The way points of this bicycle route:
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.
LEFT to stay on N. River Rd.
LEFT on Via Pureta del Sol
Bear LEFT for Via Puerta del Sol (CAUTION: 1/2 mi. of rough pavement, dirt & gravel.)
LEFT on Olive Hill Rd.
RIGHT to stay on Olive Hill Rd.
LEFT to stay on Olive Hill Rd.
LEFT on Mission Rd.
RIGHT on Stagecoach Ln.
RIGHT on Mission Rd. (County Hwy S13)
LEFT on Old Hwy 395 (crossing over I-15)
LEFT to stay on Old Hwy 395
RIGHT on Rainbow Glen Rd. (becomes Rainbow Valley Blvd.)
Curve LEFT to stay on Rainbow Valley Blvd. (Grange Hall estab. 1940, ahead on left.)
Bear RIGHT onto Rainbow Canyon Rd.
Merge with Old Hwy 395 (Rainbow Canyon Blvd.)
RIGHT on Pala Rd. (Pachanga Pkwy.)
LEFT on Wolf Valley Rd.
RIGHT on Redhawk Pkwy
RIGHT on Nighthawk Pass
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!)
LEFT on Wolf Store Rd.
RIGHT into shopping center
CONTROL (2): Gas Station/Mini-mart, also fast food restaurant. Get Proof. EXIT onto Wolf Store Rd, then LEFT on Butterfield Stage Rd.
LEFT on De Portola Rd. (becomes Ynez Rd. in approx. 1.5 mi.)
LEFT on Santiago Rd.
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.)
LEFT on Grizzly Ridge Dr.
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. in 3 mi.)
LEFT on Temescal Canyon Rd.
LEFT on El Cerrito Rd. (becomes Foothill Pkwy)
RIGHT on Lincoln Ave.
LEFT on W. Ontario Ave.
LEFT on Paseo Grande Rd.
RIGHT on Green River Rd. (Jack in Box ahead on right 0.8 mi.)
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.)
LEFT on Gypsum Canyon Rd. (Featherly Regional Park ahead and to right.)
RIGHT on Santa Ana Canyon Rd.
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.
LEFT on Imperial Hwy (becomes Cannon St.)
LEFT on Santiago Canyon Rd.
RIGHT to stay on Santiago Canyon Rd. (Jamboree Rd.)
LEFT to stay on Santiago Canyon Rd. (Chapman Ave. is to West)
Name changes to El Toro Rd. (Two additional climbs to left up Live Oak Canyon and Trabuco Canyon.)
LEFT on Marguerite Pkwy
RIGHT on Junipero Serra Rd.
LEFT on Camino Capistrano
Bear RIGHT to stay on Camino Capistrano (fast food 1 blk. to east on Del Obispo St.)
Bear LEFT onto Coast Hwy (El Camino Real)
RIGHT on Cristianitos Rd. (Carl's Jr. 1 blk. before turn.)
LEFT onto BIKE PATH (over sidewalk, just beyond on-ramp)
Bear LEFT onto pathway (CAUTION: Narrow gate 30 yds. ahead.)
Exit through parking area onto Old Hwy 101
Enter San Onofre Beach State Park
Enter BIKE PATH, through gate at left end of fence
LEFT through tunnel, then bear RIGHT
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
After gate, RIGHT to stay on Las Pulgas Rd.
RIGHT on Stuart Mesa Rd.
RIGHT on Vandegrift Blvd.
Name changes to Harbor Dr.
LEFT on Hill St. -- If exiting from I-5 shoulder, go STRAIGHT across Harbor Dr. (becomes Coast Hwy -- County Hwy S21)
RIGHT on Neptune Way
RIGHT onto BIKE PATH
LEFT out of parking lot onto College Ave.
RIGHT on Vandegrift Blvd (N. River Rd.)
LEFT on Redondo Dr. (N. River Rd.) to CONTROL
FINI CONROL (4): 7-Eleven, 487 Vandegrift Blvd, Oceanside, CA (760) 433-6182. Get Proof, and you're done (in), pard'ner!
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
Oceanside, Fallbrook, Temecula, Corona, Yorba Linda, Irvine Park, San Clemente
Tagged with: Recreational, Training, Onroad, Smooth, Intermediate, Difficult, Low traffic, High traffic, Urban, Rural, Scenic, Touring
