By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: northwestern outskirts of Lake Arrowhead Length: 4.4 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 1,042 feet Challenge: moderate to difficult This is one of our mountains’ most challenging and significant hikes....
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Rimforest/Twin Peaks Length: 1.6-mile loop (including spur) Elevation gain: 146 feet (from lowest point) Difficulty: easy to moderate Pardon the cliché, please, but “Better late than never.” Winter made a...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Running Springs Length: 3.2 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 610 feet Challenge: moderate to semi-difficult Way back in the 1960s, there was a sixth-grade teacher at what was then Running Springs Elementary...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Crestline Length: 2.6-mile loop Elevation gain: 24 feet Challenge: easy The scenic shoreline pathway around Lake Gregory offers one of the mountains’ most enjoyable strolls. Because it’s wide and mostly...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Lake Arrowhead Length: 2.3 miles (with alternative return leg) Elevation gain: 112 feet (final stretch of outgoing leg) Challenge: easy to moderate The far northwestern quadrant of greater Lake...
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Exploration Trail temporarily closed Because there was no clear signage on site (presumably from the Forest Service) that this high-profile trail – featured in last week’s edition of the Alpine Mountaineer – has been temporarily closed in the wake of...
