• Highlights: Pine and cedar forest, 360 degree view
• Near: Wrightwood, CA
• Distance: 8 miles
• Elevation Gain/Loss: 2800 ft
• Hike Time: 4 hours
• Difficulty: 7/10
• Trail Condition: Well maintained trail
• Restrictions: Adventure Pass required to park
• Trail Head: Click here for a Google map to the trail head.
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Summary:
This is a strenuous hike up to the 9400 foot peak of Mount Baden-Powell. The hike, up 40 switchbacks, takes you through an amazing range of vegetation. Along the way you will see Oaks, Jeffery pines, Sugar Pines, Incense Cedar, Lodgepole Pines, White Fir, and near the summit the knarled Limber Pines. The views from the summit are breathtaking, looking over the Mojave desert and Southern Sierra.

Trailhead:
210 Fwy to Angeles Crest Hwy (north) to Vincent Gap Parking area. The signed trailhead is at the northwest edge of the parking area.

mount baden powell in snow

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garmin etrex venture hc

I have used the Garmin etrex Venture HC GPS for over a year and I’m very satisfied with it. This GPS does not have all the bells and whistles like other higher-priced GPS devices designed for hiking, but it has enough. I never go on a trail without the Garmin etrex Venture HC GPS and has many uses other than what I’m using it for. I record all my hiking trips with it. This GPS is good for telling you how far you have gone and how fast/slow you’re going. It’s rugged and cheap enough to take with you on every trip.

From Amazon:

eTrex Venture HC is an essential for any outdoor excursion. It features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver for peak performance in any environment and includes 24 megabytes (MB) of internal memory, a detailed basemap and crisp color screen.

• Highlights: wooded forest, views, high-country lake
• Near: Mammoth Lakes, CA
• Distance: 2 miles round trip
• Elevation Gain/Loss: 650 ft
• Hike Time: 2 hours
• Difficulty: 3/10
• Trail Condition: well maintained trail
• Trail head map: Click here for Google map
• Rating:

Summary:

One of the more popular trails. This short hike leads from the Coldwater Creek Campground into the glacier-carved valley of upper Mammoth Creek in the John Muir Wilderness. Arrowhead lake is one of six glacial lakes that lie beneath the Mammoth Crest. This is a very nice hike and great for the whole family.

Trailhead:

From Mammoth Lakes – Old Mammoth Rd. (west) to Lake Mary Rd. (left) to Around Lake Mary Rd. (left) to Cold Water Creek Campground Rd. (left) to parking lot at end of campground to Duck Pass Trailhead.

arrowhead lake (south side)

arrowhead lake (north side)

 

 

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