survey of Stelzer Park

April 10, 2010

[San Diego Natural History Museum Canyoneers nature walk]

I'm at Stelzer County Park, 11470 Wildcat Canyon Rd

I'm near the ranger station

N 32 52.997 W 116 53.825 [52-997-53-825]

we're headed for the long trail

983-791
971-806

947-822-A we step off the pavement and onto a trail to our L

933-852
935-876
935-897
923-925
889-921-bench trailside bench to L
883-928
887-985
885-996
876-1
863-20
851-33
830-41

52-827-54-45 a fork in the trail, we take the L fork

816-54
765-63
744-68
759-57
780-34
792-27
776-28
742-32

52-734-54-29 T intersection Kumeyaay Pomontory R, Stelzer Summit L, we turn R

719-47

mileage at the junction was about 0.60

701-66
692-96
686-134
679-172
672-185

52-654-54-204 trail passes under some power lines and there is bench to the L

we turn R to reach a local summit

652-229

52-647-54-234! the summit, end of this part

[we eat our lunch and the go back the way we came]

back at T intersection [52-734-54-29], I continue SA to go to the other peak
[Stelzer Summit]

742-13
755-984
768-937
759-883
752-859
755-796

52-719-53-757 sharp right is a small path going to a local summit [apparently
Stelzer Summit]

728-744
745-719

768-707! the road continues, but I turn around, end of this part

back at the small side trail [52-719-53-757], I turn L to follow it

718-768
717-781 the trail is a bit overgrown
718-796
719-810
705-817

52-704-53-830! a boulder-ringed summit, end of this part

[we look around the summit and then go back the way we came]

back at the fork [52-827-54-45], I turn sharp L to explore the other path

821-58
805-62
793-75 wildfire interpretive plaque on L side of trail
782-93
784-100
790-104
819-100
834-101

838-110-deck observation deck to R with benches

834-127
839-132
837-144
814-169
811-180

818-192 a sign here for Wooten Loop [T intersection, L goes a short distance
to a picnic table]

I turn L and go the picnic table at 52-815-54-195!

show this as the end of the trail

back at 818-192, I go the other way to stay on the main trail

813-183
844-169
861-157
871-143
876-113
880-99
876-93
883-81
899-64
902-51
904-44
915-25
932-8
942-975
956-937
960-914
958-905-bench bench on L side of trail
960-899
955-880
973-843
980-828

993-820! back at the parking lot, end of this part

parking lot is next to mile marker for 2 miles on Wildcat Canyon Rd

mileage 3.09

[I drive back down Wildcat Canyon Rd and turn R on Willow Rd, taking
coordinates in the GPS]

52-987-53-869
52-948-54-068
936-113
898-192
856-248
792-350
765-404
727-443
661-487
625-514
602-555
584-591
519-635
477-687!