Tag: Mount Woodson

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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!

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…

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…

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…

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…

$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.…

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!!

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!

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.…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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 💕

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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.…

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…

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…

After hiking El Cajon mountain earlier in the day me and my friend Lone Hiker decided to eat a nice meal then hike up to…

Potato Chip Rock ( 2nd peak )

I highly recommend this trail head up Mt. Woodson! We ran into maybe two other groups until we met up with the main trail where…

Such a fun trail!  There were lots of people on the trail today, and everyone was so friendly.

Happy I did this one! It was a fairly easy out and back trail, well marked and maintained.  The trailhead is located in the parking…

We took the West approach because it is listed as a more challenging 7.0 mile out and back hike. It starts at the Lake Poway Recreation…

I had signed up to hike this with a meet-up group, but they were going too late in the day and I like to start…

We started about 6:30 am, so the weather was great. This is my third time hiking Mt. Woodson, but first time doing it from the…

Nice butt burner with lovely ladies.

Busy highway you park on, use caution. Saw deer s we began our hike up. Trail is short & steep with slight decline as you…

It was a fun and super slow hike 🙂

Stairway to the clouds!  Not the best day for this hike but it was still enjoyable with close-in views of the local mountains.  Could see…

Hike & Run for 4 miles, 1180 ft, in 63 mins.

Another beautiful 🌅 sunrise hike with my Sister, Angela. Perfect hiking weather I’m the high 50’s

After completing Volcan Mountain near Julian, we decided to hike Mt. Woodson on the same day. Since it was a 3-day weekend for some people,…

This was the 2nd trail of the day, after completing Volcan Mountain near Julian, CA the same day. Not our first time on this trail…

A beautiful, clear day with gorgeous views of Lake Poway and the Pacific Ocean. Grateful my sister was able to join me for part of…

We started early which helped us beat the crowds and the heat. Trail conditions were good. If you want a pic on potato chip rock,…

2nd Hike. The iconic Potato Chip. Always crowded, hikers lining up to take photo of themselves seating on the edge, jumping, hanging, crawling (like someone…

Challenging hike for an amateur hiker like myself but so worth it for the view! Incline most of the hike with steep, stair-like sections closer…

Very crowded Saturday morning hike. There were a lot of dogs off leash… which is a problem because not all dogs on leashes want friends…

Awesome sunny day. Huge line for potato chip rock!

Beautiful afternoon stroll. The sandy 100 yd trail passes through the shade of large oak trees in green pasture like setting that takes  you to…

So glad we took this trail as it was far less crowded than the more popular routes. Pretty hike through a forested area before meeting…

Great hike that avoided the groups until we met up with the main trail to summit.

This may have been one of the harder hikes in San Diego – lots of stone stairs – over 2100’ elevation change.  Rough on my…

Very busy!! I was a little disappointed that it was so busy on the trail. Would definitely be better on a weekday ad early in…

We went up via the Fry-Koegel trail. It was scenic and we avoided the crowds until the trail merged with the Lake Poway route. the…

Took a Friday off to enjoy a 2fer. Rain on and off on the drive hoping it would stop and it did not but did…

Our #Friyay made for an epic day of adventure in San Diego County. We set out to hike 2 peaks out of 18 peaks for…

I rained all the way up.  Lots of cloud cover, so limited views, but still a great hike.

First Six-Pack Peak of 2020.  Did Potato Chip mid-week, so hardly any wait at the top.  Beautiful day, fun hike and the trail was in…

Took a nice stroll in poway on the search for the infamous POTATO CHIP ROCK happy to report I found it…. the adventure to the…

Beautiful sunrise hike to the summit of Mt Woodson and the famous Potato Chip Rock. Breathtaking views, sea of clouds, fluffs and puffs. Why stand…

Hiked Mt. Woodson with a side trip down a canyon.  Side trail was overgrown and legs got very scratched.  The Woodson trail is very well…

First peak of the year! Had a small window to get some cardio in so I decided to knock out my first peak in the…

January 13th 2020 1 of 36 ( Socal, Norcal, & Arizona Challenges) I’m coming 2020! Hike 1 of 2 ( Mt. Woodson) 8 miles Zoozee’s…

January 13th 2020 1 of 36 ( Socal, Norcal, & Arizona Challenges) I’m coming 2020! Hike 1 of 2 ( Mt. Woodson) 8 miles Zoozee’s…

Originally planned to be a group hike, unexpected events prevented the rest of the group from participating.  They still encouraged me to proceed with the…

Great hike. Lots of uphill.  Bit of rock scrambling.  Decent amount of people.  If wanting a pic at the rock get there early to avoid…

It’s always a great idea to hike Woodson Mountain, or SD trails in general, at a start of the year. The weather is cool even…

Great first peak in the challenge with my daughter. We didn’t go until the afternoon, but avoided the crowds that probably would be there in…

Got a late start so did this one solo. Got on the trail about 2pm, and knew I had to to hustle to get out…

Perfect weather for the first hike of the year with Hiking 4 Heroes and my family.

What a fantastic hike!  First Peak Challenge of the year, and my first time up Mt. Woodson.  Perfect weather for a 0900 start time with…

I hike with my daddy for his organized hiked with Hiking 4 Heroes, the hike was fun, can’t wait for the next one!

This is my second Peak hike for 2020 and my first in San Diego.  Although the is short (9.4 miles out and back), it’s quite…

This was a great hike I did with an amazing group H4H~ Hiking 4Heroes. Trail was well marked, over looking Poway Lake as you begin…

First time going up Mt Woodson, and hiking with the awesome group Hiking 4 Heroes.  Always great to get out and also to support the…

I love hiking this trail is easy and you feel comfortable it has excellent view the rocks are amazing it’s just a wonderful time  to…

My first hike with hiking 4 heroes! This is such a great organization! They raise money to help veterans and active service members  find the…

I’ve never hiked from the Ramona side before.  The trail is paved, which is a little weird, but it was a nice hike & the…

What a beautiful day for a hike, and what a nice trail to hike!  The weather was clear, cool (crisp in the early a.m.), not…

Beautiful morning for a hike/run and amazing views at the summit. Logged 7 miles with 1,919 ft elevation gain. #4/18 PoP challenge

3rd peak challenge hike up and around up and around we went. It was a beautiful day and we encountered quite a few few people.…

A little cold but overall great weather. Headed up with my lady about 9:AM. Great views. We were surprised not many people there on a…