survey of Lusardi Creek Loop Trail November 18, 2010 I am at Black Mountain Ranch Park, and I am going to survey the Lusardi Creek Loop Trail [on my mountain bike] it is signed at Black Mountain Ranch Park N 32 59.382 W 117 7.824 [59-382-7-824] mileage 0.00, I'm at the signed trailhead at the N or NW part of the park, but I'm going round the loop the other way, so I'm heading away from the trailhead and into the park correction: closer examination of the map shows that I must enter the unimproved area [through the signed trailhead] to get to the loop [trail beyond the trailhead gate is a well-graded dirt road] 388-833 421-848 432-859 428-906 59-448-7-924 0.07 miles, I turn L at a triangular junction with an interpretive bulletin board in the center and a small trail sign pointing to the L a mile marker here says 0.0 miles 384-953 349-972 300-969 288-977 a T intersection, and the trail sign says to go SA, here I have to guess where to go, I turn L mileage here 0.27 264-961 single track to the R signed as a trail, I guessed right mileage here 0.28 245-971 179-998 0.38 miles, interpretive plaque and a small bridge 152-21 148-29 0.42 miles, the 0.4 mile marker 131-80 123-99 smaller single track off to the R, apparently a social trail, I keep L 119-103 109-132 117-180 125-199 127-224 I had some doubts whether I was on the trail, there are a number of social trails around here, I follow what appears to be the largest, however to my L there is a sign for black sage, so I must be on the trail 126-255 sign on my L for coastal prickly pear 89-302 78-302 71-316 sign for California sage brush 62-324 55-322 37-322 23-328 sign for riparian real estate [I cross a small bridge] 59-10-8-328 0.73 miles, T intersection with a double track, I'm in doubt which way to go, I turn L [to follow a sign posted to guide bicyclists travelling in the other direction] 997-291 998-280 34-202 32-189 15-171 5-161 I'm probably on the trail, this road is approaching Carmel Valley Rd as shown on the map 984-148 967-136 954-140 946-195 943-217 938-220 920-215 857-281 852-301 yes, I'm on the trail, signs for Laurel Sumac and Lemonadeberry 58-798-8-340 1.20 miles, the trail jogs to the L and crosses a narrow paved road, mile markers here for 1.4 and 8.0 miles [to L is a gate and Carmel Valley Rd] 793-339 764-407 sign for toyon 749-441 719-479 trail almost touches Carmel Valley Rd and then plunges into a canyon 713-508 759-581 785-651 something resembling a causeway to my R with a sewer access hatch and a no-horses sign 782-688 802-719 827-736 843-757 845-772 I think this is the gravel road mentioned in the description 827-855 794-913 1.76 miles, I turn R to follow the gravel road, SA appears to go directly up to Camino Del Sur, which is not as shown on the map 805-996 854-162 873-196 877-209 875-234 2.01 miles, a fainter side trail to L going under a high bridge, there is wooden fence guiding me to the R, so I stay to the R to follow a well-trodden path [actually a double track] 911-269 the 2.4 mile and 7.0 mile marker on my L, I must be on the trail 962-310 961-341 963-399 977-442 986-450 2-463 59-24-9-486 2.25 miles, T intersection with a paved road [Lazanja Pass], and signs indicating that the trail goes to the L and runs along the L side of the road 23-494 975-505 957-515 2.36 miles, I pass under Camino Del Sur 58-906-9-569 2.37 miles, T intersection, this is Lazanja Pass, and the cross street is Caminito Lazanja as shown by trail signs, the trail crosses the street, turns R and continue along Caminito Lazanja [ERROR: the signs actually showed the trail going L, I went on the followin wild goose chase, surveying Caminito Lazanja and Garden Trails] 898-582 911-596 943-654 975-676 65-711 73-711 113-700 123-702 138-738 I turn L on Garden Trail and follow something that at least looks like a path 122-759 91-814 76-828 8-848 959-870! 2.28 miles, I come to the end of the trail, and it's signed as private property, end of this part, I turn around [and go back the way I came] 3.47 miles back at the intersection of Lazanja Pass and Caminito Lazanja [58-906-9-569], I misread the signs, I should have turned L here, so this time I go the right way [3.47 - 2.37 = 1.10 miles to be subtracted from subsequent mileages] 859-544 3.52 miles, R into a narrow asphalt road marked as a trail 826-525 795-535 pavement ends, I turn sharp R to follow an unpaved road 793-543 822-563 835-611 839-656 844-679 813-726 trail map to my L, an eagle scout project 811-774 804-819 802-841 58-788-9-903 3.81 miles, trail turns R and crosses a large concrete causeway over the creek [Zanja Creek] 839-914 846-912 894-910 929-922 3.95 miles, end of a cul-de-sac [Camino De La Luna], I stop here to eat my lunch [and then follow the road N] the signed trail runs along the L side of the road, I ride in the road 130-918 this is Camino De La Luna, I cross over and start riding on the trail here 179-929 259-930 I ford a shallow stream I got my feet wet, I guess I should have stayed on the road 59-364-9-926 4.39 miles, I cross Camino De La Rosa 424-920 567-929 the path is running alongside a road to my R [probably Encendido] 572-101 59-568-10-139 T intersection 4.76 miles, L is a locked gate, I turn R to follow some power lines 647-145 725-141 775-138 793-146 805-146 832-134 888-134 901-141 908-157 924-172 980-173 27-154 43-150 67-150 112-165 134-163 162-166 190-159 222-157 0-238-10-165 5.43 miles, trail turns R, but this road goes SA a short distance to the highway [San Dieguito Rd] 252-140 248-128 249-90 244-963 247-958 259-874 0-252-9-828 5.62 miles, I cross the highway to the trailhead [San Dieguito Trailhead] 257-824 center of San Dieguito Trailhead [I turn L and go around a gate to follow the trail] 292-865 312-910 312-919 lemonadeberry tree 301-14 trail turns sharply R and descends into the canyon 307-21 330-16 343-988 360-868 trail map to the L 343-833 345-785 339-769 308-746 318-703 289-633 293-560 260-517 283-492 301-467 356-407 357-394 337-385 319-353 288-316 268-273 231-251 197-228 189-202 220-182 203-146 201-120 210-106 riparian real estate sign to the L 237-117 304-117 318-105 293-70 279-47 0-304-9-1 7.03 miles, I turn L to cross that little bridge mentioned in the trail description 311-995 other side of bridge 319-992 301-888 290-869 287-862 293-766 what appears to be a steep paved road going up to the highway overhead stream crossing right under Camino Del Sur 275-744 other side of the stream, apparently directly under the highway 272-724 264-683 235-672 side road to R apparently going up to the highway, I keep L 210-576 0-209-8-548 7.45 miles, four-way junction, trail goes R, so I turn R 134-568 54-589 996-603 985-573 982-463 974-389 967-370 964-367 884-386 897-373 wingin it plaque and a bench [I stop to eat my apple], 8.02 miles 946-348 977-328 12-309 985-290 981-275 973-189 973-181 949-158 918-129 905-104 918-111 921-112 952-104 960-98 trail crosses what is signed as a service road, apparently servicing some overhead power lines, mileage 8.39 948-33 942-23 881-16 59-841-8-28 8.56 miles T intersection with that service road, I turn L 821-13 764-9 754-6 731-987 618-936 589-941 561-932 501-926 59-466-7-926 8.96 miles, I'm at that triangle where I started 446-927 second vertex of the triangle has the sign 9.4 miles on the other side is 0.0 miles 442-914! third vertex, one closest to the park, has a signed trail going off in the other direction, I'm not going to explore that now, end of this part persons using this trail should be directed to the farthest reach of the park; I parked much closer to Carmel Valley Rd I return to the park about 2:40 PM, and I look for facilities there are drinking fountains and two portable toilets between the baseball fields [I then drove out of the park, R on Carmel Valley Rd, R on Camino Del Sur, and L on San Dieguito Rd, gathering lat/lon in the GPS as far as the city limits] 59-257-7-757 [N 32 59.257 W 7.757] 280-763 261-777 244-775 228-756 211-768 179-807 116-908 57-7 21-59 970-104 922-133 874-170 835-215 801-271 737-409 718-459 669-613 643-678 586-768 648-849 696-904 732-952 763-18 787-101 794-150 797-276 803-342 818-400 843-459 880-516 934-576 993-615 56-640 106-653 171-647 212-633 398-564 563-507 710-456 761-439 828-395 873-433 909-475 940-501 976-518 59-555 106-581 142-610 171-637 196-672 222-716 245-775 264-844 276-927 279-6 0-271-10-181! [N 33 0.271 W 117 10.181] [put marker at junction of topos N 33 0.0 W 117 7.500] 0-0-7-550 0-0-7-450! 0-50-7-500 59-950-7-500!