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| Heading up the canyon walls. |
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| Southern California Map. |
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| Driving Map. |
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| Parking Map. |
Trailhead coordinates: 33.08974°N, -116.9023°W.
Summary
The hike begins from a parking area on the south side of San Pasqual Valley Rd (Hwy 78). The trail immediately climbs out of the canyon toward the high points on the canyon walls. Not much shade along the way, but the climb is gradual. The pathway crosses near the high point of Peak 1755, however a short bit of light bushwhacking is needed to reach the top.
Hiking Stats:
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| Hiking Map. |
The hike begins from a parking area on the south side of San Pasqual Valley Rd (Hwy 78). The trail immediately climbs out of the canyon toward the high points on the canyon walls. Not much shade along the way, but the climb is gradual. The pathway crosses near the high point of Peak 1755, however a short bit of light bushwhacking is needed to reach the top.
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| Peak 1755. |
From there, I continued along the ridge to Peak 1635. Along the way, chairs are bolted into the ridge boulders to provide a "permanent" viewpoint.
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| A hikers lounge. |
Peak 1635 sits at the end of the ridge. There are good views into the canyon, but more notably, this was the turnaround point.
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| Peak 1635 summit and register. |
I retraced my steps back to a junction early into the hike. This time I took a left and went in a SW direction toward a different high point on the ridge. In about a mile, I reached Peak 1540.
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| Peak 1540 View. |
This Peak had even better canyon views and was worth the diversion off the main path. An "End of Trail" sign sits on the summit, making it clear that this was the absolute turn around point. From there, it is about a 2 mile gradual downhill hike back to the parking lot.
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| End of the line. |
Video:Simulated Hike:
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