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Location: Ventura County, about 13 miles north of Ojai, 125 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: Lion Canyon 7½, San Guillermo Mountain 7½, Reyes Peak 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Reyes Peak

Distance: 8 miles round trip on trail

Gain: 2300' total, 1300' out plus 1000' on return

Time: 4 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Original: Paul A. Lipsohn, June 1972

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Take US 101 and SR 33 to the town of Ojai.
• From Ojai, go north on SR 33 for about 31 miles to Pine Mountain Summit (signed). There is a paved road junction on the right - Pine Mountain Road (6N06). Turn right onto this road. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 4.7 miles, campground. Keep straight.
• At 5.7 miles, another campground. Keep straight.
• At 6.3 miles, pavement ends.
• At 6.9 miles, the road ends at a parking area in a saddle. Park here. Plenty of parking.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• Pass through the wooden posts at the east end of the parking area (7000'), and go about 300 yards to another saddle where the road goes downhill. Two trails start here. The right trail goes to Reyes Peak. The left one goes somewhat downhill along the north side of the mountain. This trail goes to Haddock Mountain.
• Take the left trail and follow it along the north side of Reyes Peak approximately 1.5 miles.
• The trail continues about 2.5 miles further, to where it climbs up to elevation 7416'. Look for ducks on the right side of the trail. The summit is the high point to the right and about 50' up off the trail.

Distance: Adds 1/2 mile to Route 1

Gain: Adds 200' to Route 1

Time: Adds 1/2 hour to Route 1

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, December 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• Same as Route 1.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• See the Reyes Peak guide. From the summit of Reyes Peak, go east down the ridge along a use trail which will soon intersect the trail described in Route 1 of this guide.
• Proceed from here as in Route 1.

ALTERNATE ROUTE

Haddock Mountain has also been climbed via trail from Thorn Meadows. See the Thorn Point (LO) guide.

NOTE

The register is in a mortar hole. If you come to a sign "Haddock Mountain", you have gone too far. Come back three bumps to the west. The summit is not the benchmark "Haddock" on the topo. Please do not move the register out to that point.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Pine Mountain Road is seasonal. SR 33 to the Chorro Grande trailhead is normally open year round.

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