Location: Riverside County, about 2 miles northeast of Idyllwild, 112 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Riverside County, Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: San Bernardino National Forest

USGS Topo: San Jacinto Peak 7½, Idyllwild 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Red Tahquitz, Lily Rock

Distance: 9 miles round trip on trail

Gain: 2200'

Time: 4-5 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Navigation: Easy

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, September 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Drive I-10 to Banning. Exit at 8th Street (SR 243). Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 0.2 mile, turn left.
• At 0.7 mile, turn right on San Gorgonio Avenue.
• At 1.4 miles, keep left on SR 243.
• At 25.0 miles, Idyllwild Ranger Station (San Bernardino National Forest) on the left. Turn left on Pine Crest Avenue. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 0.6 mile, intersection. Make a half right on South Circle Drive.
• At 0.7 mile, Fern Valley Drive on the left with a sign "Humber Park". Turn left.
• At 1.2 miles, fork. Keep left.
• At 2.2 miles, trailhead on the left. This is the climber's trail for Suicide Rock. Keep straight.
• At. 2.6 miles, Humber Park. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• The Devils Slide Trail begins at the upper right corner of the parking lot. From this trailhead (6440'), hike up the trail 2.5 miles to Saddle Junction (8040'). At this point there are four trail choices.
• Take the extreme right trail with a sign "Tahquitz Peak".
• Follow this trail up to the summit.