notes on Del Dios Gorge and Santa Fe Valley Trails

May 25, 2009

enter Del Dios Gorge Trail at 19.90

mileage just beyond bridge 20.91

21.01 road access near bridge

mileage at dam is 21.94

we turn around

we come to the fork at 22.29

road access near bridge 22.88

parking area has room for oughly 13 cars

24.17 back at parking area

entering Santa Fe Valley Trail at 24.28

we stop next to a rather large pond 25.32

25.51 we start to ascend some switchbacks

end of trail at 26.01

N 33 1.336 W 117 10.140 [1-336-10-140]

[we turn back]

[coordinates at end of each switchback]

353-129
330-121
345-117
334-113
347-111
336-99
347-101
333-88
347-90
334-81
349-79
336-72

351-69-bridge

368-79 last call right at end of switchback

371-70
388-79
414-80
434-67

again begin calls at end of each switchback

441-52
446-61
449-53 exception: middle of switchback
445-41
452-45
457-37
458-45
464-33
466-50
471-45
469-53
476-46
473-56
480-48
473-61
485-54
480-66
490-55
491-61

end of calls at ends of switchbacks

502-49-bridge

518-41
543-14
565-990
591-980
620-962
632-952
650-917
660-887-"rocky area"
674-862
688-827
709-799
711-779
716-774-bridge
747-767
771-763
783-757
831-760
862-760-bridge
884-757
932-720
970-700

996-671-"dirt road" we cross a gated dirt road at approximately right angles

91-585-bridge

150-568-bridge

176-549
210-538
252-520

pass under Bing Crosby Blvd

273-507
276-492
263-459
266-426
274-413

291-411 we come to the access road for the parking area and turn L

mileage here 28.07

location of parking area is 2-403-9-415!