The small town of Del Mar sits on 3 miles of Pacific Beach shoreline. Most visitors go to the beach on the northern half of town starting from 15th Street. However, the 1.5 mile portion of beach called Del Mar South Beach is definitely worth a visit if you want to find a great secluded…
If Black Mountain were 40 feet taller it would be the highest point in the city of San Diego. As it is, it must settle for second place behind Cowles Mountain. However, unlike Cowles Moutain, Black Mountain remains relatively uncrowded. This is especially true for hiking Black Mountain from the north side. Starting Point: Glider…
The Trail for All People is a short 1,100 foot loop in Black Mountain Open Space Park. This fully ADA accessible trail opened in September 2016. It is a great place to visit on its own, but we like to come by here on some of our bigger hikes up Black Mountain. The Trail for…
Lilac Canyon Trail is a one-mile long trail in Black Mountain Open Space Park that connects the Glider Point parking lot with the Miner’s Ridge parking lot. This is a great easy trail because it is fairly flat and has some great mountain views. It can also be combined with other trails, including climbing to…
Fun Diego Family lives at the foot of Black Mountain. We hike this area more than any other. However, until Miner’s Ridge Loop trail was temporarily closed in 2017 we had never done Glider Point Trail. We have found that Glider Point Trail can be either a nice, short scenic walk or combined to create…
The most scenic beaches in San Diego are generally found at the state parks. Arguably the most scenic beach is Torrey Pines State Beach which runs about 3 miles miles from La Jolla to Del Mar. The beach can be divided into several areas. This covers what we call Torrey Pines State Beach South. Beach…
Black Mountain Open Space Park is a new and evolving part of the city of San Diego’s Park and Recreation system. Much of the action centers around the trails starting from Hilltop Park. For a couple years, some of the trails on the north side of the park have been closed. In 2018 we are…
San Elijo Lagoon is on the border between Solana Beach and Cardiff-by-the-Sea in Encinitas. It has some great hiking and nature viewing opportunities. However, much of the areais closed for work on the Interstate 5 bridge crossing the lagoon. Thankfully the reopening of Annie’s Canyon Trail make San Elijo Lagoon a great place to visit…
One of San Diego’s great hikes is the so called Ho Chi Minh Trail that goes down the cliffs from the wealthy La Jolla suburbs to the beach several hundred feet below. This trail is often described as secluded and dangerous. Actually, it is quite popular and not really that dangerous. Most descriptions imply have…
Los Penasquitos Canyon is a great 4,000 acre open space area of San Diego right by our house. Operated by San Diego Parks and Recreation it contains not only a historic adobe house but also plenty of hiking, biking and horse riding trails. One of its key attractions is the Los Penasquitos Canyon waterfall right…