Tag: San Gorgonio

Actually not as strenuous as I was expecting! Beautiful views on the way up. Crazy fire broke out on our way up, so I am…

Fantastic ass kicker day hike! You hike through beautiful terrains, prairie like areas, rocky, and just stunning views. Possible to do in a couple of…

The El Dorado Fire broke out as we were ascending and there were several discussions with other hikers about whether we needed to turn back…

long challenging hike , went with two friends that love a challenge! unfortunately did see el dorado continue to grow as we were there and…

We hit the trail @ 5:30AM on Sat., Sept.5th. The bugs were a huge annoyance! Two of us ended up with a bug in our…

We started early on one of the hottest days of the year. When we got high enough, we saw that the ridge on the other…

This was a beautiful and challenging hike. Beginning and ending were challenging. The elevation definitely was tough. The vivian creek was beautiful. I loved this…

This was the most difficult hike for US. It was absolutely amazing! Always humbled by nature.

Went up via South Fork Trail-Dry Lake Trail-Sky High Trail. We only met couple of hiker on our way to Dry Lake which was not…

This was my first time to hike from the South Fork Trail. The plan was to head to San Gorgonio via Dry Lake and then…

Started very early the weather was perfect inclining up. To the peak was windy and could see a fire burning on another trail. From the…

Late start for us, 7am . Got hot rather quickly and well the Apple Fire exploded today. Hope everyone managed to get off the mountain…

This trip started as a backpacking trip to Dollar Lake, were my buddy and I would set up camp, refill water, and then hike to…

Had a permit to do San Gorgonio camping overnight at Dollar Lake. By the time we got up to the summit the Apple fire was…

Started at 5am and didn’t finish until 6. It takes a full day to conquer the highest peak in SoCal. The apple Fire was burning…

We started the day at 5:30am- the parking lot was already packed. We noticed smoke early in the day but it had also been there…

We started the day at 5:30am- the parking lot was already packed. We noticed smoke early in the day but it had also been there…

We started the hike early in the day and it was beautiful seeing the sun come up and fill the valley with light. We knew…

Started hiking with a friend just after 5:00 a.m. She summited at 10:55 a.m. I ended up at the summit just after 2:00 p.m. With…

This hike was the first time I had taken the South Fork Route and done the loop instead of an out and back. The loop…

OMG!!!! Long long long hike ever to get to the top!!!! It took me 11 hours ….. why??? I had a ruck bag weighing about…

Super long but beautiful hike! The 360 view was worth it!

Great but challenging hike.  The first switchbacks were brutal!  And the push up was hard but all worth it.  Amazing views fantastic experience.  We hiked…

The first mile is pretty steep, then it levels out after that, making it a nice gradual incline. About 2.5 miles before the summit, the…

Great training for Mt Whitney!

My first backpack

And done! A very fitting finish to the SixPack challenge. I have hiked this trail a couple of times before but tend to forget the…

Another great day of hiking!! Little windy at top.

Started this hike at 10pm and had the best weather. Water is flowing. Got to see a beautiful sunrise. Summit was really cold and windy.…

My first time up to this peak, love it!

Hi winds at the top, but overall great day hiking to San Gorgonio. 19 miles roundtrip.

Great trip with my three boys!  Cole (17), Landon and Justin (13) and I hiked in to Fish Creek Saddle Camp on Friday, then summited…

Celebrated my 18th peak on this mountain with my Trail Sisters supporting each other’s accomplishment. This mountain is never easy, humbling experience.

We stared at 7:20 am. Weather was nice. We able to finish before sun down.

Hiking San G from the South Fork trail as an overnight trip is my new favorite route to this peak.  Although I’ve only ever gone…

It was very fun and you should consider doing it.

Slept in the car at fish creek trailhead the night before. Beautiful trail and scenery, made sure to stop and see the plane wreck.

This was a long and rewarding hike. Excellent warmup for Whitney.

Awesome hike! A little bit on the warm side. Vivian Creek trailhead doesn’t provide a lot of shade – bring sunscreen or feel the burn.…

You get a sense of pride when you’re able to claim that you’ve reached the summit of the highest peak in Southern California; “The Old…

One of the longest hikes! Felt like forever but wouldn’t change a thing. We started at 3:45 to beat the sun and it was great…

And with that, I have completed the Six Pack of Peak Challenge! Was a beautiful day. Quite hot at the end but very much worth…

San Gorgonio Peak conquered once again. Total of 21 miles, 3,684’ total elevation gained and 10.5 total hiking hours. Our adventure started on the 7.5…

Smooth hike! And amazing views.  I slipped 3 miles in but pushed through my tail bone pain and completed the 22 miles. My legs were…

If you mention the name “San Gorgonio” to any Southern Californian, they will know it as one of the toughest mountains to summit, and the…

We started at 5am and I think we did very well !! we finished it in 8.5 hrs. the heat was brutal, I did not…

I finished my Six Pack this year on the Fish Creek trail to San Gorgonio. During my previous SoCal Six Pack Challenges my hiking group…

Parking lot was open. Hot, Hot, Hot day for hiking.  Took longer than I thought it would, for some reason the higher altitude made my…

Man oh man how can I describe the hike, well it was a good hike , actually a killer hike but doable. the trail pretty…

Perfect weather conditions. most of the trail is shady minus the last 2 miles. Its a steady incline the whole way up but nothing crazy.…

Long day hike, bugs were bearable, trail was dry.  Water source “miller creek” 2/3 of way up, 3L of water needed to get to river,…

Best way to enjoy San Gorgonio, is to backpack it!

Elevation: 11,503 ft Elevation Gain: 4,662 ft Total Distance: 21.67 miles First time hiking up San G from the South Fork Trail. I was treated…

Long hike

For the second year in a row, our group has hiked and summited San Gorgonio during the 4th of July weekend. We “initiated” some peak…

For the second year in a row, our group has hiked and summited San Gorgonio during the 4th of July weekend. We “initiated” some peak…

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Happy 4th of July friends from the highest peak in Southern California. For this newbie to the area I can’t help get excited about this…

Hiked this solo on July 3, 2020 but ended up meeting other hikers on the trail. Parking lot was almost full by 8:00 a.m. on…

I took a three day backpacking trip with my brother over the 4th of July weekend. We began at the San Bernardino Peak trailhead in…

Hiked on Friday  7/3/2020. Started hike 430am.  This was a long day, bring lots of water. Start early! Challenging trail but so worth it. Trail…

Peak number 15 of the challenge San Gorgonio, a lot of fun with a great group of hikers.

Hiked this trail on Thursday, July 2, 2020 beginning at 6:00 am. My AllTrails app accidentally paused on me mid hike so although it says…

Oy vey what a hike! Got to the trailhead around 545am and there were only a few cars. The Vivian creek lot is closed but…

Painful yet again after the hike

Got to the Big Falls parking lot around 7.30 AM, not busy at all (Vivian Creek lot is currently closed).   Hiked like a maniac…

I was so nervous with this hike. Because I’am powerhiking with ultra runners. It was my first hiking with them that’s why I went on…

Amazing beautiful hike. It was very windy and chilly at the peak. A friend almost lost her hat. It was hard to stand at the…

June 28th John Michael Patero and me we try to summit 9 of the San Gorgonio Peaks. We started at Vivian Creek to summit San…

Left Redrock Flat at 3:00 a.m. for sunrise. Extremely windy hike and summit so we did not stay long. A few backpackers at the top…

San Gorgonio – #16 / 18. Butterflies at the peak.  For about 30 minutes at the peak, there were a ton of butterflies! 

Since the parking here was supposed to be very limited (and it was – when I got back down it was a madhouse of people…

Decided on a solo summit! Weather was perfect and Monarchs were out in full force at the top! Took me 9 hours and 30 minutes…

We got an early start to this long day. We started at 05:45 from the South Fork trail head. The trail is very well marked…

The highest peak in SoCal will never be an easy peak to scale, but is sure worth it. With an overnight at High Creek to…

Saved San Gorgonio for the last of the 18 peak challenge.  Decided to do it as an overnight stay on the summit.  Started much later…

First time hiking this peak! 18.5 miles total time 7 hr 48 min

Out of order this was my 2nd peak. It took me a total of 11 hours. Without exaggeration I nearly took 50 breaks on the…

Old Gray Back is finally done!! We packed into Dollar Lake to camp.  The lake was.less than impressive  but we were fortunate to have a…

We back packed to the lake and it was a brutal climb up, we slack packed from Dollar Lake to the peak which was much…

Nice weather  in the early  morning, some patches of snow  at the top ,im glad that the big group the was there overnight  get down …

Spring flowing steadily at Dollar Lake.  A wonderful backpacking overnight trip with the Peak Hounds.

San G via Vivian Creek

My favorite hike so far…

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It was a beautiful and incredibly long hike! Water was flowing at High Camp. The deer were not skittish. The trail was busy but not…

Decided to hike the longer mileage and less traffic South Fork Trail. Saw very few day hikers, just a few backpackers for overnight stay. Trail…

Long!! Not had hard as I was expecting but long on the way out. Saw a very friendly deer and soaked my feet in the…

I heard this hike described as: “The greatest hike that I never feel like I need to do again.” It’s the perfect description. This hike…

Where do I start? Damn. So I have sort-of attempted this hike a handful of times (sort-of meaning I was supposed to hike with a…

Strenuous hike.

Climbed San Gorgonio. The highest peak in Southern California. #3 of the Original Six-Pack. Three to go!

I loved it we started on Friday night, I did it in a group so it was a little longer, but for me it was…

Our measured distance to top from Vivian Creek was 10.4.  (over 20 round trip) Turned out to be 14 hour day with stops, etc. No…

This was my first time to summit San G and I was invited to do it as a three day, two night backpack trip. Ok,…

This is my new favorite side of the mountain to hike, I came across dry lake and a plane memorial it was all so beautiful.…

Well, this was it, my last one! San Gorgonio was Peak #18 and it was great to end on the tallest on in the Challenge.…

Really glad I finished this one, but the last 2 miles were tough. Absolutely pristine day. Watch out for rattlers.

The weather was perfect. The trail itself is nice…very well maintained.

Trail is well maintained. Long hike but I liked the trail better than some others in the challenge. Less erosion and better grip for hiking…

Got lost and ended up during this summit into a 22 mile, 9 hour hike.

18 of 18!!!!!!!!!!!!! Met up with the Taco Slayer and his lovely wife (follow them @thetacoslayers), eventually met Dave along the way, and after the…

Backpacked are Dry Lake then hit the summit the next day.  No one is ever on the trail from Dry Lake.  We saw one person…

This was my second time at the top of San G. This was a huge accomplishment for me because the first time, I ended in…

The hike conditions were perfect. The trail was visible. It got hot towards the end of my hike.

Way better than Vivian!

Great weather, finish the hike pretty quickly

Very Windy at the Summit

Absolutely beautiful hike! Upper lot still not open, so round trip, this trek is about 19 miles. After three months of quarantine and trails only…

Saturday’s hike was perfect condition. Our group got there before 6am and there was a decent amount of parking at Vivian Creek. It was a…

May be hike #4 or 5 for me to this SoCal landmark. It is not an easy hike but I always enjoy it. Never tried…

absolutely breathtaking.I havent been up this route since before the fires,, but South Fork is still gorgeous after the burn. So much water, and peace…

6/13/2020: I hiked up San Giorgino using the South Fork trails.  I started off much later than I had planned.  I made the mistake of…

Took the long walk up to San G via Dollar Lake. As always, a good time was had by all.

What a day, started at Vivian cut off to do Dragons Head and Bighorn and finally San G. Went down the mountain and up the…

Was planning to take on Baldy, Ontario, and Cucamonga in one day, but decided last minute to take on the beast, Gorgonio.  Having did Vivian…

The Vivian Creek trail is the fastest route to the summit. While it can be completed in one day, if you get an early start,…

We backpacked it. Hiked up Monday, set up tent at High Creek Camp (great flowing water), summited, Hiked back down to tent and then slept…

Climbing 6000 feet straight out of the car, it was a strenuous hike but luckily we had plenty of cloud cover. The ascent to the…

Still has patch of snow, long hike!

a long day in the mountain laughing and joking… some good times r just hard to put into words…..

Unbelievable being on top of the world. All you got do keep climbing keep climbing amazing rewarded views on top. weather was perfect little Windy…

Great weather for San G hike. Hard but doable almost 20 miles and 11.30 hours. Done crowds but not terrible

My two teenagers and I loved this hike!  Vivian Creek trail is beautiful!  The second mile is extremely steep (worse coming down).  It took us…

#11 of 18. Tackled Gorgonio for a second time.

Started at 5:45 this morning.  Hiked with Ari and Kelly and it was a long day.  Ranged from cool, to cold and windy, to hot.…

Started Friday morning and set up camp at High Creek. Continued to the peak in 50 mph winds the last 2 miles. Had the peak…

Very Windy…had the peak to ourselves for an hour

It was the perfect weather to hike San G. I ran into a lot of deer which made it extra special. There were a few…

Tough climb. Multiple water sources. Snow in patches above 9500. Awesome view from top.