hot springs mountain

We started off at the wrong trailhead so added about a mile to our trip…make sure you go to the left of the restrooms to

First two miles were up up up! At the beginning of mile 3, 2 stray dogs joined us and walked with us to the top

This was definitely a hard trail. The first 2-3 miles was all incline. Once you hit the forest, its decent with the exception of the

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/hot-springs-mountain-trail 10.04 miles / 2426 ft elevation gain / 3h7m

Perfect weather for this hike today! It was a bit windy when out of the trees. The first 2.5 miles is a good uphill climb,

Great challenge with uphill first couple of miles… nice wildflower blooms… we did spot a small snake in the road… hikers beware! Summit was amazing