Potato Chip Grinder MILE DIRECTIONS FOR 0 START: Albertsons 5 Woodland Pkwy San Marcos, CA. (OPEN:00:00 CLOSE:+0:00) Obtain proof of start from local business with time & date stamp. Exit parking lot toward Woodland Pkwy. L Along sidewalk. Cross RRTracks L UTurn onto marked Inland Rail Trail. Follow all the way to 3.3 Escondido Transit Center. (Multiple road crossings ahead) 3.5 L Tco Trail (After crossing small bridge) 3.6 R N Quince St 4.6 L W 3th Ave 4.7 R S Pine St 4.9 S At curve, enter sidewalk path. 5 BL Onto Centre City Pkwy.. 6. L W Citracado Pkwy 6. R S Escondido Blvd. B/c El Ku Ave.. 7.2 L Enter fence opening at end of CuldeSac. Then immediate RIGHT onto dirt trail to minibridge 7.3 L After crossing minibridge, enter rough bike path along 0.6 Beethoven Dr. 7.9 S Cross Bear Valley Pkwy. Then RIGHT across Beethoven Dr. 0.6 onto sidewalk path. Enter marked Mule Hill Trail southward 0.5 BR At Trail "Y". Cross Highland Valley Rd. at crosswalk. 0.5 R Trail along roadway L At Trailhead onto marked Tree Nursery Trail. Follow arrow signs carefully thru Nursery. 0.9 R Tree Nursery road.2 BL Dirt road curves left upward. B/c hard surface. (4% climb 0.6 with 2 gates ahead).8 S Cross roadway to gravel trail other side. 2. S Cross roadway to Old Coach Dr. (Curves downhill) 0.9 3 R Old Coach Rd 0.6 3.6 BL Gravel sidetrail along Old Coach Road. (Marked) 3.8 BL Down trail 4.2 BL On gravel road. (Loose gravel climb ahead) 4.5 L Sidetrail along Espola Rd. 4.8 S Onto sidewalk along Espola Rd. 0.6 5.4 L After crossing Lake Poway Rd. Immediate LEFT up trail thru trees along roadway. 5.5 R Enter wide alley trail between houses. (Crosses 5 streets).2 6.7 S Cocker Rd. (Mixed surface road, gate ahead) 0.6 7.3 L At "T" on Mountain Rd. (For /0 mile) 7.4 R Enter narrower alley trail. (Cross roadway ahead) 7.6 R Twin Peaks Rd. 7.9 L Espola Rd Page
8.6 S Use lightbutton to cross Poway Rd. Ride RIGHT around 9.6 gate onto loose gravel downhill road S Curbhop roadway into quiet Garden Road Park. Follow path 9.8 thru Park (water, bathrooms) R Garden Road 0.8 20.6 7Eleven: 4225 Poway Rd Poway, CA. (OPEN:+0:06 20.6 CLOSE:+02:2) Obtain proof of passage. Exit to Poway Rd. L Poway Rd 2.6 L Community Rd 2.8 R By Fire Station lot & enter Poway Creek Trail. Follow along 0.5 22.3 Creek. B/c Bike Path L At curve, cross bridge, tco Bike Path 22.5 R Soule St. 22.9 L Montauk St 23. S Around fence to Hill Country Trail 23.2 BR Tco Trail (Loose gravel, uphill switchbacks) 23.9 L Pomerado Rd. 24.3 R Scripps Poway Pkwy. B/c Mercy Rd. @ I5. 3.7 28 R Enter Los Penasquitos Cyn Trail around fence @ driveway 28 L Los Penasquitos Canyon Trail So. (Before trailhead sign) 28.7 BR Thru posts and continue on wide gravel drive. 28.9 S Onto sidewalk along roadway, over bridge. 29 L At crosswalk. (use lightbutton to cross Black Mtn. Rd) Enter 29.4 Canyonside Park Driveway. (Bathrooms, water in Park) R Thru parking lot by ball fields 29.5 L Enter marked Los Penasquitos Canyon Trail North thru 0.6 3 fence opening. Follow wide, main trail westward. L Enter smaller main trail just before yellow road gate. Gravel 0.5 3.6 trail curves around and b/c wide main trail again. R At Trail junction (3 trails)..5 mile climb <0%. B/c Del Mar 0.9 32.5 Mesa Trail L At top of climb tco Del Mar Mesa Trail. (Smooth trail around 0.6 33. estate homes) L Before roadway to enter roadside trail 33.4 BR Across Rancho Toyon Pl. and enter roadside trail other 33.6 side R Del Vino Ct. 33.9 R Enter Service Rd. by homes. (Superfast downhill) 34. L Enter gravel trail northward 34.4 S Trail goes around gate. 0.6 35 BR Up and around fenced area. Continue to roadway ahead. 35. L Carmel Valley Rd. (unused) 35.2 R Enter Trail thru posts (hard to see). (Passes under 2 36.2 roadways, singletrak, bushes, blind corners) L At first noticeable trail junction. Enter Gonzales Canyon 0.8 37 (Trail widens out) BL At Trail "Y". Take Swordtail Trail (sign) Page 2
38 BR At Trail "Y". Take Lagoon Trail (sign) Trail winds around 0.6 and above stables, ( mile climbing ahead <0%, bushes, singletrak, blind corners) 38.6 BR At downhill Trail junction. Keep climbing around homes on your right 38.7 S Climb up to roadway 38.7 L Rancho Las Brisas tr 38.8 S At CuldeSac, STRAIGHT thru posts to gravel road 38.9 R Old El Camino Real (around gate) 39.2 L Sidegravel along San Dieguito Rd. 39.2 R El Camino Real.( Cross narrow bridge) 39.6 L At driveway entrance, enter marked Coast To Crest Trail.2 40.8 R Exit Trail thru gate. Ride along road & into parking lot toward McDonalds 4 McDonald's: 2705 Via De La Valle Del Mar, CA. (OPEN:+02:0.6 CLOSE:+04:20) Get proof of passage. (Food, water, bathrooms) Reverse route back to CC Trail westward. 42.6 L (Trail ends) Ride on sidewalk across bridge.. 42.7 R Cross roadway using crosswalk. Reenter Trail along lagoon other side. (Cross RRtracks ahead) 43. R Camino Del Mar. B/c Hwy. 0 4.6 47.7 R At stoplight by Swami's Park, enter walkway under RR Tracks. Loop around and follow LEFT to roadway. 47.8 S Enter trail along RRTracks. 48.2 S Enter parking lot 48.3 R "F" Street. B/c Requeza St. 49 L Westlake St 49.3 S After crossing Encinitas Blvd., road b/c Quail Gardens Dr 0.6 49.9 R Paseo De Las Verdes 5 L Enter marked Recreation Trail. Follow around golf course. (Cross roadway ahead) 5. L Sharp left @ bench/trash can. Follow Trail downhill. 5.4 L Garden View Rd. Road curves right & b/c Calle Barcelona. 52.5 L Paseo Aliso. Enter sidewalk northward along roadway. 52.7 R Enter marked Trail behind homes. (Cross road ahead) 0.6 53.3 R At Trail "T". (Downhill) 53.5 L Segovia Way 53.5 R Levante St 54.2 R La Costa Ave 54.3 L At Rancho Santa Fe Rd. use lightbutton to cross LaCosta Ave. to sidewalk other side. Ride northward on sidewalk between wall and guardrail. 54.4 L Thru wall opening & onto abandoned Old Ranch Santa Fe Rd. northward. (Cross roadway ahead) 55. R At Trailhead Sign. Follow singletrak trail downhill 55.2 R At Trail "Y" Follow to tunnel 55.4 S Tunnel is dark. (sharp rocks) 55.4 BL From tunnel, follow trail uphill to service road. Page 3
55.5 R Up service road 55.6 L Near top, enter small singletrak trail 55.6 R Trail widens and follows overhead power lines. Crosses 2 0.9 roadways ahead. (Loose gravel, rocks) 56.5 R On sidewalk, then immediate RIGHT up trail around gate. 56.6 L Follow main trail toward trees 56.8 L Thru trees & parking lot. 56.9 R Gravel sidepath along San Elijo Rd. 57. R At Trailhead Sign. Trail climbs up around San Elijo Town. (2crosswalks ahead) 57.8 R Sharp right. (keep climbing) 58.2 L At "T". Trail goes uphill 58.5 L Questhaven Rd. (End of Trail) B/c Wild Canyon Dr. 0.8 59.3 L Tucana Dr 59.7 L Tco Tucana Dr 59.7 L Double Peak Dr 60 L TRAIL MONUMENT INFO: Answer Q? On CARD. Enter Ridgeline Trail around Trail Monument 6 R Lakeview Trail 60.5 L Sharp LEFT downhill. (Erosion bumps ahead) 60.9 S Trail is super steep, loose gravel (possible HAB) 6. R Stoneridge Way (exit Trail) 6.2 BL Enter gravel path. Curves right & B/c hardsurface downhill toward DiscoveryLake 6.6 S Over bridge past Lakeview Park. 6.7 BL Buckhorn Ave. B/c Foxhall Dr 6.9 R Craven Rd. Cross Twin Oaks Rd. Enter CSUSM Campus 0.9 62.8 L Campus View Dr 63.5 L La Moree Rd 63.6 R E Barham Dr 0.8 64.4 L Woodland Pkwy. (narrow lane tunnel) 64.6 FINISH: Albertsons 5 Woodland Pkwy San Marcos, CA. Obtain proof of finish from local business. (OPEN+:03260 CLOSE:+06:52) R Right BR Bear Right S Straight B/c Becomes L Left BL Bear Left tco To continue on NOTE: This route was designed as mixed surface. Best ridden on a wide tire bike (35mm+) with logears. Recommended that riders use a GPS device to simplify navigation on the trails. This is an SoCal allseason route, but trail conditions can change weekly and riders are illadvised to ride after a rain. Ride report or informational video of this route may be available on the San Diego Randonneurs website: http://www.sdrandos.com Good Riding, Page 4
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