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| San Juan Upper Trail Loop, CA | |
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San Juan Upper Trail Loop, CA
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| Hiking | 4.20 Miles |
712 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.20 Miles | 1 Hour 36 Mns | | 2.86 mph |
| 712 ft AEG | 8 Mns Break | 10 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | | Headed to California for a few days and decided to do a couple of trails in Cleveland National Forest along the Ortega Highway. Not the Ideal time to hike these mountains but it beat not hiking and I had a couple of hours to kill. The Arizona Monsoon edged into California and you could see the evidence of it along the San Jacinto, San Gorgonio and Laguna Mountain further south. A few months ago I hiked the lower portion of the San Juan Trail and today I will hike a portion of the upper San Juan. Not enough time to do the whole thing, probably wait for cooler weather before doing that. I started at the Blue Jay Camp Ground and hiked to the junction of the Chiquito Trail, about 2.1 miles. I called this a loop trail because I hiked in on the new San Juan trail most of the way and switched to the old before reaching the turn around point at Chiquito Trail. On the way back I did the opposite. This switching trails was not planned but the result of the GPS route I downloaded. It appears they rerouted the trail, probably to make it more biker Friendly. Fairly easy walking through Oak trees and other typical southern California shrubbery. I have no Idea what half the plants are, which is a shame I should spend some time looking them up. I do know what the Poison Oak looks like though. Turned out to be a great way to kill a couple of hours before heading into the rat race of Mission Viejo. |
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