100.1 miles

Best Runner

Leg Dir Type Notes Total
Right Turn right onto N Torrey Pines Rd 0.3
0.5 Right Turn right and enter parking lot of Torrey Pine State Reserve, climb up into the reserve, Torrey Pines Golf Course 0.8
3.2 Right Turn right to stay on N Torrey Pines Rd. enter the UCSD campus, Salk, Gilderport, Black's Beach (cloth optional) are all close by 3.9
1.2 Right Turn right onto La Jolla Shores Dr 5.1
1.5 Slight Right Turn slight right onto Caminino Del Collado, then immediately turn left to the sidewalk of La Jolla Shores Dr, which is by the houses, weird and nice 6.6
0.8 Right Turn right onto Torrey Pines Rd 7.4
0.6 Right Turn right onto Coast Walk, beautiful & tourists heaven 8.0
0.4 Right Turn sharp right onto Coast Boulevard 8.4
0.3 Right Turn right onto Coast Boulevard 8.7
0.3 Left Children Pool! look for seals, and pelicans, ignore seagulls 9.0
0.7 Right Turn right onto Olivetas Ave 9.6
0.1 Left Turn left onto Pearl St. Water fountain here. If you continue on Pearl St for one block, the famous The Taco Stand (621 Pearl St, 858 551-6666) is on the right, call ahead to save time 9.7
0.1 Right Turn right onto La Jolla Blvd. from here on, you'll see lots of bikes, scooters along the roads, don't use them, it's cheating. 9.7
2.8 Right Turn right onto Mission Blvd 12.6
0.2 Right Turn right onto Law St 12.8
0.1 Left Slight left onto Ocean Blvd, pay attentions to bikers and scooters 12.9
2.1 Left Turn left onto West Mission Bay Drive (before the Roller Coaster), miss this turn you will hit dead end soon 15.0
1.4 Right Turn right onto Sea World Dr/Sunset Cliff Blvd 16.4
1.0 Straight Water fountain 17.5
2.1 Left Turn left onto Hill Street 19.5
0.7 Right Turn right onto Catalina Boulevard 20.2
0.1 Left Turn left onto Talbot Street, Subway, Peet's Coffee, Jensen's Food, etc. 20.3
0.8 Left Turn left onto Scott Street. Shelter Island is on your right. 21.1
0.5 Right Turn right onto N Harbor Dr. After the bridge, you can run along the shore, Spanish Landing Trail. Airport on the left, Harbor Island on the right, Star of India, USS Midway Museum and Unconditional Surrender Statue are just few of many attractions 21.6
5.0 Left Turn left to climb Grand Stairway over the Convention Ctr, keep right on stairs. checkout Coronado Bridge and San Diego Bay, you will not see the ocean for a while. 26.6
0.2 Right Turn right toward 5th Ave traffic light 26.8
0.1 Left Cross the traffic light of 5th Ave to Gaslamp Quarter, Heart of San Diego 26.9
0.1 Right Turn right onto L St 26.9
0.0 Left Turn left onto 6th Avenue. you can also get here by Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge and Petco Park. Also you can run on 5th ave, just remember turn right to Balboa Park after I-5 over bridge. 27.0
1.2 Right Turn right into the Balboa Park and climb on the stairs 28.1
0.6 Right Turn right onto El Prado 28.7
0.6 Left Turn left onto Village Pl 29.3
0.1 Right Turn right stay on Village Place and around giant Moreton Bay Fig tree 29.4
0.1 Straight Cross Park Boulevard light and enter Desert Garden 29.5
0.1 Right Turn right onto trail toward Zoo Place. Trail is somewhat hiding on the edge of garden 29.6
0.2 Right Turn right onto Zoo Place 29.8
0.1 Right Turn right cross Florida Dr and use the trail along the road 29.9
0.6 Left Turn left onto 26th Street. toward Balboa Golf Course, one of three San Diego city golf courses, other two are La Jolla and Mission Bay you passed through earlier. 30.5
0.5 Left Turn left onto A Street 31.0
0.3 Left AS#1. Turn left onto 28th Street, some up and down trail before and after the Dog Park. be wary with over excited dogs when you pass the parking lot. 31.2
0.9 Right Turn right onto Switzer Canyon . The canyon is right before a climb up (don't take it), there is a billboard at the entrance 32.1
0.3 Straight Take the colorful pedestrian tunnel, mind your head, the tunnel is about 4 ft high inside, made by and for hobbits. 32.4
0.4 Right Turn right onto Redwood St 32.8
0.0 Left Turn left onto 32nd Street 32.9
0.8 Right Turn right onto University Ave. Welcome to City Heights, wide street, lots of shops and gas stations 33.6
3.7 Left Turn left onto College Ave 37.3
3.2 Right Turn right onto Navajo Rd 40.5
2.0 Left Turn left onto Golfcrest Drive. 42.5
0.1 Left Turn left and climb up Cowles Mountain Trail. Bathrooms and vending machine, water fountains. The first and biggest climb ahead, 1.5 mi, 900 ft up, follow main trail and keep left to the peak. 42.6
1.0 Left Turn left stay on Cowels Mtn. Golfcrest Trail toward peak 43.5
0.5 Right Turn right onto Service Road from the peak. Cowles Mtn Peak (1594 ft) is the highest point of the city San Diego. 44.1
0.9 Left Turn left onto Big Rock Trail 45.0
0.4 Left Turn slight left stay on Big Rock Trail 45.4
0.7 Left Turn left 46.1
0.1 Right Turn right onto Big Rock Rd 46.2
0.7 Left Turn left onto Mission Gorge Road 46.9
0.4 Right Turn right onto W Hills Pkwy 47.3
0.7 Right Turn right onto Mast Boulevard. There are water fountains on the West Hills Park, maybe the last refill point for next 14 miles 47.9
1.2 Left Turn left onto Fanita Parkway. run along the Santee Lakes.Stay on the right side 49.2
1.3 Straight Aid Station #2, 50 mi finish. at the end of Fenita Pkwy, corner of Ganley Rd. Enter the gate onto trail. Next 2.4 mi, try keep straight, ignore the side trails 50.4
1.7 Right Turn right/straight 52.1
0.3 Right Turn right/straight 52.5
0.4 Right Turn right onto Clark Canyon 52.8
0.0 Right Turn slight right 52.9
0.1 Right Turn right toward service road and climb up, lots of rocks, fortunately it's pretty short 53.0
1.1 Left Turn left 54.2
0.4 Left Turn left 54.6
0.1 Left Turn slight left 54.7
1.3 Left Turn slight left (go straight) enter the service road again at the Slaughter Trail sign. do not turn right and go down or you will have a long night. 56.0
0.9 Straight Straight cross Sycamore Peak Dr onto Cardiac Hill, go down the hill and then straight and climb toward the power line 56.9
1.3 Right Turn right onto SDGE / SDMWD Service Road 58.2
0.8 Straight Continue onto SDGE / SDMWD Service Road 59.0
1.5 Straight Continue onto Sycamore Canyon Road 60.5
0.8 Left Turn left onto Garden Rd 61.4
0.1 Right Aid Station #3. Turn right along the park fence. There is a water fountain by the rest room (closed at night) 61.5
0.2 Slight Left Cross the Fariburn St onto trail. About a half of mile is private property, so be quite and respectful. 61.7
1.0 Left Cross Poway Rd at light 62.7
0.0 Left Turn left onto PVRA Trail 62.7
0.2 Right Turn right cross the Ipava Dr stay on PVRA Trail. There are side trails, just try to run toward west, to Tierra Bonita Rd. It's fine if you end up on Donart Dr, which will lead you to Tierra Bonita Rd. 62.9
0.6 Right Turn right onto Tierra Bonita Rd. The trail is on the left side of road. 63.5
0.7 Left Turn left onto Avocado Trail 64.2
0.2 Right Slight right to stay on Avocado Trail 64.4
0.3 Sharp Left Sharp left leave Avocado Trail cross a canopy. It's pretty easy to miss it so pay attention. If you miss the turn and end up on Sebastian Way, turn left or turn back. You will run along the power line 64.6
1.1 Right Turn right onto Lake Poway Rd. The trail is on the left side of road. 65.8
0.7 Left Turn left onto Espola Rd 66.5
0.3 Left Turn left onto trail 66.8
0.4 Slight Right Turn right in front of gate to follow the trail along the fence 67.1
0.3 Right Turn right onto Espola Rd 67.4
0.1 Left Cross Espola Rd 67.5
0.0 Right Cross Old Coach Rd 67.5
0.0 Left Turn left onto Old Coach Trail, aka Justin Trail 67.6
0.8 Sharp Left Turn sharp left onto Old Coach Trail 68.4
1.0 Straight Cross the iron/wood bridge in the creek, climb up the hill toward power line. The Maderas Golf Course is on your right. 69.4
0.6 Right Turn right onto Heritage Dr, follow the trail 70.0
0.2 Left Turn left follow the trail 70.2
0.3 Straight Cross Heritage Dr 70.5
0.5 Right Turn right enter nursery, follow the many trail signs inside the garden 71.0
0.7 Right Turn right follow trail 71.6
0.2 Left Left turn to cross Highland Valley Rd to Coast to Crest Trail. There is a pedestrian/runner STOP sign :) 71.8
0.1 Left Left turn onto Coast to Crest Trail. You will follow the Coast to Crest Trail for the next 26 miles. 71.8
2.5 Left Turn left onto Bear Valley Pkwy 74.4
0.1 Left Turn left stay on Mule Hill Trail 74.5
0.5 Left Aid Station #4. Turn left onto Sunset Drive. There is a potter-potty right before the turn. Also another one mi later at Lake Hodges foot/biker bridge. Two gas stations opened 24hrs. 74.9
0.0 Left Turn left follow trail to I-15 under bridge 75.0
0.6 Left Turn left 75.6
1.9 Left Slightly left stay on San Dieguito River Trail 77.5
0.9 Right Turn right after parking lot stay on trail, which is on the left side of road 78.5
1.0 Left Turn slight left onto N Shore Lake Hodges Trail. Del Dios Park. 79.5
1.2 Left Turn left onto Lake Hodges Trail. 80.7
1.2 Left Turn left onto Lake Drive 81.9
1.0 Straight Run on Del Dios Rd for 0.4mi since the gate to the Del Dios Gorge Trail down below may be closed at night 82.9
0.4 Left Turn left down to Del Dios Gorge Trail 83.4
0.1 Right Turn right onto trail 83.4
3.7 Right Turn sharp right onto Artesian Road 87.1
0.8 Left Slight left onto the Lursardi Trail. Do not continue on Artesian Rd to the old coast to crest trail, which is inside a private company named Morgan Run Resort now. 87.9
0.5 Right Turn sharp right, cross the creek and climb up 88.4
0.6 Right Aid Station #5. Turn right onto San Dieguito Road, keep right on sidewalk 89.1
5.0 Right Turn right onto El Camino Real. Be very careful on this 0.2 mi road since no sidewalk or bike line available and road is pretty narrow, particularly on the bridge! Stay focused and be safe. 94.0
0.2 Sharp Left Turn sharp left onto Coast to Crest Trail, just after the bridge 94.2
0.5 Straight Stay on Coast to Crest Trail, follow the coast to crest trail sign 94.7
2.0 Left Left turn onto Jimmy Durante Blvd 96.8
0.1 Right Turn right onto Coast to Crest Trail 96.8
0.4 Left Turn left onto Camino del Mar, S21 97.3
0.8 Slight Left Keep left onto Coast Boulevard 98.0
0.3 Straight Continue onto Ocean Avenue 98.3
0.2 Left Turn left onto 13th Street 98.5
0.0 Right Turn right onto Pacific Lane 98.5
0.1 Right Turn right onto 12th Street 98.5
0.0 Left Turn left onto Stratford Court 98.6
0.9 Slight Right Turn slight right onto South Camino del Mar, S21 99.5
0.2 Left Turn left onto Carmel Valley Road 99.7