One of San Diego’s best motorcycle rides … Hwy 79 South of Lake Cuyamaca heading towards Descanso and Old Hwy 80, Japatul Valley Rd to Hwy 8.
We start off in the little historic town of Julian California. All of three blocks long, a wonderful community! Julian itself is one of the top San Diego motorcycle ride destinations for a slice of homemade apple pie.
Leaving Julian, the 10 mile section of this road, just South of Lake Cuyamaca to Descanso is super twisty with a number of hairpin turns and keeps the motorcycle rider twisting, turning and hugging the mountainside thru the breathtaking mountain scenery the whole way to Descanso and Old Hwy 80.
The posted speed on a number of the hairpin turns is just 15 Mph & for good reason.This is a great San Diego motorcycle ride, but, one that you must be very careful!
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12 Comments
Greg884 · July 14, 2013 at 1:41 am
Nice video, but you guys really have to pick up the speed. A road like this is one you MUST push it on
BettyL · July 14, 2013 at 8:18 am
My girl friends & I would love to go on a ride like this!!!!
Larry55 · July 14, 2013 at 12:16 pm
Looks like you had a great day/ride!
b7734 · July 17, 2013 at 1:24 am
This looks like a beautiful road to ride on
PaulB · July 17, 2013 at 1:44 am
Beautiful! And what a wonderful day for a ride as well. Thx.
bcupbetty · July 17, 2013 at 2:03 am
love this ride man. cant beat the scene and the road. good for cruising or a spirited blast!
Ludig · July 17, 2013 at 2:51 am
One of the best rides ever! Being from San Diego,
I ride this as often as possible on my Honda Fury.
Todd · July 17, 2013 at 3:28 am
me a few buddies did this when we were all still stationed in Camp Pendelton. that was the greatest road trip on bikes i ever had
Catgirl · July 17, 2013 at 4:06 am
This is a good ride. Rode it back in ’11…Think I might have to make another run very soon!
Homer · July 17, 2013 at 6:53 am
the best rides are the ones you ride with your friends.
Steve Johnson · July 25, 2013 at 1:55 pm
I’ve ridden that road many times, very twisty.
Alex Crookes · July 25, 2013 at 2:04 pm
Awesome! This should be tracked with the EatSleepRIDE Motorcycles app, would be useful for the “Search Nearby Roads” feature App.EatSleepRIDE.com