Mt. Lowe Day Hike
An out-n-back Hike to one of the most recognized peaks in the San Gabriels. With westerly views that overlook the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys and all the way out to the ocean, this peak offers fantastic views, so don’t forget the camera!
Mt. Lowe Day Hike
An out-n-back hike to one of the most photographed peaks in the San Gabriel front range.
Mt. Baden-Powell Thru-Hike
An 8mi/13km thru-hike from Dawson Saddle to Vincent Gap, bagging three peaks along the way, Throop Peak, Mt. Burnham, and Mount Baden-Powell at 9,407ft (2,867m) in elevation.
San Bernardino
San Bernardino Peak, together with its twin peak, San Gorgonio Mountain, just five miles away and 900 feet higher, anchors the western-most end of the San Bernardino Mountains. At 10,649 feet (3246 meters), San Bernardino Peak is quite a landmark.
There are two trail heads for approaching this mountain: This page will detail the trek from the main trail head in Angelus Oaks.
7-Peak Traverse / Thru-HIke
For beginner hikers looking to take their Hike Game to the Next-Level.
This is a “Intermediate Level, ~ 3 hour hike over single-track trails and wide dirt roads, with a couple steep-ish sections that will get the cardio going and the blood sugar burning.
5 miles (8.5KM) of trail takes hikers over and around 7 peaks through Griffith Park, including: Burbank Peak, Cahuenga Peak, Mt. Lee, Mt. Chapel, Mt. Bell, Taco Peak (Baby Bell), Mt. Hollywood, then back down to The Trails Cafe for lunch.
Fern Dell to Mt. Hollywood
Meeting at The Trails Cafe for coffee and a breakfast muffin. This easy/moderate hike on wide dirt roads up past the Observatory then continuing on to Mt. Hollywood to take in the vistas and snap a few goofy summit pics. This hike should take about 2 hours on this 5-mile roundtrip.
Wisdom Tree at Sunset
A quick, but steep evening hike up to a prominent urban peak with excellent westerly views.
Cucamonga Peak
A Southern California Classic at 8,862 feet (2,701 m)Cucamonga Peak is one of the highest peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains, and is located in San Bernardino County, California. It is within the Cucamonga Wilderness of the San Bernardino National Forest.
It is named after the 19th-century Mexican land grant, Rancho Cucamonga, that was below it.
San Gorgonio
San Gorgonio Mountain or “Old Greyback”, is the highest peak in Southern California at 11,503 feet (3,506 m)
It is not a particularly craggy mountain, and from a distance, it only appears to be an extremely high hill, earning it the name of greyback. Despite not being particularly striking in appearance during the summer, it is the only mountain in Southern California with a summit a significant distance above the tree line. As such its bright white winter snow cap, unobstructed by vegetation, makes the mountain noticeable from many miles away. The mountain hosts the longest recorded line of sight in the contiguous United States; it is plainly visible from the summit of Mount Whitney, 190 miles away.
There are four well trekked trail heads for approaching this mountain: South Fork, Fish Creek, Momyer, and Vivian Creek. This page will detail the trek from Vivian Creek trail head.
Mt. Wilson Hike
A 12 mile round trip.
A steep, rugged trail.
This is an advanced hike / trot / run covering a 6,500 ft ascent from Sierra Madre to the top of one of the most visible mountain tops in Southern California.