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0 1 2 3 4 Miles Julian Ramona Solana Beach Escondido SAN DIEGUITO RIVER WATERSHED SDRP FOCUSED PLANNING AREA BOUNDARY N 5 15 15 78 78 78 78 76 67 56 79 79 79 78 78 78 About the Trails e Mule Hill segment of the Coast to Crest Trail is rich with 19-century history, a time when the region was just being settled. e circa 1870 Sikes Adobe Historic Farm- house, located near the Sunset Drive staging area, burned in the 2007 wildfires; only the adobe walls were left standing. e Farmhouse was reconstructed in 2010. e trail takes vis- itors past Mule Hill, an 1846 Mexican-American War battle site and State-registered landmark. Portions of the trail follow the old Butterfield Overland Stage Route, which carried mail between San Diego and Texas. e town of Bernardo, found- ed in the 1870s and flooded in 1918 when the San Dieguito River was dammed to form Lake Hodges, was located just to the west of Mule Hill. Just over a mile from the Sunset Drive Staging Area, this Coast to Crest Trail begins to wind through the City of San Diego’s San Pasqual Agricultural Preserve and becomes more challenging as it climbs along Raptor Ridge. e San Dieguito River Park’s Coast to Crest Trail will one day stretch 70 miles from the ocean to the Pacific Crest. e Sunset Drive Staging Area is accessible just off I-15 and Via Rancho Parkway in Escondido. e North Shore Lake Hodges segment of the Coast to Crest Trail heads west from the Sunset Drive Staging Area as well. e Highland Valley Trail follows the gentle hills on the south side of the valley, through woodland dotted with coast live oaks. e first section of the trail includes a Children’s Interpretive Walk, dedicated in 1999 to Ruth Merrill who contributed greatly to open space preservation and the betterment of children through her volunteer work. Youngsters can learn about native wildlife through Discovery Points along the trail and a native plant garden. e Highland ValleyTrail staging area is accessible just off I-15 and Pomer- ado Road in Rancho Bernardo. For maps and information about all the trails in the San Dieguito River Park, visit www.sdrp.org. For your safety and the preservation of sensitive habitat… Please stay on designated trails and obey posted information. Dogs are welcome and must be on leash at all times. Please pick up after your pet! Open fires and smoking are prohibited. Overnight camping is prohibited and overnight parking is not permitted in staging areas. Possession of firearms or other weapons is prohibited. Motorized vehiles are not allowed on trails. Please help protect the special nature of the river valley… the collection of plant, animal or cultural specimens is strictly prohibited. ere are no facilities on the trails. Please remember to bring along enough water for you and your canine companion. e staging areas and trails are open from sunrise to sunset. All trails are open to hikers, mountain bikes and equestrians. Please do not trespass onto agricultural land. IMPORTANT MESSAGE: San Dieguito River Park trails and activities are limited to public lands and private lands whose owners have given written consent. Inclusion in the Park’s Fo- cused Planning Area in no way affects the property rights of the owner. Private property may not be entered without the owner’s permission. Trespassers may be subject to prosecution. Established in 1989, the 92,000-acre San Dieguito River Park provides nature enthusiasts with striking examples of San Diego County’s natural landscape from the Pacific coast to the Pacific Crest. Learn more at www.sdrp.org. Enjoy your visit! With special thanks to the City of San Diego’s ink Blue storm water pollution prevention program for a generous grant that made this series of trail guides possible. For more information about how you can “ink Blue!” at home and on the trail, visit www.thinkblue.org. Park Overview facebook.com/SDRPorg twitter.com/SDRPorg sdrpmobile.org San Dieguito River Park Office 18372 Sycamore Creek Road Escondido, California 92025 (858) 674-2270 www.sdrp.org COAST TO CREST TRAIL AND OTHER TRAILS AT SAN PASQUAL VALLEY

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