TRAIL RECOMMENDATIONS
UP TO 3 MILES
3 La Jolla Shores: Tide Pools Walk
4 Torrey Pines State Reserve: Guy Fleming Trail
18 Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve: Botanical Loop
19 Discovery Lake and Hills Loop
21 Los Jilgueros Preserve Trail
3 TO 6 MILES
5 San Elijo Lagoon: La Orilla Trailhead to Rios Avenue Trail
7 Laguna Mountains: Sunset Trail
10 Palomar Mountain: Observatory Trail
16 Blue Sky Trail to Lake Ramona
17 Lake Hodges: North Shore Trail
20 Lake Dixon: Shore View Trail
22 Wilderness Gardens Preserve: Combined Trails Loop
6 TO 8 MILES
9 Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve East: Kanaka Loop Trail
13 Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve: West End to Waterfall Loop
DIVERSE HIKES
FAMILY HIKES
4 Torrey Pines State Reserve: Guy Fleming Trail
10 Palomar Mountain: Observatory Trail
21 Los Jilgueros Preserve Trail
22 Wilderness Gardens Preserve: Combined Trails Loop
FLAT HIKES
3 La Jolla Shores: Tide Pools Walk
4 Torrey Pines State Reserve: Guy Fleming Trail
17 Lake Hodges: North Shore Trail
21 Los Jilgueros Preserve Trail
HIGH-TRAFFIC HIKES
3 La Jolla Shores: Tide Pools Walk
4 Torrey Pines State Reserve: Guy Fleming Trail
5 San Elijo Lagoon: La Orilla Trailhead to Rios Avenue Trail
7 Laguna Mountains: Sunset Trail
17 Lake Hodges: North Shore Trail
18 Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve: Botanical Loop
20 Lake Dixon: Shore View Trail
HIKES ALONG WATER
3 La Jolla Shores: Tide Pools Walk
4 Torrey Pines State Reserve: Guy Fleming Trail
13 Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve: West End to Waterfall Loop
17 Lake Hodges: North Shore Trail
18 Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve: Botanical Loop
HIKES FOR BIRDWATCHING
5 San Elijo Lagoon: La Orilla Trailhead to Rios Avenue Trail
17 Lake Hodges: North Shore Trail
20 Lake Dixon: Shore View Trail
HIKES FOR DOGS
5 San Elijo Lagoon: La Orilla Trailhead to Rios Avenue Trail
9 Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve East: Kanaka Loop Trail
16 Blue Sky Trail to Lake Ramona
17 Lake Hodges: North Shore Trail
18 Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve: Botanical Loop
21 Los Jilgueros Preserve Trail
HIKES FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN
3 La Jolla Shores: Tide Pools Walk
18 Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve: Botanical Loop
19 Discovery Lake and Hills Loop
HIKES WITH HISTORICAL INTEREST
HIKES WITH VIEWS
4 Torrey Pines State Reserve: Guy Fleming Trail
7 Laguna Mountains: Sunset Trail
LAKE HIKES
17 Lake Hodges: North Shore Trail
19 Discovery Lake and Hills Loop
20 Lake Dixon: Shore View Trail
LOW-TRAFFIC HIKES
22 Wilderness Gardens Preserve: Combined Trails Loop
MULTIUSE TRAILS
9 Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve East: Kanaka Loop Trail
13 Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve: West End to Waterfall Loop
17 Lake Hodges: North Shore Trail
SPRING HIKES FOR WILDFLOWERS
7 Laguna Mountains: Sunset Trail
TRAILS FOR RUNNERS
5 San Elijo Lagoon: La Orilla Trailhead to Rios Avenue Trail
9 Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve East: Kanaka Loop Trail
17 Lake Hodges: North Shore Trail
WILDLIFE HIKES