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.

  
Strenuous
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 for older hikers. 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.

BOOKING A HIKE

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.

CARPOOLING

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
February 2010 Hike Schedule
 
Lake Gregory Walk every Monday, Wednesday and Friday – 9am
Informal walk around the lake with no hike leader. Show up at the South Shore parking lot on San Moritz Drive near the start of the trail a little before 9am (later as the weather gets cooler) to take a slow to moderate walk around the lake. For information call Marilyn (909) 336-3923   
 

Monday, February 1, 2010


Monday Meanders – Big Bear Lake area
 9:00 am (weather permitting), Big Bear Convention Center, parking lot at the north end (corner of Big Bear Blvd and Division). Group will collectively select an easy to moderate hike typically lasting 2 hours, covering 4 miles with moderate elevation gain. Bring water, snacks, layered clothing. National Forest Adventure Pass maybe required. Any questions, Janet (909) 585-8511 or janetinbb@yahoo.com or Dick at  rlbancos@yahoo.com   (909) 866-9232

 

Tuesday, February 2, 2010


Green Valley Lake Snowshoe Hike – MTHC
9am, moderate/ difficult, 5-6 miles, moderate elevation gain. We will snowshoe around Green Valley Lake area. Great views to the desert and mountains. Bring water, snacks, layered clothing, hiking boots and snowshoes and poles. Meet in Green Valley Lake across from the store. Call Sandy for conditions and more information. (909) 867-7115

 

Saturday, February 6, 2010


Third annual “Snowshoe the Bear” – Big Bear Lake
 This snowshoe race includes 5K and 10K events that offer many awards for top finishers. There will be exhibits, entertainment, refreshments in Big Bear Lake, where the races begin and end. For information on starting times and the schedule of events, contact Equada Outfitters at (909) 866-6186

 

Monday, February 8, 2010 


Monday Meanders – Big Bear Lake area
9:00 am (weather permitting), Big Bear Convention Center, parking lot at the north end (corner of Big Bear Blvd and Division). Group will collectively select an easy to moderate hike typically lasting 2 hours, covering 4 miles with moderate elevation gain. Bring water, snacks, layered clothing. National Forest Adventure Pass maybe required. Any questions, Janet (909) 585-8511 or janetinbb@yahoo.com or Dick at  rlbancos@yahoo.com   (909) 866-9232

 

Tuesday, February 9, 2010


Green Valley Lake Snowshoe Hike – MTHC
9am, moderate/ difficult, 5-6 miles, moderate elevation gain. We will snowshoe around Green Valley Lake area. Great views to the desert and mountains. Bring water, snacks, layered clothing, hiking boots and snowshoes and poles. Meet in Green Valley Lake across from the store. Call Sandy for conditions and more information. (909) 867-7115

 

        
 Thursday, February 11, 2010


 Pacific Crest Trail – Silverwood Lake area – Sierra Club, Mountains Group
 9:00am, moderate, 8 miles, 500 ft. elevation gain. As we hike on the Pacific Crest Trail, from the park office to Cedar Springs Dam and return, we will have great views of the water and the park.  Wear good hiking boots, layered clothing. Bring water, snacks and lunch. Call leader Billie Wolff (909) 338-2534 for meeting place and registration.

 

Saturday, February 13, 2010


Calico Mountains – Sierra Club – Mojave Group
Moderate/difficult, 10-11 miles. We will hike from Sunrise Canyon to Mule Canyon. Bring sturdy boots, 2-3 qts. water, lunch and snacks. Meet at the BLM parking lot on Barstow Road across from Barstow College.  For time and information call hike leader Terrance McCorkle (760) 252-2194, cell (760) 412-1683 or oldhikerdude@verizon.net

 

Monday, February 15, 2010


Monday Meanders – Big Bear Lake area
9:00 am (weather permitting), Big Bear Convention Center, parking lot at the north end (corner of Big Bear Blvd and Division). Group will collectively select an easy to moderate hike typically lasting 2 hours, covering 4 miles with moderate elevation gain. Bring water, snacks, layered clothing. National Forest Adventure Pass maybe required. Any questions, Janet (909) 585-8511 or janetinbb@yahoo.com or Dick at  rlbancos@yahoo.com   (909) 866-9232

 

Tuesday, February 16, 2010


Green Valley Lake Snowshoe Hike – MTHC
9am, moderate/ difficult, 5-6 miles, moderate elevation gain. We will snowshoe around Green Valley Lake area. Great views to the desert and mountains. Bring water, snacks, layered clothing, hiking boots and snowshoes and poles. Meet in Green Valley Lake across from the store. Call Sandy for conditions and more information. (909) 867-7115

 

Sunday, February 21, 2010


Winter Bird Walk, Lake Gregory – Crestline area – Sierra Club, Mountains Group
8am, easy. See wintering birds as we walk part way around the lake. Optional breakfast after. Meet at the South Shore parking lot, just east of the water slide. Call leader Bill Engs (909) 338-1910
        
 Monday, February 22, 2010


 Monday Meanders – Big Bear Lake area
 9:00 am (weather permitting), Big Bear Convention Center, parking lot at the north end (corner of Big Bear Blvd and Division). Group will collectively select an easy to moderate hike typically lasting 2 hours, covering 4 miles with moderate elevation gain. Bring water, snacks, layered clothing. National Forest Adventure Pass maybe required. Any questions, Janet (909) 585-8511 or janetinbb@yahoo.com or Dick at  rlbancos@yahoo.com   (909) 866-9232

 

Wednesday, February 24, 2010


Green Valley Lake Snowshoe Hike – MTHC
9am, moderate/ difficult, 5-6 miles, moderate elevation gain. We will snowshoe around Green Valley Lake area. Great views to the desert and mountains. Bring water, snacks, layered clothing, hiking boots and snowshoes and poles. Meet in Green Valley Lake across from the store. Call Sandy for conditions and more information. (909) 867-7115 

 

Saturday, February 27, 2010


Snowshoe Sand Canyon Road – Big Bear area – MTHC
 9am, easy/moderate, 3 miles. We will snowshoe on and off trails adjacent to FSR 2N27. Bring sturdy boots, snowshoes, poles, water, snacks and layered clothing. Meet at the Von’s parking lot in Big Bear Lake at 9am where we will carpool to the trailhead. A hike of longer duration may be substituted if conditions dictate. Call hike leader Dick Banks for details and weather conditions. (909) 866-9232

 
          
 PLAN AHEAD
Memorial Day Weekend, May 28-31
 Wilderness Adventures at Asilomar


Spend 4 days/ 3 nights at Asilomar Conference Center on beautiful Monterey Peninsula overlooking the Pacific ocean. Leave by bus Friday am and return Monday pm. Stay in a non-smoking historic accommodations (2-3 people to a room in single beds).  Explore historic Monterey including the world famous Aquarium (optional). Visit and hike Big Sur, Point Lobos state park and beautiful Highway 1. Enjoy evening entertainment and camaraderie. Includes bus transportation, all gratuities, 3 nights at Asilomar, entrance fees, all meals except one lunch on the first day. After 4/27/10 $100 cancellation penalty with no refund of balance unless suitable replacement found. Send 2 SASE, phones, email, $525 with Sierra Club member #, $560 non-member through 4/27/10. $550/$585 after 4/27/10, plus $27.95/$25.95 (senior) optional aquarium fee (Wilderness Adventures) to Leader Jason Lynch, co-leader Adrienne Benedict or assistant leader Billie Wolff,  PO Box 6034, Crestline, CA 92325 for more information call (909) 338-2534

 
 
 

 

Pacific Crest Trail near Gold Mountain

May 2008

 

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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