52 Hike Challenge 2016 Adventure Series
8 miles | +1000'
The Sweetwater River Loop at the base of the Cuyamaca
Mountains is a great local hike. It's a very scenic route with a variety of
terrain. Water crossings, steep climbs, oak shaded gullies, thick brush and
poison oak to avoid, meadows, waterfalls and old diversion dams that beckon
further exploration... and all in the rain and fog for me on this trip!
The Sweetwater River is a 55-mile long stream in San Diego
County, California.
From its headwaters high in the Cuyamaca Mountains, the river
flows generally southwest, first through rugged hinterlands but then into the
urban areas surrounding its mouth at San Diego Bay. Its drainage basin covers
more than 230 square miles, all of it within San Diego County. Towns on the
river include Descanso, La Presa and Chula Vista.
The term "Sweetwater" is a name often given to
freshwater which tastes good in regions where much of the water is bitter to
the taste. The Spanish called the river "Agua Dulce", a name they
applied to good clear water anywhere they lived.
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