Hike #41 Pioneer Mail Trailhead to Kwaaymii Point via PCT

52 Hike Challenge 2016 Adventure Series

1.5 miles | +150'

This short hike along the Laguna Mountains offers views into Anza-Borrego, bounded by rugged mountains, nearly 4000 feet below. You can start at either end along the clearly marked Pacific Crest Trail, from the Pioneer Mail Picnic Area or the Kwaaymii Point parking area, making or an easy 1 mile round trip. The trail makes its way between granite walls on the west and vast desert on the east, skirting the rim of Cottonwood Canyon. Before 1975, this broad path was part of the old Sunrise Highway. Remains of retaining walls hint at the old road's existence.