Hiking Trail Descriptions
We hike from Silverwood Lake to Big Bear, everywhere in between,
and beyond
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Crestline/Silverwood Lake
Meeting Place: Crestline Park & Ride (Next to Bowling Alley) 24000 Lake Drive, Crestline, CA 92325 Trail Name: Heart Rock/Breezy Point Length: 2 miles or 5.2 miles Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Trail Name: Lake Gregory Length: 2.45 miles Elevation: 4,531 to 4,607 ft. Difficulty: Easy Trail Name: Lover’s Lane Loop Length: 3.0 miles Elevation: 4,905 to 5,433 ft. Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Trail Name: Silverwood Lake - PCT East Length: 6.0 miles Elevation: 3,327 to 3,590 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Silverwood Lake - PCT West Length: 6.0 miles Elevation: 3,494 to 4,302 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Silverwood Lake Bike Path Length: 5.0 miles Elevation: 3,357 to 3,516 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Mozumdar Temple & Pillars of God Length: 4.0 miles Elevation: 3,668 to 4,495 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Miller Canyon West Length: 5.0 miles Elevation: 3,306 to 3,608 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Miller Canyon East Length: 4.70 miles Elevation: 3,675 to 4,231 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Miller Canyon Southwest Length: 5.6 miles Elevation: 3,361 to 3,692 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Miller Canyon Bike Path Length: 6.0 miles Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Trail Name: Burnt Mill (SR138, 2N59) Length: 4.25 miles Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: PCT SW at Summit Valley Length: 5.0 miles, varies Elevation: 3,093 to 3,547 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: PCT E. at Summit Valley + Mojave Forks Dam Length: 4.35 miles, varies Elevation: 3,088 to 3,291 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Miller Creek Length: 4.5 miles Difficulty: Moderate Cajon Pass Meeting Place: End of Wagon Train Rd. Trail Name: PCT at Cajon Pass, NE Length: 5.0 miles, varies Elevation: 3,061 to 3,700 ft. Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: PCT at Cajon Pass, SW Length: 5.50 miles, varies Elevation: 2.948 to 3,547 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: PCT E at Cajon Pass from Swarthout Canyon Road Length: 5.0 miles, varies Elevation: 3,410 to 3,641 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Twin Peaks Meeting Place: Twin Peaks Sheriff Station (By Grandview and 189) 26010 CA-189, Twin Peaks, CA 92391 Trail Name: Indian Hills Trail Length: 1.9 miles Elevation: 4,945 to 5,622 Difficulty: Easy Trail Name: Sawmill Gregory Pond Loop Length: 3.73 miles Elevation: 5,431 to 5,857 ft. Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Trail Name: Heather's Pond Loop Length: 3.05 miles Elevation: 5,747 to 5,949 ft Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Trail Name: Pack Trail Length: 3.5 - 5.5 miles (varies) Elevation: 5,069 to 5,818 ft. Difficulty: Moderate (with obstacles) Cedar Glen Meeting Place: Cedar Glen Post Office 28982 Hook Creek Rd, Cedar Glen, CA 92321 Trail Name: Little Bear Creek Length: 4.0 miles Difficulty: Moderately strenuous Trail Name: Little Bear Creek to Deep Creek Length: 3.75 miles Elevation: 4,792 to 4,952 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Little Bear Creek to Splinters/Deep Creek Length: 3.75 miles Elevation: 5,015 to 5,281 ft. Difficulty: Moderate with Challenging Obstacles Trail Name: Splinter’s Cabin - PCT South Length: 6.0 miles Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Boy Scout Camp Length: 5.1 miles Difficulty: Moderate Lake Arrowhead Meeting Place: Varies Trail Name: Dogwood Length: 3.65 miles Elevation: 5,501 to 5,789 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Tunnel 2 Trail, I Length: 3.12 miles Elevation: 5,506 to 6248 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Tunnel 2 Trail, II Length: 3.30 miles Elevation: 5,549 to 5,757 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Metates by Rock Camp Length: 3.00 miles Elevation: 4,183 to 4,821 ft Difficulty: Easy to moderate Trail Name: Pilot Rock Length: 7.0 miles Elevation: 4,643 to 5,246 ft.. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: West Ridge Length: 3.87 miles Elevation: 4,647 to 4,901 ft.. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Ash Meadows to North Shore Campground Length: 3.10 miles Elevation: 5,339 to 5,582 ft Difficulty: Easy to moderate Trail Name: 3W65 to Ash Meadows Length: 3.0 miles Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Ash Meadows, 2N75 North Loop Length: 2.35 miles Elevation: 5,119 to 5,433 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Ash Meadows to Squints Ranch Length: 6.00 miles Elevation: 4,551 to 5,449 ft. Difficulty: Strenuous Trail Name: Ash Meadows, Rouse Ranch Length: 7.2 miles Elevation Gain: 1437 ft Difficulty: Strenuous Trail Name: Alberta Trail Length: 4.10 miles Elevation: 4,910 to 5,053 ft Difficulty: Easy Trail Name: Alberta Rocky Creek Trail (The Cascades) Length: 3.20 miles Elevation: 4,958 to 5,555 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Alberta Lane to Ash Meadows Loop Length: 3.50 miles Elevation: 5,074 to 5,377 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Alberta, Water Treatment to Ash Meadows Loop Length: 4.60 miles Elevation: 4,817 to 5055 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Alberta Moto Trail Length: 5.00 miles Elevation: 4,415 to 5,055 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Hidden Valley I Length: 3.70 miles Elevation: 4,674 to 5,073 ft. Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: Hidden Valley II Length: 3.75 miles Elevation: 4,712 to 5,106 ft. Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: Mojave Valley View Length: 3.5 miles Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: 173 Dirt Road Length: 5.0 miles, varies Elevation: 3,207 to 4,655 ft. Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Trail Name: Bradford Ridge Length: 2.0 miles, varies Elevation: 4,227 to 4,386 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Lake Arrowhead Trail, Bank of America to Marina Length: 5.6 miles Elevation: 5,281 to 5,350 ft Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Trail Name: Lake Arrowhead Trail, Hamiltair to Tavern Bay Length: 3.2 miles Elevation: 5,295 to 5,386 ft Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Trail Name: Old Toll Road Length: 2.4 miles Difficulty: Easy Trail Name: Arrowhead Ridge Trail System Length: 4.2 miles Elevation: 5,397 to 5,741 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Arrowhead Ridge Main Trail Length: 2.2 miles Elevation: 5,246 to 5,639 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Arrowhead Ridge/Old Toll Road Loop Length: 3.4 miles Elevation: 5,221 to 5,629 ft.. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Arrowhead Ridge Figure 8 Loop Length: 4.10 miles Elevation: 5,547 to 5,952 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Little Bear Creek to Splinter's Length: 5.7 miles Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: MacKay 2N25 Length: 4.25 miles Elevation: 5,023 to 5,312 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Pinnacles Length: 6.0 miles Elevation Gain: 1,100 ft. Difficulty: Strenuous |
Running Springs
Meeting Place: Varies; Hootman Senior Center 2929 Running Springs School Rd, Running Springs, CA 92382, Dirt road across from Rocky's or other Trail Name: Coyote Rock Length: 2.60 miles Elevation: 6,292 to 5,818 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Coyote Rock, Alternate Length: 3.25 miles Elevation: 6,177 to 6,618 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Mill Peak Length: 3.0 or 6.0 miles Elevation Gain: 600 ft. Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: Mill Peak via Iris Meadow Trail Length: 3.0 miles Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Mill Peak Coyote Rock Length: 5.7 miles Elevation Gain: 1000 ft. Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: Sequoia Grove/Keller Site #5 Length: 3.0 miles or 5.3 miles Elevation Gain: 405 ft. Difficulty: 3.4 miles - Easy to Moderate 5.3 miles - Moderate Trail Name: Iris Meadow Trail Length: 3.5 miles Elevation: 6,344 to 6,730 ft. Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Trail Name: Keller Site #7 Length: 4.0 miles Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: Keller Peak Fire Lookout Length: 3.6 miles Elevation: 7,424 to 8,047 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Keller Peak Length: 7.0 miles Elevation Gain: 800 ft. Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: Exploration Trail Hybrid/Creekside Length: 4.0 miles Elevation: 6,271 to 6,740 ft. Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: Exploration Trail, round trip Length: 8.7 miles Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: Keller Peak Area Bridge Trail Length: 4.15 miles Elevation: 6,054 to 6,805 ft.. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Lower Puma Trail at Rim Nordic Length: 5.25 miles Elevation: 6,678 to 7,365 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Upper Puma Trail at Rim Nordic Length: 6.0 miles Elevation Gain: Upper- 810 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Rim Nordic West Loop Length: 5.3 miles Elevation Gain: 800 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Little Green Valley (from Snow Valley) Upper Ridge Length: 3.5 miles Elevation: 6,690 to 7,551 ft. Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: Deep Creek- Alder Length: 4.8 miles Elevation Gain: 900 ft. Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous Trail Name: Slide Peak Length: 6.0 miles Elevation Gain: 800 ft. Difficulty: Strenuous Arrowbear Meeting Place: Dirt road across from Rocky's Trail Name: Dry Creek/Deep Creek Lake I Length: 3.46 miles Elevation: 5,546 to 6,174 ft.. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Dry Creek/Deep Creek Lake II Length: 4.0 miles Elevation: 6,044 to 6,425 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Dry Creek to Camp Length: 4.52 miles Elevation: 5,917 to 6,552 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Green Valley Lake Meeting Place: Four possibilities- (1) Green Valley Lake Campground, (2) across from the Post Office/Malt Shop, (3) Crab Flats Rd., (4) 2N13 on your left before the campground parking lot. Trail Name: Campground to Storytelling Rocks Length: 3.70 miles Elevation: 7,054 to 7,266 ft.. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Storytelling Rocks and Echo's Trail Length: 3.0 Elevation: 7,161 to 7,416 ft... Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: 2N19 to top of Ski Trail Length: 4.25 Elevation Gain: 660 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Calvary Falls via Crab Flats Rd. Length: 2.75 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Trail Name: Pine Forest Trail Length: 3.0 Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Craft Peak Length: 8.0 miles Elevation Gain: 1,200 ft. Difficulty: Strenuous Trail Name: Chris' Trail Length: 2.5 miles Elevation Gain: 500 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Dry Waterfall Length: 3.0 miles Elevation Gain: 315 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: High Desert View/Sue's Trail Length: 4.0 miles Elevation Gain: 600 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Echo's Trail Length: Varies (2.5-4.0 miles) Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Little Green Valley Length: 4.75 miles Elevation Gain: 620 ft Difficulty: Moderate (some bushwacking) Trail Name: Loop View of Snow Valley Length: 3.75 miles Elevation Gain: 600 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: 2N13 Dirt Road Length: 4.86 miles Elevation Gain: 7,024 to 7,280 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Trail from Sandy E's House Length: 2.40 miles Elevation: 7,132 to 7,258 ft.. Difficulty: Moderate Big Bear Meeting Place: Big Bear City Hall; Hootman Senior Center 2929 Running Springs School Rd, Running Springs; or Dirt road across from Rocky's Trail Name: Bridge Hike Length: 2.75 miles Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Skyline/Grandview Length: 5.6 miles Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: Skyline Trail near Moonridge Length: 4.0 miles Elevation: 8,131 to 8,319 ft.. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Plantation Trail to Skyline East Length: 6.10 miles, varies Elevation: 7,649 to 8,085 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Plantation Trail to Skyline West Length: 5.0 miles Elevation: 7,803 to 8,323 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Pine Knot to Grandview Length: 7.5 miles Elevation Gain: 800 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Bluff Lake to Gunsight along Siberia Creek Length: 4.25 miles Elevation: 7,286 to 7,645 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Gray’s Peak Length: 6.4 miles Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Trail Name: Cougar Crest Trail Length: 5.0 miles Elevation Gain: 750 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Yellow Post (YP25) Trail Length: 5.0 miles Elevation Gain: 500 ft. Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Alpine Pedal Path Length: 5.0 miles Elevation: 2,108 to 2,130 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Other Meeting Place: Varies Trail Name: Murray Canyon at Indian Canyons, Palm Springs Length: 4.0 miles Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Palm Canyon at Indian Canyons, Palm Springs Length: 3.0 miles Elevation: 729 to 1,070 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: San Timoteo Canyon Preserve Trail, Redlands Length: 5.0 miles Elevation: 1,287 to 1,449 ft Difficulty: Moderate Trail Name: Wildwood Canyon, Yucaipa Length: 5.20 miles Elevation: 2,987 to 3,766 ft Difficulty: Moderate |
