Tag: San Bernardino Peak

All of our snow hikes have been in the San Gabriels, so we’ve grown accustomed to ice, hard neve, and the occasional patch of knee…

There were Icy patches lower and still a lot of snow higher past the wheel barrow, I would recommend some gear! Also watch out for…

Sunrise to sunset hike, snow, snow more snow. Hiked straight up from Limber Pine Bench, post holed 100 plus times throughout the day not bad…

Snow was pretty steady on the ground after 9k. At about 10 on the saddle it was impossible to see a trail due to feet…

Trail was pretty snowy after 9k feet, couldn’t follow it after reaching the saddle, but luckily you’re just aiming for the high point anyways.

San Bernardino was my final peak to bag.  Last Sunday I completed the NorCal Challenge and so this was Peak 12 for me.   I…

Sunday Funday in the mountains for an EPIC snow ❄️ hiking to San Bernardino Peak, total of 16.9 miles with 4,672’ total elevation gained and…

Apparently, yesterday was national take a hike day and I just happened to go on my longest (by distance) day hike to date, up to…

Started hike at 10am and got back down at 6pm. The 0.5 miles to the parking lot of the trailhead was rough, lot’s of rocks…

The trail in good condition. The view on the way up is very beautiful, but the top is not very pretty though.

I figured with 9 bagged peaks of the 12, I should be good to go. At about mile 5, I cramped up in three spots…

Gorgeous hike, I really enjoyed it! It felt a bit long, but the drastic changes in scenery helped.

All done! San Bernardino was my last Peak to complete the Six Pack. What a gorgeous hike. Started a little late but knocked it out…

This started as a solo hike for me at about 6:15 am, still dark with the sky beginning to light up. There were no other…

Great loop hike from Forsee Creek TH to Anderson Peak to East San B to San B down the divide trail and back to the…

What a day!!! This was my favorite peak out of the true 6. I had also started training in the hills behind my house wearing…

Beautiful scenery all the way along this trail.  Trail is in excellent condition.  Water flowing from the little creek beyond Limber Pines campground.  Cold hiking…

Last but not least!

Climbed to Lumber Pine Campground, set up camp, then proceeded to the peak. We knew all week that there would be strong winds in the…

Gorgeous day for a hike. Beautiful scenery. 12 hours from start to finish. Very little wind. Hiked above the clouds most of the day. The…

One of my very favorite trails I hiked this summer. Hardly anyone on the trail but it was very well maintained. Gorgeous scenery from the…

This is a very well engineered trail, steady slow incline with a lot of flat areas for you to recover. On the way up only…

We started 9/28 at 7am and hiked to Limber Pine campground and set up our tent and had lunch. Took off for the peak with…

Cloud coverage offered beautiful views today.

Nice day hike above the clouds.

We started in the dark and then, the rain came. It was a light, cold rain but it helped keep the bugs at bay. Just…

We saved the best for last for sure.  First of all, what made this hike so special is that we came up a day early…

#10/12 San Bernardino Peak✅ After a three week hiatus from working almost 100hrs a week in between two jobs, great to be back on the…

We could not gave had more beautiful weather today!! After weeks of really hot weather we hiked in the mid to low 70s.  In fact,…

Another great hike w/ my son yesterday! I recommend: Start early (7 hours moving time/9 hours total), What to bring:  plenty of water (son 6.5…

The hike was good but definitely a long one.   Trail was a bit tight through the manzanita groves at time, pants would be good…

Views that exceeded expectations…another beautiful hike! Pinecones dripping sap in the sun leaving little beads of diamonds scattered along the trail. Bugs started coming out…

San Bernardino Peak started out a little late at 9am once again. This was a beautiful hike. The meadow about a third of the way…

VIEWS!! Great last peak for a look about..been there done that! Did I say DONE… YEP!!

Absolutely wonderful hike! Meadows were a dream. Definitely want to do again.

Beautiful hike, forest most of the way. There is a nice flat area through Manzinita from about 3.2-4.3 miles.Great views around every corner, still a…

First time on this trail, loved the variations in the trail conditions between the lower, middle, and upper reaches of the trail.  Fantastic views of…

Summited San Bernardino as our second peak in our overnight trip. Although the elevation gain was modest from our camp site at Red Rock Flat,…

Our second peak on an overnight trip. Can’t believe al the trees lost from the 2015 fire. Ground vegetation making a comeback. Summited San Gorgonio…

San Bernardino was our last hike in the challenge. It was bittersweet. I enjoyed this hike so much. It was nice to have done San…

This is a very nice trail. Enjoyable hike, we started early and had plenty of time to finish before dark. (I’m a slow hiker) The…

All right, So Chris, Jade and I started off at 6:30 pm on Friday .  The trail was beautiful, the incline easy, all the way…

We headed out Friday afternoon and arrived at the trailhead around 6:30PM. Hiked the ~6 miles up to Limber Pine Bench Camp and setup under…

Our first adventure was getting to the trail head on the very bumpy, rocky road. I was concerned for our small car to be able…

Great solo hike yesterday! The weather was perfect, and I pretty much had the mountain to myself. I only saw 3 other hikers throughout the…

It was a beautiful day to hike San Bernardino Peak. It did get a little windy towards to the top. The views were amazing throughout…

It is time to pump up the energy for six peak challenge hikes !

SO WINDY! Be prepared with a jacket, almost turned around but walked it off 😅

My first hike along of this challenge. I feared I wouldn’t encounter others at 6 AM, but I was very wrong. The meadow was my…

Escaped to the mountains while parts of Southern California were experiencing some degree of heat wave. Surprisingly, heat was not an issue for this hike.…

Got up early on 9/15 to summit San Bernardino with my friend who shared in my journey summiting my very first #SixPackOfPeaks! Got to the…

This trail was awesome, I really enjoy it being my first time hiking this trail I got to see the other 5 peaks bundled into…

Hit the trailhead at 830am Friday morning.  The parking lot was nearly empty with only 4 other cars there. We got permits for Limber Pine…

As noted, lots of chipmunks running about. Not a lot of signage on this trail, but fortunately was able to check my AllTrails notes, which…

Solo backpacking trip on Sept 11. A sad day of remembrance and a moment of silence to honor this day. This hike was not easy…

This one was longer than I expected but the views from the peak were the best I’ve seen  

Started early so we could beat the heat. It was cold and windy. The hike was beautiful and it got warm the last half of…

I’m still feeling the pain

I would only recommend a car with good clearance attempt the dirt road to the trail head – it’s in very poor, rocky, and uneven…

Awesome hike!  Weather was nice and cool until the afternoon – Summited a little after 10am, back down by 2:20pm.  Cheers’d with a couple of…

Overnight to San Bernadino Peak and East. Started late Saturday night. Wind was blowing cracy that night and next day was beautiful. It ended a…

San Bernardino Peak was my favorite hike by far! Stephanie,Brookie, Tim & Eric were apart of this group. We started hiking at 4am and got…

Slight showers with some thunder. Tough hike due to its distance. Great accomplishment!

I first hiked San Bernardino in July 2017. Last year it was closed due to fires. So it was pleasure to go. While the hike…

NorCal Peakbaggers completing 6 of 6 for SoCal Challenge. I couldn’t have asked for a better group than this hiking family, we are all from…

A great end of a holiday weekend

beautiful trail the first 4 mile beautiful , a lot of tree, but after you be preparing for the open areas the next 10 mile…

Gorgonio the day before. Bernardino this day. Damn — doing two tough hikes one day after the other — this was hard ! Lots of…

Great challenging hike! It was definitely on the warmer side but the weather was clear which made the view at the summit amazing!

Trail is in great shape. It’s a grinder though, especially that last little push up to the peak. Really enjoyed the hike

Backpacked up to Red Rock Flat via Southfork; took the 10k ridge over to San Bernardino peak for a sunset hike. The 10k ridge is…

Beautiful morning, clear skies, mild temp, little to no foot traffic.Long way up and even longer down 😉 Took about 8.5 hours with a few…

After our Mt Whitney hike a month ago I was finally able to finish the last of the 12 peaks. Decided to climb on Friday…

Finally finished this peak. Didn’t get it in last year, I think I’m my opinion it’s the easiest of all the 10k+ summits. I didn’t…

San Bernardino Peak.  16 miles; 10,649 elevation; 4,700 elevation gain.  Hiked with Tony le Duc.

Beautiful hike with stunning views. Trail is in great condition, however, the foliage is  closing in on the path in a few areas. There was…

Trail was in excellent condition. SUV recommended but Sedan also will work to get through the dirt road. But sedans should be careful.

Excellent weather

Lots of butterflies greeting me near the peak.  Great dirt trail … got to actually stretch my stride.

Great hike really enjoyed it .. there was a small fire near big bear lake that you could see from the summit . Great preparation…

The road to the trailhead is as rocky and bumpy as everyone else says it is, but take it slow and you’ll be fine —…

Fun but tough hike. Felt the elevation on this one!

The hike that almost didn’t happen. First my trusted friend overslept (ugh) then I chose a wrong exit off the fwy, so after a few…

First time going up so I brought a friend.  Took us about 4 hours to get up and about 3 and a half down.  It…

16 miles of total ass kicking. Weather was pretty cool around 6am. Started around 6:40am & rested for a bit. Then acended down around 2:58pm…

My husband and I camped at Limber Pines camp. Trail was busy. Not a lot of shade on the trail. Plenty of water. Weather was…

Getting to the trailhead was sketchy because I don’t drive a high clearance vehicle (Kia Optima), so I parked down from the trailhead. My hiking…

WOW!!!!  It was such a clear and beautiful day that we stayed up at the peak for 1.5 hours!!!! We couldn’t stop taking in the…

Our plan was to peak SB, camp at Trail Fork Springs (recommended for reliable water by the ranger station…), and cross the Peak Divide Trail…

Great trail. Easy to follow. Beautiful hike. Amazing views!!!  Brush gets think, glad I had on long pants.

We were supposed to do the San Bernadino divide trail and peak San Gorgonio and then down Vivian Creek but when we got to Trail…

We picked a good day to get out and climb to the sky.  There was a high thin cloud layer that provided a nice subtle…

It’s a tough but beautiful hike.

What a looooong hike! LOL!

This hike was long, but gradual. It starts with switchbacks, then some flattish areas, before the last bit with more elevation gain. The scenery was…

This hike was long, but gradual. It starts with switchbacks, then some flattish areas, before the last bit with more elevation gain. The scenery was…

This was our first time hiking San Bernardino Peak. The road to the trailhead was rough and we turned back to an opening along the…

Warm at the bottom even early, but improved as we gained elevation. Trail is beautiful all the way up. Much less crowded than other hikes…

This hike was one of the highlights of the challenge for me so far. The trail was well-maintained and gradual for the most part and…

This was a beautiful hike. The bugs were a bit annoying at first, but halfway up I did not notice them anymore. I loved all…

The weather was good . Little hot but not too bad. Stayed over night at John’s meadows.  Had a great time.

One of the most beautiful hikes of the 6-PoP: the oaks near the trail head, the gorgeous green of the manzanita fields, the gnarly limber…

Hiked this bad boy with a awesome group of friends. There’s the best are of green everywhere and it’s so beautiful. Lots and lots of…

Great trail conditions, hike clocks closer to 17 miles(getting off the mountain seems to take forever for nonparticipating reason), lot of wildflowers, great views throughout…

After reading from several hiker blogs, we still got lost for a short period trying to get to the trailhead. The road to the left…

San Bernardino was a beautiful and steady climb. The trail was clear and featured a refreshing stream, beautiful meadow, and lightly wooded forests. The summit…

A lovely hike, with great views of Gorgonio, Jacinto, and Big Bear Lake. The trail has some narrow spots between bushes, but nothing too terrible. A…

Arrived at the trailhead at about 6:15. The parking lot was almost full and people were starting to block other cars.  It was a really…

I followed the directions found online regarding the trailhead and fully agree with the comments that the quarter mile dirt road to the trailhead was…

After Mt. Baldy, felt San Bernardino hike was pretty easy. A beautiful trail!

The hike was amazing.. it was day 2 of our back-to-back hikes, and we were tired from our 20-day hike up San Gorgonio the day…

Got an simi early start, 6 am. Noticed trash can turned over driving to the parking area, then a big pile of bear poo. Going…

Got started at 5:30am to avoid the heat – but it turned out to be a perfect day for a hike (thanks to some generous…

It was my first time using hiking poles. I think they made a huge difference in the first phase of the hike with that slope.…

Initially, we weren’t going to attempt SB peak on this day as there was lightning and thunder in the forecast as of the night before.…

Enjoyed this hike quite a bit. Clear passage and not as many rocks as Baldy or Cucamonga.  We started about 8:45 AM and I was…

Perfect day! Started at 5 am and got to the summit around 930! Started drizzling a tiny bit at the top so we hauled down…

Beautiful trail.

Got a very early start, just past sunrise, to beat the heat for this big boy.  It was a beautiful morning, and I enjoyed the…

trail conditions were perfect. hot day for sure!

We drove early to get to the trailhead by 5 am. Put your GPS to the fire station in Angelus Oaks and from there, look…

Trail head was a bit difficult to get to and the lot was just about full at 5am, but the hike wasn’t beautiful all the…

17.5 miles…. This one hurt. Should have waited a day or so to rest before doing back to back peaks. I almost didn’t finish… And…

Start to finish: 8:50 hrs. Good: Amazing scenery & great work out preparing for Mt. San G. Bad: a combination of hot day and no…

Wow, those first 8 miles up to San Gorgonio were pretty tough!!  After the 25 miles yesterday, this was not the simplest way to start another…

Good. Long. Fair weather. Hot at some spots where there’s no shade.

I loved this hike. It’s definitely my favorite so far of the trails I’ve experienced. One note, I’ve seen some things on different websites that…

A new favorite for its beautiful trail. Trees and shrubs all around. Not a lot of shade once the sun is up. Trail was mostly…

Trail and weather were great.  A little buggy here and there.  Beautiful scenery along the climb.

Perfect day for a hike even though it’s a long and challenging hike. Slip and fell, luckily me I have a great team to take…