Dana Point to Torrey Pines: 100 miles, 3,196 ft elevation gain, 7 hrs.
From 7:45am until 3:00pm
What better way to end 2023 than a 100-miler with friends? Join us on December 30th for our December Century, from Dana Point to the top of Torrey Pines and back!
We will meet in Dana Point near the Ocean Institute. Just before you arrive at the Ocean Institute there are FREE parking lots on either side of Dana Point Harbor Drive (do NOT park in the Ocean Institute parking lot). There is also a bathroom building and water, which is where we will meet and roll from.
Parking: 24198 Dana Point Harbor Dr, Dana Point, CA 92629
Meeting Location: Restrooms at 24200 Dana Point Harbor
Drive. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr, Dana Point, CA 92629
Route: R5 Hundy- Dana Point to Torrey Pines
Meet: 7:45am
Pre-Ride Info: 7:55am
Roll: 8:00am
Be Prepared: with a tuned-up bike, extra tubes and CO2, extra hydration, and nutrition.
Ride Information:
- We will take the freeway on this ride, as Camp Pendleton is no longer renewing base passes. Traffic is usually moving slower than riders on Saturday mornings, so it feels much safer. The ride leaders will talk about safety before the ride.
- We can do the 1st bathroom stop when we get to Oceanside, or the last bathroom in San Onofre if people need to go before.
- There is a liquor store/deli that has great sandwiches (split or order half sandwich) in Del Mar after we descend Torrey Pines where we usually stop for a 15 -20 minute rest. Some nice benches to sit on, but no bathroom there, but a Starbucks about 25 yards further north.
- Another bathroom break in Oceanside before getting back on the freeway or plenty of other places to stop if we need to beforehand and also when we get to San Onofre.
Alternate Rain Date: If rain is predicted, we will not ride. We will move the century to the following Saturday, January 6th instead.