Location: San Diego County, about 9 miles south of Julian, 155 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: San Diego County

Forest Service: Cleveland National Forest

USGS Topo: Cuyamaca Peak 7½

HPS: Route(s), waypoints and explanation of usage

Nearby Peaks: Middle Peak, Stonewall Peak, Oakzanita Peak

Distance: 6 miles round trip on road and cross-country

Gain: 1600'

Time: 4 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, January 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• Take I-5 south to SR 78 in San Diego County.
• Go east on SR 78 through Escondido to the junction with SR 79 just past the town of Julian. Turn right (south) on SR 79.
• Go south on SR 79 for 9 miles to the Cuyamaca Dam.
• Continue 1.1 miles to a road on the right side (west) with a sign "Camp Hual-Cu-Cuish". Park on the left (east) side of the highway.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the parking area (4670'), cross the highway and hike west up the dirt road to a fork.
• Keep right at this fork and pass a gate and continue on to another fork with a barrier on the right fork.
• Keep straight and follow this road (signed "Middle Pk. Fire Road") to a saddle where five roads come together.
• The road going south is marked by a post reading "Azalea Spring". Follow this road about 1/4 mile to a junction with the Conejos Trail on the right, with a post reading "Cuyamaca Fire Rd.".
• Follow this trail to a paved road. This is the road described in Route 1.
• Turn right and follow it to the summit.