Looking for a new area to hike in the IE or OC

[Finish it]

I'm Looking for a new area (to me) to hike in the IE or OC.
Any suggestions?

[Delfuego]

I'm Looking for a new area (to me) to hike in the IE or OC.
Any suggestions?

Big Bear & Idyllwild have a ton of trails to hike. How difficult do you want your hikes to be?

[Cody Lightfoot]

Where have you hiked already? Distances? Try here: http://nobodyhikesinla.com/

[border.bandito]

Mt San Jacinto. some of the best hiking in SoCal.
you gotta do your own leg work and find your routes, but its well worth it.
there is more than one trail that goes from the desert floor (sea level) all the way up to the peak (10,800ish ft)...however, i should warn you that it is advanced level only.

[Mitch]

Mt San Jacinto. some of the best hiking in SoCal.
you gotta do your own leg work and find your routes, but its well worth it.
there is more than one trail that goes from the desert floor (sea level) all the way up to the peak (10,800ish ft)...however, i should warn you that it is advanced level only.

I made this for San Jacinto a few years ago. It's patterned after something similar the Forest Service puts out for the San Gorgonio Wilderness:

http://www.mitchbarrie.net/files/san_jacinto_mileages.pdf

Gratuitous panorama looking south from the flank of Mt San Jacinto:



BTW, the San Gorgonio Wilderness is one of the best kept secrets in SoCal. I don't know why, but all summer people drive right past it so they can drive another three hours to hike in the Sierra Nevada. More info:

http://www.sgwa.org/

Gratuitous wilderness panorama:



Most of the hikes in OC itself I consider training hikes, and aside from those by the ocean, I normally don't bother except for the cold months.

Here's a gratuitous panorama of the view of mts San Gorgonio and Mt San Jacinto from the top of Old Saddleback, which is eight miles up the Holy Jim Trail:



If you need any suggestions concerning the San Gabriel Mountains, I have lots of gratuitous panoramas of them too.

[Finish it]

Wow, guys this is all great information!
Thank you so much!
I'm going to start on some maps tonight.

[Mitch]

Wow, guys this is all great information!
Thank you so much!
I'm going to start on some maps tonight.

Oh, you're in Long Beach?

Most of these trips were local: https://www.flickr.com/photos/simono...7604589474033/

[MayanPrincesa]

This is where I went yesterday for the first time http://alltrails.com/trail/us/califo...ilderness-loop although I'm thinking this will be a piece of cake for you.

[geedavell]

Santa Anita Canyon.
It gets very crowded on the weekends,
If you can get up there during the week, it's great

[coryhenry]

I second San Gorgonio, permits are easy to get on off times and lots of trails to choose from. Water is hard to find above 9500'.

[golfish]

Ice House Canyon at Mt Baldy is a nice hike. It gets really bad on the weekends so you want to get their before 7am.

Fish Canyon west of San Gabriel canyon is nice if you can get a ride through the mine area to the main trail head. They mine owners really screwed this trail up. I'm sure the city of Duarte help.