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"Started at the Rattlesnake Canyon Trailhead then hiked up to Tin Can Meadow then to the junction with the Tunnel Trail. From here, I followed the steep, rugged informal trail up the south face of the peak, across some fun sandstone scrambles, to the impressive and jumbled Rock Garden. From the Rock Garden, the summit is in view but it took some trial and error to find the right use trail through the chaparral to the summit.
On the way down, I started following yet another use trail, but it dead-ended at a climbing area. I made the questionable decision of bushwhacking through the dense coastal chaparral for a half hour or so until I stumbled on (Thank God!) another informal trail that led down to Gibraltar Road. A relaxing road walk lead to the maintained trail then back to Rattlesnake Canyon. This was a little more adventure than I had planned on for a Sunday afternoon." — klotito • Aug 13, 2017