Sawmill Mountain

This is an interesting trail in that it goes up and down to summit three peaks, and then down and up to return, and submit

Unlike most hikes, where you go up to a peak and come back, this route takes you up and down three separate peaks. Sawmill Mountain

Early Friday morning start with only a couple cars in the parking lot. Headed up through the trees to Mt Pinos then onward to Sawmill.

alltrails listed this hike as”closed” due to the Gifford fire but according to NPS website it is  open. Drove out on a Sunday morning… They

Beautiful skies, great temperature- lots of traffic, horses bikes etc.

This one was a steady up-and-down adventure. The trail was mostly well-maintained and shaded, which made the climb much more pleasant. We crossed paths with