Guides
This San Diego beach is popular for surfing, fishing, skin diving and camping. This guide takes you from end to end.
South Carlsbad State Beach is a great stretch of bluff-lined beach that makes a beautiful place to amble about, exploring the beach, enjoying the sunshine and the ocean breezes. At low tide, the beach becomes a broad, almost level expanse of sand strewn with seaweed, sea shells, well worn beach stones and other treasures. This walk will take you...
6.8 mile trail near Escondido, California
Elfin Forest Hike is about 6.8 miles long and located near Escondido, California. The trail is great for hiking and normally takes 1-3 hours
5.3 mile trail in Mission Trails Regional Park near San Diego, California
This hike is about 5.3 miles long and located near San Diego, California. The trail is great for hiking and normally takes a half day
Stellar views and a variety of terrain in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.
Want to see some of the best that Cuyamaca Rancho State Park has to offer? Hike up Stonewall Peak and enjoy the view of the surrounding park and nearby Lake Cuyamaca. The hike up the east side is a popular and relatively easy trail. The elevation gain is about 1000 feet, but doesn't seem like it with lots of switchbacks surrounded by Cuyamaca's characteristic...
5.2 mile trail near San Pasqual, California just east of the Wild Animal Park.
North Clevenger Canyon Trail is a 5.2 mile long out and back hike and is located near San Pasqual, California. The trail is great for hiking and normally takes 1-3 hours. This hike is about 5 miles east of the Wild Animal Park directly off the 78 Hwy. You start off heading down to a creek and then up up up to great views of the surrounding mountains...
4.9 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail near Boulder Oaks, California
Kitchen Creek is about 4.9 miles long and located near Boulder Oaks, California. The trail is great for hiking and normally takes 2-4 hours. This is a moderate hike along the Pacific Crest Trail out to a series of waterfalls at Kitchen creek. The trailhead is just off the highway and easy to find. The terrain and trail are easy to navigate although...
Moderate 5.1 mile hiking and riding trail near San Miguel Ranch/Bonita, California.
Sweetwater Reservoir to Cactus Hill is about 5.1 miles long and located near San Miguel Ranch, California. The trail is great for hiking and normally takes 1-3 hours. A great hike close to town but with the wide open spaces and views most hikers crave. The trail starts at the Sweetwater County Park and parking for day use is free. While you feel...
This is the Cowles Mountain Region of the Mission Trails Regional Park. This is an intermediate to advanced ride.
Mission Trails Regional Park is a short distance from downtown San Diego and provides easy access for those who live near San Diego. With over 40 miles of trails, it is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. In this ride guide, I describe the trails in the Cowles Mountain Region. I rate this ride as intermediate to advanced due to the...
Challenging 4.7 mile hike up to the top of San Miguel Mountain near Eastlake, California with great views of San Diego.
San Miguel Mountain is about 4.7 miles long and located near Eastlake, California. The trail is great for hiking and normally takes 1-3 hours. This is one of the most challenging hikes I've done in San Diego. They way up is very steep and there aren't any switchbacks. This is a hot hike, as there is no shade, so best to do it on a cool day and start...
0.75mi geological walk through a sandy trail down to the beach
The beach trail brings you from the parking lot across the lodge from the bluff down to the beach. You can choose to visit the Red Butte, the Razor Point and the Yucca Point trails along the way. Of the other trails, this trail seems to provide the most complete walk through of geological features discussed in the park's "Geology Walk" article; it...
Whitaker Garden and then 0.5mi steep hike up and down the hill at Torrey Pines State Park
The Parry Grove trail is a short 0.5 mile loop that starts on the side of the Torrey Pines Park Road, across from the stairs leading to High Point. Starting from the trailhead, walk through the Whitaker Garden area, where you will find the names of many plants in the area. The loop part of the trail is a steep descent down to the grove with a bench...
6.1 mile trail near Rancho Penasquitos, California
Los Penasquitos Canyon is about 6.1 miles roundtrip from the staging area to the waterfall and located near Carmel Valley/Rancho Penasquitos and Mira Mesa, California. The trail is great for hiking, mountain biking, and horse back riding, and can take 2-4 hours. This is a generally flat hike that you can make as long or as short as you like. There...
A beautiful canyon just east of San Diego, California
This trail is out-and-back, not a loop, and is 2 miles in one direction, or 4 miles round trip, and it is easy to moderate. If you are hiking after recent rains, the landscape will be green and lush, but also make the creek crossings (3 total) treacherous. The trail continues past the recorded route if you wish to extend the hike. The whole area...
11.8 mile trail near Lakeside, California
This is an out and back hike of 11+ miles with a nice side trip to the El Capitan cliff area if you've still haven't had enough (14 miles with the side trip). There are some nice views and some interesting points along the trail including an old mine shaft and what looks like either an old military or fire vehicle.
5.4 mile trail near Oceanside, California
El Camino Real Award Hike for Cub Scouts from San Luis Rey de Francia to Guajome is about 5.4 miles long and located near Oceanside, California. The purpose of the El Camino Real Award is to encourage Scouts and Scouters to learn about the history of the California Mission System and the way of life of our earlier settlers. One of the requirements...
Great visitas and Apple Pie near the historic mining town of Julian
Located near the old mining town of Julian, Vulcan Mountain Trail is perfect for sunny winter day, spring or fall hike. The trailhead is located a few miles north of Julian. The trail follows an old road to the summit, however, about a mile up the road, follow a well marked trail which to the right which parallels the road through old oak groves...
Trips
See more pictures of this hike here: http://amyandxavier.smugmug.com/gallery/7963936_iLkGp#517228557_jbP8UThis hike is hidden on the outskirts of the Clevelend National Forest. The drive out there is a little rough because it is way off the highway on a narrow and partly unpaved road. From Escondido we took the 78 East into Ramona and followed it till we almost reached Julian, then we turned right on Pine Hills Rd. After a mile and a half...
We took the long way up to Iron Mountain, via the Ellie Lane Staging trail. The trail goes North past a small pond then East up a valley. After cresting over the hill, we dropped down towards Ramona lookout. From there we could see Iron Mountain.It was more scenic and a better workout than the regular trail. We spent about 20 minutes at the top enjoying the view. We saw a fellow...
North and South Rueda Canyon Trails
Tierrasanta, California, United States
Hiking | 3.4 miles (8.8 miles away)
Hiking | 3.4 miles (8.8 miles away)
The Friends of Tierrasanta Canyons improves and maintains hiking trails in just part of the 800 acres of Tierrasanta Open Space. The are many types of wildflowers and shrubs. Amoung them are California Sunflower & California poppy, wild hyacinth, dudleya, barrel cactus, jumping cholla cactus, monkey flower, deer weed, dudleya, lupine, rattleweed, phacelia, blue-eyed grass, dunn mariposa, lemonade berry, laruel sumac and some very large coastal live oaks.
You may see...
New Trail in MTRP
Highlands Mobile Home Park, California, United States
Hiking | 7.9 miles (11.2 miles away)
Hiking | 7.9 miles (11.2 miles away)
Some day this trail will actually be part of MTRP when it is finally given up by the Marines. It is a beauty! We started from the Old Mission Dam and went North through Oak Canyon and kept going when we came to the Rt 52 bridge. From there it was all new territory for me, out a couple of miles and then back down Spring Canyon. After passing under the other...
