Lake Hodges Trail is a 6.3 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Escondido, California that features a river and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, running, and mountain biking and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Dogs on leash
Kid friendly
Hiking
Mountain biking
Walking
Running
Lake
River
Views
Wild flowers
Wildlife
Mon Mar 30 2020great trail bunch of poison oak though along the trail in a few spots, great place to familiarize yourself with the plant because one can see it growing as a ground cover, giant bush, and as vine along with the shades of red and green based on how much sun hits it. One can also learn what poison oak looks like when it grows over the trail and a bunch of people have brushed past it. I run all the time here and have seen one person brush right up on it and even though he said he knows what poison oak looks like he had no idea he did. in fact I've seen a few people who said they know what it looks like have some close encounters with it so just be alert. Also poison oak can grow in a multitude of ways so.... leaves of three let them be. and red is dead
Sat Oct 26 2019You can’t walk this trail. Mountain biking only. So ridiculous it’s crazy that people even call this a “hiking” trail. It literally looks like a bicycle course. Don’t hike. Don’t bring dogs.
Mon Aug 12 2019Decent Outing, but there were WAY too many bikers on this small trail. Not a great place to take dogs, and the bikers are going very fast, often times leaving little reaction time. Very few shaded spots, so bring lots of water, and sunscreen. Beautiful scenery!
Tue Apr 23 2019really beautiful right now. Only issue I had was not knowing where to stop for the in and out 6 mi mark.
Sun Mar 17 2019Perfrct cool weather.
Sat Mar 09 2019Trail was boring but breeze off the lake was appreciated. it would be nice if there was a map at the beginning to show the trail options.
Fri Nov 23 2018Tue Jul 31 2018easy tons of different trail. scenic
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