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dionysius wrote:Anyone for trying the Cuchama trail that runs by Tecate Peak? Access from Marron Valley.

Denis

I'm interested in checking it out. Haven't been on the east side of the mountain much.

dionysius wrote:Sounds good, Carveacre is always fun. Anyone for trying the Cuchama trail that runs by Tecate Peak? Access from Marron Valley.

Denis

Denis start a thread on this one. It's sounds interesting and I'd like more info on that trail.

I am interested it this run. August is good.

Just an FYI: Carveacre is really fun, but relatively short. With the price of gas, those from up north may be a little disappointed. If you wanted to make a weekend out of it, you could camp out somewhere and do Corral Canyon or Table Mtn/Elliot Mine or Oriflamme/Chariot Canyon the next day

sdnative wrote:Just an FYI: Carveacre is really fun, but relatively short. With the price of gas, those from up north may be a little disappointed. If you wanted to make a weekend out of it, you could camp out somewhere and do Corral Canyon or Table Mtn/Elliot Mine or Oriflamme/Chariot Canyon the next day

True true. That's why I was thinking of adding Otay to the mix. We will run Carvacre first then Otay. If you don't want to run Otay then I would also suggest heading out to Oriflamme Canyon and Rodriguez.

Good suggestion Eric

I've been to Otay twice but never to Oriflamme/Chariot. So, my vote is for Oriflamme/Chariot after Carvacre. Of course, I'll go with what the majority decides.

BlueFJ wrote:I've been to Otay twice but never to Oriflamme/Chariot. So, my vote is for Oriflamme/Chariot after Carvacre. Of course, I'll go with what the majority decides.

yes you have........didnt we do this one together? its the one up near julian. i could swear we did this one. we met up with the ranger at that green belt area and talked with him forever about the mines.

There's also Mountain Springs stage coach trail, which is just east of Table Mtn. I can't even remember the last time I was there. However, it all depends on how hot it gets.

For a few trucks Carvacre is a fairly short run (a few hours). With a group it could very well take an entire day. The vehicles need to be, at a minimum, armored if not lifted and I know this is silly to mention but you better have a good spare tire. The trail is tore up and will give a fairly novice driver (and their passengers) a serious case of "SSS" (sphincter-seat-suction). For those with IFS, plan on spending a lot of time on three (sometimes two) wheels. We have yet to run the trail without carnage of some sort to one of our rigs. I've blown out a tail light. Frogeye tried wrapping his exhaust pipe around his rear axle, and sdnative sliced two tires at the same time. This is truly one of the most interesting trails (technical-wise) in the south San Diego area. We love it.

Ollie (K6JYB) wrote: I've blown out a tail light. We love it.

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And it's still up there, too!