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[CENTER]Jacumba Mountains Run
(Elliot Mine/Smuggler's Cave/Mountain Springs Stagecoach Trail)[/CENTER]
I spent Tuesday exploring a few trails around Jacumba with a some friends. After meeting up at the gas stations just off Interstate 8 in Jacumba we cruised along Hwy 80 and then south down a dirt road towards the border fence. Once we had aired down, it was on up the narrow, rocky shelf road to several peaks that gave outstandings views of the surrounding areas. We had clear views out to Superstition Mountain, Salton Sea, Imperial Sand Dunes and Chocolate mountains.
Soon we had made it up Elliot Mine to take in the views of Valley Of The Moon and explore a few of the mines. Afterwards, we parked down the trail a ways and made the short walk to the Smuggler's Cave. There a quite a few interesting rock formations there that make for fun exploring. It was getting later in the afternoon so we wanted to get down the trail and across the freeway so we could run the Mountain Springs Stagecoach Trail. We made it past the Border Patrol who eyed us suspiciously, under the freeway, past Table Mountain to the trailhead.
This trail has some very tight, rocky, and off-camber sections that must be carefully negotiated. Once you make your way to the bottom of the grade you'll see some stone riuns.
Here's a few links describing the area. And a few pics I found.
http://www.desertusa.com/mag00/nov/s...mtnspring.html
https://www.sandiegohistory.org/jour...y/mountain.htm
Airing down.
Here's a few match-up pictures.
This would be near beginning of the old trail starting out on the desert floor in Devil's Canyon.
(Elliot Mine/Smuggler's Cave/Mountain Springs Stagecoach Trail)[/CENTER]
I spent Tuesday exploring a few trails around Jacumba with a some friends. After meeting up at the gas stations just off Interstate 8 in Jacumba we cruised along Hwy 80 and then south down a dirt road towards the border fence. Once we had aired down, it was on up the narrow, rocky shelf road to several peaks that gave outstandings views of the surrounding areas. We had clear views out to Superstition Mountain, Salton Sea, Imperial Sand Dunes and Chocolate mountains.
Soon we had made it up Elliot Mine to take in the views of Valley Of The Moon and explore a few of the mines. Afterwards, we parked down the trail a ways and made the short walk to the Smuggler's Cave. There a quite a few interesting rock formations there that make for fun exploring. It was getting later in the afternoon so we wanted to get down the trail and across the freeway so we could run the Mountain Springs Stagecoach Trail. We made it past the Border Patrol who eyed us suspiciously, under the freeway, past Table Mountain to the trailhead.
This trail has some very tight, rocky, and off-camber sections that must be carefully negotiated. Once you make your way to the bottom of the grade you'll see some stone riuns.
Here's a few links describing the area. And a few pics I found.
http://www.desertusa.com/mag00/nov/s...mtnspring.html
https://www.sandiegohistory.org/jour...y/mountain.htm
Airing down.
Here's a few match-up pictures.
This would be near beginning of the old trail starting out on the desert floor in Devil's Canyon.