EL CAPITAN PRESERVE HIKE
Saturday, April 16, 2016
8:30am – 3:30pm
Carpool Meets: 7:30am (meet up location listed below)
Carpool Leaves: 7:45am
Hike Begins: 8:45am
Difficulty: STRENUOUS!!
Distance: 11 miles (Round trip)
Hiking Time 6 1/2 hours approximately
Not suitable for dogs and kids
Weather: Hike will be canceled if it rains. A LOT.
What to bring?
- Good tennis/running/hiking shoes
- Comfortable clothing
- Sunscreen/Sunglasses
- 1 or 2 Liters of water or Vitamin water
- Snacks/Food
- Cellphone
DIRECTIONS:
To reach the trailhead from Lakeside, turn east on Mapleview Street where the freeway portion of Highway 67 ends. After 0.3 mile on Mapleview, turn left (north) on Ashwood Street. Ashwood will become Wildcat Canyon Road ahead. From the beginning of Ashwood, proceed 4.2 miles (mile 4.2 according to the roadside mile markers) to the El Capitan Open Space Preserve staging area on the right (east) side of the road.
Carpool meeting location: Office Depot Parking Lot - 8740 Rio San Diego Dr. San Diego, CA 92108-5532