Category: Inland

5-Peak Challenge

Mission Trails Regional Park

Challenge yourself to a fitness adventure and do it at your own pace.
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For all segments combined
Rating: Difficult
Distance: 15.3 miles
Elev Min/Max: 303/1579 ft
Elev Gain/Loss: +4645/-4645 ft

Hiking to the top of one or more of the major five peaks in Mission Trails Regional Park has always been an adventurous challenge for park visitors.

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Hellhole Canyon

Open Space Preserve

A bubbling creek, shade, history, and changing ecology beckon
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Rating: Easy to Moderate
Distance: 4.9 miles
Elev Min/Max: 1694 ft/2105 ft
Elev Gain/Loss: +1406 ft/-1404 ft

Hellhole Canyon Open Space Preserve east of Valley Center is a valuable resource for wildlife, hikers, and equestrians with running water, a scenic canyon, and spring wildflowers. It is a place to learn about the early history of water transport while observing ecological changes during fire recovery.

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