Amazingly maintained! Great trail for mountain biking...The upper part is a little steep and technical, however, the lower section is amazing. We hauled but down, lots of fun!! Too bad the summit was in the clouds. Great day nonetheless.
Took the Holy Jim Trail to Modjeska and Santiago Peak. Beautifully maintained trail and some fire roads to the top. Old Goats Mountain Race (50 mile) happened to be that day.
Did this one solo. I sure wouldn't want to be here in the summer. It would be a scorcher. I was surprised by how bad Trabuco Creek Road was. The massive pot holes caused my car to bottom out again and again. "High clearance vehicle" is right.
My 30th year hiking this trail Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2008
First hiked this trail when I was 13 in 1978. Today was my first time to do it solo. Perfect weather, partly cloudy with unlimited visibility and a cool breeze. Never saw a sole round trip (except for 2 big Alligator Lizards). Started off at 6:35 am and reached summit at 9:10 am. Started back down at 10 am and arrived at my truck at 11:45 am.
Wow....so many freaking gnats on my face. I guess the warm day didn't help. Started at 11:00am and was on top at 1:35pm. Took half hour lunch/break. Back down at my car by 4:20pm.
Left the trailhead in 90 degree heat @ 1:45p. Kept a decent pace and summited @ 5:30. Ran about 50% of the way down and got back to the truck @ 8:15. Great trail, good friends, good fun.
We saw a horde of newts in the canyon before the falls trail junction. Perfect cool weather by Santa Ana Mountains standards, with thick clouds from about 3 to 5 thousand feet.