
Baldy from the Village Out and Back
Advanced Hikers Only, with Previous Summit Experience! We'll be taking the Bear Canyon Trail that starts in Baldy Village and hiking to the summit and returning the same way. Be […]

Advanced Hikers Only, with Previous Summit Experience! We'll be taking the Bear Canyon Trail that starts in Baldy Village and hiking to the summit and returning the same way. Be […]

The Stats Distance: 14 miles Up and back Elevation Gain/Loss: 4800 ft. Rating: Moderate to Strenuous 8/10 Trail: Single track, some fire road at the end. Upper 2/3 of the […]

We hiked the Gabrielino Trail a few years ago when Carmen noticed a waterfall just off trail. We went in search of the base of the falls last year and […]

Hike to Mt. Pacifico via the PCT from the Mill Creek Summit Ranger Station at the crest of the Angeles Forest Hwy and return. The top of Mt. Pacifico has […]

Distance: 13 miles round trip; 3,593' elevation gain/loss Rating: 8/10, not for beginners. Elevation starts at 5,100’ at the trail head. Adventure Parking Pass Required! Bring plenty of water and […]

It looks like we can once again make a nice 10 mile loop up Las Llajas Canyon. We'll pass by some of the first oil wells drilled in California in […]

Our route takes us up the Dawson saddle and connects with the PCT just east of Throop Peak. From there we proceed east on a steady grade on the PCT […]

Distance: 9 miles round trip Level: 8/10 Moderate to strenuous, not for beginners Elevation gain: 3000 ft. The Hike:Hike up the Sam Merrill Trail at the north end of Lake […]

Want to walk off some of that Thanksgiving feast and not deal with the shopping mall crowds? Then let's do our annual after Thanksgiving Day Don's Rocky IV Not the […]
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