Sunrise Highway Bike Climb - PJAMM Cycling

10.4
PDI
8.7 mi
DISTANCE
2,112 ft
GAINED
4.5 %
AVG. GRADE

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INTRO

This is the seventh ranked bike climb in San Diego County.  This is the more commercial and least interesting of the three climbs in this eastern San Diego County bike climb that works its way towards Mt. Laguna -- the other two highly recommended climbs are:  Pine Creek Road and Kitchen Creek Road.
Average grade is 4.5%.  61% of the climb is at 0-5% grade and 37% is at 5-10%.  The steepest quarter-mile is 7.4% and steepest mile 6.1%.

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Roadway:  Fair to good condition with minimal shoulder.

Traffic:  Mild to moderate.

Parking:  On the side of the road in Pine Valley one mile before the start of the climb - MapStreet View
Provisions:  None on the climb.  We highly recommend Major's Diner in Pine Valley - it has a real fun 60's theme and great food and ice cream.   There is also the Laguna Mountain store a couple miles north of the climb finish on Sunrise Highway as well. 
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We recommend riding two very remote and nearly private climbs in the neighborhood if you are traveling to this area to climb by bike - Pine Creek Road and Kitchen Creek Road.

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MEMBER RATING

Difficulty: Moderate
4
Road
4.5
Traffic
3.5
Scenery

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United States (CA)
4 ROUTES
20 POIs
ROUTE STATS (TOTAL)
42.7
mi
DISTANCE
12,975
ft
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Jul 14, 2024
difficulty: Moderate
scenery: 4
traffic: 4
road: 4
Jul 14, 2024
scenery: 4
traffic: 4
road: 4
A great ride if you can find a day when there's very little traffic. There's no real shoulder in some parts, so it gets a bit nervy on the blind turns. But if it's quiet, then it's a beautiful climb, never getting too steep in any one place. Just ride up to the general store at the top for a quick drink, then descend back to Pine Valley. The shadows from the pine trees sometimes camouflage potholes on the descent. Keep an eye out.
Jan 18, 2022
difficulty: Moderate
scenery: 3
traffic: 5
road: 4
Jan 18, 2022
scenery: 3
traffic: 5
road: 4
Winding, steady with nice views all around. Midweek ride had very little traffic. Have to love San Diego, rode it in January in my summer kit, it was around 60 even though you top out at ~6k feet.
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