Tag: Cuyamaca Peak

It was a perfect day for a hike.  My friend, Cindy, and I started early.  We saw few people until we were on our way…

We started at around 6:30 am and finished in just under 2 hours. The trail was empty as we made our ascent, but there were…

Great day for hiking. No bugs, no crowds, no problem 👌🏼

Alright, so where to start? When I first started researching this trail all signs were pointing to taking the Lookout Fire Road, it was the…

Alright, so where to start? When I first started researching this trail all signs were pointing to taking the Lookout Fire Road, it was the…

It was hot but an absolutely gorgeous solo hike

It was a beautiful day. Not too hot. We took Azalea Glenn up under the shade of the trees and the fire road down. There…

Started at 7:15am and weather was cool. As we progressed, it quickly got warm. Beautiful scenery and view on the way to the peak. Had…

Last 20 yards was hard to find the path to the peak…it is rocky, overgrown, and not marked.

Hit trail at about 7:00. Took Fire Road up and back. Great weather and bugs nowhere near as bad as some have experienced. A few…

Epic hike! Great peak, has the best views of San Diego for sure. Suggest trails other than the paved fire road (Cuyamaca peak via Azalea…

Asphalt most of the way up to the peak. Hot as Fck, a nice accomplishment nonetheless.

My group and I took the Lookout Fire Road, which is a paved road, both ways. The road is all incline going up and downhill…

A warm hike, but there were some solid views at the end. Despite being a Saturday, it wasn’t crowded at all. The trail was a…

It was a hot day. Temperature was mid-80s up. We started the hike around 9:30am. We took the Azalea Glen Loop because we couldn’t find…

Beautiful hike. Definitely recommend the Azalea Glen route to the top! It was winding and I felt like I was heading in the opposite direction…

5 of 6 San Diego peaks for me down. This one was a very nice hike, if you avoid the road as your hike up…

Took the fire road up then a different trail down

4th one done.

An early start to avoid the heat made for a pleasant & beautiful day

Got a late “ish” start… close to noon.  The sun was directly overhead but the temps. and bugs were manageable due to the constant breeze.…

This one was a late afternoon hike. At the gate while paying for my parking at Paso Picacho Campground, the ranger misunderstood me and thought…

Very buggy with mosquitoes and biting horse flies. Hot. Beautiful trail.

This was a great hike for me but my friend got SWARMED by bugs. If I hadn’t brought my wide-brimmed hat and bug net we…

Bugs were terrible!  Highly recommend bug spray and sun screen.  We started early to try to beat the heat but it still got very hot.…

Absolutely fantastic hike apart from the bugs!

I’m SO glad we didn’t take the fire road! The  flowers and views were spectacular and made the annoying bugs more bearable. There were pretty…

We started at 5:45 AM in an effort to beat the heat. It was still hot but not unbearable. The bugs were out of control!…

I enjoyed this hike. Since I started at the Azalea Trail Loop and head counterclockwise I was in a green bushy trail it seems for…

My husband and I were back at it after a short hiatus (family gatherings, work and Zion trip). We ascended to the peak up the…

Trail conditions were good   steep climb early start to beat the heat  

The hike was not too strenuous, albeit we took numerous breaks. Luckily, we read other posts about lots of bugs on the trail and we…

We parked at the campground and headed our ascent at 7:00am. The sun came up pretty early and was intense. The azaleas are starting to…

The fire road up to the peak was challenging – pretty much a continuous climb.  The sky was clear which presented a beautiful view from…

Perfect weather for a perfect hike. Lots of birds and colorful flowers…a little crowded on the top but the view is amazing ☺️.

Much easier hike after doing El Cajon Mtn. There were a ton of bees, but no stings. Last half mile on the fire road is…

Great hike although the loose rocks were a bit challenging.

x note Finished the 2021 San Diego Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge with a lovely climb up Cuyamaca. The best part was finally meeting Amber and…

This was a beautiful trail. So many wild flowers in full bloom. We took the scenic route up, beautiful bridges at the beginning were a…

Started hike at the Azalea Glen Loop trailhead at about 7:30AM.  There was plenty of parking at the campground which was only $10 to park. …

Arrived at the Azalea Glen Loop trailhead at 7:30AM.  There are bathrooms at the campground to use which were very clean.  There was ice on…

Our group was a little worried as we were driving as the clouds were low and it was drizzling most of the way. At about…

Trail was rocky in spots, but otherside is just fire road.  A little rainy and windy, but not bad.

Windy and cold

We went up the fire road then down the trail.  Weather was nice.  Rocks on the trail were slippery.

Paved but pretty. Loved the big trees at the top, and we could see Potato Chip Rock (Woodsen) from a lookout close to the top…

We camped at the trailhead which made it that much better.  Beautiful views and finally wild flowers!!  It was super rocky. But we didn’t die!!

We camped at Paso Picacho campground so we got up early to beat the heat and to have the least amount of traffic on the…

We hiked up the fire road and down Azalea Glen. The fire road is steep, exposed but short. The trail down was beautiful, lots of…

Took us three and a half hours but it was worth it. Beautiful day. Breeze felt good. My three boys did great!

This hike had some amazing view on top. The trail starts off easy on the Alazea glen trail. This trail ends at a fire road,…

We didn’t make it out to the trail head until nearly 1pm and highly underestimated the weather. Our furry friend needed a piggy back ride…

good trail very hot day tho

Spend the night at the Paso Picacho campground to get a timely start. On a weekday the campgrounds were mostly empty, very nice. I took…

Started at 7am via Azalea Glen Loop trail which is a beautifully shaded trail which parallels a creek for a bit (100% better than taking…

The first time I hiked this peak it was just up and down the fire road. Today, we hike the Azalea Glen Loop, which was…

Quiet day, took Conejos trail (wear long sleeves–passed through lots of brush growing into the trail) and poles are a good idea– lots of loose…

Almost there for the 6-Pack Challenge with this ascent of Cuyamaca Peak.  Went on the Azalea Glen Trail from the parking lot, passing the morteros…

Because my hiking buddy has 4 legs and fur, we had to take the paved fire road the entire way.

It was a dreary day in San Diego, but we were above the clouds and had a beautiful hike. It was pretty windy at the…

Nice and windy

I called this hike..A Blast from the Past..as this was the place where I went to 6 grade Camp way back in 1978! I suppose…

Chilly this am in parking lot, glad we had jackets and gloves. We took the Azalea Glen loop trail up to the Azalea Fire Road…

Small group this time. Just me, Lynn, and Lori. I drove to the campsite where we picked up the head to the trail. It was…

The hike was at an incline the whole way up. The weather was perfect 65 degrees.

This was another great hike. I don’t believe there was a summit marker. I took the trail up and the fire road down.

This is an interesting hike being all on paved road. Because it’s a paved road designed for the vehicles servicing the antenna site at the…

Enjoyable hike.

Beginning through a meadowy area, turns a little rocky at some points, fire road to beautiful summit views.

Entered via service road to peak. Started overcast ended Clear sky. Cool/warm. Enjoyed the view an wildlife moving around. Birds of kind moving about an…

That fire road climb is a Killer! Buns of steel status!

Drove out the night before and stayed as Paso Picacho Campground – highly recommend! Hiked up the non-paved road side of the loop first, and…

4/4/21 13:17 Cuyamaca peak trail 14:40 Cuyamaca peak 15:51 Paso picacho campground parking lot  

Left from Paso Picacho Campground where we had stayed for the night.  The trail is a paved fire road, but is possible to take Azalea…

My first time hiking this peak. Started at Campground, up via Azalea Glen Trail and down via fire road, about 8 miles. The way down…

Some snow patches but not on trail. Parking $10 in envelope at front desk. Beautiful day. Start from Azalea Glen Loop and then come down…

Saturday is perfect weather day for hiking Cuyamaca Peak.  It’s a 7.7 miles hike with beautiful scenery.  We took longer trail with shades.

Great hike second time here.  First time we went up the fire road, it was shorter and it was steep with no shade.

Doing the hike was intense, especially the last .5 miles. The scenery was awesome. Coming down the fire road was more steep but shorter and…

Beautiful weather and panoramic views! Trail conditions were good, not well marked. All Trails kept us on track ????????‍♂️. Wild Turkeys ???? (?) were on…

Water Stream on Conejo Trail made today’s hike more enjoyable.

Water Stream on Conejo Trail made today’s hike more enjoyable.

By one of the best hikes that I have done in San Diego county.  Great views and good workout.  Easy trail with a lot of…

Great hike. In my opinion, the best views offered by a peak in San Diego. Took the Azalea Trail to Conejos Trail to the top.…

We took Azalea loop trial to the peak. It was beautiful! There was lots of shade and some patches of snow. There were some muddy…

Nice trail, a bit overgrown in some spots.  Patchy snow still left but none on the trail.  Some muddy spots where snow melt was.  Beautiful…

Had a great time! Hard for some kids.

It snowed a week before our hike, and we were a bit worried about the trail condition as I had seen some photos from the…

Hiked with two friends. No dogs allowed here. There were some smal snow patches. Beautiful trail and amazing view from the peak.

Beautiful trail on a beautiful day.  We started our trip on the Azalea Glen Loop Trail, connected to Conejos Trail, then came back down on…

Part of Azalea Glen Loop was a stream because of snow melt. Also huge icicles dropping from 30 feet plus off the pine trees. It…

Favorite hike so far. Patches of snow and ice, beautiful scenery, moderate crowds.

We started with very chilly (no… cold) temperatures in the 30s. Beautiful crisp and clear day. Beware of chunks of ice and snow falling from…

Very cold start this morning at Paso Picacho campground.  Several patches of snow on the road and very icy in some spots so go down…

Great hike. 9 miles round trip

Got lost. added 5 miles…..beautiful views

Great hike, snow is melting and makes the trail like a stream. Wear waterproof boots. Very little snow left on the trail- really only a…

It was a great day to get outside and hike Cuyamaca Peak.  The sun was shining and the weather was perfect for the hike.  The…

Had a great hike. Took the Azalea Trail up and came down the fire Road. Trail up was beautiful with lots of running water, some…

Arrived at the trail head around 9am and began the hike up the paved fire road near campsite 69.  The entire road is steep and…

Hike started cold, partly cloudy and windy. We took the fire road up. It was steep and a bit of a grind. The wind was…

Started around 10am and ended around 1pm. Had a nice long break at the top and enjoyed the views with a cold seltzer. Pretty rocky…

This was an amazing hike ! I was so happy to still see snow on the trail. The snow melt sis make it tricky for…

This is a great hike. VERY muddy and slippery (icy). You will get to climb up a river over rocks. Very cool Be! Be careful…

This is a great hike. Bring microspikes. The path is muddy and icy. You will climb up a stream with rocks (this is part of…

Perfect weather – melting snow created a little creek cascading down the azalea glen trail. Was amazing. Snow on fire road with some icy parts…

It was gorgeous! Going up the trail is the best. Snow was melting and we hiked up a stream! Flowers everywhere!

Did Volcan Mountain same day a picnicked

This was our 2nd peak of the day. The first was Volcan. Cuyamaca was more of a challenge than Volcan, mainly due to the non-stop…

Snow on the trail.

Snow covering the fire road in places, but not bad.

12″-16″ snow covered most of the Azalea Glen Loop and the Conejo Trail making it a slow and deliberate climb. Taking the paved road back…

Snow and ice covered the fire road from the bottom all the way to the summit. Had a wonderful experience hiking this road because the…

Awesome hike in the snow. Difficult because hidden ice patches.  Had a wonderful hike to the top. Couldn’t have been better.

Another snow hike?  Sure, why not!  It’s pi day. Little did I know that sunglasses should have been part of the gear I wore. It…

I started this hike by parking at Paso Picacho Campground. I arrived at 9am. The sun was shining and the temperature was in the mid…

Beautiful start from the parking lot, very much a nature rich walk up. Some small patches of snow littered the path and the surrounding grounds,…

Parked in the day use section of Paso Picacho Campground and walked to the trailhead of Lookout Road. The entire path is paved, very easy…

First time here… New favorite in the list! You will not even notice that you are already climbing in the most part. Patches of snow…

It was a bit chilly in the morning.    Nice trail until the fire road.  A little bit of snow left in the shady parts…

Summit # 2 of the 2fer weekend.  Camped at Mount Laguna the night before and it got very very cold! Almost packed up and left…

Another lessons learned— focus on the road and stop talking so you won’t missed your turn (me talking to myself after the fact). Try to…

Wake up, let’s go hike. Hit 2 peaks today Cuyamaca Peak and after since we drove so far we added Stonewall Peak ⛰⛰ Both hikes…

Great hike up Azalea glen trail, some snow in certain areas but nothing to hard. Beautiful hike!

I got a late start this morning do to a temporary lack of motivation. I got to the trailhead just before 10 am and headed…

Clear day beautiful views from the top

#4 Started in Paso Picacho campground and the weather was brisk, but nice. There was incredibly strong wind the night before so we prepared for…

We took Azalea Glen Loop Trail. Trail is beautiful and well maintained. Sunny but wind at the top. ついでにStonewall Peakも登ってきた。スリル満点でした〜

Went up through Azalea glen loop, it’s longer than fire road but nice hike through trees and remaining icy snows, recommend go in the morning…

Another one Done⛰