Survey of Simon County Park

November 13, 2008

S entrance to Simon Park Preserve near Ramona [San Diego Country Estates]

[actually, on ?? Pl at path leading to S entrance to Simon Park Preserve]

33 0.805 N 116 49.226 W [0-805-49-226]

849-261

902-299-gate I pass through an open gate with Preserve signs near it

what appear to be side trails going L and R

I go through the gate and into the preserve

920-291 interpretive bulletin board to the R

928-295
951-326 covered picnic table and interpretive plaque to the L
978-366
988-374
17-384
33-381
64-392-"closed trail" closed trail to L
81-383
116-378
158-378 wildfires plaque to the L
195-375

1-212-49-368 side road L

mileage here 0.58

I continue SA

239-359

1-295-49-316 side road R, it apparently is used for access to some power
lines, it runs closer to the built-up area, but there is no obvious access to
it from the side road

I continue SA

308-309
317-292
348-262

1-369-49-222 side road to R that may actually go somewhere, I continue SA,
I'll check it out on the way back

there is also a fire plaque at that junction

390-216 picnic table R shaded by trees

425-226
477-236 open space signs L facing the other way

486-238-gate I go around a locked gate, and the trail from here on has wooden
fences along both sides

520-236
536-237
562-249
572-253
595-253
607-250

1-638-49-225-"Ramona Vista" trail emerges on Ramona Vista near Calle Andrea
[which is to my L on this side of Ramona Vista]

mileage here 1.08

there is a crosswalk and the trail continues on the other side, I continue on
the other side

655-207
698-192
706-125
719-106 wooden fences end, but the trail apparently continues

all along here there are fenced backyards to my R [complete with barking dogs]

704-74 trail becomes rather vague, a drainage ditch to my R goes all the way
down to the street

I follow what looks like a continuation trail

691-55 it looks like a mountain bike play area here

679-35 good view

the trail is very vague, but there has been a little bit of trail work here
[erosion control], so I presume it continues

1-650-49-10! flat rock with good view

there appears to be no continuing trail, end of this part, I turn around and
go back the way I cme

1.72 miles I cross Vista Ramona again

back at the side road [1-369-49-222] I keep L to explore the side road

353-221
323-213
307-210

[I meet an SDG&E truck going in the opposite direction, this is really a road]

286-196-gate I go around a locked gate and enter a trail with wooden fences
along its sides

I can see that the trail crosses a street with locked gates on both sides,
there are equestrian gates next to the locked gates

to my R about one door away is an intersection, the trail crosses Arena Way,
the side street is Open View Rd

298-137-"Arena Way" I cross Arena and continue on the trail

321-54 I cross another street with similar gates, to the L is a cul-de-sac
about four houses down, I continue on the trail

333-16 fence at L ends, but fence on R continues, trail goes uphill

338-1
373-963
380-956
385-945
383-936

373-920 short side path to R for access to those power lines, there also
appears to be a very rough trail down to the street

I continue on this road/trail

365-899
366-880
378-850
411-834
421-828

432-806 a flat area, great views, I take a multiple-exposure panoramic shot

a crude path SA, I follow the main road to the L

441-832
444-844
442-874 the road starts going down

to my R is a large water tank, but this road does not go there

1-441-48-922! apparent end of road, short side roads in each direction,
apparently for access to power line poles, end of this part, I go back the way
I came

1--369--48--916 I turn L to follow that rough path down to the road [change to
1-373-48-920 to match previous reading]

360-913
353-914

276-916 I cross a street, a gate to R but ample space to go around the gate,
the path continues, I continue on the path

[It appears that beyond the gate to the R is a short alley connecting two
cul-de-sacs]

231-917 path crosses a street, but I turn R and follow the street

there were little horse trail figures on the path at that point

237-940
236-960
228-984

213-4 T intersection, this is Arena Way, I turn R on Ocean View Rd

255-81
276-121 Open View Rd to the

295--136 back on the trail that I was on before, I turn L, end of this part
[change to 298-137! to match previous reading]

I come back to the main trail in the open space preserve and turn L

1--213--49--365 R into road up to the ridge
[change to 1-212-49-368 to match previous reading]

223-377
230-390
232-407
227-422
213-435

180-492-"side trail" side trail to L [obviously the other end of that closed
trail]

180-511
186-522
204-530
238-548
244-562
238-575
223-589
208-620
201-639
199-653
202-672
197-685
168-685
156-690
150-701
154-751
153-774
149-790
136-802
109-804
99-807
69-848

1-67-49-870 T intersection as described by Schad, I turn R

91-865 side R to my L, which appears to follow the power lines far into the
distance

I turn L

117-883 side roads LR, apparently much less used that this one

L appears to go into an avocado grove, R appears to go along the ridge, I turn
R

150-870
213-850
240-838

277-825 what looks like the faint remains of a double track to my L, I
continue SA

327-812
385-796
411-786
483-747
511-731

I meet a picup truck carrying Urban Corps workers

544-716 tree by road at R

1-621-49-655 junction, road along ridge to R, SA and L a better, but still
unpaved access road for a water tank and cell phone tower

I turn L to survey the water tank

655-674 point A, I turn R to walk around the fenced enclosure containing the
tank and tower

657-665
667-664
675-670
680-680
673-691
655-688

back at point A [655-674!], end of this part, I go back the way I came

back at junction [1-621-49-655], I continue along the ridge line

mileage here 5.35

597-664
564-678
538-692

1-495-49-698-summit what appears to be the summit just L of road, there is an
informal marker of sorts, I stop here to rest and eat my lunch

after lunch, I continue in the same direction

473-708
450-731
438-742
408-752
393-758
375-770
338-781
310-788
281-801
199-826
152-846
127-848

93--862 previously surveyed junction [change to 91-865 to match previous
reading]

68--870 previously surveyed intersection, I continue SA
[change to 1-67-49-870 to match previous reading]

14-881
973-887
934-901

916-904-fence road passes through gap in fairly new-looking barbed-wire fence

862-918
836-926

dead trees R, might be remains of avocado grove, trees farther down the slope
are still green

795-937-tanks two water tanks to my R

758-929
728-914
693-906
655-926

0-635-49-929-marker apparent end of trail, and there is some kind of marker
here

a crude path continues, I continue on it

having come this far, I decide to go a little bit farther

617-925
579-921

0-555-49-901! this is as far as I can go, there is no obvious continuation
path [and and continuation whould have to go down a steep and rocky slope]

end of this part, I turn around

mileage here is 6.72

1:02 PM 8.57 back at the truck, end of trip