Mother Miguel Mountain — Local services in California

There are actually two access points ... one from The Mother Miguel Trailhead / Rock House Trail off Paseo Vera Cruz or you can leave from the Sweetwater Campground. According to AllTrails the Rock House trail is only 2.1 miles one way. Departing from the campground is about twice as far. The bottom have is fairly flat and mostly a service road but provides pretty killer view of the Sweetwater Reservoir and distant view of downtown San Diego, Point Loma, Coronado, and the Coronado Islands. Once you start up the mountain the grade gets steep fast with one short area that was hands on the hill steep. Portions of the trail are a bit difficult to navigate as it is not always clearly marked. so there was a little satellite imagery required to find the correct path a couple times. We were 8.2 miles o/b in about 4.5 hours with a couple short stops to refuel along the way. alltrails has the elevation gain at...

This was a great hike! It was fairly easy but had a steady incline. It takes about 45 minutes or so depending on the pace. The view from the top was awesome! You can park at the public park nearby, so there's no issues with access. I would recommend it for dog owners and for people who like a great work out. There are some connecting trails that travel...

About 2 miles to the top, so 4 miles round trip. Trail is not super crowded (like Cowles) but it is used by bikers and they don’t all have bells, so just be aware of your surroundings and don’t have earbuds or blaring music (disrupts...