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Sticking with the straight-and-narrow Trail B, you arrive after only 0.5 mile at the dead end of Mar Scenic Drive. Keep straight (north) for two blocks, turn left on busy Del Mar Heights Road, and go one short block to reach a traffic signal 0.7 mile into the hike. Use it to cross Del Mar Heights Road and pick up Crest Way, heading north. Crest Way (signed as Crest Road as you continue north) follows the rim of what is called Crest Canyon, a patch of open space on the right harboring picturesque sandstone formations and several large native Torrey pines. Watch for birds of prey wheeling overhead, taking advantage of the thermals.

Crest Road ahead is narrow and without sidewalks. Despite its frequent speed bumps intended to calm traffic, you will need to be vigilant of cars. However, Crest Road traverses one of Del Mar’s most exclusive residential neighborhoods, so there’s plenty of architectural and floral eye candy to look at. The landscaping includes outsize Torrey pines, which owe their height and girth here to the modern-day miracle of irrigation.