San Bernardino East Peak via San Bernardino Peak Divide Trail
8.8 mi
Distance
3 hrs 52 min
Time
terrain
4,682 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a difficult one way trail to San Bernardino East Peak in San Gorgonio Wilderness.
This trail goes by Limber Pine Bench, Limber Pine Spring, and San Bernardino Peak.
Sights to See
Rate this Hike
★★★★★
Solo day hiked Thurs 7/18/2024 - Started early to go up SB East & West peaks on a very picturesque day before hitting the very warm weather on the way down. All the usual, ephemeral water crossings are now dry but Limber Pine Spring is flowing very well with very cold water (6.1 miles from the Angelus Trailhead). Highly recommend hitting East Peak if you have enough time as the peninsular views of most of San Gorgonio are incredible. The trail section between the two peaks is also very scenic, especially looking north towards Seven Oaks & Big Bear Lake. Great views from the stone bench view point on the way down, shortly after passing the Survey Monument (good to see the monument still intact). Only met two people during the entire trek while heading down into the heat, but a nice cooling breeze really helped! Carried a 3L water bladder and 2 half liter reserve bottles but 2L is probably enough for most if filtering from the spring on an out and back trek. Logged 18.0 miles / 5008 vertical ft with Gaia ................................................................................................................................................................................. Solo hiked Fri 09/01/2023 – Angelus Oaks TH-San Bernardino West/East Pks-Anderson Pk-Alto Diablo Pk-Shields Peak-Gerhardt Pk. Early start with an electrical storm in the distance but dry with only a little wind. Great views off the first 4 peaks before the clouds moved in with a few sprinkles. Limber Pine Spring is still a mini waterfall and great place to filter some extra water on the way up. The San Bernardino Ridgeline is a scenic, beautiful hike in itself, much like Ten Thousand Foot Ridge. There are plenty of the original USFS carved tree blazes marking the ridge route but the trail path itself is well defined right now. Several fallen trees to navigate with a few small washout areas but nothing unsurmountable - unless you’re on horseback or leading stock. Most people would have a lot of fun scrambling up the Shields Peak rock pile – I certainly did. Was very luck with the weather today as the clouds didn’t roll in until after the fourth peak (Shields) and then there was a fine cooling mist all the way down with no bugs. Conversed with a lot of nice people on the way down including the trail runners, making it to the car just as the rain started (the day’s weather felt like it was timed as if would be on a movie set). Gerhardt Peak was an ant hill compared to the others but a new peak for me. Highly recommend this hike, even if the turnaround is SB Peak. Logged 24.1 miles/6118 vertical ft. with Gaia
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Public Tracks
20240718_San Bernardino Peaks via Angelus Oaks TH (7/18/24, 3:07:37AM)
Solo day hiked Thurs 7/18 - Started early to go up SB East & West peaks on a very picturesque day before hitting the very warm weather on the way down. All the usual, ephemeral water crossings are now dry but Limber Pine Spring is flowing very well with very cold water (6.1 miles from the Angelus Trailhead). Highly recommend hitting East Peak if you have enough time as the peninsular views of most of San Gorgonio are incredible. The trail section between the two peaks is also very scenic, especially looking north towards Seven Oaks & Big Bear Lake. Great views from the stone bench view point on the way down, shortly after passing the Survey Monument (good to see the monument still intact). Only met two people during the entire trek while heading down into the heat, but a nice cooling breeze really helped! Carried a 3L water bladder and 2 half liter reserve bottles but 2L is probably enough for most if filtering from the spring on an out and back trek. Logged 18.0 miles / 5008 vertical ft with Gaia
