Mount San Antonio via Bear Canyon Trail
11.4 mi
Distance
4 hrs 33 min
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terrain
5,764 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a difficult out and back trail to Mount San Antonio in Angeles National Forest.
This trail goes by West Baldy and Mt. Baldy Visitor Center.
Sights to See
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Solo hiked Fri 08/18/2023 Up Bear Canyon Trail - West/East Baldy Peaks -Mt Harwood - down Devil’s Backbone Trail – up 3 T’s Trail (Thunder Mtn - Telepraph Pk - Timber Mtn) - Cucamonga Saddle - Icehouse Canyon Trail. Parked early at Icehouse Canyon and walked down Baldy Road to Baldy Village before traffic. Nice to finally go up the Bear Canyon Trail after putting it off for years - well worth the effort. The trail is unrelenting like a good drill sergeant, giving you a good workout the entire way. The narrows at the top of Cattle Canyon resemble Devil’s Backbone with great views off each side. Forgot how panoramic Telegraph Peak is on a clear day. Another nice loop of alternating ascending/descending hiking to keep things interesting. Besides the great views, the very cool breezes at each saddle were really NICE on a warm day. Went out to Cucamonga Saddle but hit my turn around time before going up the rest of Cucamonga Peak. Going down Icehouse Canyon is always a rocky end to a hike but also a beautiful exit in the afternoon along the shadowed stream. Met a lot of nice people on both sides of Baldy Notch as well as the exploding lizard population. Not too many bugs along the way. Careful with your head going under some of the Bear Canyon tree falls - hit the top of my head on one a mile up! Brought 4.5L water knowing things are dry until Icehouse (didn’t want to stop at the Notch). Logged 23.7 miles/8185 vertical ft. with Gaia
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Definitely not a walk in the park,mostly uphill pace yourself slow and steady,it’s a true trail very picturesque,amazing views,boulders,Easy trail to follow,be prepared with the essentials,4 L of water was fine,layer up it gets Windy and Nippy on the ascend, Positive is very very few hikers on the Trail,only bumped into 3 hikers earlier.watch your footing on the downhill ,a small trail of ice before the narrows but nothing major. be safe Happy Hiking
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Public Tracks
6565 Bear Canyon Road to Rock windbreak, Los Angeles County, CA, USA
Mt Baldy - Bear Canyon
6565 Bear Canyon Road to Rock windbreak, Los Angeles County, CA, USA
Mt Baldy - Bear Canyon
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