Location: San Bernardino County, about 10 miles north of Upland, 45 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: Angeles National Forest

USGS Topo: Cucamonga Peak 7½, Mt Baldy 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Ontario Peak, Sugarloaf Peak

Distance: 10 miles round trip on trail

Gain: 3400'

Time: 5-6 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, March 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Take the 210 freeway east to Baseline Road exit in the City of Claremont. Turn left (west) at the bottom of the off-ramp onto Baseline Road.
• Almost immediately, take the first right (north) onto Padua Ave.
• Go 1.8 miles north on Padua to the intersection with Mount Baldy Rd. Turn right (northeast).
• Take this road northeast and then north about seven miles to Mt. Baldy Village.
• Continue two and a half miles to a fork at Icehouse Canyon, turn right.
• Go a short distance to a parking lot. Park here.

Note: There is a good parking lot for ridesharing in this area. To get there, after turning west on Baseline Road, continue past Padua Avenue a short distance to Mills Avenue. Turn north on Mills, and continue to Mt. Baldy Road. The parking lot is at the northeast corner of this intersection.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (5000'), trail 7W07 starts just to the right of the old Icehouse Lodge foundation.
• Hike up this trail about 3/4 mile to a trail junction with the Chapman Trail.
• Continue straight up the canyon past Columbine Spring to another junction with the Chapman Trail.
• Turn right and follow the trail up to Icehouse Saddle. It is also possible to take the Chapman Trail. It adds about 1 1/2 miles to Icehouse Saddle.
• There are a number of trails at the saddle. Take the first one to the right and follow it about a mile to Kelly's Camp.
• Pass uphill through the camp and pick up the trail again which goes up to the top of the ridge.
• Turn left, leave the trail and hike up the ridge to the summit. It is also possible to hike directly up the ridge from Icehouse Saddle to the summit.