This loop follows fire roads up to Middle Peak and back on Sugar Pine Trail.
Head for the Hual-Cu-Cuish sign and follow Milk Ranch Road.
After a short while turn right onto Middle Peak Fire Road.
Near the top, turn right twice on Sugar Pine Trail.
This is a shady, narrow, rocky downhill trail. It used to be an asphalt road, but now the asphalt is only visible from time to time.
At a gate turn right on Marty Minshall Trail and follow it back to the car.
How to get here:
Start at the free Trout Pond parking next to the Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.