El Cajon Mountain

Full exposure, wasn’t to hot. Recent rains made the ground easier to walk.

Started this hike at 6:30am and so happy we did.  It took us a full 6hrs counting small breaks and then a 20min rest at

Set out to hike this familiar and much loved trail, El Cajon Mountain,  aka El Cap. Every year this trail serves as our local conditioning

Trail was well-marked, clean, and difficult.  When they say it’s up and down both ways and arguably the hardest hike in San Diego, they are

Did I mention you have many ups and downs to the Peak and you have to do them again all the way back to the

I’ve summited El Cajon over 60 times. It was great to have this hike included in the 2020 SPOP. Hiked with Meredith Crane and Nancy