16 mile lollipop loop with +2,600 ft elevation gain

ATTENTION: bring and use bug repellent, preferably with DEET. The area has been experiencing day time mosquitos!

This 16 mile lollipop loop run begins and ends at Ray Miller Trailhead.
We climb to a ridge with good views of Boney Mt., Sycamore Canyon, and La Jolla Valley before dropping into La Jolla Valley. We then circle Mugu Peak on single track trail with the option adding a short out & back to the actual peak with the flagpole. Then we continue the loop around the peak, then back into La Jolla Valley before returning to the starting point. Long a favorite of the Trail Runners Club.

We park along the PCH (FREE) as the parking lot (FEE) is still closed that early.
Meet and start the run at the start of the Ray Miller trailhead (walk past the gate all the way to the back, it’s on the right).