This ride is a doozy. A knee crushing ride up Pine Creek is followed by pie in Julian before Climbing over Engineers on the way back to the Descanso park and ride.
This ride docks at the Descanso park and ride. Head out along 79 and take a right onto Highway 80. That is your warmup. Pine Creek is taunting you. Take a right up Pine Creek and you will encounter a few miles of steep steep climbing. The scenery is worth the effort. Take a hard right at the big Oak Tree and keep going up. Once you hit Sunrise Highway the route goes to the left. If you are in need of food and water (HIGHLY SUGGESTED) take a right and go to the general store which will come up on your right a few miles up Sunrise Highway. Once refueled, backtrack a bit and head toward Julian. Old sunrise highway is a long stretch of rolling hills. Take a right at Highway 79 and ascend into Julian. Stop off for a slice of famous Julian Pie. Once refueled it is up and over Engineers hill to take you back to the Descanso Park and Ride. Be careful going up Engineers the names of the roads change rapidly and if you miss a turn you might find yourself on a dirt road to nowhere.
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Downloads:
- Click here to download a GPX file you can use in your Garmin
- Click here to download a KML file you can upload to Google Maps
- Download a cue sheet (directions) you can open in Microsoft Excel
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