Santiago Peak

Summiting Santiago via Maple Springs Road gets a bad rap, but it’s one of my favorite trails.  Here are the tips to make it your

We parked three miles before the official trail head to give us a bit more of a challenge. There’s one curve in the road where

5/4/2024 – Perfect weather condition at Cleveland NF. Busiest I’ve even been – motorcycles, trucks, bicycles are everywhere. Summit rewarded a view of OC and

Nice hike full day hike, too many biker/ cars and motorcycle on top then hikers, thought to have lunch at summit but bugs were annoying,

The trail conditions were great. No obstacles. The road up to the trailhead is only meant for high clearance vehicles and takes about 45 minutes

Took the dirt road through Trabuco Canyon to Holy Jim TH. There is a closed ranger gate 2 miles from the proper trailhead due to