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April 11, 2004 - My first attempt at Mount Woodson from the Lake Poway trail. I hit the trail just before 7am. The first leg is less than a mile counter clockwise on Lake Poway trail, then it branches off to Mount Woodson. It's pretty much up hill all the way. I was sweating and huffing and puffing. Parts of the trail are pretty crude. I didn't see any evidence of fire damage. About half way up, I encountered a couple resting, so they beat me to the trail. I passed them and made it to the top without seeing anyone else. I was pretty sure there wasn't anyone in front of me because I kept running into spider webs spanning the trail. When I got to the top, I didn't see anything that said I was there other than all the antennas. This would be a spectacular view when the Santa Anas are blowing, I'll have to try it. As I started back down, they were just getting to the top. A little while later I met three trail bikers working their way to the top. In total there were 4 couples, three bikers and one guy going up. It took me 2 hours and 34 minutes with the pedometer indicating 7.68 miles. I got to the top in 1 hour and 23 minutes with the pedometer indicating 3.79 miles. The return would have been 1 hour and 11 minutes and a distance of 3.89 miles. 'A foot & a field in San Diego County' lists the Mount Woodson Trail as 4.5 miles, but I think that's at the point where it joins the Lake Poway trail. That would add another 2 miles or 6.5. I'm not sure what the difference is caused by. The pedometer is accurate around Lake Poway.

March 3, 2002 Lisa hiked Mt Woodson with Tom Lerew, Andee Johnson, Angela Wilkenson and her husband Paul.