Mt Woodson and Potato Chip Rock

Distance : 7.5 miles.

Elevation Gain: about 2000 feet.

Time to complete: 2.5 – 4 hours depending on your fitness levels

Difficulty: Hard

Stonewall Peak Hike

Distance: 5.8 miles on loop, 4.2 miles if you go up and back the switch backs.

Elevation Gain and loss : 823 feet  

Time to complete: 2-3  hours

Difficulty: Easy

El Cajon Mountain Hike

Distance: 12-14 miles.  

Elevation Gain: 4100 feet

Time to complete: 6 -7 hours

Difficulty: Severe

 

Mortero Palms to the Goat Canyon Train Trestle Bridge

Distance: 6.5 miles .

Elevation Gain: 1500 feet.  

Time to complete: 5-6 hours

Difficulty: Hard

Palomar Mountain Hike

Distance: 9  Miles.  

Elevation Gain: 1300 Feet.

Difficulty : Moderate.

Time to complete: About 4 hours or so.

Recent Hikes In My Blog

3 Sisters Waterfalls Hike – March 2015

3 Sisters Waterfalls Hike – March 2015

Yesterday turned out to be a great day for hiking out at 3 Sisters Waterfalls here in San Diego. I thought it was going to be a scorcher of a hike with the current heat wave we are experiencing, but instead we had pleasant temperatures with a constant breeze the whole...

Climb For Heroes

Climb For Heroes

The 3rd Annual "Climb for Heroes" event is coming up on April 12th. This is a fun event for all hikers. The event is a 11-12 mile trek up Mt Baldy in Southern California. The event is to raise money in order to send wounded veterans on expeditions to some of the...

Hiking Ellie Lane to the top of Iron Mountain

Hiking Ellie Lane to the top of Iron Mountain

There are a few really popular trails in San Diego, Torrey Pines, Cowles Mountain, Mt Woodson, and Iron Mountain. While I like the Iron Mountain Hike, if you want a little more challenge and or would like to get away from the mass's for awhile, taking the Ellie Lane...

Hiking the Santa Ysabel Eastern Preserve

Hiking the Santa Ysabel Eastern Preserve

  This past weekend was a great time to head out to the Santa Ysabel Eastern Preserve. The weather had cooled down somewhat and there was a really nice breeze flowing in from the west. Its a little drive to get out to and if you are going to do a point to point...

The Ten Hiking Essentials

The Ten Hiking Essentials

Not to long ago I was reading a blog and this story about a hiker who got caught up in Mt Baldy in torrential downpour, " a 1 in 500 year event". She was lucky to have already meet up with someone at the top who was properly equipped, who had not skimped on packing...