Features: Views of and access to Cuyamaca State Park.

Length: 2.5 miles one way.

Elevation gain/loss: +500'/-500'.

Hiking time: 1.5 hours.

Users: Hikers, equestrians, mountain bikes.

Difficulty: Moderate.

Best time of year: Any time except during storms.

Potable water: None.

Access points: Pioneer Mail Trailhead, Mile Marker 29.3 Sunrise Highway.

Description: This trail, like the Indian Creek Trail, is a great way to put together a loop of greater than 10 miles, with varied scenery and vegetation. Pine Mountain Trail begins W of Sunrise Highway just N of the Pioneer Mail. It descends briefly, goes through a gate and continues along the fence line and highway, rising for a bit. Turning S, the open trail winds through low chaparral with good views of Cuyamaca State Park to the south and west. At about 1 mile it crosses a dirt road and at 2.5 miles it ends at the Indian Creek Trail. A right turn on Indian Creek Trail leads to Cuyamaca State Park. A left turn on Indian Creek Trail leads to Noble Canyon Trail.