TO TRAILHEAD: I-15 N to Fallbrook exit. Take Mission Rd. 5 mi. E; turn N onto Pico Ave. (becomes De Luz Rd.). Continue 2.4 mi.; go R @ fork onto Sandia Creek Dr. N. Parking area is in 1 mi. (just before bridge); trailhead is E of lot.
Location: 33.413330, -117.241699
Head S on boulder-strewn trail upstream along the meandering Santa Margarita River
SMT002
Location: 33.410770, -117.239700
Skirt ridgeline above river through oaks and sycamores
SMT003
Location: 33.409031, -117.232300
Path flattens on silty grade while river on L gurgles and twists through trees
SMT004
Location: 33.406273, -117.228294
River curves around bend, and trail climbs above with breathtaking views of Red Mtn.
SMT005
Location: 33.408710, -117.219200
Trail ascends slightly over moss-covered rocks set among feathery ferns; green-clad hillside rises to S where a lone palm sits atop the bare ridgeline
SMT006
Location: 33.411640, -117.214897
Look on boulders for footprint-sized bowl depressions, called morteros, carved by native tribes to grind grain
SMT007
Location: 33.412361, -117.214401
Head L off sandy dirt road bearing N
SMT008
Location: 33.416988, -117.211998
Carefully ford Santa Margarita River and start veering SW on trail lined with tall yellowish-brown rock faces
SMT009
Location: 33.407318, -117.222900
Trail narrows in lush riverside corridor
SMT010
Location: 33.406891, -117.225800
Second river crossing near stacked boulder field; continue to WPT 4 and retrace route back to car
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