notes on Kit Carson Park and Ramona Grasslands

06-17-2011

El Arroyo Picnic Area at N 33 4.842 W 117 3.661
elevation 400 feet

Ramona Grasslands Preserve entrance, roughly mile 3.2 on Highland Valley Rd

center of trailhead parking at
N 33 2.034 W 116 57.013

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survey of Ramona Grasslands Preserve

June 21, 2011

Ramona Grasslands Preserve at postmile 3.2 on Highland Valley Rd

[I plan to survey all trails on my mountain bike]



2-54-57-15  entrance to Meadow Loop Trail, I take the R branch to go around the Meadow Loop counter-clockwise
111-994
168-981
215-29      Meadow Loop L, I continue SA toward the Wildflower Loop
287-87
318-132     Wildflower Loop R and SA, I turn R
355-53
385-987
411-976
469-982
484-1
487-47
598-987
651-19
695-24
742-16-A     picnic table on L and small stream crossing across a dry stream
759-43
829-70
893-139-B    side road to R with a locked gate on it, the trail continues roughly SA, just beyond the trail narrows to a single track
874-158
860-174
850-210
783-183
751-199
707-190
695-230
678-248
680-269
696-303
648-308     one of the highest points and a good view of Ramona, including a lake, this single track is soft and difficult to ride
612-312
541-362
521-361
507-373
475-385
454-369
445-312
422-295
430-275
394-222
352-220
320-217     junction, I go L, I come to the junction, which is actually a sort of triangle [318-132!], I turn around and go back to [320-217] and continue on a marked and clear but unnamed trail
309-250-C   picnic table and pond to my L
303-290
261-318!    road ends in a small loop, I turn around and go back
215--26     previously encountered junction on Meadow Loop, I turn R to complete the loop [change to 215-29 to match previous reading]
203-48
200-92
191-145
146-231
132-269
135-321
122-358
100-361
93-376
64-378
49-351
52-277
52-217-D    picnic table under large tree to my R
57-201
50-86
54--12      back at the trailhead, end of this part [change to 2-54-57-15! to match previous reading]

I'm going to survey some of Highland Valley Rd and Archie Moore Rd in the
GPS as I leave

996-39
974-117
972-288
859-406
811-442
768-450
682-446
631-441!