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INLAND NORTH COUNTY

A wrinkled landscape of rock-ribbed hills, small mountains, and gently sloping valleys characterizes the inland North County region. From such quintessentially suburban communities as San Marcos, Escondido, Rancho Bernardo, and Poway in the west, the land steadily rises east toward the even more corrugated interior rural landscape forming the foothills of San Diego County’s major massifs—the Palomar, Cuyamaca, and Laguna Mountains.

The inland suburban climate is not as benign as that along the coastline. Summer daytime temperatures often rise into the 90s, and wintertime frost occasionally dusts the valleys. Farther inland, in the rural zone around the community of Ramona, summer highs sometimes exceed 100°F. While these temperatures are not remarkably extreme for many parts of the country, it is worth noting that, around here in general, the coming of the sun-splashed summer does not equate to great hiking. It is simply too hot and too dry. Not until October or November do those conditions abate. If you must hike during these potentially scorching months, confine your explorations to early morning or late afternoon and early evening.