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SAN DIEGO BICYCLE TOURING SOCIETY
A San Diego bike club specializing in fast recreational road riding

The San Diego Bicycle Touring Society offers:

  • Steady 45 to 50 mile Saturday rides.
  • Hard but measured-pace 70 to 100 mile Sunday rides.
  • Recreational-paced 25 to 55 mile Tuesday rides.
  • Some overnights and summer trips in the Sierras or the Grand Canyon area.
  • Rides start at various San Diego County locations and cover most of San Diego county.

For a free bulletin with all the rides call 619-426-8192 and leave name and number on the machine, or visit the Performance Bike Shop at 7730 Ronson Rd. (Ronson and Convoy) and check the free ride bulletins.

The Tuesday Ride schedule follows; for the Saturday and Sunday rides please obtain a complete bulletin and membership application. All Tuesday rides meet at 9:15 AM and leave at 9:30 AM (except where noted otherwise).

  • 40 miles Tuesday June 23 B+ Join John A. (619-647-3212) for an Internal North County Adventure. Meet at Canyonside Park Recreation Center, 12300 Black Mountain Road (Thomas 1189 D7). (Suggested route: Exit I-15 at Mercy Road, go west and turn right (north) on Black Mountain Rd. Canyonside Park will be on your left.) Leave at 9:30 AM. Mapquest link

  • 35 miles Tuesday June 30 C+ Join Philip (home 619-282-8611 cell 619-866-8512) for lunch at Dulzura Cafe. Meet at McDonald's on Telegraph Canyon Rd. one block east of I-805 (Thomas 1310 G7). Leave at 9:30 AM. Mapquest link

  • 40 miles Tuesday July 7 B- Join John A. (619-647-3212) for somewhere in North County. Meet at Barnes & Noble, Del Mar Heights Rd. and El Camino Real, Del Mar Highlands Shopping Center (Thomas 1188 A5). Leave at 9:30 AM. Mapquest link.

  • 42 miles Tuesday July 14 B+ Join Philip (home 619-282-8611 cell 619-866-8512) for lunch in Escondido and return via Elfin Forest. Click here for a ride map. Meet at the Moonlight Beach upper parking lot, Fourth and C Streets in Encinitas (Thomas 1147 B7). Leave at 9:30 AM.

  • 37 miles Tuesday July 21 B- Join John A. (619-647-3212) for a South County Ramble. Meet at Pepper Park at the south end of Tidelands Ave. in National City. (Take the Bay Marina Dr. exit from I-5, go west on Bay Marina Dr. and turn left on Tidelands Ave.) Leave at 9:30 AM. (Thomas 1309 G5)

  • 40 miles Tuesday July 28 B Join Philip (619-282-8611) to San Juan Capistrano & Dana Point. Meet in the Trestles parking area (near the Carls Jr. flag pole) in San Clemente. (See map below.) Leave at 9:30 AM.

  • 35 miles Tuesday August 4 B- Join Bruce (619-583-5652) to Gillespie Field. Meet at Lake Murray upper parking lot, off Kiowa Dr., off Lake Murray Blvd. (Thomas 1250 F7). Leave at 9:30 AM.

  • 30 miles Tuesday August 11 C+ Cleanest bike leads for a ride to Point Loma Tide Pools. Lunch at Point Loma Seafoods. Meet in the parking lot south of the Mission Bay Visitor Information Center on E. Mission Bay Dr. at Clairemont Dr. (Thomas 1248 D7). Leave at 9:30 AM. Mapquest link

  • 40 miles Tuesday August 18 B- Join John A (619-647-3212) to explore North County. Meet at Barnes & Noble, Del Mar Heights Rd. and El Camino Real, Del Mar Highlands Shopping Center (Thomas 1188 A5). Mapquest link. Leave at 9:30 AM.

  • 59 miles Tuesday August 25 B+ Join Philip (home 619-282-8611 cell 619-866-8512) for lunch at Proud Mary's in Dana Point. Meet at the free parking area east of Oceanside Harbor, near the tunnel under the railroad (see map below). Save gas -- take the Coaster to Oceanside. (For schedule call 511 or visit http://www.gonctd.com.) Leave at 9:30 AM.

  • 52 miles Tuesday September 1 B+ Join Jim (858-453-4587) to visit Escondido. Meet at Doyle Park, 8175 Regents Road in La Jolla. Leave at 9:30 AM. Mapquest link

  • 35 miles Tuesday September 8 C+ Join Bruce (619-583-5652) for lunch at Java Depot in Solana Beach. Meet in the parking lot south of the Mission Bay Visitor Information Center on E. Mission Bay Dr. at Clairemont Dr. (Thomas 1248 D7). Leave at 9:30 AM. Mapquest link

  • 48 miles Tuesday September 15 B Join Jim D. (858-453-4587) to Vista for Lunch. Meet at Moonlight Beach, upper parking lot, 4th St. and C St. in Encinitas (Thomas 1147 B7). Leave at 9:30 AM.

A = hard 75 miles
B = steady 50 miles
C = social with a purpose 30 miles
D = beginners 25 miles

Maps of some favorite starting points (NOT TO SCALE):

Mission Bay Visitor Information Center.

Trestles parking area.

Oceanside Harbor.

Doyle Park.

Please e-mail comments, corrections and additions to the webmaster at pje@efgh.com.

Page updated June 22, 2009.