Location: San Bernardino County, about 2 miles south of Wrightwood, 84 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: Angeles National Forest

USGS Topo: Mount San Antonio 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Pine Mountain #1, Dawson Peak

(Use if gate is locked on Route 1 at Guffy Campground)

Distance: 3 1/2 miles round trip trail and cross-country

Gain: 750'

Time: 2 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Navigation: Easy

Original: George Wysup, July 2000

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• Go east on I-10 to I-15.
• Go north on I-15 to SR 138. Turn left (west).
• Go west on SR 138 to the junction with SR 2. Turn left.
• Go southwest on SR 2 through Wrightwood and 4 miles further to the junction with N4. Keep left on SR 2.
• Go 1.8 miles farther to a large parking area on both sides of the road. At the beginning of the left parking area is the Blue Ridge Road (dirt). Take this road. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 0.3 mile, fork. Keep right.
• At 1.4 miles, fork at a ski run. Keep left.
• At 2.4 miles, Blue Ridge Campground (pavement ends).
• At 5.1 miles, Guffy Campground turnoff on the left. Keep left, go about 0.2 mile, and park at east end of Guffy Campground (8250'). Do not occupy a campsite unless you plan to use it.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• Hike east past the outhouse, going along a ridge that leads down to the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).
• Follow the PCT past the intersection with the Acorn Trail (to Wrightwood).
• Continue to a saddle and find a use trail to the left up a slope with a steep cliff on its left (north).
• Go up this trail, which turns into an old road, keeping left.
• Go to the highest point to find the register in a large rock cairn near the cliff.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

The Blue Ridge Road goes through the top of a ski resort. This road is always closed at the SR 2 junction during the ski season.