This blog will detail 1,000 video hikes in Southern California. By Southern California, I am drawing a line from San Luis Obispo to the Nevada Border. Anything south of that line will be declared "Southern California". In a way, it is a personal challenge to do so many hikes. Mainly, however, it is my way of showcasing how many hiking opportunities there really are right in our own geographic back yard. As a blog, it serves as a companion piece to my Youtube channel "Mike On The Trail". It is also a work in progress, as I don't actually have 1,000 edited videos completed. This will take effort for quite some time before it is declared done. Even then, there will still be more out there. Here's to hiking and all the positive effects it has had on my life...and possibly yours!
Summary The site is technically in the Inland Empire, but it seems to have its own identity. There is no graffiti and a lack of huge boulders along the hike, much like what is common in the Inland Empire. Since this is in a grape growing region, there are many vineyards and the soil color has more of a reddish hue. With an ample supply of wealthy land owners nearby, this sort of has an upper crust feel to it, sort of like the high class Inland Empire.
On the summit of Oak Mountain.
From my chosen parking spot next to a vineyard, I started hiking on the washed out dirt road. After crossing a zone where the road no longer exists, it begins climbing into the hills. After eventually leveling off, the trail splits. The right fork goes to Oak Mountain, while the left fork goes to the Black Hills High Point. Oak Mountain is reached with little difficulty. A benchmark sits on top which is labeled as "Henderson".
Henderson Benchmark.
The summit is long and flat, so who know what else I would find if I kept looking. After visiting, I headed back down and took a left on the trail I came in on. This led me to a prominent viewpoint overlooking the Temecula Valley) Peak 2640).
Peak 2640 at the end of the ridge.
While the road ended on Peak 2640, I doubled back to the first junction. This time I headed toward the Black Hills High Point.
Black Hills Highpoint.
The dirt road goes toward it and right over the top. There are twin high points, so I made sure to go to each one to make it official. I was rewarded with nice views from the high point. Heading back from there was easy and relaxing.
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