Survey of Barnett Ranch

January 12, 2009

[set out from parking area about 10:00 AM]

pond at 32 59.648 N 116 52.262 W

[59-688-52-302  59-648-52-262-pond 608-222!]

59-381-52-508 the trail junction of Rattlesnake Trail and Oak Loop Trail

we continue on Rattlesnake Trail

382-563

377-585-"sign at edge of preserve"

362-603
350-625
323-639
296-737
284-761
262-779
203-818
171-851
161-882

147-906 we turn L to go to viewpoint

136-914

59-123-52-924! end of trail and viewpoint

back at place where we turned [147-906], we continue on what appears to be the
main trail

149-928
138-941
129-962
114-974
105-966
95-987 turn toward another view point
89-994! the view point, we turn around, end of this part

back at the place where we turned [95-987] we continue on the trail

85-982
77-974
55-947
50-911
53-883
54-848
34-837
7-818
977-797

this looks like an old roadbed

968-744
950-712
909-658
897-651
887-631
879-626-arroyo  we cross and arroyo

58-866-52-618! this is as far as we go, it appears as though the trail leads
to a corral, end of this part, we turn around

trip odometer reset to 0.00 at turnaround point

about 0.21 miles, the trail veers off the old road

0.48 small flat area [second viewpoint noted previously]

0.60 first viewpoint is to the R

1.00 miles barbed wire fence

return to parking area at 2.33 miles

time now is 12:37 PM

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survey of Barnett Ranch Open Space Preserve

Spetember 15, 2007

entrance to Barnett [sp] Ranch Open Space Preserve
on San vicente Rd at Deviney [sp] Lane, street address is 21445,
33 0.08 N 116 51.80 W

[0-8-51-80]

5-86 parking area

I'm walking along Deviney Lane

0-94
99-97

59-96-52-8 junction, I turn L onto Valley View Trail and Overlook Trail

92-6
87-4
84-1
78-90
78-88

81-84 road goes through a gap in a long, straight fence, there are also some
utility lines, probably telephone, along the fence

82-82
82-74
81-65
81-60
80-55
79-50 side road L, I keep R on what appears to be the main road

59-77-51-47 T intersection, Overlook Trail 0.06 miles R, Valley View Trail
0.3 miles L

I follow the Overlook Trail

there are also power lines here, and this is probably the access road for the
power lines

74-47 I reach the summit

73-47! road ends at a turnaround, I take some pictures and then turn around,
end of this part

back at the junction [59-77-51-47], I go the other way

78-45
78-41
78-37
76-36
73-37

this is a pretty good place for mountain biking, and I see some bike tire
tracks

69-43
68-46

59-66-51-48! road continues, apparently going to a ranch house, there are
signs marking this as the edge of the preserve, I turn around here after
taking some pictures

[there is a view point here next to a power pole that is probably the reason
for the Valley View name]

59--79--51--49 [change to 79-50 to match previous reading] right into
previously noted side road

80-47
83-47

59-86-51-47! road ends next to a power pole, it's a rocky area quite near San
Vicente Rd, in fact, there is an informal path that appears to go down to San
Vicente Rd, end of this part, I turn around

I turn R and go back the way I came

back at junction with main road [59-96-52-8], I turn L to Rattlesnake Trail
and Oak Loop Trail

92-24 paved road veers R onto private property, I continue SA onto the unpaved
road, and I take pictures of signs

91-27 unpaved road turns L and is signed as a trail, I follow it

79-27
73-27
70-26
67-23
64-28
61-30
58-35
55-39
52-43
51-46
49-48

a few trees here, and a picnic table to my R

42-50

59-38-52-51 junction, Rattlesnake Trail to R, Oak Loop Trail SA, I turn R

38-56

39-58 a sign saying I'm leaving County property, but the trail is well beaten
and it has [mountain bike] tire tracks on it

37-59

this is definitely a single track

35-63
32-64
31-70
30-74
28-76
23-80
20-82
17-85
16-88

15-90-"view point" a stone cairn, and apparently a view point L [this is
apparently the end of the Rattlesnake Trail]

15-92

trail is getting narrower and rougher, I think this may be a social trail

14-94
13-97
11-97

a large rock to my R [photo 31128] and a fairly good view

10-97

59-9-52-99 apparent end of trail in a clearing

there is a continuation going down the hill, I'm going to follow it for at
least a short distance

9-98
6-95

I see some manure on the trail, apparently this does go somewhere

5-91
5-85
3-84
99-81
98-80
97-74

58-95-52-71! this appears to be going into somebody's ranch, end of this part,
I turn around and go back the way I came

[I stop and eat lunch near the following junction]

back at the junction [59-38-52-51], I turn R

36-50
35-49

33-45 road L, probably the other end of the loop, and there's a picnic table
here [inside the loop]

33-43
33-41
35-41
35-42
other end of loop [33-45!] end of this part

I go back to the parking area by the most direct loop, taking a few pictures
along the way

12:06 PM back at the parking area, end of trip

6.6 miles on my GPS odometer

I will drive toward Ramona and record some of the coordinates in the GPS

[0-8-51-80 when turning onto San Vicente Rd]

number 16 at Warnock is the last coordinate recorded


 1 00-13-51-82
 2 00-16-51-84
 3 00-20-51-89
 4 00-21-51-90
 5 00-24-51-92
 6 00-29-51-93
 7 00-32-51-94
 8 00-34-51-94
 9 00-38-51-94
10 00-41-51-93
11 00-45-51-93
12 00-48-51-94
13 00-53-51-97
14 00-56-51-98
15 00-59-51-99
16 00-87-51-99!