El Cajon Mountain

I parked outside the lot, which opens at 8am, and started my hike at 7:02am on the dot. There is a restroom available before you

The grade sucks. Probably the hardest hike in SD County because it’s on a road, not a trail It’s just as hard coming back as

Ground was a little slippery at steep inclines. Wear some shoes with traction (you’ll survive without it too). Do El Capitan on the right near

This was my 5th peak on the challenge and I got an early start, knocking off the first hour under the light of my headlamp.

I started the hike nice and early like always the conditions were nice and cool until halfway through the sun came in the hills were

Today we hiked to the summit of El Cajon. They weren’t kidding about it being up hill both ways! This was challenging hike but fun