101 Hikes in Southern California

David Harris is a professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College. He is the author or coauthor of seven hiking guidebooks and five engineering textbooks. David grew up rambling about the Desolation Wilderness as a toddler in his father's pack and later roamed the High Sierra as a Boy Scout. As a Sierra Club trip leader, he organized mountaineering trips throughout the Sierra Nevada. Since 1999, he has been exploring the mountains and deserts of Southern California. David is the father of three sons, with whom he loves sharing the outdoors. Jerry Schad (1949-2011) was Southern California's leading outdoors writer. His 16 guidebooks, along with his "Roam-O-Rama" column in the San Diego Reader, helped thousands of hikers discover the region's diverse wild places. Jerry ran or hiked many thousands of miles of distinct trails throughout California, in the Southwest, and in Mexico. He was a sub-24-hour finisher of Northern California's 100-mile Western States Endurance Run and served in a leadership capacity for outdoor excursions around the world. He taught astronomy and physical science at San Diego Mesa College and chaired its physical sciences department from 1999 until 2011. His sudden, untimely death from kidney cancer shocked and saddened the hiking community.

Preface


Overview Map


Overview of Hikes


Southern California's Wilderness Rim


Health, Safety, and Courtesy


Using This Book


The Hikes





Paradise Falls
Happy Camp Canyon
La Jolla Valley Loop
Sandstone Peak
The Grotto
Charmlee Wilderness Park
Zuma Canyon
Point Dume to Paradise Cove
Solstice Canyon Park
Temescal Canyon
Will Rogers Park
Malaga Cove to Bluff Cove
Cheeseboro and Palo Comado Canyons
Placerita Canyon
Mount Lee
Verdugo Mountains: South End Loop
Mount Wilson
Down the Arroyo Seco
Mount Lowe
Mount Lowe Railway
Eaton Canyon
Santa Anita Canyon Loop
Cooper Canyon Falls
Mount Waterman Trail
Devil's Punchbowl
Mount Williamson
Mount Baden-Powell Traverse
Lewis Falls
Mount Islip
Down the East Fork
Fish Canyon Falls
Old Baldy
Cucamonga Peak
The Three T's
Cougar Crest Trail
Forsee Creek Trail
Dollar Lake
San Gorgonio Mountain
Aspen Grove
Deep Creek
Whitewater Canyon
Big Morongo Canyon
Pushwalla Palms
Black Rock Panorama Loop
Wonderland of Rocks Traverse
Ryan Mountain
Lost Horse Mine
Lost Palms Oasis
Ladder Canyon
Murray Hill
Pines to Palms
San Jacinto Peak: The Easy Way
San Jacinto Peak: The Hard Way
San Jacinto Peak: The Middle Way
Tahquitz Peak
Antsell Rock
Mount Rubidoux
Lone Tree Point on Catalina
Hills for Everyone
Santiago Oaks Regional Park
El Moro Canyon
Whiting Ranch
Santiago Peak
Trabuco Canyon Loop
Bell Canyon Loop
San Juan Loop Trail
Sitton Peak
Tenaja Falls
Tenaja Canyon
Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve
Dripping Springs Trail
La Jolla Shores to Torrey Pines Beach
Torrey Pines State Reserve
Los Penasquitos Canyon
Bernardo Mountain
Cowles Mountain
Blue Sky Ecological Reserve
Woodson Mountain
Iron Mountain
El Capitan Open Space Preserve
Doane Valley
Agua Caliente Creek
Eagle Rock
Cedar Creek Falls
Volcan Mountain
Cuyamaca Peak
Stonewall Peak
Horsethief Canyon
Corte Madera Mountain
Noble Canyon Trail
Garnet Peak
Sunset Trail
Culp Valley
Hellhole Canyon
Borrego Palm Canyon
Villager Peak
Calcite Mine
Ghost Mountain
Moonlight Canyon Loop
Mountain Palm Springs
Mortero Palms to Goat Canyon


Recommended Reading


Agencies and Information Sources


Index


About the Authors