El Cajon The Beast
Very rarely does a hike route make you gain more elevation than the summit is above sea level. El Cajon…
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All logged hikes for El Cajon Mountain (San Diego).
El Cajon Mountain (good luck)!!
Great humbling hike! Consider myself an avid hiker. Older (just turned 64) but feel good. Warm day 83, and a…
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El Cajon
Gorgeous day! Took 4 hours 20 minutes with a couple of short breaks for the “warrior challenge” taking place. It…
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Warrior Salute!
This was the Memorial Day Warrior Challenge! I did not give this trail the credit it deserves. It was an…
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Hard hike under good conditions
El Cajon lived up to its reputation. I think this may be the hardest hike I’ve ever done. The day…
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Uphill both directions with my sister on my back. 😂
This lived up to its reputation as the hardest hike in San Diego county as well as the description of…
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San Diego Challange: 2/6
11.3 miles 3,343 feet elevation gain 5:05 hrs. Some part of the trail was brutal with continuous ascent and descent.…
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Tough hike, you get a workout both up and down the mountain.
We had a beautiful day as a weather system had just rolled thru so we had cloud cover most of…
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Uphill both ways at El Cajon Mountain
We started at 5 am and was done by 10. We made it to the top by 730 without the…
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Fun but Ruggedly Challenging
This was one of the most challenging hikes I have done in a long time. The hike is chalk full…
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Early morning at El Cajon
Never saw this trail so wet. The sound of water rushing was nice and relaxing. Few other people on the…
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