Guides
A strenuous 9 mile out-and-back hike that visits two beautiful seasonal waterfalls in Orange County.
When you think of hiking in Orange County, you don’t usually envision dramatic waterfalls. But during the spring, there are a number of wonderful seasonal waterfalls that are just a hike away. One of my personal favorites is Chiquito Falls. This hike is a 9 mile out-and-back route with nearly 3,000′ of vertical elevation gain. And it’s a waterfall...
Explore the beautiful forest and mountain meadows of Palomar Mountain State Park
The beautiful forest and mountain meadows of Palomar Mountain State Park are in northern San Diego County on the west side of Palomar Mountain. Large pine, fir and cedar trees make the park one of the few areas in southern California with a Sierra Nevada-like atmosphere. Elevation within the park averages 5,000 feet above sea level, making evenings...
Easy and relatively short hike. Yet, very beautiful scenes, and landscapes.
This is a easy and relatively short hike, yet offers a very complete experience. As the name says, it is a loop trail in the Cleveland National Forest, off of Ortega Highway. It goes through different portions of open trail and really old oak trees covered sections. You can enjoy views of landscape, a small waterfall in a gorge and go along the creek...
Trips
Fisherman's Camp / Tenaja Falls
La Cresta Highlands, California, United States
Hiking | 8.3 miles (14.3 miles away)
Hiking | 8.3 miles (14.3 miles away)
The Fallbrook Land Conservancy has done an outstanding job of providing an outstanding exercise trail in the San Diego North County. This loop covers about 4.1 miles and has some serious climbing. The climb exceeds that of Cowles and Iron Mountain.This loop consists of old abandoned roads and trails. The biggest bummer of the hike is the constant roar of traffic on Interstate 15. But mile for mile this trail will get...
short hike but very steep near the summit (1155) where you cross over a natural rock bridge before the final push to the upper boulders. found a cool shady rock to blow off some steam, what a hot day!
I used The Northface's Trailhead iPhone app to track the hike but the result was way off. The actual hike was about 9 miles/4 hrs. We started at around 9:30, spent around 1/2 hr at the falls for lunch break and ended at 2pm. Definitely switching to a different tracking app next time!
Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve
Murrieta, California, United States
Hiking | 10.0 miles (7.8 miles away)
Hiking | 10.0 miles (7.8 miles away)
A leisurely hike along Santa Margarita River, as described by Jerry Schad in Afoot & Afield San Diego County 2007 Edition, Page 51 (Coastal Strip & Foothills, Trip 1).Dog friendly.
Santa Margarita River Trail
Fallbrook, California, United States
Hiking | 3.1 miles (7.7 miles away)
Hiking | 3.1 miles (7.7 miles away)
Santa Rosa Plateau - Sylvan Meadows
Sylvan Meadows, California, United States
Hiking | 6.1 miles (7.8 miles away)
Hiking | 6.1 miles (7.8 miles away)
Distance: 6.1 miles Elevation gain/loss: 602 ft / 591 ft Moving time: 2:06 Moving speed: 3.0 mph
Marley and I hiked up this steep and sometimes rough trail to the top in record time.
Santa Rosa Plateau - Hidden Valley Route
Sylvan Meadows, California, United States
Hiking | 4.0 miles (8.2 miles away)
Hiking | 4.0 miles (8.2 miles away)
The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve is an area set aside to protect some of the areas biological diversity. There are animals and plants that are found in no other or very few other places on earth.This particular trail is considered easy and is great for children. You can choose to hike a service road or single track from the parking lot. On this particular trip, we happened to hike the road...
Sylvan Meadows. Lucy's first hike
Murrieta, California, United States
Hiking | 1.6 miles (8.2 miles away)
Hiking | 1.6 miles (8.2 miles away)
Santa Rosa Plateau - Granite Loop
Sylvan Meadows, California, United States
Hiking | 1.6 miles (7.8 miles away)
Hiking | 1.6 miles (7.8 miles away)
Distance: 1.6 miles Elevation gain/loss: 190 ft / 187 ft Moving time: 0:38 Moving speed: 3.0 mph
