The way points of this bicycle route:
Start at 7-11 (197 Palm AVE, Imperial Beach, CA 91932). To begin ride, exit parking lot North and turn East (right or away from the beach) on Palm Avenue
(S) Merge with CA-75, continue on Palm AVE.
(L) Saturn BLVD
Enter bicycle path.
Continue on bicycle path.
(S) Frontage RD
(L) Bay BLVD. Rough road ahead near Salt Plant.
(R) "L" Street
(C) Becomes Telegraph Canyon RD
(S) Becomes Otay Lakes RD
Last 24-hour services until Calexico.
Pio Pico Campground & Store.
(R) CA-94 (Campo Road)
CAUTION: Cattleguard Ahead!
Restroom around back of cafe and up the hill (open during daylight hours)
Watch speed on descent. Shoulder narrows near Barrett Junction.
Cafe with food and a small shop. Restrooms inside.
Caution. Fast traffic coming off CA-188.
Potrero General Store: Food, Restrooms.
Narrow viaduct under railroad tracks.
Store on left.
Caution: RR Tracks!
Store on left. Fish Fry Restaurant on right.
Caution: RR Tracks!
Store on left.
(S) Old Highway 80. Do NOT follow CA-94 onto Ribbonwood.
Mountain Sage Market on right. For Post Office, go left on Railroad ST. Last services until Calexico (or Ocotillo via a bumpy detour).
Enter I-8 East-bound.
Caution: Windy/gusty/steep descent. Watch for debris in shoulder and rumble strip.
(Ex) Exit Right onto CA-98.
For off-route services, turn (L) and proceed to gas station via an extremely bumpy road and railroad crossing.
Caution: RR Tracks!
Shops up and down CA-111
Caution Crossing CA-7. Heavy truck traffic.
Enter I-8 East-bound. Exit at each exit and then re-enter I-8 as necessary to ensure safety.
(Exit I-8)
(L) County Road S34
(R) Center of the World DR. Poor road quality.
(R) Sidewinder RD
(L) Enter I-8
(Exit I-8 then LEFT) Winterhaven DR. Poor road quality.
(S) Becomes Araz RD
Welcome to Arizona.
Caution: RR Tracks!
(L) W First ST. Shops near intersection.
(R) S Gila ST
(L) W Harold C Giss PKWY
(S) Becomes E 8th ST at some point.
(R) S Pacific AVE (Avenue 2e)
(L) E 16th ST [US-95]
(R) S Avenue 9E
Caution: RR Tracks!
(L) N Frontage RD
(R) S Foothills BLVD (Avenue 13e)
(L) I-8
US Customs & Immigrations Border Patrol Checkpoint. Follow directions for possible inspection.
Caution: Watch for debris on descent.
(Exit I-8) Dome Valley RD / Old Highway 80
(S) Route continues straight. Gas station left down Main ST.
AZ DOT Rest Stop
(Exit I-8) AZ-85 (W Pima ST). Motels/24-hour services along road.
(Cont) Continue on AZ-85 / W Pima ST
(R) Maricopa RD (AZ-238)
(BL) W HWY 238
(R) N John Wayne PKWY (AZ-347/238)
(L) W Maricopa-Casa Grande HWY (AZ-238)
(S) Becomes W Cottonwood LN (AZ-238)
(L) N Casa Grande AVE
(R) Kortsen RD
(L) N Trekell RD
(R) W McCartney RD
Caution: Cattle Guard!
Caution: Cattle Guard!
(L) N Cox RD
(R) W Woodruff RD
(S) Becomes E Martin RD
(L) S Arizona BLVD (AZ-87/287)
(R) W Coolidge AVE (becomes E Kenilworth RD) @ Circle K station. No services until Oracle Junction.
Caution: RR Tracks!
Becomes E Cactus Forest RD
(R) AZ-79 (Pinal Pioneer PKWY) at restaurant with pink tower. No services until after Oracle Junction. Shade/benches at Tom Mix Monument (on right in 12 miles).
When you get to the tall steel high-tension power lines, you've finished climbing.
(R) AZ-77/78. No real services here, but it is downhill to Oro Valley.
Market/Shops on the right.
Yay! 700km!
(S) N Oracle RD (N Miracle Mile)
(BR) N Main AVE. Possibly confusing intersection.
(S) N Granada AVE. Caution: RR Crossing.
(L) W St. Mary's RD (W 6th ST)
(BR) N Church AVE
(L) W Franklin ST
(S) E Toole AVE
Finish. Amtrak/Greyhound Station.
