Kwaay Paay

3 Miles
Out and Back
Started Hike: 6PM
Summited at 6:30PM
Mission Trails Regional Park.


Looking north towards Fortuna mountain

Lake Poway to Mt. Woodson

7.5 Miles Round Trip- Lake Poway Loop Trail to Mt Woodson Out and back

Started hike at 9:00AM

Summited at 10:30AM

Sunny and hot with some breezes further up

Rattlesnake encounter near the start of the Woodson trail where it turns to single track.

Some history:  

According to Jerry Schad, the local Indians called this the Mountain of Moonlit Rocks, and later pioneers called it Cobbleback Peak. It was mapped as Woodson Mountain in honor of a prominent homesteader who moved here in 1895, confederate dentist Dr. Marshall Clay Woodson, and now it's best known as Mount Woodson.

Cowles Mtn. & Pyles Peak

4+ Miles Loop Trail- Main trailhead->Cowles->Pyles->Single track to Mission Gorge Road->Golfcrest Dr to trailhead.

Started hike at 6:15AM

Summited Cowles at 7:00AM

Followed the ridgeline/ saddle trail to Pyles Peak

Summited Pyles at 8:00AM

Plenty of hikers on the way up to Cowles but not a soul on the Pyles Peak trail.

Marine layer engulfed the usual view of downtown San Diego.

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Iron Mountain

5.6 Miles Round Trip- Out and Back
Started hike at 6:00AM
Summitted at 7:00AM
Overcast, and crowded w/ 50-100 other hikers on the trail.
Plenty of switchbacks keep the ascent pretty mellow, and make for a good trail run back down.
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El Cajon Mountain

11.8 Miles Round Trip- Out and Back

Started hike at 6:00AM
Summited at 8:30AM
Big granite boulders, hilly terrain, and great views.
The marine layer cleared out after reaching the peak.

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