San Dieguito Lagoon
Details
This is hike number 5 in Jerry Schad's book 50 Best Short Hikes San Diego, an easy 2.8-mile out-and-back hike along the north side of San Dieguito Lagoon. We'll follow the Lagoon Trail, which is part of the Coast to Crest Trail. It passes under I-5!
We'll actually go a little farther than that. We'll continue on the Riverpath to the remains of the Old Grand Avenue Bridge. This will add another 0.6 miles to the hike.
Part of the Lagoon Trail has been re-routed since our last hike. The length is about the same, but most of the boardwalk has been removed, and the remaining part is now a short side trail. We'll do an out-and-back so we can read the plaques.
For those who need some additional exercise, there will be a second optional out-and-back hike from the same trailhead along the newer, and apparently less scenic, part of the trail to the east, as far as we can go. This part of the Coast to Crest Trail is newer. It wasn't open when Schad wrote his book.
When we did this hike on September 1, 2016, most of us did both parts. It took about 2-1/2 hours and 5.84 miles. For details, including some photographs, see www.meetup.com/sandiegodayhikers/events/233723189 (https://www.meetup.com/sandiegodayhikers/events/233723189/).
We'll meet at 9:00 AM and step off at 9:15 AM from the trailhead at the south end of San Andres Dr. (N 32 58.710 W 117 14.840).
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SUGGESTED ROUTE FROM SAN DIEGO: Go north on I-5 and exit at Via De La Valle (exit 36). Go east about 0.13 miles past a shopping center and turn right into San Andres Dr. Go all the way to the end of the street. The area is served by NCTD Breeze bus 308.
Leashed dogs are allowed.
Contact: Philip Erdelsky home 619-282-8611, cell 619-866-8512, E-mail pje@efgh.com.
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