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| weeds19 | Morning exercise  Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2007 | |
| I was out in SD for a wedding and wanted to get in some exercise before the wedding. This peak offered the perfect opportunity for a short outing. There was snow covering a lot of the road once I got to the small saddle, but it didn't really hinder progress and it was kind of cool to be looking at the ocean while standing in snow! | ||
| Posted Feb 20, 2007 9:16 pm | ||
| mnatureson | I Could Do Without The Buildings and Antennas At The Top Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2006 | |
| This is a popular peak but less impressive than nearby Stonewall Peak. Now that the fires have almost destroyed the forest, the nature views along the route are limited to dead pines and lush undergrowth that has taken over in their place. | |
| Posted Jan 23, 2007 4:22 pm | ||
| Jerry S | Route: Fire Road Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2006 | |
| Left the trail head (HWY 79) at 10:00 am, didn't even consider bringing pants with me and they were not needed. Beautiful day for a climb, the Santa Ana's were pushing a lot of the smog off the coast. It looks like the area is starting to recover nicely from the fire, although about 90% of the trail still has charred remains of old pine trees along the way. All in all, it was much better than being at work. | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2006 4:29 am | ||
| Matt Worster | Nice asphalt :-) | |
| Nice walk-up, interesting to see the trees recovering from the fire. | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2006 10:11 pm | ||
| erock | Route Climbed: Cuyamaca Peak Date Climbed: November 5th, 2005 | |
| I've done this hike before. Today, I pushed the threshold and did the ascent in 40 minutes. I then ran to the bottom. Total time was 1 hour 5 minutes. Not bad. | |
| Posted Dec 14, 2005 2:11 am | ||
| Bob Burd | Route Climbed: Fire Road Date Climbed: 1996 | |
| Not a particularly impressive mountain - probably because the weather was crappy at the time. A second visit as part of an HPS peakbagging exercise was far more fun. Trip Report | |
| Posted Nov 22, 2005 1:19 am | ||
| caerbannog | Route Climbed: Cuyamaca Peak fire road Date Climbed: October 30, 2005 and many previous dates | |
| Although most of the forest in the park was incinerated by the Cedar fire, a good bit of forest (including a beautiful stand of sugar pines) just below the Cuyamaca Peak summit survived. So the Cuyamaca peak hike isn't complete desolation. There's enough living forest near the summit to keep the hike rewarding. | ||
| Posted Oct 30, 2005 11:31 pm | ||
| tdoughty | Route Climbed: several Date Climbed: several | |
| There are many trails and roads that can be linked to reach the summit. I live just to the south west of the peak. I have completed several ascents via the telephone line road up the west ridge from Boulder Creek Road. Since the fire, the last trailless portion of this western route is a bit easier. Acents in the winter are to be treasured. | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2005 12:50 pm | ||
| Tessa | Route Climbed: fire road Date Climbed: 8/14/05 | |
| dad gave me a ride on his back, but i walked the last little bit. | |
| Posted Oct 5, 2005 3:23 pm | ||
| HSeldon | Route Climbed: Fire road Date Climbed: Sept 2001 | |
| This is a nice hike you can take right out Paso Pichaco campground. It was a very shady and beautiful hike before the fires of 2003. I have not had the heart to go back to the Cuyamacas since the fires, so I am not sure what it looks like now. | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2005 7:55 pm | ||
| salad | Route Climbed: Fire Road Date Climbed: 8/14/2005 | |
| Blasted up it with Jen and Baby T on my back. Bit hazy at the top. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2005 1:45 pm | ||
| flotzilla | Route Climbed: fire road trail Date Climbed: August 2000 | |
| Summitted many times. Great views at the top. | |
| Posted Dec 31, 2004 7:22 pm | ||
| ChuckO | Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: A few time.... | |
| If you live in SD county, then you gotta do it! :-) | |
| Posted Nov 5, 2004 7:37 pm | ||
| Mgross | Route Climbed: Fire Road from Paso Picacho Date Climbed: July 1997 | |
| Beautiful views of East San Diego county. Unfortunately this area has had a horrible fire. I hope I live to see it in its full splendour again. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2004 6:51 pm | ||
| Elwood | Route Climbed: Fire Road Date Climbed: Often, between 1992 &1997 | |
| I used to enjoy this area year-around! Either snowshoeing, mountain biking, or hiking. It was a great place to spend the day! | |
| Posted Apr 8, 2004 11:08 am | ||
| thebeave7 | Route Climbed: Fireroad Date Climbed: January 2003 | |
| Made for a fun, but slushy snow run on a warm winter day. Bounding/sliding down was the best part. | |
| Posted Oct 30, 2003 12:34 am | ||
| kk6yb | Route Climbed: fire road Date Climbed: 2002 | |
| Hiked up several times. | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2003 11:34 am | ||
| pilz8 | Route Climbed: Cuyamaca peak fire road Date Climbed: often | |
| I have climbed this peak many times, every time I always enjoy the trees and the sweet views. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2003 8:59 pm | ||
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