A very early start list has been posted and it’s going to be an exciting ride with all the usual suspects! Check it out here. We will be updating it weekly and sending out notifications on the blog, for those that are subscribed. Enjoy!
We got these written over the weekend, and will continue to turn them out as quickly as possible. Ditto for the GPS track.
This first section takes us from the San Jacinto mountains out through grassland and into the river valleys leading to the ocean. It is nearly 75% dirt with the final 40 miles or so coming into San Diego on multi-use trail.
Download here in Excel: stagecoachcues
Download here as PDF: stagecoachcues Sheet1
Posted in Maps & Cue Sheets
Tagged Idyllwild mountain biking, Stagecoach 400, Stagecoach 400 cues
The route is only 90-95% finalized at this time, but we wanted to go ahead and announce the event to give plenty of time to prepare.
We will be gathering and publishing the GPS route and cue sheets here as soon as possible. Until then, a rough descriptor of the route will get your gears turning:
Leave from Idyllwild, CA on Friday April 27th
– ride to Warner Springs by way of the California Riding and Hiking Trail & Lost Valley road. Some great cafes & roadhouses in this area.
– approx 14 miles of pavement to Mesa Grande rd.
– Black Canyon rd to Ramona
– San Diegito River Trail (flat tire city)
– Lake Hodges (fun singletrack, Mexican food)
– Torrey Pines State Park… bike paths
– urban area through San Diego into Balboa Park, San Diego Bay- dip your toe in the water
– east via bike paths and dirt toward Alpine, Descanso
– climb into the Cuyamacas
– doubletrack through the mountains
– descend Oriflamme Canyon
– pavement on S-2 to Pinyon Mountain rd.
– headlong into the Anza Borrego desert, Fish Creek wash. Beautiful country.
– narrow gage railroad bed to Kane Spring
– around the southern tip of the Salton Sea via agricultural roads
– more gravel road where possible to Niland, near Salvation Mountain/Slab City.
– long stretch of canal access road and railroad access road to Mecca
– past the dinosaur from Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
– through the Desert Cities. Lots of 50’s modern history here.
– into the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm
– up and around back into the San Jacintos and Idyllwild.
The 2011 San Jacinto Enduro was a hit!
It was the fastest year, with great weather… and smiles for miles. We’re working up some more info to share here. In the mean time, check the results page.
Also check out the sneak peek video from John & Rebecca of My Idyllwild. Check their Facebook page here.
If their teaser is any indication, it’ll be a great piece of video once it’s completed.
Join us for carb loading Friday at 5:30
We’ll have spaghetti with red sauce (meatballs on the side for the carnivorous), bread & cheese. It’s coming from none other than Cafe Aroma, one of Idyllwild’s finest restaurants/social clubs.
Your special HUB Cyclery cost for this meal is five bucks a head.
Map to The HUB.
Edit: Please drop a line to the Enduro email addy if you think you might come. We’ll order accordingly.
See you there.
Posted in enduro info
Tagged Cafe Aroma, Hub Cyclery, Idyllwild mountain biking, San Jacinto Enduro
From Nick:
“I am hoping the non-management will be so kind as to allow my entry to the mustache comp through electronic submission. Please consider the first image my official entry. The second image is a lil something special for the ladies…I call it: “SexyTime.” “
Why is Nick submitting electronically, you ask?
Because he’ll be a DAD at any moment now, and needs to shave down ASAP so as to not taint (‘taint?) his family’s photos forever. Yeah, his woman’s due date is the same day as the Enduro, and things just got real.
Loop 1 Cues. Same as last year except the change from Sunset Trail to Summit Trail at Cowbell Alley
| LOOP #1 | ||
| SPLIT | TOTAL | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| Apple Canyon road | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| LEFT ON TO HWY 74 | 0.9 | 1.07 |
| RIGHT ON TO Forest Road 6S13 | 1.62 | 2.69 |
| RIGHT turn at intersection. IMMEDIATELY AFTER CATTLEGUARD | 4.6 | 7.29 |
| RIGHT at fork over cattleguard, resume climbing | 0.8 | 8.09 |
| CORRAL,WATERTANK | 5.2 | 13.29 |
| SUMMIT begin descent. Fast stuff. | 1 | 14.29 |
| First house on left, stay on main road. | 8.4 | 22.69 |
| Cranston Ranger Station…PUBLIC WATER STOP..take HWY 74 E (uphill) | 2.1 | 24.79 |
| (NO SHOULDER, HIGHWAY DRIVERS PROCEED WITH CAUTION) | ||
| Left on to FS ROAD 5S06…Pass gate and start climbing | 2.6 | 27.39 |
| Oak stand, Halfway Springs….KEEP A CLIMBIN’ | 2.9 | 30.29 |
| Stay LEFT on main road | 1.5 | 31.79 |
| STAY STRAIGHT | 0.6 | 32.39 |
| pass through gate….STAY RIGHT on 5S06 | 0.2 | 32.59 |
| veer RIGHT | 0.6 | 33.19 |
| bear LEFT toward asphalt…follow main road to town (TOLLGATE) | 0.3 | 33.49 |
| HWY 243 turn LEFT toward IDYLLWILD | 1.9 | 35.39 |
| RIGHT on Saunders Meadow road toward Astrocamp | 0.1 | 35.49 |
| RESUPPLY OPPORTUNITY head to town, rejoin route in same place | ||
| passing PINE st. on left, Saunders Meadow road curves right. | 0.9 | 36.39 |
| LEFT on Cowbell Alley | 0.3 | 36.69 |
| pavement turns to dirt. Take IMMEDIATE singletrack on LEFT (Summit Trail) | 0.4 | 36.89 |
| Arrive at May Valley road summit/saddle. Descend 1 grade down May Valley road. | ||
| RIGHT on Log Pile Trail singletrack. (look for landing in S TURN) | 0.6 | 38.29 |
| STAY RIGHT | 0.6 | 38.89 |
| LEFT merger on to Lower South Ridge Trail. | 0.4 | 39.29 |
| RIGHT onto May Valley road | 0.3 | 39.59 |
| RIGHT onto double track. Immediate RIGHT on to Bonita Vista trail | 0.1 | 39.69 |
| Roman Highway | 1.2 | 40.89 |
| QUICK LEFT and IMMEDIATE RIGHT on to Meadow Trail | 0.2 | 41.09 |
| Left on to May Valley Road | 0.5 | 41.59 |
| RIGHT at Oak Tree.. Then LEFT on to Coffee Pot Trail | 0.3 | 41.89 |
| 200 yards… INTERSECTION stay LEFT do not go down Exfoliator | 0.1 | 41.99 |
| IF YOU ARE DESCENDING you are WRONG!! | ||
| Right on to Bonita Vista Rd | 0.7 | 42.69 |
| Stay on road past trails | 0.5 | 43.19 |
| Stay on road past trails | 0.1 | 43.29 |
| STREAM CROSSING Hurkey Creek | 0.2 | 43.49 |
| RIGHT on to SINGLETRACK 100yards past creek crossing (Missing Link Trail) | 0.1 | 43.59 |
| trail splits left or right… take your pick | 1.1 | 44.69 |
| LEFT on to 24 hour course. Rage Through the Sage. Have FUN! | 0.4 | 45.09 |
| YELLOW POST SITE #3 FIRST LOOP COMPLETE | 2 | 47.09 |
| TOTAL | 47.09 |
Loop 2 Cues
| LOOP #2 | ||
| SPLIT | TOTAL | |
| 0 | ||
| Apple Canyon road | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| LEFT on HWY 74 (view of Garner Valley) | 0.9 | 1.07 |
| Optional RESUPPLY Lake Hemet Market | 0.58 | 1.65 |
| COWPIE Spring on RIGHT immediately after 3rd bridge | 0.56 | 2.21 |
| RIGHT 6S13 then immediate LEFT through gate on to “Powerline Trail” (Close gate behind you) | 0.48 | 2.69 |
| STRAIGHT as road goes right | 1.4 | 4.09 |
| pass behind Caltrans storage yard | ||
| S-BEND in road LEFT TURN inside bend (user made singletrack descent to HWY) | 0.4 | 4.49 |
| Descend through meadow toward highway | 0.2 | 4.69 |
| Proceed through gate across HIGHWAY to Fobes Ranch rd | ||
| Climb. UP. Fobes Ranch road | ||
| CROSS cattleguard… bear RIGHT toward gate. Start Wagon Wheel doubletrack | 2.2 | 6.89 |
| RIGHT turn on to Morris Creek trail. Very rough trail | 1.73 | 8.62 |
| ENTER SMALL WASH…STAY RIGHT..TRAIL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE WASH | 0.31 | 8.93 |
| CROSSING SMALL WASH….NOW ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE WASH | 0.17 | 9.1 |
| Indian Rock on right… arch site | 0.31 | 9.41 |
| Forest Service gate… the gnar continues | 0.24 | 9.65 |
| MERGE on to double track | 0.4 | 10.05 |
| STAY LEFT……tee onto other doubletrack | 0.32 | 10.37 |
| STAY LEFT……tee onto other doubletrack | 0.22 | 10.59 |
| Go through gate | 0.18 | 10.77 |
| RIGHT on to Morris Ranch raod | 1.5 | 12.27 |
| LEFT ONTO HWY 74 | 0.3 | 12.57 |
| RIGHT on FS 6S13 TOWARDS THOMAS MTN (PYRAMID PEAK ROAD) | 1 | 13.57 |
| LEFT on Hop Patch Spring Road | 0.3 | 13.87 |
| PAVEMENT ENDS follow signs to Thomas Mtn | 0.9 | 14.77 |
| Speed of Light Reflector on left. Anza Valley view below | 1.2 | 15.97 |
| cattleguard | 2.6 | 18.57 |
| FS Campground. Pit toilets here | 1.8 | 20.37 |
| RIGHT at pit toilets. DESCEND doubletrack | ||
| road ENDS at Tool Box Spring (unreliable water) | 0.3 | 20.67 |
| Continue between rocks at end of road. Start Ramona Trail singletrack | ||
| FOLLOW main trail. | ||
| RAMONA TRAIL SIGN…stay STRAIGHT and GIDDY UP. | 0.1 | 20.77 |
| LEFT on to POWERLINE trail. 100 yards BEFORE trailhead. DO NOT ride HIGHWAY | 3.6 | 24.37 |
| Go through gate (close behind you) proceed to HWY 74 West | 3 | 27.37 |
| Cowpie Spring, Lake Hemet Market on RIGHT. | ||
| RIGHT Apple Canyon Road | 1.62 | 28.99 |
| LEFT at Yellow Post marker | 0.9 | 29.89 |
| SIGN TIME LOG….eat, drink, and be merry! | 0.17 | 30.06 |
| TOTAL | 30.06 |
Guy Sutton was gracious enough to share this with us.
Check this link for Loop 1 info.
Besides bearing evidence of Guy’s superhuman badassery, this link can help provide you with some more course insight*, including a GPS’d route of the tricker singletrack sections in May Valley.
Use it for good, not evil.
*note: this track shows some minor detours, such as an optional jaunt into Idyllwild for refreshment. As a reminder, detours to public places are fair game, but you’ll have to ride every bit of the Enduro route to complete it. ie, go to the grocery store and rejoin the route at the same intersection you departed from.
Dig?
“Every minute I stay in this room, I get weaker, and every minute Charlie squats in the bush, he gets stronger.”
– Apocalypse Now
Reports have been coming in from Enduroheads out on course. Riding. Training. Strategizing. Timing.
Word’s come in of at least one sub 7-hour full practice loop time, and many other blazing segment times.
The big day is getting closer.
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