Goat Canyon Trestle Hike Guide

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The majority of the hike has a walkway next to the railroad tracks.

The sliver of private property up the middle of the map is where the hike is. The railroad is on private property, while all around it is a mix of BLM and State Park land.

The route follows the old railroad grade north from Jacumba Hot Springs through Carrizo Gorge to Goat Canyon Trestle, and the sharp dip near the end of the profile is the canyon floor beneath the bridge deck, not an actual drop in the trail.

There are parking areas past the county road warning sign, but I’ve heard of people being ticketed here. The land past the sign is private property, part of the De Anza Springs Resort.

Look for the small parking area on the right, just before the ‘End County Maintained Road’ sign.

Once you exit I-8 and pass the gas station, the road to the trailhead is sand and is doable by 2wd and low-clearance vehicles.

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After a wide-open start at Jacumba Hot Springs, you enter a Carrizo Canyon, and hike along the east side of it, generally around 500 feet above the canyon floor.

Overall the hike heads downhill to Goat Canyon Trestle. The good news is that, aside from the detours, the path is graded for a train, which means no steep hills and an imperceptible maximum incline of under 2.2% the whole way. The sharp elevation peaks yo

There are parking areas past the county road warning sign, but I’ve heard of people being ticketed here. The land past the sign is private property, part of the De Anza Springs Resort.

Look for the small parking area on the right, just before the ‘End County Maintained Road’ sign.

Once you exit I-8 and pass the gas station, the road to the trailhead is sand and is doable by 2wd and low-clearance vehicles.

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