These rides are ordered by increasing total elapsed time from beginning to end, which is also roughly in order of toughness. All the bike rides start at my house, 1802 Acacia Lane, 1 minute from the Alta Vista Drive intersection. Hence all descriptions start with going "North" or "South" on Alta Vista Dr.
You of course can start the loop at any point. If you are fanatical about following the explicit directions given, you are welcome to park anyplace on Acacia Lane.
All of the loop trips are equally enjoyable to do in the opposite direction, although the hills may make the ride quite different.
The six major hills in Fallbrook are explicitly given in The Fallbrook, CA Guacamole Grande.
| Total Elapsed Time (HH:MM) | Total Miles | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:06 | 12.6 | Olive Hill Loop | N on Alta Vista, E on Winterwarm, W on Winterhaven, N on S. Mission, S on Olive Hill, E on SR76, N on S. Mission, E on Via Monserate, N on Palomar, N on Alta Vista. |
| 1:18 | 11.7 | Live Oak Park Rd. | N on Alta Vista, E on Winterwarm, W on Winterhaven, N on Green Canyon, E. on Reche, N on Live Oak Park, return same way. |
| 1:18 | 13.1 | Live Oak Park Rd., Hamilton Loop | N on Alta Vista, E on Winterwarm, W on Winterhaven, N on Green Canyon, E. on Reche, N. on Live Oak Park, W on E. Mission, S on Hamilton, E on Gum Tree, S on Live Oak Park, W on Reche, S on Green Canyon, W on Winterhaven, N on Alta Vista. |
| 1:43 | 16.2 | Sleeping Indian, Morro Hills | N on Alta Vista, E on Winterwarm, W on Winterhaven, N on S. Mission, S on Olive Hill, E on Burma, S on Sleeping Indian, E on Morro Hills, S on Olive Hill, E on SR76, N on S. Mission, E on Via Monserate, N on Palomar, N on Alta Vista. |
| 1:46 | 16.1 | Live Oak Rd., Yucca, Ranger Road | N on Alta Vista, E on Winterwarm, W on Winterhaven, N on Green Canyon, E. on Reche, N. on Live Oak Park, E on E. Mission, S on Yucca, Return to Mission, E on E. Mission, S on Ranger Rd., W on Reche, S on Green Canyon, W. on Winterhaven, S on Alta Vista. |
| 1:49 | 19.4 | North River Road, Sleeping Indian | N on Alta Vista, E on Winterwarm, W on Winterhaven, N on S. Mission, S on Olive Hill, E on Burma, S on Sleeping Indian, E on North River Road, E on SR76, N on Mission, E on Via Monserate, N on Palomar, N on Alta Vista. |
| 1:56 | 22.1 | Little Gopher, Gopher, 395, Camino Del Rey | S on Alta Vista, S on Palomar, W on Via Monserate, S on S. Mission, W on SR76, E on Camino Del Rey, S on Old River Road, E on Little Gopher Canyon, E on Gopher, N on 395, W on Camino Del Rey, E on SR76, N on S. Mission, E on Via Monserate, N on Palomar, N on Alta Vista. |
| 1:56 | 21.8 | Camino Del Rey, 395, Lilac | S on Alta Vista, S on Palomar, W on Via Monserate, S on S. Mission, W on SR76, E on Camino Del Rey, N on 395, W on Lilac, W on Camino Del Rey, E on SR76, N on S. Mission, E on Via Monserate, N on Palomar, N on Alta Vista. |
| 2:04 | 22.1 | Little Gopher, Gopher, 395, Lilac | S on Alta Vista, S on Palomar, W on Via Monserate, S on S. Mission, W on SR76, E on Camino Del Rey, S on Old River Road, E on Little Gopher Canyon, E on Gopher, N on 395, W on Lilac, W on Camino Del Rey, E on SR76, N on S. Mission, E on Via Monserate, N on Palomar, N on Alta Vista. |
| 2:12 | 20.4 | Live Oak Rd., 395, Rainbow Valley Loop | N on Alta Vista, E on Winterwarm, W on Winterhaven, N on Green Canyon, E. on Reche, N. on Live Oak Park, E on E. Mission, N on 395, E on Rainbow Valley, S on 395, W on E. Mission, S on Live Oak Rd., W on Reche, S on Green Canyon, W. on Winterhaven, S on Alta Vista. |
| 2:28 | 25.5 | Temecula City Limits | N on Alta Vista, E on Winterwarm, W on Winterhaven, N on Green Canyon, E. on Reche, N. on Live Oak Park, E on E. Mission, N on 395, E on Rainbow Valley, N on 395 to Temecula City Limits sign, return S on 395, W on E. Mission, S on Live Oak Rd., W on Reche, S on Green Canyon, W. on Winterhaven, S on Alta Vista. |
| 2:53 | 30.5 | Mid-Oceanside Tour | S on Alta Vista, S on Palomar, W on Via Monserate, S on S. Mission, W on SR76, W on N. River Road, S on Douglas, E on Camino Real turns into Rancho Del Oro, E on Mesa, S on Santa Fe, E on Osborne, N on Vista Way, E on Old River Road, W on Camino Del Rey, E on SR76, N on S. Mission, E on Via Monserate, N on Palomar, N on Alta Vista. |
| 3:04 | 30.0 | Lilac, Circle R, Gopher | S on Alta Vista, S on Palomar, W on Via Monserate, S on S. Mission, W on SR76, E on Camino Del Rey, E on Lilac turns into Circle R, S on 395, W on Gopher, N on Vista Way, E on Old River Road, W on Camino Del Rey, E on SR76, N on S. Mission, E on Via Monserate, N on Palomar, N on Alta Vista. |
| 3:13 | 26 | Rainbow, Rice Canyon, Wilt | N on Alta Vista, E on Winterwarm, W on Winterhaven, N on Green Canyon, E. on Reche, N. on Live Oak Park, E on E. Mission, N on 395, E on Rainbow Valley, E on 8th St., S on Rice Canyon, W on SR76, N on 395, W on Pala Mesa Dr., N on Wilt, W on Reche, S on Green Canyon, W. on Winterhaven, S on Alta Vista. |
| 3:37 | 36.4 | Dairy Queen in Temecula | N on Alta Vista, E on Winterwarm, W on Winterhaven, N on Green Canyon, E. on Reche, N. on Live Oak Park, E on E. Mission, N on 395, E on Rainbow Valley, N on 395, W on Pala Rd., W on SR79, N on Front St., N on Jefferson to Dairy Queen just past Winchester. Return same way. |
| 9:19 (includes pizza and cokes recovery time after main Guacamole Grande!) | 62.1 | Guacamole Grande route from my house | Ride totals 100 km nearly exactly, and has 5000' elevation gain and loss (as in 1 mile of elevation gain!).
N on Alta Vista, E on Winterwarm, W on Winterhaven, go thru Fallbrook High School to Stagecoach (official Guacamole Grande start). E on Stagecoach, E on Reche, N on 395, E on Rainbow Valley, E on 8th St., S on Rice Canyon, E on SR76, S on Couser Canyon, S on Lilac, W on W. Lilac, E on Circle R, S on 395, W on Gopher, W on Little Gopher, E on Old River Road, E on Camino Del Rey, N on 395, W on Lilac, W on Camino Del Rey which turns into Olive Hill, N on S. Mission after traversing Olive Hill, end Guacamole Grande at Alvarado St. S on S. Mission, E. on Winterhaven, stay E. on Winterhaven as Brooke curves away from it, S on Alta Vista. See elevation profile of main Guacamole Grande road, not including the portion to and from my house. Watch out for the 2 miles of construction on S. Mission between Olive Hill and Peppertree. In fact, I'd recommend skipping that part until the construction is finished. |
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