West Approach Hill Climbing

This digital West Approach Hill climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your West Approach Hill days smoother, safer, and more dialed.

The Approach Hills are on an entirely different hillside than the main area at Lake Ramona. It lacks the concentration of classics that the main area has, but the shorter approach means you don’t have to commit an entire day. You can reach these boulders in 45 minutes from the car.

Once reaching the paved section of the road that heads up to the dam, hike up the first steep hill to where it flattens out a bit. 200 ft. past the building on your left, you’ll see an old, overgrown “road” going up the hill. Hike a couple of switchbacks up this to reach the wide ... Show more

This digital West Approach Hill climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your West Approach Hill days smoother, safer, and more dialed. The Approach Hills are on an entirely different hillside than the main area at Lake Ramona. It lacks the concentration of classics that the main area has, but the shorter approach means you don’t have to commit an entire day. You can reach these boulders in 45 minutes from the car. Once reaching the paved section of the road that heads up to the dam, hike up the first steep hill to where it flattens out a bit. 200 ft. past the building on your left, you’ll see an old, overgrown “road” going up the hill. Hike a couple of switchbacks up this to reach the wide gully. From here, you can access either the West or East Approach Hill, with a bit of bushwhacking.