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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All logged hikes for El Cajon Mountain (San Diego).
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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El Cajon SD
13 Feb ’26. Good day to hike with sun giving way to clouds at times. Few other hikers on. Long…
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El Cajon + El Capitan
Tough hike today but glad we got it done! Did the side quest to El Capitan on our way back…
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