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Any good riding in El Cajon, CA?
Gonna be down there for business, and was wondering if it was worth taking a bike. Any good riding around those parts?
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Look at kitchen creek / mt. Laguna. Great ride if weather is right. 4-5k of climbing, most w/o cars. 15-20 minute drive. Sure there are others, but that'd be near the top of my list given your location.
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Since El Cajon is a suburb of San Diego just 10 miles or so east of the coast all the comments in our archives would be pertinent to your question. What kind of riding do you like? Will you have a car?
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Yep, I'll have a car. I like everything from big climbs to nice bike paths, everything really. I'd be most interested in something that's unique to the area.
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Look up the Great Western Loop. You can leave right from El Cajon. Lot of climbing but nice to get out of the city.
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Feel free to message me - I have over 5,000 miles on these routes in this calendar year alone. |
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Drive to the base of Palomar Mtn. Park at the base of South Grade Rd. Climb South Grade. Have a meal or refreshments at Mother's near the top. Then ride down East Grade to the highway leading west back to your car. You can extend your ride by heading up to the observatory from Mother's. It's a nice ride with even less traffic but it is an up/back. Up South/down East gives you a challenging climb first followed by a mostly downhill ride with sweeping turns to finish. If you do it the other way the climb is easier but you will need HEAVY braking for tight curves going down South Grade Rd.
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Thanks for the recommendations, guys!
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good advice
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I'm wondering when the last time you rode this was Ken Robb? After you descend East Grade, it is a pretty decent climb back up to your car at the taco shop. South Grade has been paved in the last couple years and it's a long non-technical descent with spots that you have to pedal. East Grade is traditionally followed up with Cole Grade or Mesa Grande, which give you a chance to have Julian Pie in Santa Ysabel. Either way, it's a long way from El Cajon. Laguna is much closer. Last edited by ptourkin; 09-26-2017 at 11:35 AM. |
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Is the Stadium Ride still going? If so, that'd be a good mid-week midday-ish ride
I spent most of my time North County Coastal, so IDK much about down south specifically M |
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The ride up Sunrise Highway is good too, Heck, I like it better because the climb isn't as steep. The OP asked for our most memorable and since Palomar seems to be the single most bragged-about course I could think of I tossed it out there. Wasn't it part of the Tour of California a few years ago? |
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Horner's KOM on Palomar, which he did in training, is one of the ones that Gaimon has not been able to snipe yet. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/6881666 Either way, Palomar is nowhere near El Cajon and there is great climbing there. |
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If you have time to drive and don't want to ride, Montezuma Grade aka The Glass Elevator down to Borrego Springs is a great ride and/or drive. ...but... it's out there.
Go thru Borrego Springs and out the other side to Banner Grade and back in thru Julian or go further to the Sunrise Hwy and back in thru Alpine. If Dan still has his bike shop open in Borrego Springs, stop by and tell him his old mortgage guy says 'hi!' M |
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