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TO TRAILHEAD: Take I-15 N to Clairemont Mesa Blvd. exit. Turn R and drive 2.8 mi.; park @ Tierrasanta trailhead.
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FML01
Distance: 7.72 mi
Points: 828
Calories: none
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Fortuna Mountain Loop Track
Points of Interest
FML001
Location: 32.825420, -117.076401
Head N and cross bridge on Rim Trail into sage scrub zone
FML002
Location: 32.825768, -117.073799
Stay L @ Y and begin 200-ft. climb along edge of canyon
FML003
Location: 32.833179, -117.072098
Hit ridgecrest and go L @ T, dropping in and out of a pocket canyon
FML004
Location: 32.838020, -117.076897
R @ Y; follow steep, 200-ft. drop into a chaparral blanketed wash, then curl around its edge
FML005
Location: 32.842628, -117.082802
Head E into the sometimes-wet, rolling sinews of Shepherd Canyon and meet up with North Fortuna Loop Trail
FML006
Location: 32.850182, -117.070099
L @ T, heading uphill into small gully
FML007
Location: 32.852631, -117.066704
L, then R; begin steep, 400-ft. climb along North Fortuna's NW slope
FML008
Location: 32.846840, -117.060699
Reach chaparral-dotted summit of North Fortuna Mtn. for 360-degree views; head S down ridgeline to South Fortuna
FML009
Location: 32.835171, -117.055260
Knob of South Fortuna Mtn. (1,094 ft.): precipitous initial drop from peak along walls of Mission Gorge, then gradual 500-ft. descent into valley; curl N through oak forest
FML010
Location: 32.835522, -117.063599
L @ 4-way and cross seasonal creeklet at the head of Suycott Wash; steep 200-ft. climb to ridge
FML011
Location: 32.829479, -117.068604
Confusing intersection on top of mesa: take soft L and head S
FML012
Location: 32.825981, -117.070503
R @ T; cross stream and return .2 mi. back to trailhead
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