The climb up Mt Palomar is the one great mountainn climb in San Diego. Lance does it on a single speed. 5000 feet in 11 miles makes it good preparation for your next bike tour of the Alps! The descent is a classic mountain high-speed technical descent. It is best to avoid the weekends, as heavy traffic from pocket rocket motorcycles detracts from the climb.
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Start Beech Ave / Hwy 101
0.0 S Coast Hwy 101
2.2 L Cannon
4.0 R Faraday
6.4 R El Camino
7.0 L Palomar Airport
9.3 = San Marcos
11.0 R Discovery
11.3 L Discovery
12.3 R Craven
13.3 L Twin Oaks
13.9 R Barham
15.4 L Woodland *
17.0 R El Norte
23.4 L E Valley
24.2 R Lake Wohlford *
32.1 R Valley Center
37.1 R Hwy 76 *
42.3 L Palomar Mtn S Grade
48.8 L Canfield
48.9 L market restroom
48.9 R Canfield
49.0 R S Grade *
55.5 R Hwy 76
60.7 L Valley Center
69.8 L Lilac
73.3 L Old Castle
78.9 R Champagne *
80.0 L Camino del Rey
84.6 L Old River
87.2 L Mission
88.0 L N River
92.0 L N River
92.3 L College
92.5 R San Luis Rey bikeway
99.7 = exit onto Park
99.8 R Cleveland
100.0 R Surfrider *
100.1 L Pacific
102.1 L Cassidy
102.2 R Broadway
102.6 L Eaton
102.7 R Coast Hwy 101
103.5 R Beech / Magee Park
*Notes
16.5 R restroom at park
26.3 R restroom at lake
37.2 L Market restroom
Water before climb!
49.0 Same route down
79.4 L Camp market restrm
100.0 Hoo Ha Century
101.0 L Buccaneer beach
cafe restroom.
