Glendora Mountain is now officially open. The damage has been repaired and we are free to enjoy once more.

This is one of my favorite roads around. In the dozen times I have driven it I have only seen a handful of other vehicles, and most of those were sports bikes.

Light traffic aside, this road offers some absolutely amazing curves, twisties, and switchbacks. There really isn't any straights up here, just one short section to get your speed up. Glendora is all about the corners, and there are more than you can count.

I usually take Asuza Canyon (blue on map) for the first leg up the canyon. This could be an awesome road but there is usually too much tourist traffic to really have fun. Once you reach the bridge, take a right on to East Fork Rd. (east/blue on map). Again, this road would be great except for the traffic. And watch it here, because there is plenty of tourists heading up to the river in the spring/summer. About 5.25 miles out on this road, take the hairpin turn to the right and you are now on Glendora Mountain; the traffic ends and the fun begins.

Note that this road is closed at night and may be closed during the summer if there are any large fires in the area.

Glendora Mountain (red on map) doesn't look that long but due to the amount of curves and relatively slow speeds you maintain it does take a while to complete. With no other cars to deal with, you also get to enjoy the whole road from end to end. Climbing up from East Fork Rd. you will come to a "T" intersection, this isn't a bad place to pull off and take a break, you can fit about 10 cars or so up here.

At this point you can choose to take Glendora Ridge Rd. towards Mount Baldy. This road is also virtually empty, the only time I have driven it I only passed one vehicle driving the other way. This road takes some time so only head out this way if you have some spare time.

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