Tag: Cucamonga Peak

Started the day at 6:09 am and reached the summit by 11:10am. There were only 2 other cars in the lot on this Monday morning.…

Trail was in great condition.  Pretty quiet up there.  Not too many people out and about.  The views were amazing.

Difficult but fun hike. Weather was nice. Beautiful view from the summit. Lots of bees at the summit.

Arrived at the parking lot at 7am and it was packed to overflowing. We parked on the side of the road down a ways and…

This one was hard. Almost completely uphill for 6 miles, but the views at the top were worth it. Start as early as possible because…

Whimsical views shaded by trees and along a creek for the first few miles so very scenic right off the bat in comparison to Baldy,…

Great weather. Lots of bugs in the canyon. They stuck to my face and neck when I walked through the swarms. Pine trees were extra…

Challenging but awesome hike. Great weather and beautiful views.

Solo hiked and did Etiwanda as well as Cucamonga. Such a beautiful day, great weather. The extra miles to etiwanda were a ass hiker but…

Start at 6am to beat the heat on the way down

Amazing hike! Trail is extremely well maintained. Not too many hikers on a Friday. Left at 7 am. A little hazy at the top so…

Well spending a weekend in the wilderness…. Just trying out to take my hiking journey to the a level up… backpacking for the 1st with…

Trail conditions beautiful. A bit of loose rocks toward summit, so tread carefully. Some bugs on the way up, so use spray. On the drive…

Hot day but knocked out Cucamonga, Ontario and 2 others on 4 peak hike. Knocked out Cucamonga, Etiwanda, Big Horn, and Ontario on 19.5 mile…

First time doing CBO Cucamonga – Big Horn (via Cucamonga Saddle) – Ontario.  It did not disappoint. The hike to Cucamonga was nice. I love…

This was a tough hike, but glad I survived to tell the tale. We started at 7 am which made it nice heading to the…

Pretty

My final hike! Amazing day and a challenging hike! 7 hours total and over 4,000′ elevation gain.  Beautiful views at the top.  Oh, and we…

Last time I did this trail last year May. I was able to hike very comfortably in May, but this time it was very tough.…

We did it – #5 ✔️ We started off a little slow because all three of us got little sleep the night before. No real reason…

Arrived a little before 6am and the parking lot was about half full on a Sunday.  The trail starts with tree covered path with a…

Did a solo trip up, made a friend and decided to summit Big Horn on our way back. Great hike but wish I had started…

A perfect weather for a day hike on a well-maintained trail. The last couple miles to the peak is challenging but well worth it. As…

Cucamonga took my breath away in many ways: scary drop off, gorgeous scenery and the view! It was a demanding hike, steep and long, but…

I woke up early (sort of on accident) on Saturday and decided to toss my things into my Jeep (with a bad wheel bearing, as…

Wow! This hike is no joke. We started at 7:00 am and finished after 4:00 pm. The views were stunning. It was a clear day…

For some reason I originally forgot to post this one after I finished.  Didn’t notice until I posted my 6th one.  This was one of…

Definitely bring something for mosquitoes, there are some spots on the trail where they’ll get ya. bring lots of water for this one or a…

The parking lot was full when I got there at 6:30, so it’s definitely worth showing up early.  The trail was easy to follow, and…

Trail was tough past IceHouse Saddle.  This was our longest (12 miles) and most elevation gain (4,150′) in one day.  It also got hot, so…

We started out late on Friday so we found a cool little spot about 2.5 miles in to camp for the night. It was a…

Maybe my favorite yet because of the rock overhang at the top. Loves this hike. Sixth peak! Challenge complete!

Second time summit-ting and got turned around near the top but I got there.

Had a great hike overall. I forgot to bring sunscreen and paid the price for it. Spring is starting to run low so bring enough…

Great day to hike this peak. Not overly crowded, but still plenty of folks. Neat critters on the trail. Monster rattlesnake off trail a half…

Run/hike for an RT time of 3:02. Started around 5:00am and the weather was perfect the entire time. This hike has a lot of vertical…

Great day to hike. Started at 7:45AM and had great conditions to the top (sunny, 60-70deg F). Ran into a cloud of ladybugs near the…

Solo summited Cucamonga Peak on Saturday night.  Arrived just at dark to see the beautiful city lights, eat a light dinner, then strung up my…

Read reports of the parking lot getting crowded by 5:15am. Got there at 5:30am and got one of the last parking spots. Day user permit:…

arrived at the parking around 5:30am and parking lot was almost full, definitely recommend arriving early. I tracked the trail from the trailhead to the…

Great rough hike!

Beautiful hike to the top, flowing water, beautiful greenery. The 8am start was fine, not too hot on the way down. Many parts are covered.…

Beautiful weather in the morning with clear blue sky. There were some columbine flowers blooming. No bugs.

I loved this hike and this peak! I did “The Big 3” with Ontario being the first to summit. Big Horn obviously was second and…

Cucamonga peak First of all what the hell lmao, I did this hike a year ago and I don’t remember suffering as much as I…

Friend and I checked off our list….we did CEBO! Cucamonga, Etiwnda, Big Horn, and Ontario in a day.

This is a somewhat hard hike and very rocky below the saddle

Great hike.

Started at 5.15am from the trailhead. A warm day but the chilly wind just balanced it out all the way to the top. Gradual elevation…

Video of the hike. Overall, trail was in great condition.  Rocky in a few locations, but didn’t need to scramble.  All the snow is gone. …

It was a Friday so not too many hikers headed past the saddle.  After summiting Cucamonga, I was thinking about hitting Ontario too but I…

Rather than doing our Wednesday morning trail run Wallace and I hiked Cucamonga Peak.  I carried a 27 pounds backpack with 8 liters of water…

It was my first hike in over 10 years!  It was windy on the way up and down.  It was hot on the way out!…

First time at the icehouse canyon trail although we have been to mount Baldy a few times. Of all the 6 pack peak hikes we…

Hiked up Cucamonga Peak- 8,862’. Great day on an amazing trail. Smashed my previous times- 12.2 miles, 4,380’ elevation gain, 6hrs.

Difficult but gorgeous lots of variation

Wonderful day to summit!

Knew it was going to be a warm day so I started early, but still had to park 1/2mi from the trailhead at 6:45a. Other…

The trail is steep from the start.  After ice house saddle, the trail is up and down .  Please bring a lot of water to…

I’m not particularly fond of this peak – sorry. I guess coz despite the hard, rocky climb all the reward one gets is a view…

Hot day in the Mountains but satisfying

That hike is nice no be alone, thinking to be back for sure!

The hot day.

Long day!  Lots of the group at the top.

Great hike, easy trail to follow. Longest hike so far.

Beautiful day with my good friend Tiffany. Fun pic opportunities at this peak.

The cucamonga peak has amazing view. We did the hike on a weekday. The weather was perfect when we started but It was hot and…

The weather was hot that day.  We started our hike around 6am but we still suffered from heat coming down.

Need to start early morning. Very hot and the trail is very rocky.

Our hike to Cucamonga peak was not bad at all compared to the challenging and painstaking hike to Mt Baldy we did last month. We…

2’Fer Tuesday hike to Cucamonga and Etiwanda Peaks!  Icehouse Cyn was alive with its beautiful views and streams even swarms of Ladybugs and a hiking…

San Bernardino, San Gorgonio, & San Jacinto, with a couple of overnight trips planned to finish up the Southern California Challenge. I checked off Cucamonga…

Trail was in good condition besides all the rocks making your way up,weather was quite warm even though what I read for that day was…

No surprises. Lots of rocks and gravel, as usual. Coming back down sun was hot. Lots of spots to explore at the peak besides the…

Not gonna lie this was hard. Sprained my ankle descending but I am glad I did it. It was amazingly beautiful up there

Hard hike and very rocky

The hike overall was amazing, weather was great going up, on the way down it was quite hot. Views were incredible. Lots of small rocks…

This hike made a very long day, but the views were amazing

Absolutely beautiful hike! Challenging at the end, but a great area at the top to hang out for a bit before heading down. The creak…

beautiful.  not too crowded.

Always heard about how hard Baldy could be, but nobody told me about this one. I wasn’t expecting this hike to be that tough. Most…

We started this hike around 4:15am via IceHouse Canyon with the Slothie group. The temperature was really nice and moderate considering the early start. Barely…

Cucamonga cawabunga

Good weather!

Such a great and challenging hike. The last mile incline to the peak was brutal and so was the last mile to the car. Duh…

Gorgeous day with amazing views. Not too much trail traffic on a weekday.

Amazing

Started at 9:30am, reached the IcedHouse Saddle at 11:40am, continued on and summited Cucamonga at 11:35, back down to the saddle and up Timber, returned…

Trail conditions were good! Weather was perfect! felt great on hike! What a perfect day for a hike!!!

Great hike! For now, out of the 4 we have completed, this one is now my favorite. It’s nice that when you get in a…

Perfect day for this awesome hike! My longest hike so far in the challenge. Beautiful views.

I hiked Cucamonga Peak on Memorial Day (5/30/2022).  The weather was nice, a morning chill that gave way to weather that was not too hot.…

Bagged Etiwanda and Cucamonga Peaks on Memorial Day. The trail wasn’t overly crowded and the weather perfect. There are nice new summit signs on each…

Reached the ice house saddle by 7:30am took quick break and was off to summit.  

Did Cucamonga -> Bighorn -> Ontario as a long run. Another temperature inversion led to some beautiful views. I took Icehouse trail to the saddle…

Nice Memorial Day hike…

Sunny and Windy at the Peak.

For my first peak of the year.. it was perfect!!!

Trail is totally free from ice/snow. Hiked the 6miles up within 4hours and we saw a sea of clouds at the peak. It was gorgeous…

Got to the peak with an hour of sunlight left to spare! We took in the views and pitched our tent before the winds froze…

Very difficult but very much worth it — one of the most beautiful peaks and such a fulfilling physical challenge!

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Started at 4am on a cool morning. Cloud coverage until we got to the summit. It was a perfect day and the clouds looked like…

Started at 4am on a cool morning. Cloud coverage until we got to the summit. It was a perfect day and the clouds looked like…

This memorial day hike was a busy one. We saw an estimated 100 other hikers. We planned to complete both Cucamonga Peak and Ontario so…

Two peaks in one bag Had so much fun with the Cucamonga peak sign Etiwanda is beautiful and view along the way

Took 2h 15m to reach summit.

Beautiful and fantastic hike. Couldn’t ask for a better condition for an epic hike.

Me & my friends decided to conquer 2 peaks in one day with bonus hike to Big Horn. 1st we hiked Cucamonga. It was a…

Amazing views as always with clouds

Above the clouds the sky is always blue. Another beautiful Saturday, another hike with #hikebeyondthehills crew. Surprised rain the night before which made for cooler…

This is always a great hike and this was no exception. Hit the trail before 6am, it pays to get here early. Otherwise you’ll need…

First hike of the season so we felt it the next day, but it was a very enjoyable day out with my fiancee. Got an…

A hike above the clouds. It was beautiful! The trail was well covered. I fatigued closer to the top but overall a great hike. The…

Beautiful

Perfect weather. Great views. I loved it.

Now that the snow has started to melt, I’ve been able to get back to my 2022 goal of completing the #sixpackofpeakschallenge This is Number…

Was able to find parking along Baldy Rd. at 8:15am on a Saturday. Icehouse Canyon was crazy busy…multiple groups, 30 people deep 👎🏽 Cucamonga Peak…

Nice hike to Cucamonga Peak. 8600ft. Elevation climb of about 4500, 12 miles and 3hrs up and 3 down. Started at 5:45 and got the…

Back in 2020, my friends and I set out to complete a little challenge known as ECBO(S), which consists of summiting five different peaks in…

I set out to do this hike with a full pack from the north side of the mountain rather than the standard south side. It…

Fun group hike with HAFA fam.

On this occasion I decided to do two peaks in one day. actually there were 3. Cucamonga, Bighorn, and Ontario. It was very good and…

Snow is all gone

It was perfect weather conditions

I drove up from San Diego at 4:30am and was able to get on the trail right around 7:00. There were only a couple other…

This hike starts off by walking past some cabins and the river that runs down the canyon, the climb begins to start it’s ever so…

We got a beautiful day for this hike. No snow. Clear skies, sunny and a nice breeze when needed. The start to this trail is…

Well the follow on from San Jacinto the previous day I initially headed out to Icehouse Canyon to summit both Cucamonga and Ontario Peaks. However,…

This hike is tough for me. Nice clear trail, very rocky though so quite hard for your knees.