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Hike or Ride Mule Hill Trail, Escondido, California
Mule Hill Trail is a 10.25 miles (one-way) trail located near Escondido, California. The first 4.5 miles is generally flat fire road. The next 2 miles are hilly single track going up/down Raptor Ridge. The last part is flat trail along Bandy Canyon Road and Ysabel Creek Rd - ending at Hwy 78 and San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park.
It's one of the newer sections of the Coast to Crest trail. The trail is good for hiking, biking and horseback riding.
The circa 1870 Sikes Adobe Historic Farmhouse, located near the Sunset Drive staging area, burned in the 2007 wildfires; only the adobe walls were left standing. The Farmhouse was reconstructed in 2010.
The trail takes visitors past Mule Hill, an 1846 Mexican-American War battle site and State-registered landmark. Portions of the trail follow the old Butterfield Overland Stage Route, which carried mail between San Diego and Texas.
The Su nset Drive Staging Area is accessible just off I-15 and Via Rancho Parkway in Escondido.
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