A Long, Hilly Cycling Route Through the Temecula-Fallbrook Area in California

Smorg's Temecula-Fallbrook-Bonsall Loop Cycling Route

Warning:
This route is about 45 miles long with a lot of climbing (not for novice cyclists). The final section through De Luz is very long and isolated (17 miles in the middle of nowhere), so if you get to the junction of Pio Pico/De Luz Rd and Mission Rd with less than 2 hrs of sunlight left for the day, please take the alternate finishing section through Rainbow Valley and Temecula instead. Also, the De Luz section is vulnerable to flooding during the winter months (the road is cut by the creek at 4 or more places, and you can't always see through the water if there is a road for you to ride through or if it has been washed out).

You should have with you: a helmet,a cell-phone, 2 water bottles, energy bars, sunscreen, bandages, tyre repair kit, hand pump. Due to the amount of time you will spend in very sparsely populated area near the end of the route, it is a good idea to tell someone of the route and the time you are expected to return also.