The Mt. Woodson hiking trail via Lake Poway takes you about 4 miles from the start to near the summit where the fabled "Potato Chip Rock" is. Another 4 miles to go back down the same way you came in, and you have yourself a challenging 8 mile hike on your hands.
A buddy from work and I ended up being the only ones from work to wake up early enough on a Sunday (7am isn't that early) to get to Lake Poway and get the hike started. We parked in the lot to Lake Poway. Apparently there's no parking fee because you attendant was to be found.
Modest inclines and well-maintained trails made it a very pleasant trek. All leg work, basically. Awesome views along the way. Not too many crowds/people before 9am, but it appears to pick up after that evidenced by seeing all the people trying to come up when my buddy and I were already going down. Getting to the Potato Chip Rock was very satisfying, despite not really having prepared a "Potato Chip Pose." So dissatisfied with my pose, I vowed to hike this trail again to have another go at it. Something more awesomely badass. Meanwhile, I was so happy I spotted the Zen rock form that a thoughtful hiker created, not too far from the Chip.
All-in-all, awesomely badass.
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