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The main Hosp Grove Trail goes left from the top of the short hill, contouring southeast, quite high along a steep slope, through the eucalyptus forest. Not much grows here other than eucalyptus because the leaf litter from these trees poisons nearly every other type of plant. Eucalyptus branches, though, are attractive to monarch butterflies. This colorful species migrates from summer homes in the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains, arriving at Hosp Grove and about two dozen other sites around San Diego County in November.

After less than 0.5 mile, the main Hosp Grove Trail descends, turns sharply left, and returns to Hosp Grove Park alongside city streets: first Monroe Street, and then Marron Road. If you choose the path to the right at this junction, you will pass a switchback and reach the high point of the grove along Crest Drive. Situated near the Trailhead 6 sign is a rope and board swing enticingly suspended from a stout eucalyptus that may tempt your inner child. Returning back down the way you just came, go right at the first fork and continue down toward the street in front of you. Just east of here, across Monroe Street, additional trails meander amid the eucalyptus trees overlooking The Shoppes at Carlsbad. Turn left on the path paralleling Monroe Street and follow it back to the parking area where you began your hike.