Perhaps the hardest hiking trail I completed from all other 5 peaks. Is a challenge one for sure, especially if you are not train yet well. Climbing El Cajon this time around was harder than on my previous completions to the summit. For me, I am not yet getting use to the inclines, these are the toughest of them all, they will gas you out of air. Definetly, you need to be at the start of the entrance gate of El Cajon Mountain trail as early as 7 a.m. to have enough time to spend up in the summit, or just to enjoy the hike much more with giving your'self short breaks and so on. Definetly, is a must hike to increase the challenge level to difficult. Thankfully, the weather was again perfect, this time it was cooler and once I reach the top, there was mist and cloud over the summit, an amazing experience it was.