Continue on the trail heading east toward El Cajon Mountain. The final mile to the summit includes some rock scrambling and maneuvering and reaches grades as steep as 45%. Once at the top of the ...

Evacuation order: North of El Monte Road; south of Roosevelt Lane, Wildcat Canyon Road and El Cajon Mountain Summit Trail; east of San Vincente Oaks Road, El Cajon Mountain Summit Trail, Mountain ...

El Cajon Mountain is popularly dubbed “San Diego’s hardest hike,” which is true if you’ve never journeyed to the local desert and gone hiking. Still, it’s obvious why the hike has this ...

The search for a missing hiker in Southern California ended Tuesday after rescuers found the man’s body near a trail on El Cajon Mountain, authorities said. The 34-year-old man had begun his ...

Looming before me in the warm sun stood El Cajon Mountain, and as I regarded it, a quiet chuckle escaped my lips as the distant sentinel, that ancient granite guardian, remained unperturbed by my ...

Missing 34-Year-Old Hiker’s Body Found Near El Cajon Mountain Trail in Lakeside by Elizabeth Ireland • Times of San Diego Aug. 1, 2023, 10:50 p.m. Aug. 2, 2023, 1:50 a.m. Share this: ...

El Cajon Mountain Trail near Lakeside is regarded as the hardest trails in San Diego County. This out-and-back trail takes hikers up to the 3,648 ft. summit of El Cajon Mountain.

On Tuesday at around 8:45 a.m., a body was found dead near a hiking trail on El Cajon Mountain, SDCSD said. Once the body is recovered, ...

34-year-old hiker found dead near trails on El Cajon Mountain. The body was turned over to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office to determine the official manner and cause of death.

El Cajon Mountain Trail. El Cajon Mountain is one of the most challenging trails to complete in San Diego County. The 11-mile out-and-back excursion has a challenging elevation gain of 3,579 feet.