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Return to the saddle east of the peak, and continue descending to a junction in a wooded recess of La Jolla Canyon. Turn right, proceed east along a hillside, and then hook up with the La Jolla Canyon Trail, where you turn right.

La Jolla Canyon Trail, with giant coreopsis in bloom

There’s an exciting stretch through a rock-walled section of La Jolla Canyon, where giant coreopsis bloom in spring. Quite common in the Channel Islands, this plant is found only in scattered coastal locales from far western Los Angeles County to San Luis Obispo County. Some coreopsis plants have forked stems towering as high as 10 feet. The massed, yellow, daisylike flowers are an unforgettable sight in March and April.

Descending toward the canyon’s mouth, you pass a little grove of native walnut trees and a small, seasonal waterfall. After a final descent, join a dirt road built to haul stone out of the area for the construction of the coast highway, and arrive a few minutes later at the trailhead.

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