{"id":567,"date":"2025-08-11T22:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T22:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inventwave.com\/w6test\/?p=567"},"modified":"2026-01-11T04:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:35:06","slug":"wonderful-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/2025\/08\/11\/wonderful-views\/","title":{"rendered":"W6\/SC-029 Stonewall Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Wonderful views, easy hike<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday morning, August 8, 2025.  We started this hike at 6:30 am from Paso Picacho Campground, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. The trailhead is across the street from the campground entrance. Thanks to the many switchbacks, the trail is a relatively easy hike The path is clear of brush, yet shaded. There are wonderful views of Lake Cuyamaca and SOTA summits including Middle Peak and Cuyamaca Peak (which we did on the same trip). As you reach the top there is a bit of a scramble over rocks, then onto steps that lead to the summit. Hand rails straddle the steps, as you are on a ridge with steep drop offs on either side. In the summer go in the early morning to avoid the heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_5312_camp_sm-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_5312_camp_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_5312_camp_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_5312_camp_sm-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_5312_camp_sm-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_5312_camp_sm-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View of Stonewall Peak from Paso Picacho Campground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5340_trail_sm-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5340_trail_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5340_trail_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5340_trail_sm-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5340_trail_sm-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5340_trail_sm-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shaded trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5326_lake_sm-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5326_lake_sm-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5326_lake_sm-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5326_lake_sm-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5326_lake_sm-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5326_lake_sm-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View onto Lake Cuyamaca and North Peak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5336_StonewallPk_sm-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5336_StonewallPk_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5336_StonewallPk_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5336_StonewallPk_sm-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5336_StonewallPk_sm-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250808_5336_StonewallPk_sm-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">360 deg view from the summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stonewall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stonewall.jpg 891w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stonewall-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stonewall-768x696.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GAIAGps route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carol KE6SRN and Tom KE6SRO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wonderful views, easy hike Friday morning, August 8, 2025. We started this hike at 6:30 am from Paso Picacho Campground, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. The trailhead is across the street from the campground entrance. Thanks to the many switchbacks, the trail is a relatively easy hike The path is clear of brush, yet shaded. 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