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Coast to Crest Trail & other trails at San Pasqual Valley.
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w i t h 1 9 - c e n t u r y h i s t o r y , a t i m e w h e n t h e r e g i o n w a s j u s t
b e i n g s e t t l e d . Th e c i r c a 1 8 7 0 S i k e s A d o b e H i s t o r i c F a r m -
h o u s e , l o c a t e d n e a r t h e S u n s e t D r i v e s t a g i n g a r e a , b u r n e d i n
t h e 2 0 0 7 w i l d fi r e s ; o n l y t h e a d o b e w a l l s w e r e l e f t s t a n d i n g .
Th e F a r m h o u s e w a s r e c o n s t r u c t e d i n 2 0 1 0 . Th e t r a i l t a k e s v i s -
i t o r s p a s t M u l e H i l l , a n 1 8 4 6 M e x i c a n - A m e r i c a n W a r b a t t l e
s i t e a n d S t a t e - r e g i s t e r e d l a n d m a r k . P o r t i o n s o f t h e t r a i l f o l l o w
t h e o l d B u t t e r fi e l d O v e r l a n d S t a g e R o u t e , w h i c h c a r r i e d m a i l
b e t w e e n S a n D i e g o a n d T e x a s . Th e t o w n o f B e r n a r d o , f o u n d -
e d i n t h e 1 8 7 0 s a n d fl o o d e d i n 1 9 1 8 w h e n t h e S a n D i e g u i t o
R i v e r w a s d a m m e d t o f o r m L a k e H o d g e s , w a s l o c a t e d j u s t t o
t h e w e s t o f M u l e H i l l .
J u s t o v e r a m i l e f r o m t h e S u n s e t D r i v e S t a g i n g A r e a , t h i s
C o a s t t o C r e s t T r a i l b e g i n s t o w i n d t h r o u g h t h e C i t y o f
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P a r k w a y i n E s c o n d i d o . Th e N o r t h S h o r e L a k e H o d g e s
s e g m e n t o f t h e C o a s t t o C r e s t T r a i l h e a d s w e s t f r o m t h e
S u n s e t D r i v e S t a g i n g A r e a a s w e l l .
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s o u t h s i d e o f t h e v a l l e y , t h r o u g h w o o d l a n d d o t t e d w i t h c o a s t
l i v e o a k s . Th e fi r s t s e c t i o n o f t h e t r a i l i n c l u d e s a C h i l d r e n s
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c o n t r i b u t e d g r e a t l y t o o p e n s p a c e p r e s e r v a t i o n a n d t h e
b e t t e r m e n t o f c h i l d r e n t h r o u g h h e r v o l u n t e e r w o r k .
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a d o R o a d i n R a n c h o B e r n a r d o .
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R i v e r P a r k , v i s i t w w w . s d r p . o r g .
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i n f o r m a t i o n .
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P l e a s e p i c k u p a f t e r y o u r p e t !
O p e n fi r e s a n d s m o k i n g a r e p r o h i b i t e d .
O v e r n i g h t c a m p i n g i s p r o h i b i t e d a n d o v e r n i g h t p a r k i n g
i s n o t p e r m i t t e d i n s t a g i n g a r e a s .
P o s s e s s i o n o f fi r e a r m s o r o t h e r w e a p o n s i s p r o h i b i t e d .
M o t o r i z e d v e h i l e s a r e n o t a l l o w e d o n t r a i l s .
P l e a s e h e l p p r o t e c t t h e s p e c i a l n a t u r e o f t h e r i v e r v a l l e y
t h e c o l l e c t i o n o f p l a n t , a n i m a l o r c u l t u r a l s p e c i m e n s i s
s t r i c t l y p r o h i b i t e d .
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a l o n g e n o u g h w a t e r f o r y o u a n d y o u r c a n i n e c o m p a n i o n .
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e q u e s t r i a n s . P l e a s e d o n o t t r e s p a s s o n t o a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d .
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a c t i v i t i e s a r e l i m i t e d t o p u b l i c l a n d s a n d p r i v a t e l a n d s w h o s e
o w n e r s h a v e g i v e n w r i t t e n c o n s e n t . I n c l u s i o n i n t h e P a r k s F o -
c u s e d P l a n n i n g A r e a i n n o w a y a ff e c t s t h e p r o p e r t y r i g h t s o f
t h e o w n e r . P r i v a t e p r o p e r t y m a y n o t b e e n t e r e d w i t h o u t t h e
o w n e r s p e r m i s s i o n . T r e s p a s s e r s m a y b e s u b j e c t t o p r o s e c u t i o n .
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San Pasqual ValleyAgricultural Preserve
San PasqualBattleeld
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Santa Ysabel Creek
Santa Maria CreekSan Dieguito River
Staging Area
Picnic Table
Viewpoint
Highland Valley Trail
6.1 miles 2.75
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1.4 miles
2.1 miles
Ysabel Creek Rd.Staging Area
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COAST TO CREST TRAIL& OTHER TRAILS AT SAN PASQUAL VALLEY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Length . . . . . . . DifficultyCoast to Crest Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.25 . . . . Easy/Moderate
Highland Valley Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Easy
Old Coach Trail Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Easy
(See City of Poway for map)
Old CoachTrail
Coast To Crest Trail
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