Peninsular Ranges > Cowles Mountain > Climber's Log
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| SOCALHUSKER | Crowded Mtn!!  Date Climbed: Jan 30, 2009 | |
| Seemed more like walking through the mall than climbing up a mountain. People Everywhere!! I also climbed Pyle's Peak and saw two people the entire hike, much more enjoyable. | |
| Posted Jan 30, 2009 4:10 pm | ||
| WayneShort | Great place to train. | |
| This is a great place to get in a good workout. Sadly, I moved to Texas from San Diego in Jan 08, but this is one of the first places I head when I visit. Try it on a full moon night with some friends and a thermos of hot chocolate. The views are incredible! | |
| Posted Nov 23, 2008 4:06 pm | ||
| lidijagrazulis | Fun conditioner | |
| Many hikes to Cowles and even a mountain bike ride to the summit! Great fun conditioner close to home while I lived in San Diego. | |
| Posted Jun 22, 2008 12:16 pm | ||
| DayHikerJr | Golfcrest Drive Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2008 | |
| With Mommy and Daddy. Age 9 months. Daddy carried me. | ||
| Posted Jun 9, 2008 3:43 am | ||
| Fins129 | Training | |
| Been up many times both hiking and mountain biking. Great for training. | |
| Posted Apr 10, 2008 2:51 am | ||
| Sarah Simon | Via Golfcrest Drive Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2008 | |
| After sitting on an airplane most of the day to fly to San Diego for business, I drove directly to the Golfcrest trailhead to summit Cowles Mountain. I was pleasantly surprised by the stiff elevation gain. The trail atmosphere is very reminiscent of Piestewa Peak in Phoenix, with a lot of after-work walkers getting hitting the trail for daily exercise. On the downside, the smog was just atrocious. I could hardly see the surrounding mountains and my lungs were on fire - not from the elevation gain but from the "suspended particulates" in the air. Still, a great way to burn off some business-trip stress/fatigue. | |
| Posted Mar 25, 2008 10:22 pm | ||
| GroundControl | Nice Afternoon Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2008 | |
| Nice little hike with my wife. | |
| Posted Jan 17, 2008 1:59 am | ||
| fraz1697 | Big Rock Trail Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2007 | |
| The "difficult" on the NE side is good for a quick afternoon get away from the city. | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2007 1:51 pm | ||
| skotty | Nice hill | |
| A nice training hill if you're in the San Diego area. It seems humorous to call it a "mountain" since it takes little more than 20 minutes for a brisk round trip. Nevertheless, its long enough to keep the heart rate up for training. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2007 3:46 pm | ||
| Jerry S | Many routes many times | |
| I have been up this thing so many times to keep in shape. You may have seen me. Big red backpack with 4 gallons of water in it wearing my bright yellow double plastic mountaineering boots. Yeah, good times. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2007 5:58 pm | ||
| chudder | Many routes, many dates | |
| All trails taken, and then a couple of bushwhack approaches too :o\ | |
| Posted Apr 4, 2007 2:18 am | ||
| mnatureson | My Backyard Mountain | |
| This mountain is a five minute drive for me so I do it often. Usually several times a week when I'm training for a bigger climb in the Sierras or the desert. The views are great and it has several different routes that can keep you interested over and over. My favorite route: Barker way, up the east face. It meets with the main Golfcrest Trail half way up the mountain. | |
| Posted Jan 23, 2007 4:17 pm | ||
| Day Hiker | Golfcrest Drive Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2006 | |
| 20080608: Carried DayHikerJr and hiked with his Mommy. 20061015: Great morning workout and lots of friendly people on the trail. Up in 19:25. 20060923: Summited this fifteener (1591 feet) without oxygen. The Sherpas had to turn back at the Mesa Road junction, but I pushed on to the summit. | |
| Posted Sep 24, 2006 10:19 am | ||
| NavySeabee | Route Climbed: Golfcrest Drive | |
| Hiked this with the wife and kiddies on a nice fall day. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2006 8:46 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Route Climbed: Golfcrest Drive Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2002 | |
| A fun little hike, extremely popular it would seem judging from the high traffic. | |
| Posted Nov 22, 2005 1:27 am | ||
| mountaingazelle | Route Climbed: Golfcrest Drive Date Climbed: November 1, 2005 | |
| Hiked to the top of Cowels Mountain while I was in San Diego for a couple days. I found out that it was only a 20 minute drive from the hotel I was staying at. Nice little mountain that is popular with the locals. Good view in all directions but a little smoggy that day. | |
| Posted Nov 2, 2005 10:59 am | ||
| rocketsredglare | Route Climbed: All Date Climbed: 10's of times, maybe 100 | |
| Barker Dam, steeper fire trail, is the way to go. PR is 27 minutes up the regular trail. | |
| Posted Oct 26, 2005 8:08 pm | ||
| tdoughty | Route Climbed: various Date Climbed: 1964 to present | |
| always nice | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2005 12:43 pm | ||
| HSeldon | Route Climbed: Barker Way Date Climbed: August 27, 2005 | |
| This is my training hike, since it's very close to my house. I trained for Mt Whitney by lugging up my backpack a few times a week and it really helped build up my legs. This is a fairly easy hike and has great views of the city of San Diego. Barker way is a nice way to go up because you miss the hordes on the Golfcrest route and this way does not mess around with switchbacks. From the top of Cowles, I like to head over to Pyles Peak for a little extra mileage and elevation gain/loss. I should start keeping track of how many times I've climbed this peak, it's probably around 200. | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2005 12:49 pm | ||
| flotzilla | Route Climbed: Santee side Date Climbed: October 2004 | |
| Good training hike. | |
| Posted Dec 31, 2004 7:00 pm | ||
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