North) on Imperial Hwy
Bear LEFT to stay on Imperial Hwy (Co. Hwy S-2) (becomes Sweeney Pass Rd.)
Name changes to Great Southern Overland Stage Rd. (Co. Hwy. S-2) [Historic stagecoach route joins here, after coming up dry washes from Brawley area. Site of historic stage stop approx. 1 mi. southeast.]
Bear LEFT toward Agua Calente Springs.
RIGHT on Agua Calente Springs Rd., to return to Overland Stage Rd. [Agua Caliente Springs General Store, 39545 Gr. So. Overland, Julian, CA - (760) 765-0676, check hours before starting]
[Pit Stop Market on left. About 1 mi. ahead, Shelter Valley Vol. Fire Dept., 7260 Great Southern Overland, Julian, CA - (760) 765-2888 ]
RIGHT on Hwy 78
LEFT on San Felipe Rd. (to continue on Co. Hwy. S-2) [There was a stage stop at San Felipe Ranch, near top of summit 10 mi. ahead.]
RIGHT on Hwy 79 (towards Warner Springs) [This is main stage line to Los Angeles; San Diego branch went to Santa Ysabel from here.]
[On left, Ranch Gas Station and Market, Warner Springs, CA (business open: 8:00am -5:00pm); volunteer fire dept. & Post Office next door.] (CAUTION: Next 20 mi., winding narrow road, often without shoulders.)
[Near Sunshire Summit: Johns Moto Mart, 23446 Highway 79, Warner Springs, CA - (951) 767-9717]
LEFT on Butterfield Stage Rd. (Not really! The actual stage route ran parallel to De Portola Rd. several turns ahead.)
RIGHT into shopping center
CONTROL (5): Mobil Mini-Mart & Carl's Jr., 33165 Hwy. 79, Temecula, CA. Get Proof. EXIT through rear of shopping center, LEFT on Wolf Store Rd.
LEFT on Butterfield Stage Rd.
LEFT on De Portola Rd. (becomes Ynez Rd.)
LEFT on Santiago Rd.
RIGHT on Old Town Front St. becomes Jefferson Ave. (Temecula, CA) [The Butterfield-Overland stage stopped ahead at the old Vail Ranch headquaters on Front St., which no longer exists due to recent construction.]
LEFT on Magnolia St. (Murrieta, CA)
RIGHT on Washington Ave. (becomes Palomar St.)
LEFT on Clinton Keith Rd.
RIGHT on Grand Ave.
LEFT to stay on Grand Ave. (becomes Lake St.) (Lake Elsinore, CA)
LEFT on Temescal Canyon Rd.
LEFT on El Cerrito Rd. (becomes Foothill Pkwy) (Corona, CA)
RIGHT on Lincoln Ave.
LEFT on 10th St., becomes Smith Ave.
LEFT on 6th St.
LEFT on Via Bernardo [Denny's two blks. ahead on 6th; on Left, 7-Eleven, 1698 W 6th St, Corona, CA (951) 735-1763]
RIGHT on Via Santiago
LEFT on Fontage Rd.
LEFT on Serfas Club Dr.
RIGHT on Palisades Dr.
RIGHT on Green River Rd.
Cross over freeway, continue STRAIGHT on Green River Rd.
Enter Santa Ana River Canyon BIKE PATH. (Butterfield Stage continued down this canyon to Yorba Linda, then turned toward Los Angeles.)
Follow BIKE PATH to Right, then Left under hwy
Exit bike path, LEFT onto park road
RIGHT on Gypsum Canyon Rd.
RIGHT on Santa Ana Canyon Rd.
RIGHT on Nohl Ranch Rd.
LEFT on Tustin St.
CONTROL (6): Circle K, 2756 N Tustin St, Orange, CA (714) 921-9976. Get Proof. EXIT: Back under freeway. (CAUTION: Freeway on-ramp.)
RIGHT on Santiago Blvd.
LEFT on Villa Park Rd.
RIGHT on Hewes St.
LEFT on Ervin Ln., crosses Newport Ave. and becomes La Loma Dr. (Tustin, CA)
RIGHT on Red Hill Ave. (To avoid hill and test your pathfinding skills, turn two blks. early on Arroyo Ave.)
LEFT on Irvine Blvd. (after 8 mi., becomes Trabuco Rd.)
RIGHT on Marquerite Pkwy (after 5.5 mi. becomes Rancho Viejo Rd.) (Mission Viejo, CA)
RIGHT on Junipero Serra Rd.
LEFT on Camino Capistrano (San Juan Capistrano, CA)
Bears LEFT and becomes El Camino Real (Coast Hwy) (San Clemente, CA)
RIGHT on Cristianitos Rd. [Carl's Jr. one blk. before turn]
LEFT onto Bike Path (just beyond freeway on-ramp)
Bear LEFT on Bike Path (CAUTION: Narrow gate in 30 yds.)
Exit parking lot, continue South on Frontage Rd.
Enter State Park
Enter Bike Path (though narrow gate at Left end of fence)
LEFT on Las Pulgas Rd. [Camp Pendleton Gate at top of hill - access allowd dawn to dusk - ID req'd - otherwise, Turn Right and enter on-ramp for I-5 South, exit at all rest stops and Harbor Dr.)
RIGHT on Stuart Mesa Rd.
RIGHT on Vandegrift Blvd.
Continue STRAIGHT, go under I-5, becomes Harbor Dr. (CAUTION: Freeway on-ramp and off-ramp)
LEFT and again LEFT to stay on Harbor Dr.
LEFT on Pacific St., curves left and then right going up small hill
LEFT on Cassidy St.
RIGHT on Coast Hwy (Co. Hwy S21)
LEFT on Cannon Rd. (Carlsbad, CA)
RIGHT on Paseo del Norte
LEFT on Palomar Airport Rd. (after 5 mi., becomes San Marcos Blvd.)
RIGHT on Discovery St.
LEFT to stay on Discovery St.
RIGHT on Craven Rd.
LEFT on Rush Dr.
RIGHT on Discovery St. (after (SL) becomes Barham Dr.)
RIGHT on Mission Rd.(CAUTION: RR tracks!)
LEFT on Broadway
FINI CONTROL (7): 7-Eleven, 1030 N. Broadway, Escondido, CA. Get Proof, and you're finished.
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