Southern California - Gina & I.... Bit-o-Climbing up by Cajon Pass

Gina and I figured we'd do a ride around home since there was slight chance of rain. We started at Wardman Bullock near Cherry then headed up Old Cajon Blvd which runs along the side of Cajon Pass heading to Vegas on the 15. Small rollers are no problem but Devore Rd has a max of 10%. Gina was not happy on that section ha ha! We made our way up but by the time we hit the top it was getting pretty windy. Thank goodness it was not a headwind on the climb. But it sure slowed our speeds on the descent.

Now the real kicker is climbing Kenwood back into Devore. Max grade there is 16% according to Mapmyride. Some argue MMR is not accurate on sections of less than 1/2 mile so I used a .6 section. Some make a big deal about it but who cares, I use it as a reference. Overall I added up about 2,500 ft gain for the 33 miles. Gina is not a happy camper on the steep climbs but after it's all over and done, she says it's all in good training and suggest we do the ride once a week. Heck, save us some gas on traveling to the trail.

I was a little disappointed with the road, pretty bumpy but nothing dangerous and nothing noticeable on the climbs. We did run across a gal on the way up. Pretty fast gal just flying by. Nice big smile as you can see from the still shot(and video)! Only two other riders on the road as you see from the other still (and video ha ha!). On the way up, we had a couple of cars roll by with slight honks and lots of waves and cheers. That's always cool!

I was really shocked that there weren't any other riders up on the pass.

Few pics at the top, climbing Devore and what in the heck is that thing? Animal looked like somebody in a costume ha ha! Gina posing by a landmark with details of The Blue Cut (History of the Pass).


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Hey Beanz, I did a part of this ride for the first time on Friday. I made a wrong right turn instead of a left onto Kenwood and climbed a few extrea feet and headed back. Did not go very far on Cajon as it was getting late. How far did you guys go up ? Do you know how many miles can you go on Devore along the train ? Between this ride and Lytle Creek, I'm still excited abouthaving moved out here. :rolleyes:

Looks like a nice ride. Thanks for sharing.

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wtf?

Hey Beanz, I did a part of this ride for the first time on Friday. I made a wrong right turn instead of a left onto Kenwood and climbed a few extrea feet and headed back. Did not go very far on Cajon as it was getting late. How far did you guys go up ? Do you know how many miles can you go on Devore along the train ? Between this ride and Lytle Creek, I'm still excited abouthaving moved out here. :rolleyes:

We went from the bottom of Kenwood (north steep section) up Cajon Blvd 6 miles, aobut 60ft of climbing onthat section. Rolling, nothing steep. Turned around before Cleghorn exit off the 15. That is as far as the road goes along the tracks.

One of the pics (Gina standing near with tracks in background), is a small road that goes back into the tracks. Gina and I drove down a bit years ago just to see what was there. Dirt road and tracks.:D Might be some sort of historical site or park. There was school bus with a few kids on some kind of a field trip Saturday.

Looks like a nice ride. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks!:thumb:

wtf?

idfk! :p

The face is scary. It looks like a human-animal mix.

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My pal aca? The hybrid from O'Lucky Man?

Genaro, if you ride from hunters ridge area to the end of the 66 before the freeway on ramp and back it is roughly 30 miles total elevation is probably 2500? Probably very similar for you as well.

Looks like a fun ride! Thanks for sharing.

Looks like a fun ride! Thanks for sharing.

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