Tag: High Point

Talk about booty burn for the first two miles!!! Beautiful views though! Very nice day today.. I enjoyed this one a lot!

I started my hike at 7:20 am which was only about two hours later than I should have. It hit the high 90’s on my…

Oh Mylanta! I don’t think I have had such a hard time on the trail before. We started early as I am sure most of…

A wonderful strong breeze the entire hike kept it cooler and bug-free.  Beautiful views the entire hike!

Got super-duper hot even starting at 0625. I think the temperature reached mid 90s as soon as we were heading down. We logged 13.57mi &…

High Point – #18 / 18. Woot Woot! Completed all 18 Peaks!

Got there early morning to beat the heat and it was perfect until the sun came out . The weather was about 106’ and there…

Up up up never ending up and the bugs a pain around my head. Coming down it was soooo hot 🥵💪⛰💖🥵🦟 but otherwise a great…

Way too hot to hike this one today, but it’s done and on to the next one. Butterflies were out, tower was closed, and we…

Parking was not obvious  so i parked in the small lot in between the fire stations. Put my adventure pass up and left. Started out…

Did trail on an Sunday afternoon. No shade and bugs in sections. It was a long walk. Only seen 2 other hikes on trail. Nice…

I wanted to push myself and reach the 13 mile mark, longest I’d ever gone, so I decided to check another peak off the list…

First 3 miles is a great single file trail, next 1.5 miles is a nice, sandy fire trail, the last 3.5 miles are on a…

Started out at oak grove. 2 miles through a narrow trail. Meetes up with fire road to summit. A long hike uphill. Lots if elevation…

Relentless uphill.  This was a tough hike but our group is becoming pretty good and we were able to handle it without to much trouble.

Oak Grove trail to High Point. Only saw 1 hiker on the way up. We were at the top for about 15 minutes, and then…

“An Endless Journey” is a fitting moniker for yesterday’s excursion because it literally felt as if we would never reach the High Point peak. Every…

Very hot hike and tons of bugs bring sun screen and bug net

Unfortunately, the weather at the start was drizzly with really low clouds which blocked our views all the way to the top. But on the…

Well, since this is only hike #2 of the season due to closures, I was way under-prepared for this long and hard hike!  The trail…

I’m dealing with the after-effects from COVID a couple of months ago so it was a slow meandering slog. The weather could not be more…

Fun hike, we got lucky and had fog for almost the entire hike. Lost out on the views, but it saved us from the sun.…

Today was a very lucky day ~ normally this trail is full sun & no shade with biting flies/bugs but not today! The weather was…

Pretty views but LOADS of bugs, motorists and trucks on the trail … the bugs are ginormous and the flies actually bite you 😬

FIRST OFF!!! The bugs were vicious AF on this trail. Bug repellent wasn’t enough so I had to cover up my head and endure the…

Oh boy, this was a slog. Don’t let the low elevation fool you, this is a tough one! I wanted to quit so many times:…

Booked a campsite at Oak Grove for the weekend to enjoy the outdoors and knock off High Point. Started about 9;30 am Sat and made…

Finished 9 of 18 with our High Point hike on Saturday. We camped at the Oak Groove campground and got a little bit of a…

Fun but lots of biting flies

The biting flies were brutal.

The hardest part of this hike is finding the trail to start. Your gps should be on the Oak Grove Fire Station to drive to.…

Did a few more miles than we planned… nothing like taking a few wrong turns to really make it fun! The views were incredible, breathtaking.…

Oak Grove Trail to High Point was about 13.5 miles round trip. Even with a head net and bug spray the bugs were very bothersome!…

If you’re planning on doing this hike, bring a bug net & spay. Start early as it is HOT.   hiked with a small group.…

We began this hike at 7:45. It was already warm. The first two miles of trail were very steep and rutted and over grown. Lots…

It was great to finally hike a 6PoPC! It was hot out. Started at 7am. Lots of huge flies today. I’m glad I wore a…

Started at 7 AM cool 60° warmed up to be sunny and about 82°! Horse flies and gnats were very annoying! Several ORV but no…

Holy bugs Batman! If I could swear on this blog— I mean….. not enough bug spray in the world for the amount of flies and horse…

We started early. Nobody else on the trail. Nice climb that got our hearts pumping. As we got closer to the top there were off…

We started at 7:30am and it was already in the 70’s. I recommend to start at sunrise and bring some bug spray. The fire tower…

Beautiful 13 mile hike round trip! Bugs were bad, but the hike was a good one.  Had to hike straight up 2 miles before arriving…

After being greeted by some wild turkey at the trailhead, was the toughest hike yet. Was not super hot, but wish I brought more than…

This was my second hike of the 2020 Six Pack.  The weather was completely different from my first hike in the snow…this day was really…

High Point April 12th, 2020 3 take aways from this hike; and then some: I parked next to the fire station with my Adventure Pass…

Fun!

Oak Grove trail is still open. great hike with the Usual Suspects

Tough beginning, good elevation gain. Saw one person at the top. Kept our distance and saw nobody else while hiking. Snow patches towards top. Hanging…

This is one of my fav hikes down here because it is a great workout AND we hardly ever see anyone! I really dislike a…

Finally got to hike in some late season snow! Trail was in good condition, areas of snow for the last mile up to the summit,…

Needing to get away and knowing that this is a less traveled trail I ventured up to High Point for a second time this year.…

This was a great hike! The weather was cloudy and cold at the top. However I was able to see some views going up but…

Our planned hike out to Collins and Knob Benchmarks for my Sierra Club San Diego Peaks 89/90 was aborted due to a closed gate, so…

Perfect time of year to do this…no bugs!  We had a cloudy, bit misty day so we did not get to experience the view; but…

It was nice and cool, which we appreciated because this is a long hike. Our longest at that point, and I regretted not having more…

Hike # 5 in my quest to complete the SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge. Starting at the Oak Grove Fire Station (parking lot behind the…

Just an awesome hike. The first 2,5 miles was uphill.

It was an awesome hike and view. The first 2,5 miles uphill.

Windy day to hike

Love it

Easy hike on a nice day. The sun was out but with the light breeze keeping you cool. Watch out for the motocross riders, if…

This peak was tough but gratifying. Don’t let the return trip on this out and back hike fool you. I’m not sure if it was…

Well, not a fan of Palomar High Point. Did not find the trail to be particularly pretty, so I would most definitely not go back,…

This was a tough one – lots of elevation gain. The views were amazing – the clouds were somewhat present which prevented clear viewing at…

High Point Palomar ( Peak #4 )

Solo hike up to Palomar Mountain High Point. I had hiked this trail once before 6 years ago. The first few miles was exposed and…

Great hike. No snow. Easy fire road. Long but doable.

One of the coldest hikes I’ve done in a long while :/

A fun hike…I forgot to.post it before I left in a trip!! So, I figured it was High Time I post it 4 months late!

The first 2 miles were a killer!

First two miles (and last two) were brutal incline (decline)! Most of rest of trail was wide fire road and less climb. The views were…

First two miles (and last two) were brutal incline (decline)! Most of rest of trail was wide fire road and less climb. The views were…

Beautiful view. Clear day but a bit windy. Few downed trees across the path. Had to be careful to get around them.

Peak 9 out of 18 Done!  Climb, climb, climb some more.  No kiosk to pay the $10 for parking but do need forest pass.  Start…

Great hike. The first section is a beautiful (but somewhat steep) trail, and the rest is fire road; less steep but a relentless long incline.…

The first two miles were quite the trek! The elevation gain was fairly steep in this area, but by the time you got on the…

Whoa!!! Up, up, and UP some more!  I thought after the first 2.5 miles it was supposed to be easy… we’d approach the fire road…

Hiked High Pt on the Oak Grove trail.  Parked next to the fire station and the trail is well marked.  This was one of the…

This hike was awesome, we started at the base with sunny skies, 2 miles in we experience some rain, 4.5 miles in we had snow…

The first two miles were steep. Once you get to the fire road it’s a steady climb. We got rained on then the snow hit.

The trail was a wasn’t bad, the first 2 miles are a bit tough, it got easier once we reached the fire road.  We started…

Sábado 2/22/2020 empezamos un grupo de 11 personas este hike,  y se pronosticaban lluvias pero  cuando llegamos estaba soleado y al parecer la lluvia había…

Steep from the get go! Be ready. Your lungs will love the fresh air!

Start out climbing, then climb some more.  Pretty much up to the High Point tower, with a little leveling off after 2.5 miles.  Enjoying our…

Cold but amazing views

This is a hard hike 7 miles up hill all the way to the lookout. Not much shade I wouldn’t do this one in the…

This was my 2nd peak in San Diego County as part of the 2020 Challenge. This was one strenuous hike! We got off to a…

Nice

Just the right challenge for where I’m at physically!  A good challenging grade of ascent until you get to the fire roads, which aren’t too…

This was a great hike, the weather conditions were perfect and it was a beautiful day. I anticipated the first 2 miles to be the…

Beautiful day to hike. Temps were around 65-70F. The first two miles of this trail is quite steep you pick up half of the elevation…

Weather was nice.  Didn’t see a lot of people on the trail but did see some.

…and #6 San Diego 6PoP challenge is complete!! Despite the cold, windy and rainy weather, we still managed to opt outside on a Sunday funday.…

It was a gloomy day and started to rain halfway. I forgot my rain jacket but thank goodness I had plastic poncho. We were socked…

The first 2.5 miles are uphill switch back.  We started the hike at 7am, the sun had just started coming up and the views were…

Most beautiful hike I have ever done.

The trail was difficult, all uphill the first 6.5 miles, but the views were spectacular.  There was VERY little snow, just tiny patches toward the…

It was a different mountain from the one that I remember. The last time I hiked the observatory trail and it was much easier and…

I always see that big white telescope from so many other trails around. Finally hikes up there and beyond.

Friendly Oak Grove Fireman directed us to the trail as we had trouble finding it (right behind the fire station ;-)) Chose a weekday to…

Patches of snow up top

Truck trail?  Someone warned me this was mostly a truck trail and that made me think this was going to be a walk in the…

The day was super windy with some snow patches in some areas but more so on High Point Road and Polomar Divide Road. At the…

There were a few trees that fell on the trail

Four trees falling and block the Oak Grove trail two miles before reaching the fire road. Also one tree fell and block the fire road.…

Some brush to navigate around in the first couple miles. Some snow/mud the last couple miles. Not bad.

First 2 miles had fallen trees branches , snow patches on trail and muddy cause snow is melting, 4 miles lots off trees down not…

First time to hike High Point Palomar, elevation 6123 ft. Started the hike for 2 miles on Oak Grove Trailhead, followed by 4 miles of…

The first 2 miles are the worst and from there it’s pretty smooth sailing.  I brought along a friend who had not ever done a…

Exceedingly clear weather in all directions, which included ocean view from the summit.  Some older snow pack on roads sections, but little ice.  Several fallen…

My research led me to believe that this would be a great opportunity to backpack and try out my brand new tent – A Big…

Beautiful, clear, and successful day. I parked at the Oak Grove Fire Station (south side of the building) on Highway 79. Adventure Pass is required.…

Another great day on the trail! I stepped off today from the Oak Grove Trailhead at about 0730. The first 2 miles are mostly on…

I friend challenged me to join Social Hiker and take part in the SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks Hike.  I’m always hiking something around Mission Trails…

Great day for a new year hike.

Hike was great! It was a little harder than what I anticipated. It’s just like me to jump into something new without doing much research.…

I can’t believe I forgot to log my first hike of the New Year.  It was a great day and like others have said, this…