Afoot and Afield: San Diego County A Comprehensive Hiking Guide
by Schad, JerryEdition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-05-07
Publisher(s): Wilderness Press
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Summary
Encompassing the county from Sunset Cliff Park and the Bayside Trail at Point Loma to Fonts Point in the Borrego Badlands, this hiking book is the "must-have" to explore San Diego's diverse outdoors. The book covers all the worthwhile hiking destinations throughout the county-including the coast, foothills, mountains, and desert-in trips ranging from short family excursions to multi-day backpacks. This long-awaited fourth edition of San Diego County's most recognized and comprehensive hiking guide has been fully updated and expanded to cover more than 250 hikes.
Author Biography
Author of several Wilderness Press titles, Jerry Schad’s several parallel careers have encompassed interests ranging from astronomy and teaching to photography and writing. He teaches astronomy and physical science at San Diego Mesa College, and currently chairs the Physical Sciences Department there.
Schad has run or hiked many thousands of miles of distinct trails throughout California, in the Southwest, and in Mexico. He is a sub-24-hour finisher of Northern California’s 100-mile Western States Endurance Run, and has served in a leadership capacity for outdoor excursions as close as San Diego County and as far away as Madagascar.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xviii |
| Introduction | |
| Introducing San Diego County | p. 1 |
| Land of Many Climates | p. 1 |
| Reading the Rocks | p. 3 |
| Native Gardens | p. 7 |
| Creatures Great & Small | p. 10 |
| Health, Safety, & Courtesy | p. 13 |
| Preparation & Equipment | p. 13 |
| Special Hazards | p. 14 |
| Trail Courtesy | p. 16 |
| Using this Book | p. 18 |
| Capsulized Information | p. 18 |
| Beaches & Bays | |
| North County Coast | p. 23 |
| Hosp Grove | p. 25 |
| South Carlsbad to Cardiff | p. 26 |
| Batiquitos Lagoon | p. 28 |
| San Elijo Lagoon | p. 29 |
| Torrey Pines & La Jolla | p. 31 |
| La Jolla Shores to Torrey Pines Beach | p. 33 |
| Scripps Coastal Reserve | p. 34 |
| Torrey Pines State Reserve | p. 35 |
| Torrey Pines Extension | p. 37 |
| Crest Canyon | p. 38 |
| La Jolla Caves | p. 39 |
| La Jolla Coast Walk | p. 40 |
| Point Loma | p. 42 |
| Bayside Trail | p. 44 |
| Sunset Cliffs Park | p. 45 |
| Border Coast | p. 47 |
| Tijuana River Estuary | p. 49 |
| Coastal Strip & Foothills | |
| Fallbrook | p. 50 |
| Santa Margarita River | p. 51 |
| Rock Mountain | p. 53 |
| Los Jilgueros Preserve | p. 54 |
| Heller's Bend Preserve | p. 55 |
| Monserate Mountain | p. 56 |
| Wilderness Gardens Preserve | p. 57 |
| Oceanside, Vista, & San Marcos | p. 59 |
| Guajome Regional Park | p. 61 |
| Calavera Preserve | p. 62 |
| Rancho Carrillo | p. 63 |
| Double Peak | p. 65 |
| Escondido | p. 67 |
| Dixon Lake | p. 69 |
| Daley Ranch-Tour of the Ponds | p. 70 |
| Daley Ranch-Jack Creek Meadow | p. 72 |
| Daley Ranch-Boulder Loop | p. 73 |
| Daley Ranch-Engelmann Oak Loop | p. 75 |
| Lake Wohlford | p. 76 |
| Hellhole Canyon Open Space Preserve | p. 77 |
| Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve | p. 79 |
| North Shore Lake Hodges | p. 82 |
| Bernardo Mountain | p. 83 |
| Piedras Pintadas Trail | p. 84 |
| Highland Valley Trail | p. 85 |
| Battle Monument Trail | p. 86 |
| San Pasqual Hiking Trails | p. 87 |
| Boden Canyon | p. 89 |
| Poway | p. 91 |
| Twin Peaks | p. 93 |
| Lake Poway Loop | p. 94 |
| Blue Sky Ecological Reserve | p. 95 |
| Woodson Mountain-East Approach | p. 96 |
| Woodson Mountain-West Approach | p. 98 |
| Iron Mountain | p. 99 |
| Goodan Ranch & Sycamore Canyon | p. 100 |
| Penasquitos | p. 102 |
| Black Mountain-North Slope | p. 104 |
| Black Mountain-South Slope | p. 105 |
| Knott Grove | p. 106 |
| Los Penasquitos Canyon-East Approach | p. 107 |
| Los Penasquitos Canyon-West Approach | p. 109 |
| Lopez Canyon | p. 110 |
| Golden Triangle & Clairemont | p. 111 |
| Rose Canyon | p. 113 |
| San Clemente Canyon | p. 114 |
| Tecolote Canyon | p. 115 |
| Center City | p. 117 |
| Florida Canyon | p. 118 |
| Banker's Hill Historic Walk | p. 119 |
| Maple Canyon | p. 121 |
| Mission Trails Regional Park | p. 122 |
| Cowles Mountain-South Approach | p. 124 |
| Cowles Mountain-East Approach | p. 126 |
| Cowles Mountain-Northeast Approach | p. 127 |
| Pyles Peak | p. 128 |
| Visitor Center Loop | p. 129 |
| Rock Climber's Loop | p. 130 |
| Kumeyaay Lake | p. 131 |
| Kwaay Paay Peak | p. 132 |
| Oak Canyon | p. 133 |
| South Fortuna Mountain | p. 134 |
| North Fortuna Mountain | p. 136 |
| Rim Trail | p. 137 |
| Shepherd Canyon | p. 138 |
| Lakeside to Ramona | p. 139 |
| Conejos Creek | p. 141 |
| Stelzer Park | p. 142 |
| Oakoasis Open Space Preserve | p. 143 |
| El Capitan Open Space Preserve | p. 144 |
| Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 146 |
| Simon Open Space Preserve | p. 147 |
| Mount Gower Open Space Preserve | p. 148 |
| Alpine & Jamul | p. 150 |
| Crestridge Ecological Reserve | p. 152 |
| Wright's Field | p. 154 |
| Viejas Mountain | p. 155 |
| Loveland Reservoir | p. 156 |
| Sloan Canyon | p. 157 |
| Sycuan Peak | p. 158 |
| McGinty Mountain | p. 159 |
| Hollenbeck Canyon | p. 160 |
| South Bay | p. 162 |
| Sweetwater Trail | p. 163 |
| Rice Canyon | p. 164 |
| Lower Otay Vista | p. 165 |
| Mountains | |
| Agua Tibia | p. 167 |
| Dripping Springs Trail | p. 169 |
| Agua Tibia Loop | p. 171 |
| Eagle Crag | p. 172 |
| Palomar Mountain | p. 174 |
| Scott's Cabin & Boucher Hill Loop | p. 177 |
| Thunder Spring & Chimney Flats Loop | p. 178 |
| Doane Valley Nature Trail | p. 179 |
| Lower Doane Valley & Lower French Valley | p. 180 |
| Observatory Trail | p. 181 |
| Fry Creek Trail | p. 182 |
| Fry Creek to Doane Valley | p. 183 |
| San Luis Rey River | p. 184 |
| Love Valley | p. 185 |
| Oak Grove to High Point | p. 186 |
| Barker Valley | p. 188 |
| Warner Springs | p. 190 |
| Indian Flats | p. 192 |
| Hot Springs Mountain | p. 193 |
| Agua Caliente Creek | p. 194 |
| Caliente Wilderness | p. 195 |
| Combs Peak | p. 197 |
| Santa Ysabel Creek | p. 198 |
| Black Canyon | p. 199 |
| Black Canyon to Pamo Valley | p. 200 |
| Black Mountain | p. 201 |
| Upper San Diego River | p. 203 |
| West Side Road | p. 205 |
| Inaja Trail | p. 206 |
| San Diego River | p. 207 |
| Cedar Creek Falls | p. 208 |
| Three Sisters Waterfalls | p. 210 |
| Eagle Peak | p. 212 |
| Julian | p. 213 |
| William Heise County Park | p. 215 |
| Old Banner Toll Road | p. 216 |
| Volcan Mountain | p. 217 |
| Upper Santa Ysabel Creek | p. 219 |
| Cuyamaca Mountains | p. 221 |
| Kelly Ditch Trail | p. 224 |
| Cuyamaca Reservoir | p. 225 |
| Middle Peak | p. 227 |
| Sill Hill Waterfall | p. 228 |
| West Side Trail | p. 230 |
| Azalea Glen Trail | p. 231 |
| Cuyamaca Peak | p. 232 |
| Stonewall Peak | p. 234 |
| Stonewall Creek & Soapstone Grade Loop | p. 235 |
| Harper Creek | p. 236 |
| Dyar Spring & Juaquapin Loop | p. 237 |
| Oakzanita Peak | p. 238 |
| East Mesa Loop | p. 239 |
| West Mesa Loop | p. 241 |
| Arroyo Seco & Airplane Monument Loop | p. 242 |
| Pine Ridge Trail | p. 243 |
| Sweetwater River Loop | p. 244 |
| Guatay Mountain | p. 246 |
| Laguna Mountains | p. 247 |
| Kwaaymii Point | p. 251 |
| Garnet Peak | p. 252 |
| Indian Creek Loop | p. 253 |
| Pine Mountain Loop | p. 255 |
| Cottonwood Canyon | p. 256 |
| Oasis Spring | p. 257 |
| Foster Point | p. 258 |
| Lightning Ridge Trail | p. 259 |
| Agua Dulce Loop | p. 260 |
| Sunset Trail | p. 261 |
| Big Laguna Trail | p. 263 |
| Monument Peak | p. 264 |
| Kwaaymii Trail | p. 265 |
| Desert View Trail | p. 266 |
| Wooded Hill Nature Trail | p. 267 |
| Kitchen Creek Falls | p. 268 |
| Cottonwood Creek Falls | p. 269 |
| Noble Canyon Trail | p. 270 |
| Laguna to Cuyamaca | p. 272 |
| Pine Creek | p. 274 |
| Roberts Ranch | p. 276 |
| Lawson Peak | p. 277 |
| Horsethief Canyon | p. 278 |
| Secret Canyon Trail | p. 279 |
| Espinosa Trail | p. 281 |
| Corte Madera Mountain | p. 282 |
| Morena Butte | p. 283 |
| Hauser Canyon | p. 285 |
| Border Ranges | p. 286 |
| Otay Mountain | p. 287 |
| Tecate Peak | p. 289 |
| Desert | |
| Coyote Canyon | p. 291 |
| Lower Willows | p. 294 |
| Sheep Canyon | p. 295 |
| South Fork Sheep Canyon | p. 297 |
| Cougar Canyon | p. 299 |
| San Ysidro Mountains | p. 301 |
| Borrego Palm Canyon Nature Trail | p. 303 |
| Indianhead Mountain | p. 305 |
| Indian Canyon & Borrego Palm Canyon Traverse | p. 306 |
| Panorama Overlook | p. 309 |
| San Ysidro Mountain | p. 310 |
| Flat Cat Canyon | p. 311 |
| Lower Hellhole Canyon | p. 313 |
| Culp Valley Loop | p. 314 |
| California Riding & Hiking Trail | p. 315 |
| Upper Hellhole Canyon | p. 317 |
| Tubb Canyon | p. 318 |
| Coyote Mountain & Rockhouse Canyon | p. 320 |
| Coyote Mountain-South Spur | p. 322 |
| Coyote Mountain-East Approach | p. 323 |
| Alcoholic Pass | p. 324 |
| Jackass Flat & Butler Canyon | p. 325 |
| Rockhouse Canyon and Valley | p. 326 |
| Box Canyon to Hidden Spring | p. 329 |
| Santa Rosa Mountains | p. 331 |
| Peak 6582 | p. 333 |
| Rabbit Peak via Villager Peak | p. 335 |
| Rattlesnake Spring | p. 337 |
| Mile-High Mountain | p. 338 |
| Rock Tanks Loop | p. 339 |
| Coachwhip Canyon | p. 341 |
| Truckhaven Rocks | p. 342 |
| Calcite Mine | p. 343 |
| Palm Wash & Sheep Tanks | p. 344 |
| Borrego Badlands | p. 346 |
| Fonts Point | p. 348 |
| Seventeen Palms & Vicinity | p. 349 |
| West Butte Borrego Mountain | p. 350 |
| San Felipe Hills & Pinyon Ridge | p. 352 |
| San Felipe Hills | p. 353 |
| Lizard Canyon | p. 355 |
| Jasper Trail & Grapevine Canyon | p. 356 |
| Grapevine Mountain & Bitter Creek | p. 357 |
| Yaqui Well Trail | p. 359 |
| Cactus Loop Trail | p. 360 |
| Bill Kenyon Trail | p. 361 |
| Pinyon Ridge | p. 362 |
| Pinyon Mountains | p. 363 |
| Narrows Earth Trail | p. 365 |
| Sunset Mountain | p. 366 |
| Pinyon Mountain-North Approach | p. 367 |
| Harper Canyon | p. 369 |
| Blair Valley & Vallecito Mountains | p. 370 |
| Cool Canyon | p. 371 |
| Granite Mountain | p. 372 |
| Mason Valley Truck Trail | p. 374 |
| Oriflamme Canyon | p. 376 |
| Marshal South Cabin | p. 377 |
| Pictograph Trail | p. 378 |
| Whale Peak-North Approach | p. 379 |
| Whale Peak-West Approach | p. 381 |
| Pinyon Mountain-South Approach | p. 382 |
| Rainbow Canyon | p. 383 |
| Split Mountain & Fish Creek | p. 384 |
| Elephant Trees Discovery Trail | p. 386 |
| Alma Wash to Starfish Cove | p. 387 |
| Split Mountain & Lycium Wash Loop | p. 388 |
| Mud Hills Wash | p. 390 |
| Sandstone Canyon-East Approach | p. 391 |
| Sandstone Canyon-South Approach | p. 393 |
| Agua Caliente Springs | p. 395 |
| Moonlight Trail | p. 396 |
| Pond Trail | p. 397 |
| Mount Laguna to Agua Caliente | p. 398 |
| Bow Willow & In-Ko-Pah Mountains | p. 401 |
| Torote Canyon | p. 403 |
| Sombrero Peak-East Approach | p. 404 |
| Mountain Palm Springs | p. 405 |
| Bow Willow & Rockhouse Canyons Loop | p. 407 |
| Bow Willow Canyon | p. 408 |
| Sombrero Peak-West Approach | p. 409 |
| Pepperwood Trail to Canebrake | p. 411 |
| Four Frogs & Jacumba Jim Loop | p. 413 |
| Carrizo Badlands | p. 415 |
| Mine Peak | p. 417 |
| Canyon Sin Nombre | p. 418 |
| Arroyo Tapiado & Arroyo Seco del Diablo Loop | p. 419 |
| The Domelands | p. 422 |
| Carrizo Gorge | p. 424 |
| Carrizo Gorge Overlook | p. 426 |
| Indian Hill & Carrizo Palms | p. 428 |
| Mortero Palms to Goat Canyon | p. 429 |
| Jacumba Mountains | p. 431 |
| Blue Angels Peak | p. 433 |
| Valley of the Moon | p. 434 |
| Myer Valley & Boulder Creek | p. 435 |
| Appendixes | |
| Best Hikes | p. 437 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 440 |
| Local Organizations | p. 443 |
| Agencies & Information Sources | p. 445 |
| Index | p. 449 |
| About the Author | p. 457 |
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