El Cajon Mountain

One of the easiest trails to find! We started this day at around 7am. There is a parking lot right off the main road. From

The El Cajon Mountain hike was a great adventure. I was initially motivated by a desire to conquer a challenging trail and fulfill a bucket

Possibly my hardest-ever hike! Lots of ups and downs and rocky bits. Weather was nice–a bit hot at times. I felt like there were very

We started off around 6:25am, just before sunrise.  The weather was cool, but pleasant.  The sky was beautiful!  And then it was lots of uphill…and

Beautiful, rewarding, and also brutal. I can see why this is considered by many to be the hardest hike in San Diego. It has almost

The hike started off chill. It got very hot very quickly. I enjoyed that there were plenty of things to explore, like the old mines,