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Otay Mountain Truck Trail

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**Otay Mountain Truck Trail**
Photo: Overlooking Dulzura and Mexico Boarder from fire trail off Otay Truck Trail.
Trail Information
Other Names:
Part of:	San Ysidro Mountains
Trail Length:	16.2 miles
Trail Time:	2 hours
Terrain:
Off-Road Use:
Difficulty:	Easy
Geography
County:	San Diego County, California
Nearest Cities:	Dulzura, CA
Map Links:	Google Map
Satellite Map:	Google Satellite
Special Map:
GPS Start:	N32 37.88 W116 45.79
GPS End:	N32 34.82 W116 55.09
Google Earth:
Climate:
Elevation:	700 to 3,400 ft.

Otay Mountain Truck Trail boasts of very scenic views and a easy trail difficulty rating! Top it off with year-round access and you get a very good trail to follow. If you are a hang glider or para glider then this is one of the most active sports undertaken in this region especially in winter and late spring.

The Otay Mountain Truck Trail travels on the ridge tops of the San Ysidro Mountains and is frequented by the U.S. Border Patrol as one can view the international border, San Diego Bay and San Ysidro Mountains. From the ridge top you see Mexico towards the south, Jamul Mountains to the north, Lyons Peak to the northeast and Tecate Peak to the east.

Due to the large military presence it is not a very good idea to camp here even though camping is allowed.

This trail is easy because for most part it is a leveled shelf road and the limited passing places and blind corners are the only difficulties you would face. Even these are taken care of with mirrors that are positioned at these locations to help drivers.

There are many side trails that lead to observation points and the main trail ends just a little distance away from the north of Otay Mesa Road.