| From your parking spot along Highway S-2, head northeast across a sloping alluvial fan towards a nearby mouth of a rocky canyon. Starting at just .3 miles you’re inside the canyon proper. At mile .7 you arrive at a major canyon fork – stay right. At mile 1.1 the canyon bends left, widens and becomes less interesting. Continue reading Rainbow Canyon Distance: 3.2 miles, loop From your car on Farmer Road, hike the gravel access road going easy, and you soon reach the preserves gateway. An old fire road continues sharply up the hill ahead. Presently, you swing right and continue climbing along a rounded ridge line leading towards the Volcan Mountain crest. At 1.2 miles up the fire road take the Continue reading Volcan Mountain This is the grand tour of the East Mesa area. From the Sweetwater River Bridge Trailhead, follow the Harvey Moore Trail south and east across a hill side, passing first through a band of oaks and pines and then through a Continue reading East Mesa Loop Distance: 6.5 miles round trip (out and back) Directions: Follow highway 79 9.4 miles south from Julian or 13.4 miles north from Interstate 8 at Descanso to reach the trailhead, on the inside of a sharp bend in the road. This trailhead is located at mile 10.7 according to the highway 79 mile markers. This hidden 30-foot waterfall lies within Cleveland National Forest, just outside the west boundary of Cuyamaca Continue reading Sill Hill Waterfall Distance: 7 miles, loop Directions: From Julian, drive 2 miles north on Farmer Road to Wynola Road, jog briefly right, turn left to remain on Farmer Road. Continue 1.2 miles north to the Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve staging area on the left. From the staging area head west along side the upper reaches of the Santa Ysabel Creek, on Continue reading Upper Santa Ysabel Creek |
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