[Debra G.]

I did it! Hiked Baldy yesterday and just logged all the details. I also got a good photo of my friend walking past the very narrow section and posted it. Cheers!

Thanks again for the heads up!

Debra

[Debra G.]

Thank you Jeff. Good advise, I will check out the blogs.

Thank you Ken. Your info is very helpful. I had read a couple weeks ago on my FB page that one area had some loose rocks. And good note about the very narrow section on DBB.

I will blog after my hike.

Cheers!
Debra

[Debra G.]

If anyone hiked Baldy this weekend, please report back. Is all the ice melted? I want to hike Baldy next Saturday. My 14 year old daughter is doing the 6pop with me and I do not want to hike with any ice on the trail. I prefer hiking boots instead of crampons. Thank you!

[Debra G.]

Hi Frank,

I highly recommend that you download the app AllTrails and pay for the subscription. With the subscription, you can download the GPX which will help you keep track if you are still on the trail or wandered off. You can also use it on airplane mode. Wilson is usually pretty crowded on the weekends so you will have plenty of people around you hiking the same trail. Arrive by 6am so you can get parking in the lot, otherwise you can street park right outside the lot. You will also need an Adventure Pass to park in the lot. Bring plenty of water and food including a sandwich for lunch.

Good luck!!
Debra

[Debra G.]

Happy Tuesday! I wanted to give everyone an update on my hike up Wilson this past Saturday, Feb 18th. First, thank you to EVERYONE for your notes and advise. It came in handy. The weather was PERFECT! We could not have chosen a better day to hike Wilson.

We started from Chantry Flats and took the trail to the right to Sturtavent Camp. Advise: There is a large bolder/rock about 30 feet in that you have to climb up and over. It can be deceiving so you might think that it is not a trail. I actually questioned if this was the trail. It is! Walking along the creek and above the water falls was beautiful, but there was a section of the trail that looks like a recent rock slide occurred. We literally scaled the wall at this spot. I am attaching a photo so you can see it. Be very careful and take note that some sections of this part of the hike is only 18″ wide with a drop down on one side. If you are afraid of heights, this might be a little sketchy for you. But this was the most scenic part of the hike.

Once the trail opened up and we made it to the camp, we hung out for a bit and drank some complementary tea that the lovely lady who was running the camp was offering. You CAN REFILL or top off your water here. This is the last place to top off your water before you get to the top. Also, just before arriving at the camp, you will see two shacks with toilets. If you are brave enough to go in them, these are the last public toilets before you reach the top. The smell was awful so we preferred to be one with nature. The remaining 2.8 miles is a thigh burner, but alas we arrived at the summit. It was beautiful. We ate lunch at the tables under the pavilion where Cosmos cafe is located. The cafe is still closed but there is a water refill station in one of the corners. It is blue and looks fairly new. The toilets up here are nice, clean and they have TP.

We easily found the trail down back down. The trail head is located at the end of the main parking lot where the cement blocks are placed to stop cars from going over the look out point. It was easy to find our way down, passing through the burnt section and past the newer fire roads, until we came to the very nice and modern wood bench that is under a tree. There are two trails here. One to the right and one to the left. Take the one to the left just next to the bench if you are going back to Chantry Flats. I have no clue where the other trail leads. There is not a sign at this location.

We casually made our way down until we got to the Upper Trail sign. We took the Upper trial to the right which took us back up the hill a ways. Thank you Tyler for letting me know that it goes up hill a bit because I would have been concerned that I was on the wrong trail. This was a beautiful 3 mile hike back to the picnic tables. I highly recommend this over the lower creek trail and the awful paved road. I heard there was a bear on the lower creek trail so I am glad we chose to go in this direction. We hiked 15 miles total and our moving time was 8 hours and 12 seconds. We also arrived at the parking lot at 6:25am and just missed the last spot so we parked just outside the lot on the street.

Good Luck to those who will be hiking Wilson!

[Debra G.]

Thank you Jeff! It was yesterday the 18th, not today the 19th. LOL!

I also learned that I need to not write about my experience when I am tired. I should wait until the next day when I have slept a full night and drank some coffee. I forgot to also mention all of the amazing six packers on the trail. It seemed like everyone was knocking out their first of six. Super cool!

Thank you again!

Debra

[Debra G.]

Thank you so much Tyler! That is very helpful. I spent some time yesterday, reading, cutting, pasting and printing out maps. I cannot wait! I will post about our hike on Monday morning while I put my legs up and sip some coffee.

[Debra G.]

Hello all! First, thank you for the details. I am doing my first of the 6 at Mt. Wilson this weekend. I know this area because I have been to the falls a couple times. I would like to NOT have to take the cement road all the way back up the hill to Chantry. Is there a sign I should look for to take the trail near the old toll road so I end at the picnic table area? I think I am most nervous about coming down the Mountain since I have read several times that the signage is not good.

Advise and knowledge please. Thank you so much!