Tag: Mount Woodson

SO MANY PEOPLE…..and it doesn’t matter which way you go. We chose the side along highway 67 today so we could get up and back…

Started this hike early around 6 a.m. it was already hot. Lots of people on trail when coming down.

Started at 6:30am to try to beat the heat and crowds. For a short hike, this one packs some punch with all those stairs! I…

Awesome day hike

Definitely a very fun hike!  We arrived before 7:00 a.m. on a Wednesday morning.  Not too many people at this time.  However, within two hours,…

it was a hot afternoon hike

Little cold in morning then got really hot quick.  Really busy trail and the line to take picture took us about 1hr.

Not too crowded, foggy walking up but clear and hot all the way down.

Sunny, amazing views, light crowds!

A beautiful morning with a view of heaven!  Incredibly inspiring and humbling.  No “chip pic” for me as my fear of heights deterred me from…

This trail is challenging and beautiful! All the “stairs” at the top make for a Great workout. However my legs got so cramped at the…

I usually run this trail when I’m training for an ultramarathon, but instead I decided to hike the trail with my friend. We did the…

Great hike.  The weather wasn’t too warm.  Got an early start and finished in about 3 hours.

Go early if you plan to take a picture at potato chip rock. This trail is hard, but still run-able. Pretty sights throughout the way.

Many hikers were enjoying Mt Woodson.

Started the trail early and got to the empty peak. I had the chance to enjoy Potato Chip Rock by myself. The trail was okay,…

Yeah this is very popular trail and I try to stay away popular trails because of the obvious crowds. There was actually a line to…

Weather was great!

Great Hike! It was misty cloudy- must be amazing when ya can see the views!

Hiked Mt Woodson as my second peak today.  It finished off the San Diego peaks for me.  Nice cool day

Took a new route today that I really enjoyed because it had lots of shade. Once we got to the top I wasn’t going to…

Opted for a late afternoon/early evening hike up. My primary goal was to actually get on top of the summit block. Standing on the Potato…

started at 6am with approx 15 people at top. No line for pics which was great! Pretty cloudy day so thats probably why it wasn’t…

The hike was beautiful. I would suggest going on a weekday because parking is free. We also found a minimal amount of people on the…

I drove down from LA to grab this new peak during the weekday considering how crowded it is reported to be on weekends. Ended up…

Grateful there was not a crowd when I got to the chip. Beautiful hike beautiful scenery. Getting on the trip I was a bit anxious…

solo hike. hot day, people starting to get back on the trails . great views .

This was my first time hiking at Mt. Woodson.  I guess I had never been too eager after hearing that the line to have your…

This was my first time at Mt. Woodson and Potato Chip Rock.  I liked it so much, I’ve already been back a 2nd time.  I…

This is probably the easiest and shortest of the 18 peaks this year. Not sure why this one is chosen to be apart of the…

Beautiful day for an early hike before the crowds.  

Beautiful day for a hike a little on the warm side but worth the scenery and reward at the top. Arrive  early as it is…

We wanted to start on the other end but the gates didn’t open until 9 & parking would be at half capacity.  So we started…

I started at hike around 6:50am. I hiked on the Mount Woodson trail from HWY 67. This was a good hike. It ascended all the…

This was a beautiful day for a hike.  the COVID-19 trail closures had been lifted, and with a few rules to follow like wearing face…

Beautiful sunny day, not much shade.

Mid-day hike – super crowded for a weekday.

Took the day off work and decided to bag Mt Woodson from Lake Poway. My roommate and I left from the trailhead at 6am. There…

First hike since being back in California after visiting Family in Oklahoma for a month or so. I watched the sunset and it was a…

I started my hike at 9am. Another great day for a hike, low traffic thanks to the Corona Virus! It’s always fun making the straight…

Started the challenge with Potato Chip Rock in my backyard.

My kids, 12 and 16 years, and husband have been quarantined in the house all week and I worked half the week in the hospital…

It was a great hike, the weather was perfect  beautiful view.

Awesome trails and the weather was perfect. Not hard at all.

More people than I thought there would be. Good weather. Little chilly at times, but it kept the sun off of us most of the…

I took the Ramona side up to Potato Chip Rock to try and protect the muddy other side a little bit! Beautiful crisp, partly cloudy…

Got rained out of hot springs mountain for the day so Woodson it was. The lake is quaint, there are sets of porta-potties in the…

Tough trail with kids!  Weather felt great bc it was overcast.  Clear marked trail.  Wear good trail shoes.  Bring plenty of water.  Snacks.

We drove down to do another peak, but it was pouring rain there. So we continued to drive to Lake Poway to do the hike…

Hike was beautiful! We picked a great time to do this one! Typically hot but today was cool in the 50’s and hit a little…

…a little chilly, a tiny bit of rain, but a great hike with gorgeous views, and hardly any other hikers on the trail!

I hiked up from Highway 67 on a chilly late afternoon to catch the sunset on Mt Woodson.  This hike is a short but fairly…

Perfect weather. Very few people. Pretty hike.

Beautiful day, nice steady uphill climb. Was not as hard as I thought it would be. Climbing on the ‘chip’ was a lil intense, but…

Challenging to start but rewardingly serene at the end with awesome views!

It was a great day to hike. Not as hard  hard as I expected. Gotta admit I was scared jumping on the Chip

its was a wet miserable hike with rain. Couldnt get on the rock cuz it was slippery

The weather has been uncharacteristically wet for sunny San Diego, so although this hike has been on the books for months, we made a last…

It was very interesting hike, I usually don’t go evenings, it was fun nice trail. It’s perfect for training for long hiking trails. And of…

When we started the trail it was raining a little but then it was partly cloudy.

perfect weather for hiking today, partially cloudy, It was challenging at the beginning and at the rock stairs, but the views are!

Rainy, but empty!

Pretty short hike, but really nice

This is a beautiful trail. We started at 6:30 am and were glad we had an early start. Trail was getting crowded when we came…

Dreary and Cloudy morning beginning from Lake Poway. Light crowds on the trail going up and not to bad at Potato Chip Rock for the…

This was a S-L-O-G, but a fun one! We lucked out with stunning views on a clear and warm day. A pleasant start along the…

The threat of rain delayed the normally large crowds of this hike as we set up Mt Woodson form Lake Poway just before 8am. The…

We decided to get to the trail as early as possible (we love our morning hikes).  All morning it was cloudy with a few sprinkles…

Had planned to go via Lake Poway route, my phone’s  map application routed me to the East Approach Trailhead🤣 Short, but steep.  Lines for photos…

$10 parking. Beautiful lake. Clean trails. A line to take pictures at potato chip. Sweet view at the top.

This trail from the bathrooms up to the top are well maintained 👍🏾  We were able to get up and down before the rain too.…

We went up trying to beat the rain that was forecasted…we made it up in 90 mins! Potato chip was a little wet in some…

Trail was great we beat the rain! potato chip was a little slippery

weather was great cloudy but it did not rain. trail conditions were fine. felt great and look forward to the next challenge!!

The last time I did this hike years ago, I was so out of shape. It felt so good to be able to enjoy the…

I’ve lived in San Diego for about 10 years now and I’ve heard of tons of people doing this hike. Honestly, that’s why I hadn’t…

arrived at 6:45 AM parked along the road off Highway 67. Moderate amount of people on the trail but only a few at the peak.…

Great hike!!

If I knew this would be my last hike due to isolation stuff caused by COVID-19 – maybe I would have soaked it up longer.…

Went on a 1/2 day during week with my kiddo and a few friends.  Beautiful pretty breezy day. Trail is super easy to follow and…

Ran into Danny that we befriended at El Cajon Mountain 🙂 Steep and mostly paved service road-hard on knees. Perfect weather for an early afternoon…

I wanted to switch up the hike to Mount Woodson, so I turned it into a longer, unofficial “loop” hike…which wasn’t the most genius idea.…

The backside is shorter, but steeper. Two miles up a paved utility road. The view is gorgeous with huge boulders. You may see rock climbers…

Slightly brisk conditions, with plenty of people on the peak.  There was a line for potato chip rock, so we opted for lunch on the…

This was a great hike!  My dad helped route the Fry-Koegel trail, which we took to avoid some of the Potato Chip Rock crowds, back…

Crisp drizzly morning!

A Short and easy hike

Was a little warm but nice.  Was a good little workout and there wasn’t A lot of people waiting to take pics with the rock.…

Imagine if you will the Saturday Night Live skit with Christopher Walken demanding more cowbell as he had a fever that only more cowbell could…

Great weather, great hike.

This is the nicest trail I’ve been on  – really well maintained all the way.  Nice challenging hike, finished with my son in 3:41.  We…

For this one we had to wake up at 5:45 to get to the top before the sun really got us. coming up was really…

Started around 6:30am. Weather was beautiful But no shade. We ended up beating most the crowds and mid day sun. I would suggest starting earlier…

Hike w/ Aly & Derek

A short but sweet Hike!

To culminate Valentine and double peak weekend, our group tackled Mount Woodson and the famed Potato Chip Rock. Did I mention we summited El Cajon…

Gorgeous panoramas of San Diego the whole way up. Prepare to wait a while if you want a pic at the “potato chip”.

Started at the bottom, then went to the top…then back down to the bottom.  Hiked by myself, made it up in an hour via the…

It was an absolutely gorgeous day! We got our start at the Lake Poway park trailhead around 10am and had a relatively quiet hike up…

Beautiful day in Poway! 1st of 6 for the SoCal challenge! Also doing the NorCal challenge. Doing both challenges for my 60th birthday 💕

My husband and I hiked Mt. Woodson on Valentines Day as our 1st peak of the Six Pack of Peaks Challenge. We chose this hike…

Potato Chip Rock, I just kept hearing your name. I finally had to have the pleasure of making your acquaintance. Quite the cheeky seven miler…

Warm weather, not too many people at this popular hike since we went on a week day.

I hike this area often. But I don’t go to the peak very much anymore. I think thanks to social media it has become insanely…

Great hike to the rock, did not realize I would need to jump onto the rock, I was a little scared, but managed to get…

Light rain, overcast, and low temperatures kept the crowds away.  We were able to stand on Potato Chip Rock immediately. That being said, less hikers…

Wanted to conquer this trail even with the looming rain. Rained lightly on and off during the hike and was a bit anti-climactic when we…

Hike was inclined and it was foggy and freezing. Slight rainfall,no restroom. When you rich the potato chip rock expect to wait in line to…

Hike was moderate about 4.5miles round trip. Hiking this trail is a little hard cause is going up most of the time but other than…

We intended to hike El Cajon but changed our minds when we encountered the story weather on our way down to San Diego.  We though…

Beautiful weather. Ocean breezes and sunshine. And an amazing hiking  partner.

Portions of the hike include rocks and small boulders.  The surrounding area is beautiful.  Rock outcroppings are great.

While the trek up was almost exclusively on asphalt, the steepness of this route made for a good quad-burner!

Wonderful day not too many people. Carried a sign for my friend who is changing jobs to the top to and sent her photos while…

What a beautiful day for a hike in San Diego! It was a quintessential San Diego day. Trail conditions were amazing. Despite getting there at…

Good 1sr challenge. Summited in 1 hour 8 min. Decended in 57min

I have to admit- I was worried about this hike. The last time I did it was 7 years ago or so. This would be…

Trio of San Diego peaks in a single day: 1. El Cajon Mountain 2. Mount Woodon 3. Volcan Mountain Started at the Ramona trailhead since…

It was a great day! Perfect mix of sun and breeze! This is always one of my “go-to” hikes that offers some great views and…

This trail is in my “backyard” so I am fairly familiar with it however, I have never hiked it from Blue Sky trail head. Very…

No shade, next time I’ll start earlier. Lots of rock stairs, but beautiful views. Potato Chip was a bit crowded but the line for photos…

We went on a Friday and started at 7am to avoid the crowds. The weather was perfect and only ran into a handful of people.…

Started at the 67 went straight up to potato chip then connected to fry- Koehler for a full 6 mile hike. Great weather and a…

Saw a little snake. The hike down was so beautiful.

Hike with my 12 year old boy 3:45 round trip. Had great time.

Foggy start at 7:30 but Sun out at 9:00 summit.  Crowded with over 30 people in line for photo op at potato chip rock.  Back…

We were supposed to do Volcan today, but an overturned vehicle on the road brought us here instead. All I can say was it was…

We started this trail Sunday morning around 9:30am and noticed immediately how thick the morning mist was. Using this to our advantage, we quickly began…

Trail Conditions: Great, easy to follow Weather: Stayed around mid-50s from 930am-1230pm How I felt: First hike of the year. Challenging at first but got…

Foggy and chilly morning up the trail today. We thought we had an early start and yet summited to find 25+ people were already there…