Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Preserve
Just minutes west of Murrieta lies the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, a place where locals and visitors from across the region come to enjoy the serenity of nature... patch.com
Monument Hill
Monument Hill is a relatively small and easily accessed peak located in the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in the Santa Ana Mountains. Aside from the many mesas (which don't reach SP standards as peak from what I k... summitpost.org
A Vine Romance: Taste The Grape In Temecula, Temecula,...
Temecula's Sunny Valley is the closest thing Southern California has to Northern California?s Napa Valley or even the Santa Ynez Valley of the central coast. It?s also a bit of a surprise for first-time visitors. Once you dri... trails.com
Temecula And Wineries: The Old West And The Wine Road,...
In this two-night itinerary, you wander through a restored 1890 cowboy town with a colorful past of Native Americans and the Butterfield Overland Stage, walk through historic buildings and visit a museum filled with mementos ... trails.com
Dripping Springs Campground
Fantastic views of Vail Lake and surrounding mountains to the north. Santa Rosa Plateau can be seen to the west. This is not a hike for beginners and you should already be in good shape for this hike. Bring plenty... backcountrysecrets.com
Santa Ana Mountains-morgan Trail
The Morgan Trail offers the hiker a pleasant journey through oak woodlands and areas packed with vast, sweeping canyon vistas. Boulders, meadows, streams (in years during which ample rains have fallen), and an abundance o... localhikes.com
El Cariso Nature Trail
General Description El Carison Nature Trail provides a self-guided loop that begins at the Forest Service Station at El Cariso. Directions from Lake Elsimore, CA: Travel southwest on Highway 74 venturing into the mountains... wildernet.com
Chiquito Basin, Cleveland Nf
This pleasant path winds in and out of oak woodlands and chaparral before it descends 600 feet to a broad meadow filled with bunch grasses, yarrow, and buckwheat. Chiquito Basin is named after the horse of the discover. G... localhikes.com
Los Pinos Peak
In the summertime, rangers open the gate to the Main Divide Road allowing you more direct access to this short ridgeline trail. Your ascent begins abruptly from the parking area, up a talus-strewn slope. The worst is over... localhikes.com
Dripping Springs
General Description Drippings Springs Trail immediately begins to climb out of the campground on a well-graded incline. The next mile contains some climbing leading to a set of switchbacks. A long strenuous climb ensues un... wildernet.com
Agua Tibia Wilderness
- The steep, chaparral-covered mountains of Agua Tibia Wilderness give way to stands of fir, pine, and oak at higher elevations that rise above 4,400 feet on Agua Tibia Mountain and above 5,000 feet on Eagle Crag. The Drip... wildernet.com
Fisherman's Camp Trail
General Description The trail drops 1.6 miles into Fisherman's Camp which was once a drive-in campground and popular with anglers who fished San Mateo Canyon Creek. Always carry plenty of water... the climb back to the tra... wildernet.com
Hemet Tinsel Triathlon
The Hemet Tinsel Tri was the first tri for which I've had absolutely no pre-race jitters--most likely because I knew I wasn't going to get the *** pounded out of me in the surf. Hah! there was no surf. The swim was a mea... igougo.com
Cutca
General Description The first half mile of Cutca Trail is downhill through switchbacks. It then climbs back out of the small valley following the bottom of a small drainage. The trail continues west across a number of mead... wildernet.com
San Mateo Canyon Wilderness
- The San Mateo Canyon Wilderness makes up the southwest corner of the Trabuco Ranger District. Rugged mountains covered with chaparral and coastal sage dominate the landscape. Many deep drainages hide a lush growth of veg... wildernet.com
Palomar-magee
General Description Palomar-Magee Trail begins on the northwest ridge of Aqua Tibia Mountain at the junction with the Dripping Springs Trail and occurs in a nice oak grove - suitable for camping. A visitor pass is required... wildernet.com
Tenaja Trail
General Description Tenaja Trail heads north, ending at Four Corners (north end exit via Bear Canyon Loop Trail to Ortega Highway). Day hikers will enjoy the 3.5-mile southern route to Fisherman's Camp. From the trailhead,... wildernet.com