EPIC TRAINING SYSTEMS
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Hill Workouts
Hill Workout #1                                        Rated B
Soledad Mountain
55 miles ride with 5100 feet of climbing

Start at Flower Hill Mall heading east on Via De la Valle, turn right on El Camino
Real, left on San Dieguito Road,  right Old El Camino, right on the Side Street
which reconnects to El Camino, continue to Sorrento Valley, south Interstate 5,
exit Genesee, left on Torrey Pines Road, down La Jolla Shores, up to Via
Capri, down Soledad Mountain Road (SMR), repeat SMR, down Via Capri, up La
Jolla Shores add another repeat on Torrey Pines Hill.
Hill Workout #2                                         Rated B+
Torrey Pines                                            
71 miles with 7100 feet of climbing

Here is a way to get a lot of elevation gain and not get a lot of "junk miles".  
Starting with a good 15 minutes of warm-up then proceed to do hill repeats on
Torrey Pines.  This is a short hill and there is plenty of opportunity to do a
different drill on each ascent.  For example, you could increase your wattage on
every climb up, increase your gear, do big ring climbs or ILT (Isolated Leg
Training).  






                 
                        15 Repeats on Torrey Pines
Hill Workout #3                                        Rated A
Cole Grade and Palomar South Grade
43 Miles 5700 feet of climbing

Park your car at the famous store just East of the Hwy 76 and Valley Center Rd
intersection.  As a warm up before Mt Palomar, ride West on Hwy 76 and make
a left on Cole Grade Rd.  A great climb with some false summits and rolling
terrain.  Make a left on Valley Center Rd and head back towards your car.  

Now that you are warmed up attack Palomar Mountain South Grade. U-turn at
the top and enjoy one of the fastest longest descents in San Diego county.  
Speeds get up to 45 mph-a great reward for a good three hour workout.  
Reference Epic Hill Climb Challenge for the fastest Palomar Mountain ascents.








     Cole Grade and South Grade                    Elevation Profile







The pictures above were taken at the end of February at the top of Palomar
Mountain above 5200 feet.  Who says it doesn't snow in San Diego?  
Hill Workout #4                                        Rated C
Quail Gardens Loop                       
15 miles with 1300 feet of Climbing

Begin at El Camino Real and Encinitas Blvd.  Head West on Encinitas Blvd crest
the hill at Via Cantebria then descend and make a right turn on Quail Gardens
heading North Crest the hill and make a Right on Leucadia Blvd Descend and
make a right turn through the shopping center which puts you on Via Cantebria.
Get ready for the first section which is steep as it intersects with Garden View.  
Then continue South towards Encinitas Blvd and make a right on Encinitas Blvd
and repeat the loop again.  







Quail Gardens Loop                           Quail Gardens Loop
 Elevation Graphs                                   Route Sheet
Hill Workout #5                                        Rated C
Wango Tango on Mango            
30 miles with 3200 feet of gain

Some of you may be young enough or old enough, for that matter, to
remember the Motor City Madman, Ted Nuggent.  Anyway Wango Tango was
one of his songs.  

This ride begins at the Torrey Pines State Reserves.  The first part of the
workout is four repeats on the outside of Torrey Pines.  Then you will head
North on the coast RIGHT on Carmel Valley Rd, LEFT on Portofino, LEFT on
Mango Dr, LEFT on Del Mar Heights Rd, LEFT on the coast, climb Torrey
Pines and then U-TURN at the top (Torrey Pines Science Park and back down
to the State Park entrance.  Each loop is 8.8 miles with 820 feet of gain






   
           Elevation Chart                               Map
Encinitas to Julian #6                                Rated B+
101 miles with 7700 feet of climbing

From beautiful Encinitas to the quaint little town of Julian.  There is plenty of
climbing as you leave Encinitas at approx 250 elevation and ascend to Julian at
4220 feet elevation.  Have lunch and apple pie and then it is basically "all
downhill from here".  How many times have you heard that before?

Major highlights of the ride are Del Dios Hwy, Highland Valley Road, Old
Julian Hwy, and the final seven mile relatively easy climb to Julian from Santa
Ysabel.







                           Encinitas to Julian
                           Elevation Profile  
Hill Workout #7
Escondido to Borrego
107 miles with 13,000 feet of Gain

Lots and lots of climbing on this one.  Park at North County Fair Mall and
head East on S6 climb to Valley Center, climb Palomar South Grade, Climb
Mesa Grande, Climb to Julian, climb Yaqui Pass, cut across the desert and
then climb Montezuma Grade.
Hill Workout #8

Palomar Mountian

94 Miles with 16,000 feet of climbing


Toughest century I know.  Just do four repeats on Palomar Mountain
starting at the "store" and going up to the top.  Each ascent will give you
4,000 feet of gain.  The line graph you see is the temperature in Farenheit.






             
                               Palomar Mountain

From Encanto Park up Hwy 39,

Right on East Fork

Refuel at campground

Right on Glendora Mountain Rd (GMR) Climb

Descend  GMR towards Glendora

Climb GMR towards Glendora Ridge Rd. (GRR) to Baldy Village

Descend Baldy Rd to Mills St

Climb Mt. Baldy Rd to GRR

Descend GRR to GMR back to Encanto Park











                                     Tour de Baldy