By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Lake Arrowhead Length: 3.1-mile loop Elevation gain: 195 feet Challenge: easy to moderate One of our favorite multi-surface hikes pairs MacKay Park with the North Shore Campground. When it comes to public...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Lake Arrowhead Length: 2.3 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 248 feet Challenge: easy to moderate It’s the crown jewel of the San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust. Arrowhead Ridge was once a high-end...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: East of Running Springs Length: 1.8 miles (double loop) Elevation gain: 291 feet Challenge: easy to moderate You may be surprised to learn that, strictly speaking, Arrowbear Lake isn’t a lake. Instead,...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Lake Arrowhead Length: 2.2 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 287 feet Challenge: easy to moderate It’s almost more likely that you’ll get lost driving to this destination’s entry point than actually...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Lake Arrowhead Length: 5 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 195 feet (outbound), 227 feet (inbound) Challenge: easy to moderate Among the most-overlooked hiking opportunities in our mountains is the network of...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Rimforest Length: 4.2 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 458 feet Challenge: easy to moderate Let’s begin with a candid comment: There’s nothing particularly dramatic about the Dogwood Trail in...
