El Cajon Mountain

We started from the trailhead just before 5am, the parking lot was locked so we parked off the main road. Headlights on and coffee in

That was definitely a challenging hike! When they say up hill both ways they mean it! Lots of elevation gain and the last half mile

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/el-cajon-mountain-trail 11.18 miles / 3561 ft elevation gain / 3h59m

Overcasting weather the day of my hike.  Not seeing a beautiful view from the summit was unfortunate, but lucky that didn’t get roasted by weather

Perfect day for this hike with cloudy and cool conditions.  The summit was enshrouded in clouds so there was no view at all from the

Beast mode. Toughest hike in San Diego for sure. I drank 4L of water and could have used another. New sign on top, old broken