survey of Sweetwater River Trail

June 5, 2008

1:36 PM corner of San Miguel Rd and Bonita Ranch Ct
32 40.51 N 117 0.81 W [40-51-0-81]

heading E on San Miguel Rd on my mountain bike

51-79 Ames Ranch Trail to my R, and a street to my L [Amadita Ln]

40-68-0-21 Arroyo Rd to my R, athletic field for the Sweetwater Little League
to my L

72-5-"Proctor Valley Rd" Proctor Valley Rd to my R

73-0
75-97
77-95
81-92

88-88 L on Summit Meadow Rd

92-90
94-92
93-96 riding and hiking trail to my L
95-0
99-2
1-4
1-11 trail to my R
3-14
99-18
93-17
87-17
85-16
86-12
94-12
99-18 previously encountered intersection, I turn R
0-17 I turn R toward the exit
99-12 I turn R into the day use area
97-12
94-10
91-9
91-7 a closed trail to my R, it was probably cut off by C-125
95-7
98-11 I'm going back the way I came
0-11 I turn R toward the exit

$3 fee for day use

1-8 R into parking area
94-4! road ends at a clump of picnic tables, end of this part

41--1--0--12 I enter the trail [Sweetwater River Trail at mile 9] EB
[change to 41-1-0-11 to match previous reading]

4-4
4-2

5-99 the dam begins to my L and there's also lake access to my left, but it's
closed Tuesdays to Fridays

this trail appears to be open, I continue

6-94 road to my R, apparently for lake access

5-87

4-84 barriers in the road SA, well-traveled road to my R, I turn R

1-84
1-79 other side of dam

41-0-59-74! this is a lake access road, locked gate and fence SA, I turn
around, end of this part

0--81 [back at 1-79] I veered L here, but this time I go SA and around a chain
across the road

I'm going next to a chain link fence topped with barbed wire to my R

99-75
0-65
99-59
40-98-59-51 SA is fenced off, I turn L
11-51
8-52
11-51
11-39-"SRT MI 10" a sign for SRT MI 10
20-39 a sign for equestrian trail
21-34
23-32
41-33-59-32 interpretive bulletin board with no bulletins on it, trail turns R
and narrows to a single track

36-25 obvious single track R, I continue SA

38-22
40-17
42-13 I begin some switchbacks
40-11
41-10
41-9
41-8 switchbacks end
42-7
41-4
41-2

41-41-59-0 obvious single track to my R, perhaps the other end of that single
track

42-97
44-94
41-92
43-90
42-86 dry stream crossing
40-83
41-77
41-75
41-43-58-74-"SRT MI 11"
45-74 burned trees to my L on other side of wire fence with no barbs
48-74
49-74 dry stream crossing
50-74

51-73 trail splits, I take L branch

54-71
59-69
64-67
65-67
66-68
67-67
68-69
69-69
69-70
71-70

32 41.74 N 116 58.72 [41-74-58-72] W the picnic table and ramada, I stop to
rest here, time now is 3:01 PM

at 3:09 I continue directly away from the reservoir, looking for an alternate
route back

74-70
76-66
77-64
74-60

41-72-58-59 side trails RL, I go SA

67-58! trail continues, but it's obvious that I should have turned R, I turn
around

back at the junction [41-72-58-59] I turn L

70-60
68-62
63-65
59-66
55-67
53-70

41--51--58--72 previously surveyed junction, end of this part [change to
41-51-58-73! to match previous reading]

I stop calling lat/lon and go back the way I came

41-41-59-0 [matches previous reading] previously surveyed junction, I turn L
[and take and alternate return route]

41-37-59-3 local high on this trail and stone cairns on both sides

35-6

33-9 I'm bypassing those switchbacks

I take a picture of the switchbacks and the lake

33-11

41-32-59-15 road of sorts LR, scraggly little single track SA

I turn R and go back to the main trail

32-16

41-36-59-25! [matches previous reading] previously surveyed junction, end of
this part

I go back the way I came without calling lat/lon

back at the campground about 3:50

41-3-0-16 edge of campground, and I'm following a fairly good unpaved road to
see where it goes

7-21-fork fork in road, both marked as trails, but L apparently goes to some
houses or ranch buildings, I take the R fork

14-26
16-29

41-23-0-43 trails LR and SA road is marked as a trail, I go SA

23-44 short distance beyond, another single track R, I continue SA

41-26-0-49-"road L" road L marked as a trail

I continue SA to go to the summit

28-52
29-52
31-52 side trail R, I go R

41-30-0-51! the summit, and some interpretive plaques, end of this part

back on main trail, I turn R [31-52]

32-51 T intersection, I turn R

31-48-tank road ends next to water tank

I continue on an obvious single track L of tank

32-46
31-44
29-44

23-44 previously surveyed junction, I turn L and then L again into another
trail [the two L turns are too close together to be resolved on the map]

25-42
29-38
33-39
36-43
37-46
40-51

41-37-0-59 trail emerges on dirt road, probably the one I saw at the summit, I
turn R

36-63
32-66

29-67 road turns sharp R, L is something resembling a trail going up toward
the summit, I keep R

34-70 sharp L and there is a [new] yellow-top post, I think this is a real
trail

28-69
33-72
29-71
32-74
25-74

41-22-0-74 I go through an open gate, there seems to be a smaller side trail
to the R, just past that, to the R, is a golf course

15-69

C-125 L, golf course R, this is a pretty good dirt road [extension of Conduit
Rd]

slightly higher road to my L with a yellow-top post on it, I guess I'm not
quite on the trail

4-61 I join a paved road, and there's a yellow-top post on it

40-82-0-55 familiar trail crossing, trail L is marked as closed, but I see a
mountain biker coming down it, I turn L and go up the trail

85-51

81-48 this is a junction, I turn sharp L and go to a bridge over C-125

86-47
90-43! other side of bridge, the road veer to L, but there's a trail to the R
which looks like the old Sweetwater River Trail

it's getting pretty late 4:28, end of this part, I go back

40-81-0-48 [matched previous reading] L at previously surveyed junction

84-45
82-43

40-78-0-43 I approach some baseball fields, and I take what appears to be the
fastest way out

74-42
71-39 I enter the parking lot and turn R onto its access road
69-49 L on Conduit Rd
61-47! R on San Miguel Rd, and I go back the way I came, end of this part

4:38 back at the truck, end of trip