This was the second summit of our San Diego Trip. It was an overcast morning near downtown when we woke up. Perfect weather for an exposed hike. We drove up I-5 to Alpine, where we made our way through town to the dirt road that this trail starts from, 15S30. The Corolla we had had no trouble with the dirt road, and we made it to the pullout at the trailhead.
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| Parking at the trailhead. |
With careful parking you could fit quite a few cars here, but maybe only when the giant puddles are dry. The trail starts heading up the hill, and keeps going up the whole way. It is a relatively constant grade, a pretty good one for hiking. We made good time going up. All those hours on the stair master must be paying off.
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| Looking over at El Cajon mountain. |
Eventually the uphill ends and you find yourself on the long summit ridge. It appears this whole area is in the activation zone. We found a spot out of the way and got set up. There was good cell service on top, and spotting was not an issue.
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| Antenna ready to go. |
KN6REU went first. Spots for SOTA and POTA meant she quickly had her four contacts, including France again on 10m. AA6XA did 15m CW, and got a good size pileup that took some time to clear. Since it was lunch time, we had some leftover Pizza Port pizza and cookies on top. A nice change from the sandwiches we usually take.
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| Looking down at the parking area and Alpine. |
The hike down felt long. We passed a decent number of people heading up and down. It seems that this as a relatively popular mountain, and with excellent views of the San Diego area and easy access I can see why.
Trailhead: Pullout on Forest Road 15S30. This is a continuation of Anderson Road in Alpine.
Website: SOTA Site.
Maps: AA6XA SOTA Hikes map.
Route: Follow the trail up to the summit.
Red Tape: None.
Video: Coming Soon!
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