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