El Cajon Mountain

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

I have hiked this mountain before.  So I knew what I was getting into.  Unfortunately it doesn't seem to get any easier!  We started a

Started 6am, 3 hours to summit, then 3 hours back to trailhead.  Trail very rough in many places; many slick downhill Stretches, hiking poles strongly

Trail condition are good and weather was sunny with cool breeze. Good hike

Set out a little after 7am…2 hrs. 20 min. up and 2 hrs. 40 min. down.  Quads hurt more coming down than up.  Do this

Tough hike and bring plenty of water and good shoes. The elevation gain is intense. Watch out for snakes, we saw 3 or 4.