Peak 2,380ft
Mon, May 30, 2022
Mon, May 30, 2022
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This was a quick outing to the Iron Mtn Preserve east of Poway. It is one
of the most popular hiking spots in the entire county, and 
the trailhead
off SR67 is busy almost every day, and almost any time of day. It's not
one of my favorites in San Diego for this reason. I don't mind most of the
people, mind you, really just those that think it's ok to play music aloud
while on the trails - there were about a half dozen of those folks out
today, and for some reason rap music is the most popular genre. Sigh.
I was headed to unnamed Peak 2,380ft, called Wildwood Mtn on PB. The hike
is about 2mi each way, nearly in 
a straight line heading east from the
TH. There are lots of folks encountered coming and going until
a trail junction where I turned off the main Iron Mtn Trail. The gain is
under 1,000ft, and the last half mile to the summit is cross-country
through chaparral. The brush isn't as bad as it first appears. The going
is tame up to 
an intermediate point soon after leaving the trail
network. Dropping to 
a saddle with Peak 2,380ft has the heaviest
brush, well over head level but not so dense as to be difficult. Once past
the saddle, the going gets easier again, all the way to the summit. I
took an hour to reach the highpoint, the last 25min of that was on the
cross-country portion. There are nice views 
north to the Ramona area,
southwest to Iron Mtn, and 
northwest to Ramona Overlook. There
was a geocache in a rusty blue tin dating 
to 2018. The summit sees
about 1 or 2 visitors a year. I 
returned via much
the same route, finishing at the end of the second hour. That would be
all for today. I needed to get back for family time in Rancho Bernardo...
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