Location: Ventura County, about 14 miles east-northeast of Ojai, 85 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Ventura County

Forest Service: Los Padres National Forest: Mt Pinos, Ojai and Santa Barbara Ranger Districts

USGS Topo: Topatopa Mountains 7½, Santa Paula Peak 7½, Ojai 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Topatopa Bluff, Chief Peak

Distance: 7 miles round trip on road and use trail

Gain: 1450' total, 1300' out plus 150' on return

Time: 3-4 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, November 1967

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• Take US 101 and SR 33 to the town of Ojai.
• From the intersection of SR 150 and SR 33 in Ojai, go north on SR 33 for 14.7 miles to a road on the right signed "Rose Valley - 4". Turn right.
• Go 3.1 miles to a fork on the right with a sign "Rose Valley Campground - 1/2". Turn right.
• Drive into the campground. There is a road with a locked gate on the west side of the campground. Use the combination supplied with your permit to unlock the gate and lock it behind you. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 2.2 miles, junction with the Nordhoff Ridge Road (22W15). Turn left (east).
• At 3.7 miles, pass through a wire gate.
• At 3.9 miles a saddle with a duck on the south side. This is the parking spot for Chief Peak.
• At 7.2 miles, fork with a sign "Road Ends 3 Miles". Keep left.
• At 8.4 miles, a sign "Trail 22W08" and road forks. Take the main road (right fork).
• At 10.3 miles, a permanent barrier and a sign "Trail 21W08". Park here (limited parking). There is more parking available 0.1 mile back on bump 5479'.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the parking area (5440+'), hike past the gate east along the road up to saddle 6040+' and over bump 6204'.
• Go down to the next saddle 6040+' at the end of the road.
• From here go southeast up the narrow ridge following a faint use trail up to the summit. The summit is marked by a sign "Hines Peak".