Tag: High Point

About 12 other hikers on trail. Two Jeep’s passed by near the top. Two motorcycles on the way down. Weather  turned cold at the summit.…

The Oak Grove trail is sensational. Despite the the weather was not perfect, I was able to enjoy the view of the High Point and…

Great hike to finish the challenge.  Long but steady.  Windy and cold at the top.

First mile, 16 minutes, second mile 33 minutes, it’s an elevation challenge in the first few miles, but it does let up.  Gorgeous views at…

Last hike of the challenge for SoCalsd⛰⛰⛰⛰⛰⛰🍂🍃🍁🥾🎄

Windy!

Gorgeous day to hike this peak! Cool weather, not a lot of people and very few vehicles on the jeep road. Finished the 6 peaks…

This was my last hike for the 6 peak challenge.  I  was not sure how long this one was going to take me, but I…

It was such a jorney completing the 18 but surely made this covid year slightly less harsh. No snow so Microspikes are not needed. It…

Brutal it was all incline the whole way up.

Good way to finish. 6.5 Miles up hill the entire way.

This was definitely the hardest of the six peaks of my San Diego challenge and my least favorite…13 miles with the first half straight climbing…

This was my 6th peak in a year when I wasn’t sure we’d even be able to hike. Three years ago I joined the challenge…

Hike #11

Great Hike. Steep. Nice Views on way up.

After a hiatus, due to COVID-19 closures, I finally got this last and final hike in after Thanksgiving to complete the 2020 6-Peak Challenge. It…

Beautiful fall leaves, amazing views!

Perfect hiking weather, crisp day w/ High in the 40’s, and beautiful clear blue skies.

Windy and cold

Great hike!  First 2 miles are rough

The climb was rough but I enjoyed the view.

Beautiful day with Fall colors and snow! Super fun day!!

Our final San Diego hiking excursion saw my friend and I bag SoCal 6-Pack Peak No. 17 of 18. The 13-mile (RT) Oak Grove Trail…

My Friday the 13th 2020 was fabulous! I completed #17 of my 18 peak goal. High Point (Palomar) ~ 13 mi, 3,500 ft gain, 6,138”…

Great weather .. Great hike

First couple of miles have most of the gain.  Gets your attention right away.  Great views from the peak of all major peaks across Southern…

I started at the Oak Grove TH to the right of the fire station. I don’t know if I parked in the correct place but…

This was my first time on the Oak Grove Trail. I hiked solo on a Monday and had the trail completely to myself. When I…

Clear day. No one on the trail.  Good view of the surrounding area on the hike up so remember to look back from time to…

A nice hike with Steve @SDCrazyhikers to Palomar Mountain via Oak Grove. 13.5 miles (half marathon) i left my place around 11:45PM , we start…

Extremely hot. Bring more water than you would normally think. It was nice to finally finish the San Diego six pack even in 2020.

We started at 2 am. No one was around. My friend and I started the hike and the trail was very dark and spooky. We…

High Point! Completing this was a high point, for sure! I’ve been dealing with Plantar Fasciitis, so I wasn’t sure if I was going to…

It felt good to finish this one. 13miles. It was a tough one.

Started at 4:30 solo and had coyotes singing  for the first hour and a half or so until I reached the fire road.   Going…

Great views at the top. Bugs were bad in some spots. Really hot on the way back down.

this hike is mostly on a fire access road with no coverage. Bad idea to do this during the summer. We started early to beat…

beautiful sunrise. trail is easy just long. not many people. start early the heat is stifling. lot of bugs and bees. more trucks then people

Day 2 pushing through with one thing in mind, to summit and bag peak #17. Tired from the day before hiking peak #16 (Hot Springs)…

#16 of 18. Brutal hot day in San Diego.

The trailhead starts behind the fire station. This trail is tough. It’s very steep the first 2 miles and decently steep the remainder with only…

It was nice in the morning. Hot as hell in the afternoon. Beautiful view at the top. The lookout was cool. The volunteer came down…

Excellent Hike with decent gain. But highly recommend to do in the fall/winter maybe spring. We started at 4am and it was almost unbearable by…

Our group arrived in the dark…3:30am and we started with our headlamps on.  Got a bit turned around in the beginning but found our way…

It was a gorgeous sunrise starting at 6 am at the Oak Grove Fire station off of the 79.  There was a little construction traffic.…

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

OMG the heat was intense!  Did not plan to hike this in 105 degree weather!!!  The last 3 miles were miserable as the heat beat…

Took my Crossfit/Bootcamp/OCR/Ruck Coach and she expressed how challenging this was for her. She was carrying a 40lb ruck bag and it was 103 degrees.…

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…

It was one of the toughest hikes I’ve ever been on.

This hike is definitely challenging! WHATEVER YOU DO, START REAL EARLY TO BEAT THE HEAT! This hike would have been a lot more enjoyable in…

Boy, this hike was tough! Grant it, the day we did it was hot, but either way, the summit was the highlight! Great views! You…

Road walk.  Good views of San G and San J, from a somewhat unique perspective.  Would consider this one a formality unfortunately.

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…

Extreme heat 🥵

Early sunrise start to beat the heat left us experiencing the 100 degree heat the last 2 miles.

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…

Easy, but so hot!

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…

We saw no other hikers this day 🙂 we hiked the small single track trail and  I definitely preferred this stretch versus the Fire Road…

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…

great views of Palomar Observatory…Ranger assigned to tower was very helpful in providing information about the area

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

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…

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…

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…

Completed

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…

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

Fun!

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.…

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…

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…

A rainy hike all the way to the top and back.

Rainy day and cold

Windy day to hike

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