Location: Kern County, 6 miles southwest of Bodfish/Lake Isabella, 195 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Kern County

Forest Service: Sequoia National Forest

USGS Topo: Miracle Hot Springs 7½, Breckenridge Mtn 7½ shows access roads

HPS: Route(s), waypoints and explanation of usage

Nearby Peaks: Bald Eagle Peak

Distance: 10 miles round trip on motorcycle trail and cross-country

Gain: 4500'

Time: 8-10 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, strenuous

Navigation: Moderate

Route: Mostly trail through grassland and chaparral

Original: David Eisenberg, April 1997

DRIVING ROUTE 2

(Bakersfield approach)

• Exit SR 178 at Borel Road 3 miles before reaching the town of Lake Isabella. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• Turn east on Borel Road.
• At 0.3 mile, fork. Go right.
• At 1.1 miles, Swamp Flats Campground. Continue straight.
• At 2.0 miles, Hobo Campground. Continue straight.
• At 3.6 miles, find a large parking area on the right with a tree in the center. Park here.

(Walker Pass approach)

• Continue on SR 178 past the town of Lake Isabella for 3 miles to the Borel Road exit. Continue per the directions from Bakersfield.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the parking area (2480'), cross the road and hike up the signed Remington Ridge Trail about 4 miles to where the trail passes east of peak 6252' and drops about 100' into a final saddle.
• After crossing the saddle leave the trail on the right where convenient and hike west up the slope gaining 250' to the summit.

NOTES

There is a hot spring just below the parking area of Route 2. It can be reached via a use trail.

The endangered species Piute cypress, distinguishable from juniper by the soccer-ball seams on the berries, provides the shade in a clearing at 5000' and is also found near the stock fence at 5300'.