Rice Canyon in Chula Vista
Details
This is hike number 41 in Schad's book 50 Best Short Hikes San Diego, described as an "easy strolling" 4-mile out-and-back hike along a still-natural patch of canyon landscape. Leashed dogs are permitted.
We've done this hike before. For details, including pictures, see
We added a loop that extends the hike to 5 or 6 miles. The photograph above was taken on the extension through Snake Canyon.
Any hiker who wants to skip the loop can turn around and go back the way we came. The extension includes some short, steep hills and a passage through a Home Depot parking lot.
We'll meet at the signed trailhead parking area on Rancho Del Rey Parkway North just across the street from Discovery Park in Chula Vista (N 32 38.680 W 117 0.676).
SUGGESTED ROUTE FROM SAN DIEGO: Go south on I-805 and exit at exit 7A (H Street East). Go roughly 2 miles east on H Street and turn left on Buena Vista Way. Follow it to its end, turn right on Rancho Del Rey Parkway North and left into the Rice Canyon parking area.
Rest rooms are available at Discovery Park.
We meet at 9:00 AM and step off at 9:15 AM. We should return between 11:00 and 12:00.
Contact: Philip Erdelsky, cell 619-866-8512, E-mail pje@efgh.com.
Weather watch: Current forecasts call for a sunny day with a high in the low 70s.