Level of Difficulty
Easy
0 to 500 foot elevation gain, approx. 3 miles
Moderate
500 to 1000 foot elevation gain, approx. 7 miles
Moderate/Strenuous
1000 to 1800 ft. elevation gain, approx. 8-12 mi.
over 1800 ft. elevation gain, over 10 mi.
REQUIREMENTS (schedule below)
Good hiking boots and socks; 1-4 quarts of water; rain jacket/windbreaker;
hat, gloves, sunscreen, etc. depending on the season.
Hiking poles are recommended to improve upper body strengthening and improve
personal stability.
Snacks or a lunch are optional depending
on the length of the hike. Please no pets.
The National Forest Adventure Pass [ NFAP ] may be required.
NFAP - May be purchased at the US Forest Service Visitors Center on Highway
18 in Sky forest and at the following locations: Crestline: 7-11on Lake
Drive; Twin Peaks: Pine Rose Cabins; Lake Arrowhead: Lake Arrowhead Resort,
Chamber of Commerce, 7-11, Coldwell Banker Skyridge Realty, Agua Fria:
Above and Beyond Sports; Cedar Glen: Trading Post; Running Springs: Chamber
of Commerce, Ito Ski and Rental; Arrowbear: Deer Lick Lumber.
Call the hike leader to register and find out the meeting place and
other instructions. The hike leaders set the number of hikers and what
they will need to carry. Trips can be booked with the hike leader starting
a week in advance up to 8pm of the day before. As a courtesy we ask that
you cancel by the morning of the hike with the leader if you can not attend.
To ensure your place on the hike, please call early.
Some of our hikes will require carpooling so we ask that a donation be made by each hiker to the driver of $1 per 20 miles for gas, cleaning, etc.
MOUNTAIN TOP HIKING CLUB
MAY 2012 HIKING SCHEDULE
Old Sewer Plant
Road – Running Springs area –
MTHC
9am, easy, 2-mile, essentially
level road north side of Lake
Arrowhead. Nice views to
Pinnacles and over to San
Gabriel Mts. Oaks may be in
their pink foliage and
possibly wildflowers. Bring
water. Call for directions;
Jim or Jackie
(909) 867-4465
Saturday, May 5, 2012
SILVERWOOD LAKE
TO I-15 CAJON PASS – Sierra
Club , Big Bear Group
8:15am, strenuous,
14.2 miles thru hike. This is
Hike #1 of the Pacific Crest
Trail, Section C Recognition
Program. Those hikers
completing all nine segments
will receive a special
recognition patch. MEET: In
McDonalds parking lot where
the I-15 meets with Hwy 138 at
the Cajon Junction. BRING: ten
essentials, layered clothing,
sun protection, 3.0 liters of
water, food, sunglasses, hat
and good hiking shoes.
Adventure Pass will be
required for parking at the
trailhead. CALL: for
reservations Ed Caliendo,
Hiking Leader at (909)
878-3813 or (760) 328-1090
KELLER
HUT SPRING GATHERING – Running
Springs area – Sierra Club,
Mountains Group
11:00am. Join us at Keller Hut
for group meals, hikes, bird
and nature walk, games, and
conversation. BRING food for
the weekend including a dish
(salad, desert or main dish)
for a potluck dinner on
Saturday. We furnish hot
beverages and table service.
We will provide breakfast on
Sunday. For information call
OVERSEER, HEATHER SARGEANT,
909-336-2836
Monday Meanders – Big Bear Lake area
Dogwood Campground – Blue Jay area – MTHC
PINE KNOT TRAIL TO GRANDVIEW POINT – Big Bear area – Sierra Club, Big Bear Group
BADEN POWELL – Sierra Club, Mojave Group
Monday Meanders – Big Bear Lake area
Thursday, May 17, 2012
S B MTS, EXPLORATION TRAIL –
Running Springs area – Sierra
Club, Mountains Group
9:00am, moderate/strenuous, 9
miles, 1,300 ft. elevation
gain. The route passes through
the beautiful Children’s
Forest with great views of San
Gorgonio Mtn, Mt San Jacinto
and Mt. Baldy. As we gain
elevation, we will pass
through rock formations and
see changes in vegetation.
BRING: lunch, water, and the
ten essentials. WEAR sturdy
boots. MEET at 9:00 AM in the
Children’s Forest visitors’
center parking lot on Hwy 18.
Adventure Pass required. CALL
to confirm. LEADER: DON
FISCHER, (909) 939-0332
JACOBY CYN HWY 18 TO LUCKY BALDWIN MINE – Sierra Club, Big Bear Group
LYTLE CREEK MIDDLE FORK – Sierra Club, Mountains Group
SILVERWOOD LAKE TO MOJAVE RIVER DAM – Sierra Club, Big Bear Group
Monday Meanders – Big Bear Lake area
CASTLE ROCK AND SIBERIA CREEK TRAILS – Sierra Club, Big Bear Area
Trick or Treat Trail – Sierra Club, Big Bear Group
S B MTS FLOWER WALK – Sierra Club , Mountains Group
DEEP CREEK BRIDGE TO MOJAVE RIVER FORKS – Sierra Club, Big Bear Group
S B MTS, LAKE GREGORY SPRING BIRD WALK – Sierra Club, Mountain Group
Walk around Lake Arrowhead – Mountain Top Hiking Club
Monday Meanders – Big Bear Lake area
Thursday, May 31, 2012
GRINNELL, LAKE & ZAHNISER PEAKS – Sierra Club, Big Bear Group
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Sierra Club, Big Bear Group PCT
Challenge Recognition Program
Each calendar year the Big Bear Group awards special recognition badges for accomplishing special hiking achievements. A new program for 2011 programs is described below.
Hike Section C of the Pacific Crest Trail: Hike the
historic Section C (between San Bernardino, Interstate
10 to Interstate 15 near Cajon Pass) Pacific Crest
Trail during the summer of 2011 and/or 2012 and
receive a special achievement patch and recognition in
the Palms to Pines bi-monthly newspaper.
Background: The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) designated for hikers to travel from the Mexico border to the Canadian border covers a total of 2,638 scenic miles. Section C of the PCT travels through the San Gorgonio wilderness and the Big Bear area for a total of 132.9 miles.
Challenge Description: The hiking challenge is
separated into eleven (11) segments, culminating in a
three-day backpacking trip. The hiking segments can be
accomplished over the years 2011 and 2012. In other
words, a hiker may choose to complete all segments
over a two-year period.
Enthusiastic hikers may contact Hiking Leader, Ed
Caliendo, at (909) 878-3813 or contact either
co-leader Ed Wallace at (909) 584-9407 or co-leader
Vicki Hobbs (909) 771-9899 for additional information.
The hiking schedule will be confirmed by-monthly and
published in the Palms to Pine publication and on the
Sierra Club website. The 2011 tentative hiking
schedule is provided below.
Hike#2: May 21, 2011
–Silverwood Lake Area entrance road to 2N33 near Cedar Springs Dam – This is a 6.0 PCT through-hike.Hike#3: June 4, 2011 –Cedar Springs Dam to Mojave River Forks Reservoir Dam – This is an 11.1 PCT through-hike.
Hike#4: June 11, 2011
–Deep Creek Bridge (near Lake Arrowhead) to Mojave River Forks Reservoir Dam – This is a 14.4 mile PCT through-hike.Hike#5: June 25, 2011 – Little Bear Springs Trail Camp to Deep Creek Bridge/Lake Arrowhead – This is a 12.8 mile PCT through-hike.
Hike#6: July 2, 2011
– Van Dusen Canyon Road to Little Bear Springs Trail Camp, northwest of Fawnskin, CA – This is a 10.7 mile PCT through-hike.Hike# 7: July 16, 2011 – Van Dusen Canyon Road, near Big Bear City to Hwy 18 Cushenberry Pass near Baldwin Lake – This is an 8.9 mile PCT through-hike.
Hike# 8: July 30, 2011 – 2N01 to Hwy 18 Baldwin Lake Cushenberry Pass – This is a 10.5 mile PCT through-hike.
Hike# 9: August 13, 2011
– 2N02 to Cienaga Seca Creek turn-off on Hwy 38 – This is a 7.0 mile PCT through-hike.Hike# 10: September 10, 2011
– Cienaga Seca Creek turn-off to Mission Creek Trail Camp- Day Hike – Southeast of Big Bear, located on Hwy 38. This is approximately an 8.9 mile PCT through-hike.Hike#11: October 21, 2011 to October 23, 2011
– This is the final leg of our PCT Section C journey, a three-day backpacking adventure from Mission Creek Trail Camp to Interstate 10 near Whitewater River Canyon Preserve. This last leg of the journey is a 29.5 mile PCT through-hike. This completes the 132.9 mile PCT Challenge. 
July 2010
PACIFIC CREST TRAIL-WHITEWATER TO CAJON PASS
The following is a breakdown of hikes that we will be offering along our section
of the PCT.
We have broken the trial into 16 segments that can be comfortably hiked in a
day.
They vary from easy to very strenuous.
Please look for the segments in the regular hiking schedule.
Some will be offered more than once over the course of the year.
Most of the PCT hikes are shuttle trips. We need to
know the number of people planning to attend shuttle
hikes so we can arrange to have the proper number of
cars at either end of the trail.
So please register with the hike leader two days
before the day of a shuttle hike.
PACIFIC CREST TRAIL-WHITEWATER TO CAJON PASS
0. Whitewater
1. Mission Creek Trail Camp – 14.0miles, Very strenuous
2. Coon Creek Jump Off – 6.6 miles, moderate
3. Onyx Summit – 5.7 miles, moderate
4. 2N02 – 9.4 miles, strenuous
5. Dump RD. 3N08 – 6.2 miles, moderate
6. Van Dusen Road 3N09 – 6.9 miles, moderate
7. 3N12 – 6.3 miles, moderate
8. Little Bear Springs – 4.4 miles, easy
9. Crab Flats Road – 6.5 miles, moderate
10. Deep Creek Bridge – 6.0 miles, moderate
11. Devils Hole – 5.0 miles round trip, easy
12. Mojave River Dam – 13.0 miles, Very strenuous
13. Cedar Springs Dam – 9.4 miles, strenuous
14. Silverwood Entrance – 6.0 miles, moderate
15. Silverwood Lake to Elliot Road – 9 miles, strenuous
16. Crowder Canyon (Elliot Road to Cajon Pass) – 4.5 miles, moderate
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