Tecate Peak

Total Miles
6.5

Elevation

1,180.83 ft

Duration

0.75 Hours

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring

Trail Overview

This is a pretty mellow 2-track road leading to the top of Tecate Peak. The lower part of the trail is a grave road. If there has been a lot of rain, expect ruts! There are some small rocks and chunky sections but nothing really difficult. There are some tight switchbacks to negotiate and you can expect some exposure and steep drop-offs. But the views at the top are worth it!

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Difficulty

It's an easy road overall, but the steep drop-offs and potential for loose rock and ruts mean you need to pay attention.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Pretty straight forward with plenty of opportunities to pass. The only people I ran into were a couple of boarder patrol agents (one in an SUV, one on an ATV). The trail runs along mountain edge the entire way up but is plenty wide. Some loose rock 8-12” at most, but relatively well driven. There’s a chair and some workout equipment at the top if you’re feeling the need for a quick pump when you get there!

dusty, not many people except border patrol at the peak. some very narrow sections w cliff drop offs which were a bit sketchy but overall not too technical

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