Blue Sky Ecological Reserve To Mt. Woodson Trip Logs

Via Lake Poway Trail, Mt. Woodson Trail, Fry-Koegel Trail, Ridge Trail To Mt. Woodson

For a description of these hikes, see Blue Sky Ecological Reserve To Mt. Woodson.
20 August 1999 (partial trip, taking Fry-Koegel Trail 0.3 miles northeast from the ridge)
30 August 1999 (via middle trail)
15 October 1999 (via middle trail)
Key for all trip logs

20 August 1999

Recording number Mileage Time arrived Time left Altitude Comments
0 0.00 3:06 650 Parking lot.
1 0.75 3:25 600 Jct. Trail to Lake Poway. Right.
2 1.02 3:32 700 Jct. Lake Poway Trail. Left.
3 1.25 3:38 850 Sign: "Lake Poway Trail 1.0". 84° and humid, and I'm seriously sweating!
4 1.97 4:00 900 Jct. Mt. Woodson Trail. Left.
5 2.27 4:14 1200 Jct. Road. Left.
6 2.42 4:20 1300 Sign: "Mt. Woodson Trail 0.5 mile"
7 2.77 4:33 1450 Jct. Fry-Koegel Trail. Left.
8 3.00 4:41 1600 Sign: "Fry-Koegel Trail 1.0". Left.
9 3.42 5:00 5:10 2000 The Tree. 79°.
10 3.52 5:13 2200 Jct. Westernmost Trail and another trail. Took second trail on left, which I assume is Fry-Koegel Trail.
11 3.82 5:23 2050 Turnaround.
12 4.10 5:33 2200 =10
13 4.25 5:38 5:49 2000 =9
14 4.75 6:02 1650 =9
15 5.00 6:07 1650 =7
16 5.42 6:19 1400 Sign: "Mt. Woodson Trail 0.5 mile"
17 5.95 6:30 950 Jct. Lake Poway Trail. Right.
18 6.60 6:48 800 Sign: "Lake Poway Trail 1.0"
19 7.15 6:59 700 Jct. Green Valley Truck Trail in Blue Sky. Left.
20 7.80 7:17 650 Car

30 August 1999

Recording number Mileage Time arrived Time left Altitude Comments
0 0.00 2:00 700 Parking Lot. 84°.
1 0.95 2:20 600 Jct. Trail to Lake Poway. Right.
2 1.52 2:34 900 Sign: "Lake Poway Trail 1.0"
3 2.30 2:57 1000 Jct. Mount Woodson Trail. Left. 88°. 0.5 liter. Drone of model aircraft on Lake Poway.
4 2.78 3:17 1400 Sign: "Mt. Woodson Trail 0.5 mile".
5 3.26 3:32 1550 Jct. Fry-Koegel Trail. Left.
6 3.50 3:40 1700 Sign: "Fry-Koegel Trail 1.0 mile"
7 3.90 3:59 4:09 2050 The Tree. 77° and a cool breeze up here, much cooler than down below, whci was sans breeze. 0.9 liter.
8 5.02 4:49 2750 West end of peak of Mt. Woodson
9 5.13 4:53 2850 Summit of road just past gate.
10 5.25 4:55 5:11 2850 Just east of peak. 74°. 1.15 liter.
11 6.02 5:36 2450 Jct. walled-off trail.
12 6.70 5:51 2100 The Tree.
13 7.13 6:12 1750 Sign: "Fry-Koegel Trail 1.0 mile". Saw non-rattlesnake at 6:16.
14 7.32 6:17 1600 Jct. Mount Woodson Trail. Right.
15 7.75 6:29 1450 Sign: "Mt. Woodson Trail 0.5 mile".
16 8.25 6:41 1050 Jct. Lake Poway Trail. Right.
17 8.90 6:57 950 Sign: "Lake Poway Trail 1.0"
18 9.37 7:11 800 Jct. Green Valley Truck Trail in Blue Sky. Left.
19 10.15 7:29 800 Car.

15 October 1999

Recording number Mileage Time arrived Time left Altitude Comments
0 0.00 10:36 700 parking lot
1 0.75 10:53 550 Jct. Trail to Lake Poway. Right.
2 1.10 11:06 800 Jct. Lake Poway Trail. Left.
3 2.00 11:32 1050 Jct. Mt. Woodson Trail. Left.
4 2.50 11:47 1400 Sign: "Mt. Woodson Trail 0.5 miles". 67° on shade north slope here the entire way for this section
5 2.89 12:01 1550 Jct. Fry - Koegel Trail. Left. Yucca still dropping seeds.
6 3.02 12:10 1700 Sign: "Fry Koegel Trail 0.5 mile"
7 3.50 12:27 12:39 2100 The Tree. 68°
8 3.70 12:45 2300 Fork to left now seriously blocked.
9 3.92 12:53 2450 Short trail on right to sign on old trail, entrance blocked by rocks across trail.
10 4.50 1:14 2720 The Boulder Flake, just after beginning of the eroded road.
11 4.65 1:19 2900 Road Summit at Mt. Woodson
12 4.74 1:22 1:46 2900 Just east of summit, a good Ramona overlook. Water consumption: 0.9 liters on arrival / 1.3 liters on departure. Turnaround point.
13 6.20 2:23 2:38 2100 The Tree. 68° again.
14 6.40 2:43 2000 Pac-Man Rock
15 6.65 2:49 1800 Sign: "Fry Koegel Trail 1.0 mile"
16 6.82 2:54 1700 Jct. Mt. Woodson Trail. Right.
17 7.25 3:04 1500 Sign: "Mt. Woodson Trail 0.5 miles"
18 7.70 3:16 1050 Jct. Lake Poway Trail. Right.
19 9.70 4:02 800 Car

Recording number	Mileage	Time arrived	Time left	Altitude	Comments
0	0.00	3:06		650	Parking lot.
1	0.75	3:25		600	Jct. Trail to Lake Poway. Right.
2	1.02	3:32		700	Jct. Lake Poway Trail. Left.
3	1.25	3:38		850	Sign: "Lake Poway Trail 1.0". 84° and humid, and I'm seriously sweating!
4	1.97	4:00		900	Jct. Mt. Woodson Trail. Left.
5	2.27	4:14		1200	Jct. Road. Left.
6	2.42	4:20		1300	Sign: "Mt. Woodson Trail 0.5 mile"
7	2.77	4:33		1450	Jct. Fry-Koegel Trail. Left.
8	3.00	4:41		1600	Sign: "Fry-Koegel Trail 1.0". Left.
9	3.42	5:00	5:10	2000	The Tree. 79°.
10	3.52	5:13		2200	Jct. Westernmost Trail and another trail. Took second trail on left, which I assume is Fry-Koegel Trail.
11	3.82	5:23		2050	Turnaround.
12	4.10	5:33		2200	=10
13	4.25	5:38	5:49	2000	=9
14	4.75	6:02		1650	=9
15	5.00	6:07		1650	=7
16	5.42	6:19		1400	Sign: "Mt. Woodson Trail 0.5 mile"
17	5.95	6:30		950	Jct. Lake Poway Trail. Right.
18	6.60	6:48		800	Sign: "Lake Poway Trail 1.0"
19	7.15	6:59		700	Jct. Green Valley Truck Trail in Blue Sky. Left.
20	7.80	7:17		650	Car

Recording number	Mileage	Time arrived	Time left	Altitude	Comments
0	0.00	2:00		700	Parking Lot. 84°.
1	0.95	2:20		600	Jct. Trail to Lake Poway. Right.
2	1.52	2:34		900	Sign: "Lake Poway Trail 1.0"
3	2.30	2:57		1000	Jct. Mount Woodson Trail. Left. 88°. 0.5 liter. Drone of model aircraft on Lake Poway.
4	2.78	3:17		1400	Sign: "Mt. Woodson Trail 0.5 mile".
5	3.26	3:32		1550	Jct. Fry-Koegel Trail. Left.
6	3.50	3:40		1700	Sign: "Fry-Koegel Trail 1.0 mile"
7	3.90	3:59	4:09	2050	The Tree. 77° and a cool breeze up here, much cooler than down below, whci was sans breeze. 0.9 liter.
8	5.02	4:49		2750	West end of peak of Mt. Woodson
9	5.13	4:53		2850	Summit of road just past gate.
10	5.25	4:55	5:11	2850	Just east of peak. 74°. 1.15 liter.
11	6.02	5:36		2450	Jct. walled-off trail.
12	6.70	5:51		2100	The Tree.
13	7.13	6:12		1750	Sign: "Fry-Koegel Trail 1.0 mile". Saw non-rattlesnake at 6:16.
14	7.32	6:17		1600	Jct. Mount Woodson Trail. Right.
15	7.75	6:29		1450	Sign: "Mt. Woodson Trail 0.5 mile".
16	8.25	6:41		1050	Jct. Lake Poway Trail. Right.
17	8.90	6:57		950	Sign: "Lake Poway Trail 1.0"
18	9.37	7:11		800	Jct. Green Valley Truck Trail in Blue Sky. Left.
19	10.15	7:29		800	Car.

Recording number	Mileage	Time arrived	Time left	Altitude	Comments
0	0.00	10:36		700	parking lot
1	0.75	10:53		550	Jct. Trail to Lake Poway. Right.
2	1.10	11:06		800	Jct. Lake Poway Trail. Left.
3	2.00	11:32		1050	Jct. Mt. Woodson Trail. Left.
4	2.50	11:47		1400	Sign: "Mt. Woodson Trail 0.5 miles". 67° on shade north slope here the entire way for this section
5	2.89	12:01		1550	Jct. Fry - Koegel Trail. Left. Yucca still dropping seeds.
6	3.02	12:10		1700	Sign: "Fry Koegel Trail 0.5 mile"
7	3.50	12:27	12:39	2100	The Tree. 68°
8	3.70	12:45		2300	Fork to left now seriously blocked.
9	3.92	12:53		2450	Short trail on right to sign on old trail, entrance blocked by rocks across trail.
10	4.50	1:14		2720	The Boulder Flake, just after beginning of the eroded road.
11	4.65	1:19		2900	Road Summit at Mt. Woodson
12	4.74	1:22	1:46	2900	Just east of summit, a good Ramona overlook. Water consumption: 0.9 liters on arrival / 1.3 liters on departure. Turnaround point.
13	6.20	2:23	2:38	2100	The Tree. 68° again.
14	6.40	2:43		2000	Pac-Man Rock
15	6.65	2:49		1800	Sign: "Fry Koegel Trail 1.0 mile"
16	6.82	2:54		1700	Jct. Mt. Woodson Trail. Right.
17	7.25	3:04		1500	Sign: "Mt. Woodson Trail 0.5 miles"
18	7.70	3:16		1050	Jct. Lake Poway Trail. Right.
19	9.70	4:02		800	Car

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