Santiago Peak

Took the dirt road through Trabuco Canyon to Holy Jim TH. There is a closed ranger gate 2 miles from the proper trailhead due to

What a long, amazing day! We did 20 miles, 4,500’ gain. We were on the mountain for 10 hours. At times, it was hot as

Getting up to the trail head was a little difficult as it turned into an unpaved rocky road.The trail conditions were good warm at first

So heading up the mountain to the beginning of the trail was rough on the road. Took about 45mins to get to the trail from

Be prepared to go through water in the first few miles. Last few miles were tough. I thought it was a 15.6 mile hike so

It was dark at 5:45 AM on the dirt road to the parking spot. We were glad we were in a truck. Once parked, we