Description:
This trail, like the Indian Creek Trail, is a great way to put together a loop of greater than 10 miles, with varied scenery and vegetation. Pine Mountain Trail begins W of Sunrise Highway just N of the Pioneer Mail. It descends briefly, goes through a gate and continues along the fence line and highway, rising for a bit. Turning S, the open trail winds through low chaparral with good views of Cuyamaca State Park to the south and west. At about 1 mile it crosses a dirt road and at 2.5 miles it ends at the Indian Creek Trail. A right turn on Indian Creek Trail leads to Cuyamaca State Park. A left turn on Indian Creek Trail leads to Noble Canyon Trail.