Where: San Bernardino National Forest Mileage: 7.4 miles Difficulty: Strenuous Elevation gain: 2800 feet Recommended: Water, food, binoculours To get to the trailhead: From the 10, drive South on Hwy 243 from Banning for about 19 miles. Turn left and follow the signs for Marion Mountain Campground. There are two trailheads one next a small waterContinue reading “Marion Mountain Trail – San Bernardino National Forest”
Category Archives: San Bernardino National Forest
Santa Paula Canyon – Ojai
Where: San Pedro National Forest Mileage: 12.0 miles Difficulty: Moderate Elevation gain: 1000 feet Recommended: Water, food, swim suit To get to the trailhead: From the 5 North, take the 126 east for about 22 miles. Take 150 North (right) for about 5.8 miles and you will hit St. Thomas Aquinas College. Park outside of theContinue reading “Santa Paula Canyon – Ojai”
Santa Ynez Waterfall – Topanga
Where: Topanga Mileage: 6.0 miles Difficulty: Moderate Elevation gain: 1000 feet Recommended: Water To get to the trailhead: From the 1 take Topanga Canyon Blvd to right onto Entrada Road, if you are coming from San Fernando Valley turn left. Keep turning left and stay on Entrada until you arrive at the State Park. If youContinue reading “Santa Ynez Waterfall – Topanga”
Mount Baden Powell – San Gabriel Mountains
Where: San Gabriel Mountains Mileage: 8.0 miles Difficulty: Moderate/Difficult Elevation gain: 2800 feet Recommended: Water, food, binoculours To get to the trailhead: Take the 15 North from San Bernadino. Head west on the 138 for about 8.6 miles; turn onto the CA-2 West. Stay on this for about 14 miles until you hit Vincent gap. Don’tContinue reading “Mount Baden Powell – San Gabriel Mountains”
Woodland Trail – San Bernardino National Forest
Where: San Bernardino National Forest Mileage: 1.5 miles Difficulty: Easy Recommended: Water After a half day of snowboarding, it was too hot to keep going, so we instead went for a short hike with nice views of Big Bear Lake. There was only a total of 300 feet elevation gain. If you are up inContinue reading “Woodland Trail – San Bernardino National Forest”